Educational Links 10/26/16

5-Minute Film Festival: 7 Video Writing Prompts for Young Authors

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/film-fest-video-writing-prompts?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Mindfulness in the Classroom 

http://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/social-emotional-lesson-plans 

5-Minute Film Festival: 7 Video Writing Prompts for Young Authors

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/film-fest-video-writing-prompts?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow 

Creating a Culture Where It’s Cool to Be Smart

http://www.creativitypost.com/education/creating_a_culture_where_its_cool_to_be_smart 

The problem with education? Children aren't feral enough 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/07/education-children-not-feral-enough?CMP=share_btn_tw 

7 Tips for Talking to Your Child’s Teacher About ADHD 

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/partnering-with-childs-school/working-with-childs-teacher/7-tips-for-talking-to-your-childs-teacher-about-adhd?view=slideview&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg 

States can change the way they think about education, but will they?

http://hechingerreport.org/states-can-change-way-think-education-will/

When it comes to influencing education policy and cultivating innovative schools, all eyes are on the states. A new federal law hands more control to state leaders, untethering them from rules that threatened dire consequences for failing to achieve certain test scores. But in return for this freedom, states must come up with their own ways of ensuring that their schools give all students a high-quality, equitable education.