Educational Links 11/10/16

California Voters Repeal Ban on Bilingual Education

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2016/11/fate_of_californias_propositio.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

Empowering Special Education Students With Technology

https://www.edutopia.org/article/empowering-special-education-students-technology-kathryn-nieves?utm_content=buffer304f7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer  

How Can Teachers Foster a Growth Mindset in Math? 

http://corkboardconnections.blogspot.com/2016/11/fostering-a-growth-mindset-in-math.html 

18 Ways to Connect and Communicate with Families

http://blog.brookespublishing.com/18-ways-to-connect-and-communicate-with-families/ 

Epic Guide To Game Based Learning

http://www.coolcatteacher.com/epic-guide-game-based-learning/?utm_content=buffer19cd0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer 

Using Guided Relaxation in the Classroom 

http://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/guided-relaxation 

There’s one key difference between kids who excel at math and those who don’t

http://qz.com/139453/theres-one-key-difference-between-kids-who-excel-at-math-and-those-who-dont/ 

We hear it all the time. And we’ve had enough. Because we believe that the idea of “math people” is the most self-destructive idea in America today. The truth is, you probably are a math person, and by thinking otherwise, you are possibly hamstringing your own career. Worse, you may be helping to perpetuate a pernicious myth that is harming underprivileged children—the myth of inborn genetic math ability.