San Francisco, Here I Come! Right Back Where I Started From!

Well, I started in the East Bay--Oakland--but close enough.
Will be traveling a couple days--to see family and two S F Giants games in the most beautiful stadium of all.
Gotta go and catch my flight!

Educational Links 9/28/16

What We are Doing to Ensure High-Quality PBL for All

http://gettingsmart.com/2016/09/what-we-are-doing-to-ensure-high-quality-pbl-for-all/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Getting%20Smart&utm_content=What%20We%20are%20Doing%20to%20Ensure%20High-Quality%20PBL%20for%20All 

New Teacher Survival Guide: Differentiating Instruction

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/differentiating-instruction 

Why School Stress is Toxic for Our Kids

http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/11630-4.html 

Redesigning the Traditional Assembly

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/redesigning-the-traditional-assembly-peter-hyman 

The Difficult (and Satisfying) Run of Teaching Defiant Students 

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teacher_leader_voices/2016/09/the_difficult_and_satisfying_r.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

7 Afterschool Activities That Sneak Math Into Your Child’s Day 

https://www.understood.org/en/friends-feelings/child-social-situations/extracurricular-activities/7-afterschool-activities-that-sneak-math-into-your-childs-day?view=slideview&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg 

Slow Processing Speed and Anxiety: What You Need to Know 

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/information-processing-issues/slow-processing-speed-and-anxiety-what-you-need-to-know?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg 

Most kids with learning and attention issues face situations that make them feel anxious. Often, these situations involve their weakness. For a child with dyslexia, it might be reading out loud in class. For a child with dysgraphia, it might be writing a book report.

But for kids with slow processing speed, anxious moments can pop up throughout the day, and without warning. That’s because their processing speed issues can impact everything from taking tests to talking with friends. And in some cases, the frequent anxiety turns into an anxiety disorder.

 

 

 

Educational Links 9/27/16

Garden Grants

http://www.birdsleuth.org/garden-grants/ 

3 Ways Teachers Can Hurt Their Students

http://www.theedadvocate.org/3-ways-teachers-can-hurt-their-students/ 

Types of Tests for Dyslexia 

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/evaluations/types-of-tests/tests-for-dyslexia?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg 

Seattle changed school bell times to let teens sleep in. Here's what happened 

http://kuow.org/post/seattle-changed-school-bell-times-let-teens-sleep-heres-what-happened 

Some Interesting Statistics & Facts on Social Media in Education You Must Know

http://edtechreview.in/data-statistics/2523-social-media-in-education-statistics?utm_content=buffer01edc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer 

An Appeal to My Child’s Kindergarten Teacher

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/appeal-my-childs-kindergarten-teacher-heather-wolpert-gawron?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29 

Behavior Management Tips of the Week

http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/archives/behaviortips.shtml 

This tip archive offers helpful advice for dealing with a wide variety of classroom situations, including student inattention, noise, and tardiness as well as inappropriate behavior, lost supplies, boredom, bullying, irresponsibility, and many others.

Educational Links 9/26/16

See what a kid with autism sees for 90 eye-opening seconds.

http://www.upworthy.com/see-what-a-kid-with-autism-sees-for-90-eye-opening-seconds?c=ufb4 

Mindfulness for Educators 
http://www.educationworld.com/mindfulness-educators 


Every 504 Plan Should Include These ADHD Accommodations

http://www.additudemag.com/slideshow/5/slide-1.html 

Does Presence Equal Progress? Tracking Engagement in Online Schools

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-09-25-does-presence-equal-progress-tracking-engagement-in-online-schools?utm_content=buffera83c5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer 

What is Adaptive Learning?

http://edtechreview.in/dictionary/174-what-is-adaptive-learning?utm_content=buffer35f7f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer 

365 Creative Writing Prompts

http://thinkwritten.com/365-creative-writing-prompts/ 

How Pineapple Charts Revolutionize Professional Development

http://www.cultofpedagogy.com/pineapple-charts/

In fact, so many teachers bristle at the thought of PD because most of the time, it’s executed so poorly. Although the typical one-size-fits-all format—where every teacher in the building is herded together to listen to an expert speak—has been widely denounced, it still persists as the default model. Sometimes, if the speaker happens to be engaging, some teachers will walk away with a small tidbit they can apply to their own work. For most teachers, though, it feels like a waste of precious time, time that could be spent developing skills that would make a real difference in their specific practice.