Educational Links 10/16/16

How Great Teaching And Learning Grow Under The PBL Umbrella

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/project-based-learning/great-teaching-learning-grows-pbl-umbrella/ 

4 Concentration Activities for Students

http://gettingsmart.com/2016/10/4-concentration-activities-students/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Getting%20Smart&utm_content=4%20Concentration%20Activities%20for%20Students 

Reflections on Practice & Growth 

http://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/teacher-practice-growth-reflection 

Blended Learning Engagement: Are the Students Paying Attention?

http://gettingsmart.com/2016/10/blended-learning-engagement-are-the-students-paying-attention/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Getting%20Smart&utm_content=Blended%20Learning%20Engagement:%20Are%20the%20Students%20Paying%20Attention%3F 

Understanding Individualized Education Programs 

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/special-services/ieps/understanding-individualized-education-programs?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg 

Raising Expectations and Rethinking Discipline

http://blog.ed.gov/2016/10/raising-expectations-rethinking-discipline/ 

New Federal Special Education Grants Support Literacy, Testing, and Transition

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2016/10/new_federal_special_education.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OnSpecialEducation+%28Education+Week+Blog%3A+On+Special+Education%29 

Holding Ed Schools Accountable For The Teachers They Teach

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/10/14/497890309/holding-ed-schools-accountable-for-the-teachers-they-teach 

Should schools of education be held accountable for producing teachers who can raise their students' achievement?
This week the U.S. Education Department said, emphatically, yes. The new guidelines for teacher-prep programs are arguably the strictest federal accountability rules in all of higher ed.