Educational Links 6/5/16

Developing a positive math mindset

http://exclusive.multibriefs.com/content/developing-a-positive-math-mindset/education 

PBS Election Central
http://www.pbseduelectioncentral.com/interactive-map/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mktg2016

The Dos and Don'ts of Classroom Management: Your 25 Best Tips

http://www.edutopia.org/discussion/dos-and-donts-classroom-management-your-25-best-tips 

Does Losing Handwriting In School Mean Losing Other Skills Too?

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/06/05/does-losing-handwriting-in-school-mean-losing-other-skills-too/ 

Ramadan Begins – Here Are Related Resources

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2016/06/04/ramadan-begins-here-are-related-resources/ 

Different Professionals Who Help Kids With ADHD 

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/add-adhd/different-professionals-who-help-kids-with-adhd?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg 

A Quiver of Teaching Strategies (Not Just One Silver Bullet)

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/quiver-teaching-strategies-not-just-one-silver-bullet-heather-wolpert-gawron 

Top 10 Characteristics of Connected Educator

http://edtechreview.in/trends-insights/insights/2180-connected-educator?utm_content=bufferba511&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer#.VjSuL1zc4kA.twitter 

Being a connected educator isn’t restricted just to be able to have a seamless communication, (the common concept). A connected educator is one who not only connects virtually but also is capable of building & joining personal and professional learning networks that accepts the collaborative nature and participatory culture of learning spaces.

Educational Links 6/4/16

10 Ways To Stop Taking Recess Away http://theinspiredtreehouse.com/positive-discipline-10-ways-to-stop-taking-recess-away/

What Doesn't Work: Literacy Practices We Should Abandon

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/literacy-practices-we-should-abandon-nell-k-duke?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29 

Results-driven mindset enhances special ed 

http://www.districtadministration.com/article/results-driven-mindset-enhances-special-ed 

Mathematics, Everywhere for Everyone

http://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/uk/16/06/mathematics-everywhere-everyone

12 Sure Fire Ways to Unlock Successful PBL

12 Sure-Fire Ways To Unblock Successful PBL

http://www.k12blueprint.com/blog/michael-gorman/12-sure-fire-ways-unlock-successful-pbl 

Can Reading Logs Ruin Reading for Kids?

http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/06/are-reading-logs-ruining-reading/485372/ 

The Simplest Ways to Get Started with Education Technology

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/ascd-learn-teach-lead-radio/3923-5-simple-ways-to-get-started-with-education-technology 

Do You Believe In Colorblindness Or In Multiculturalism?

http://anniemurphypaul.com/2016/06/colorblindness-vs-multiculturalism/ 

 In America’s political sphere, and on our university campuses especially, the question of how we should handle differences—racial, ethnic, cultural—has assumed front-and-center importance. You might say there are two approaches available. One is to assume the posture of “colorblindness”: to downplay differences, to say “I treat everyone the same.” The other is to adopt the stance of “multiculturalism”: to acknowledge, embrace, and make accommodations for differences among people.

Trending on MzTeachuh 6/3/16

Next School Year: We Will Have A STEM Garden!
http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2016/06/next-school-yearwell-have-stem-garden.html

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What's That About Personalized Learning?
http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2016/05/whats-that-about-personalized-learning.html

Profound Beauty, Just For You

 http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2012/07/profound-beauty-just-for-you.html

Educational Links 6/3/16

Diplomas Count 2016 Map: Graduation Rates by State, Student Group

http://www.edweek.org/ew/dc/2016/map-graduation-rates-by-state-demographics.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

How Teachers' Use Of Technology In The Classroom Is Changing 

http://edtechreview.in/data-statistics/1851-how-teachers-use-of-technology-in-the-classroom-is-changing-survey 

U.S. Graduation Rate Breaks Another Record

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2016/06/02/us-graduation-rate-breaks-another-record.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

How Much Does Good Teaching Have to Do With Personality?

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2016/06/good_teaching_personality.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

Video Round-Up: World War II & D-Day

I Thought I Knew How to Teach Shy Kids, But...

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/student-centric-strategies/3924-i-thought-i-knew-how-to-teach-shy-kids-but 

High School Suspensions Cost the Country $35 Billion Annually, Report Estimates

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/06/02/480181488/high-school-suspensions-cost-the-country-35-billion-annually-report-estimates 

Why Schools Must Incorporate More Arts Learning

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/education_futures/2016/05/why_schools_must_incorporate_more_arts_learning.html?cmp=SOC-SHR-FB 

Research has indicated that arts inclusion increases science and math comprehension. It has been documented that students not only enhance their creativity but also their linguistic skills and self-confidence when exposed to the arts. Schools all across the country are incorporating more art education into all subjects to aid students in becoming well rounded learners. Since traditional "art" classes are some of the first to take a hit when budgets are slashed, every other subject area can benefit from finding ways to create learning opportunities using visual, performing, and written arts.

Nature, My Garden and Me: Kids and the Garden-Projects for Summer

Nature, My Garden and Me: Kids and the Garden-Projects for Summer: Red, white and Blue Color Bowl for the Summer Children And Vegetable Gardens: How To Make A Vegetable Garden For Kids http://www.gard...

Educational Links 6/2/16

 

Forget Talent: Why Practice is Key to Most Prodigies’ Success

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/06/01/forget-talent-why-practice-is-key-to-most-prodigies-success/ 

5 Common Myths About Dysgraphia 

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/dysgraphia/5-common-myths-about-dysgraphia?view=slideview&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg 

How Music Unlocks the ADHD Brain

http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/11140.html 

5 Ways Learning Through Play Improves Early Development in STEM Subjects

http://teach.com/great-educational-resources/learning-through-play-in-stem-subjects?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social 

To Teach Kids To Read And Write, Sometimes You Have To Get Creative

http://www.learningfirst.org/how-can-you-promote-summer-learning-experts-give-their-ideas 

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/05/26/479169956/to-teach-kids-to-read-and-write-sometimes-you-have-to-get-creative 

Characteristics of Schools To Affect the Incidence of Low-Performing Students

http://edtechreview.in/voices/interviews/2391-education-and-social-inclusion-improving-low-performing-students?utm_content=buffer97343&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer 

Ford Eyes Workers With Autism

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2016/06/01/ford-eyes-workers-with-autism/22358/ 

 
Through the initiative dubbed “FordInclusiveWorks,” the company said it will establish five new positions in product development that were “created to suit the skills and capabilities of people with autism.”

How Can You Promote Summer Learning? Experts Give Their Ideas - See more at: http://www.learningfirst.org/how-can-you-promote-summer-learning-experts-give-their-ideas#sthash.60yvgDyB.dpufThrough the initiative dubbed “FordInclusiveWorks,” the company said it will establish five new positions in product development that were “created to suit the skills and capabilities of people with autism.”

 

 

Next School Year...We'll Have A STEM Garden!

The blossoming health and academic benefits of school gardens

http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/14/health/healthy-school-gardens/ 

Educational Benefits of a School Garden 

http://www.utne.com/community/school-garden-benefits-ze0z1505zdeh.aspx 

Lessons learned about starting a school garden from our Organic Gardening WaterWorks projects.

http://www.rodalesorganiclife.com/garden/school-garden-tips 

Teaching STEM in your Learning Garden

https://thekitchencommunity.org/lesson-plans/stem-in-your-learning-garden/ 

Using Gardening to Promote STEM

https://www.kaplanco.com/ii/gardening-to-promote-stem 

Getting Started with School Gardens

http://www.ecoliteracy.org/download/getting-started-school-gardens?gclid=Cj0KEQjwj7q6BRDcxfG4pNTQ2NoBEiQAzUpuW_S_1AYutNpZAvIm7Rcmr7ocIpG34lHChA5eEaV7wk0aAnbV8P8HAQ 

National School Garden Program

http://gardens.slowfoodusa.org/ 

Designing a School Garden

http://www.kidsgardening.org/designing-a-school-garden/ 

Setting Up and Running A School Garden

http://www.fao.org/docrep/009/a0218e/A0218E02.htm 

 Three school garden skills “You need to know only three things to run a successful school garden:

1. How to cultivate people,
2. How to cultivate plants, and
3. Where to go for help.”

Educational Links 6/1/16

Shaping Our Tools To Fit the Brain

http://anniemurphypaul.com/2016/05/shaping-our-tools-to-fit-the-brain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shaping-our-tools-to-fit-the-brain 

Every Brain Deserves a Break 

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teacher_leader_voices/2016/05/every_brain_deserves_a_break.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

High School Student Rewards That Won't Cost You a Penny 

http://theclassroomsparrow.blogspot.com/2016/05/high-school-student-rewards-that-wont.html?m=1 

How Programming Supports Math Class, Not the Other Way Around

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-05-31-how-programming-supports-math-class-not-the-other-way-around?utm_content=bufferfef91&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer 

Classroom Rules: What Works, What Does Not

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/classroom-q-and-a/3919-classroom-rules-what-works-what-does-not 

Fun and Free Summer Learning Resources

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/summer-learning-resources-matt-davis 

How Various Learning and Attention Issues Can Cause Trouble With Math 

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/math-issues/how-various-learning-and-attention-issues-can-cause-trouble-with-math?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg 

 There are many reasons why kids can have trouble with math. One of the most common is a learning issue called dyscalculia. But other issues can have similar symptoms or co-occur with it. Use this table to learn about possible causes of your child’s math challenges and strategies to try with each.

What's That About Personalized Learning?

10 Trends to Personalized Learning in 2016

Personalize Learning: Ten Trends to Personalize Learning in 2016

10 Trends to Personalized Learning in 2016

 http://www.personalizelearning.com/2015/12/10-trends-to-personalized-learning-in.html

What Is 'Personalized Learning'? Educators Seek Clarity

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2014/10/22/09pl-overview.h34.html 

Do Personalized Learning Programs Offer Authentic Choices?

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/10/04/do-personalized-learning-programs-offer-authentic-choices/ 

Ep. 30 Let’s Grow A Culture Of Personalized Learning

http://www.teachthought.com/podcast/ep-30-lets-build-a-culture-of-personalized-learning/ 

5 Apps to Transform Teaching and Personalize Learning

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/apps-transform-teaching-personalize-learning-ann-feldmann 

 Personalized Learning

https://www.edsurge.com/research/edtech-wiki/personalized-learning 

Against “Personalized Learning”

http://anniemurphypaul.com/2016/05/against-personalized-learning/ 

 One reason why the notion of personalized learning is so popular—one reason it is such a “head-nodder phrase”—is that it recognizes that students are all individuals, with different experiences and different preferences. At the same time, “children are more alike than different in how they think and learn,” as Riley quotes his hero (and mine), the cognitive psychologist Dan Willingham. We need a system of education that acknowledges and accommodates both realities.

Educational Links 5/31/16

14 Books That Connect Students With Valuable Scientists’ Struggles

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/05/26/14-books-that-connect-students-with-valuable-scientists-struggles/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

Student Voices Needed in School Reform

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/student-voices-in-school-reform-mark-phillips?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29 

8 Trusted App Sources Can Rev Up Accessible Summer Learning for Students with Disabilities

http://www.readingrockets.org/blogs/aiming-access/8-trusted-app-sources-can-rev-accessible-summer-learning-students-disabilities?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ReadingRockets_TeachingReading+%28Reading+Rockets%3A+Teaching+Reading+Resources%29 

8 Multisensory Techniques for Teaching Reading 

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/partnering-with-childs-school/instructional-strategies/8-multisensory-techniques-for-teaching-reading?view=slideview&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg 

What's Next for Maker Education

https://www.edsurge.com/research/guides/what-s-next-for-maker-education?utm_content=buffer3a6d0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer 

4 Pieces to Include When Planning a Quality STEM Project

http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/blog/2016/05/30/4-pieces-to-include-when-planning-a-quality-stem-project/ 

There Are 3 Ways To Raise Lifelong Readers…

http://blog.theliteracysite.com/cs-lifetime-literacy/?utm_source=twc-twcfan&utm_medium=social-fb&utm_term=20160530&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=cs-lifetime-literacy&origin=twc_twcfan_social_fb_link_cs-lifetime-literacy_20160530 

Into the Classroom: A Lesson on Philanthropy and Economic Inequality

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rick_hess_straight_up/2016/05/into_the_classroom_a_lesson_on_philanthropy_and_economic_inequality.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

"So long as I confine my activities to social service and the blind, they compliment me extravagantly...But when it comes to a discussion of poverty, and I maintain that it is the result of wrong economics—that the industrial system under which we live is at the root of much of the physical deafness and blindness in the world—that is a different matter!" (Helen Keller)

Educational Links 5/30/16

Get to Know ‘Roots’ Remake Star Malachi Kirby — and His Road to an Iconic Role

https://www.yahoo.com/tv/roots-malachi-kirby-kunta-kinte-172945990.html 

Behavioral and Emotional Skills Training

http://childmind.org/event/behavioral-emotional-skills-training-2/ 

Strategies for teaching the Common Core — no matter what you think about the standards

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/05/29/strategies-for-teaching-the-common-core-no-matter-what-you-think-about-the-standards/ 

Learning Menus: Giving Options & Independence 

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/independence-in-learning 

How Learning About “Sensory Processing” Can Help You Understand Your Child

http://www.momentsaday.com/sensory-processing-can-help-you-understand-your-child/ 

7 Time Savers for Innovative Educators 

http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2016/05/7-time-savers-for-innovative-educators.html 

Does Mindfulness Actually Work in Schools?  

http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/05/testing-mindfulness-in-the-early-years/483749/

A research team in Chicago has spent a year studying whether students who are taught to be in touch with their emotions do better academically. And they say the initial results are promising.