Educational Links 7/28/16

Once all but left for dead, is cursive handwriting making a comeback?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/once-all-but-left-for-dead-is-cursive-handwriting-making-a-comeback/2016/07/26/24e59d34-4489-11e6-bc99-7d269f8719b1_story.html?wpisrc=nl_sb_smartbrief 

7 things teachers want you to know

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/08/25/teachersecrets/2693775/ 

Making Students Feel Famous for Learning 

http://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-daily/2016/07/26/making-students-feel-famous-for-learning 

Step Back: Promoting Independent Thinking 

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/independent-thinkers-cisco 

Playlist (10 talks): Talks from inspiring teachers 

https://www.ted.com/playlists/182/talks_from_inspiring_teachers?utm_content=bufferc974a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer 

Know Your Rights: Students with ADHD  

http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/dcl-know-rights-201607-504.pdf 

Making it: The hands-on movement that impacts our economy, education and culture

http://www.recode.net/2016/7/26/12275036/makers-movement-children-education-technology-stem 

The most important aspect of the Makers movement is not technology — and learning about technology is not limited to coding. It is the wide range of people, young and old, who are developing their talents and discovering new ways to solve interesting, everyday problems. Not only does this allow them to express creative freedom, it teaches the foundational skills for the jobs of the future — jobs that will require more agility and creativity.