Educational Links 11/2/16

Ehlena Fry, 12, of Michigan, sits with her service dog Wonder, while speaking to reporters outside the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court justices sympathetic to girl suing school over service dog

http://www.phillyvoice.com/justices-sympathetic-to-girl-suing-school-over-ser/ 

How Arts Education Teaches Kids to Learn From Failure

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/11/01/how-arts-education-teaches-kids-to-learn-from-failure/ 

Six Ways to Really Motivate Teachers

http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/six-ways-motivate-teachers.shtml 

The Data Workout: How It's Impacting Teaching and Learning

https://www.edsurge.com/research/guides/the-data-workout-how-it-s-impacting-teaching-and-learning?utm_content=buffer54668&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer 

5 Recent Guidance Letters on Special Education to Know About 

https://www.understood.org/en/community-events/blogs/in-the-news/2016/10/27/5-recent-guidance-letters-on-special-education-to-know-about 

Arts-Based Research: Surprise and Self-Motivation

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/arts-based-research-surprise-self-motivation-raleigh-werberger 

Improving Academics: Why School Climate Matters

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/11/01/improving-academics-why-school-climate-matters/ 

“Improving school climate is tough, it’s tedious, it’s incremental,” [Joaquin Tamayo] says. “But when folks can do it right, and when they really put not just their mind but their heart into it, it’s just such a beautiful thing.”