Educational Links 12/14/16

7 Ways Art Supports Interdisciplinary Work

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/7-ways-art-supports-interdisciplinary-work-stacey-goodman?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29

Feds Target Disparities In Special Education

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2016/12/13/feds-target-disparities-special-ed/23124/

TIPS FOR TEACHING THE CLASSICS WITHOUT BORING YOUR STUDENTS TO DEATH

http://www.coolcatteacher.com/teach-classic-literature-tips/?utm_content=buffer2119e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

The Good — and Very, Very Bad — Education News of 2016

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2016/12/the-good-and-very-very-bad-education.html

Boys Who Sit Still Have a Harder Time Learning to Read

http://time.com/4588035/sitting-exercise-reading/

4 Reasons Why Minecraft Is Great for Teaching Kids Coding

http://tech.co/minecraft-great-teaching-kids-coding-2016-12

Announcing the 2017 Fifty States Project: Personalized Learning Across the Country

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-11-17-announcing-the-2017-fifty-states-project-personalized-learning-across-the-country?utm_content=buffer26ec5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

If you're in education, chances are you've heard the term "personalized learning." But what does that phrase mean? What does "personalized learning" look like from coast to coast, classroom to classroom?

For the last few years, we’ve collected stories written by educators--edtech coordinators, librarians, superintendents and others--from all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. We called it The Fifty States Project, an initiative to showcase educators and their stories of supporting learning by using technology.