Educational Links 9/18/16

Report: STEM's Future Is Play, Inclusiveness, Lifelong Education

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2016/09/stem_opportunity_gaps_air.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

Teaching Strategies: Advice from Veteran Educators 

http://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies-advice-veteran-educators 

Tapping Into the Adolescent Need For Purpose to Motivate Learners

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/09/15/tapping-into-the-adolescent-need-for-purpose-to-motivate-learners/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

Autism Therapies Blur Boundary Between Clinic, Everyday Life 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2016/09/autism-therapies-blur-boundary-between.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29 

Interactive Notebooks: No Special Hardware Required 

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/interactive-notebooks-no-special-hardware-christina-lovdal-gil

Ed-Tech Research Leads to Successful Students

http://www.techlearning.com/resources/0003/edtech-research-leads-to-successful-students/70220 

Celebrate National Park Centennial With a Project

http://www.edutopia.org/article/celebrate-national-park-centennial-project-suzie-boss 

“Does a project always have to be about a problem? Can’t it be about something worth celebrating?” When a teacher asked me that question this summer during a project-based learning (PBL) workshop, she got me thinking. When I brainstorm with teachers about project ideas, I tend to think first of topics that give students a chance to solve an interesting challenge or advocate for a solution to a problem that concerns them. I encourage teachers to look for projects that will give students opportunities to put their problem-solving and critical-thinking skills to work. Often, that means wrestling with problems.

But PBL can also open opportunities to shine a light on people or places worth celebrating.