Educational Links 12/20/16

Why Math Education in the U.S. Doesn't Add Up

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-math-education-in-the-u-s-doesn-t-add-up

Comprehensive Guide on Chromebook in Education

http://edtechreview.in/research/2597-chromebook-in-education-guide?utm_content=buffer1f5f7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

How Kids Develop Thinking and Learning Skills

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/signs-symptoms/developmental-milestones/how-kids-develop-thinking-and-learning-skills

'Schools don't understand behaviour or what "success" should really mean'

https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-views/schools-dont-understand-behaviour-or-what-success-should-really-mean

The new standardized testing craze to hit public schools

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/12/19/the-new-standardized-testing-craze-to-hit-public-schools/?utm_term=.57d105a33467

Snow Days: Resources to Share With Students and Parents

https://www.edutopia.org/article/snow-days-resources-share-students-and-parents-matt-davis

Guide Your Students Toward Positive Fulfillment

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/guide-your-students-toward-positive-fulfillment-maurice-elias?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Have you thought about ways to help cultivate the character of your middle and high school students? If you consider social and emotional learning skills as the engine that enables accomplishment, you might want to look at character as the steering wheel that gives kids a sense of direction.