Educational Links 9/25/16

Continuum of Purpose: Fostering a Meaningful Life 

http://www.personalizelearning.com/2016/06/continuum-of-purpose-fostering.html 

‘There is both a ‘heart’ and a ‘science’ to effective teaching’

https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-views/there-both-a-heart-and-a-science-effective-teaching 

8 Fun Ways to Help Your Students Collaborate in the Classroom

http://www.weareteachers.com/blogs/post/2016/09/12/8-fun-ways-to-help-your-students-collaborate-in-the-classroom?utm_source=FB&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Flipgrid 

Two Key Points for Understanding Imagination in Education

http://gettingsmart.com/2016/09/imagination-misunderstood/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Getting%20Smart&utm_content=Two%20Key%20Points%20for%20Understanding%20Imagination%20in%20Education 

15 Characteristics of a 21st-Century Teacher

http://www.edutopia.org/discussion/15-characteristics-21st-century-teacher?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow 

“What Is Metacognition? Let’s Think About It” Is My New BAM! Radio Show

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2016/09/23/what-is-metacognition-lets-think-about-it-is-my-new-bam-radio-show/ 

Study Highlights Importance of Principals in Teacher-Retention Efforts

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

A new study suggests that schools districts take a closer look at the principal job if they want to get to the root cause of teacher turnover and find ways to prevent it.