Educational Links 8/27/16

 Growing from Peer Feedback 

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/growth-mindset-young-students 

5-Minute Film Festival: Back-to-School Night Survival

http://www.edutopia.org/film-fest-back-to-school-night?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29 

The 12 Stages of a Back-to-School Teacher Meltdown

http://www.weareteachers.com/blogs/post/2016/08/24/the-12-stages-of-a-back-to-school-teacher-meltdown 

When Two Vowels Go Walking

http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/btl10.ela.early.whentwovowelsgowalking/when-two-vowels-go-walking/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mktg2016 

5 Awesome Art and Writing Activities for the New School Year 

http://www.weareteachers.com/blogs/post/2016/08/24/5-awesome-art-and-writing-activities-for-the-new-school-year 

5 Confusing Signs of Nonverbal Learning Disabilities 

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/nonverbal-learning-disabilities/5-confusing-signs-of-nonverbal-learning-disabilities?view=slideview&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg 

What Are the Best Strategies for Surface to Deep Learning? 

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/finding_common_ground/2016/08/what_are_the_best_strategies_for%20surface_to_deep_learning.html?cmp=eml-eb-popweek%2008262016 

If it's done correctly, teaching is both rewarding and complicated. The rewarding part is when we see students achieve or overcome some new learning, whether that's social-emotional or academic. In these days of social media, teaching is rewarding because we get to see students who we had in our classrooms long ago, grow up and find a passion in their choice of career. However, teaching is also complicated because it's not just about teaching students "stuff."