Educational Links 10/23/16

School Leadership

https://www.edutopia.org/blogs/tag/school-leadership 

Help Us Snuff Out Bullying – Bullying Awareness Month
http://special-ism.com/snuff-out-bullying/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29

13 Warning Signs of Mental Illness in a Child

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/singletons/201609/13-warning-signs-mental-illness-in-child?utm_source=FacebookPost&utm_medium=FBPost&utm_campaign=FBPost 

5 Strategies For Teaching Students To Use Metacognition

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/5-strategies-teaching-students-use-metacognition/ 

Cyberbullying: What's Crossing the Line? 

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/cyberbullying-or-teasing 

Beyond dyslexia fonts: What parents can do to help kids who struggle with reading

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2016/10/21/beyond-dyslexia-fonts-what-parents-can-do-to-help-kids-who-struggle-with-reading/?postshare=6791477052466702&tid=ss_fb 

How Important Are Principals?

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check/2016/10/how_important_are_principals_1.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

Perhaps principals have always been expected to be more than merely administrators, but I believe the situation today is unprecedented.  That's because the accountability movement demands results that would be alien to principals decades ago.
With so much depending on strictly quantifiable outcomes, one-fourth of the country's principals leave their schools each year.  (I think the rate is higher in troubled schools.)  That's not at all surprising.  The pressure to post higher test scores and higher graduation rates becomes too great to bear.

 

Educational Links 10/22/16

Teaching Strategies: Life Skills NOT Taught in School 

http://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies-life-skills-not-taught-school 

Creativity and Academics: The Power of an Arts Education

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/creativity-academics-power-of-arts-education-neil-swapp?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow 

How Writing Novels Expands Students’ Expectations of Themselves

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/10/21/how-writing-novels-expands-students-expectations-of-themselves/ 

Red Ribbon Week Resources – Warning, Take Only As Directed

http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/blog/2016/10/20/red-ribbon-week-resources-warning-take-only-as-directed/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Discovery%20Education&utm_content=Red%20Ribbon%20Week%20Resources%20-%20Warning,%20Take%20Only%20As%20Directed 

8 Basic Steps Of Project-Based Learning To Get You Started

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/project-based-learning/8-basic-steps-project-based-learning-get-started/?utm_content=buffer2a168&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer 

The thoughts every teacher has at the end of the first half of term

https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-views/friday-five-thoughts-every-teacher-has-end-first-half-term 

When is a student ‘gifted’ or ‘disabled’? A new study shows racial bias plays a role in deciding

http://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2016/10/20/when-is-a-student-gifted-or-disabled-a-new-study-shows-racial-bias-plays-a-role-in-deciding/#.WArsSyTLAWQ 

Racial bias among educators may play a larger role than previously understood in deciding whether students are referred for special education or gifted programs, according to new research from NYU.

The study, the first of its kind to show a direct link between teacher bias and referrals for special services, found stark differences in how teachers classify students of different racial and ethnic backgrounds showing identical signs of disability or giftedness.

 

 

Educational Links 10/21/16

3 STEAM Projects That Build a Better Tomorrow

http://www.weareteachers.com/3-steam-projects-that-build-a-better-tomorrow/?utm_source=WeAreTeachers_Facebook&utm_campaign=Samsung_1609&utm_medium=NewArticle_3STEAMprojects 

Scientific Modeling in the Early Grades 

http://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/scientific-modeling-elementary-grades-nsf 

The Elephant in the Classroom: Addressing Social Justice Directly

http://www.teachingquality.org/content/blogs/tricia-ebner/elephant-classroom-addressing-social-justice-directly 

Educational Apps from Special iApps

https://www.specialiapps.org/en-us/?utm_content=buffer9fab8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer 

Classroom Management: Cultivating Student Self-Control

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/classroom-q-and-a/4101-classroom-management-cultivating-student-self-control 

How the digital age changes literacy education

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865665083/How-the-digital-age-changes-literacy-education.html?pg=all 

Do We Have a 'Preferred Style' of Learning?

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20161010-do-we-have-a-preferred-style-of-learning?utm_content=buffer7fa02&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer 

 When you trying are something new, do you learn more easily from diagrams, from someone telling you how to do it, or by having a go yourself? You might be tempted to answer that it all depends on the nature of the task in question.

Educational Links 10/20/16

Defining Love: An Assignment That Can Reveal Students’ Perspective on Life

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/10/19/defining-love-an-assignment-that-can-reveal-students-perspective-on-life/ 

Personalized Learning: What Does the Research Say?

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2016/10/19/personalized-learning-what-does-the-research-say.html?utm_source=Oct%2019%20digest%20-%20Fermin&utm_campaign=Daily%20email&utm_medium=email 

Pump up the volume! More talking in class, please!

http://hechingerreport.org/pump-volume-talking-class-please/ 

At a Glance: Signs of Depression in Your Middle-Schooler 

https://www.understood.org/en/friends-feelings/managing-feelings/depression/at-a-glance-signs-of-depression-in-your-middle-schooler?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg 

Researchers See Brain Differences Between Kids With Dyslexia and Kids With Dysgraphia 

https://www.understood.org/en/community-events/blogs/in-the-news/2015/06/11/researchers-see-brain-differences-between-kids-with-dyslexia-and-kids-with-dysgraphia?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg 

Why Don’t Teachers Get Training On Mental Health Disorders?

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/10/19/why-dont-teachers-get-training-on-mental-health-disorders/ 

How Leaders Can Improve Their Schools’ Cultural Competence

http://www.edutopia.org/article/improving-our-cultural-competence-chris-lehmann?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29  

We live in an increasingly pluralistic society where people run up against the thoughts and beliefs of others more and more frequently. Helping children learn to navigate the space between what they believe and what others believe is perhaps one of the best ways we can overcome the hate we see in so many facets of our society today.

Educational Links 10/19/16

80,000 Kids Just Replied to a Survey About Bullying. Here’s What Surprised Their Educators Most 

https://www.the74million.org/article/80000-kids-just-replied-to-a-survey-about-bullying-heres-what-surprised-their-educators-most 

The Failing First Line of Defense

https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/10/the-failing-first-line-of-defense/504485/ 

The Hidden Side Effects of Classroom Management Systems

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/student-centric-strategies/4096-the-hidden-side-effects-of-classroom-management-systems 

Arts-Based Research: Surprise and Self-Motivation

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/arts-based-research-surprise-self-motivation-raleigh-werberger?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow 

How Do We Integrate STEM Across Subjects?

http://www.middleweb.com/33039/how-do-we-integrate-stem-across-subjects/ 

3 Powerful Ways to Help a Struggling Child

http://www.rootsofaction.com/struggling-child/ 

What Is Autism Spectrum Disorder?

http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/12179.html 

 Autism is a complex developmental disorder that can cause social, communication, and behavior challenges in the roughly 1 in every 68 children it affects.

 

Silly Music For Halloween #5: ...I was working in my lab late last night...

Silly Music For Halloween #5: ...I was working in my lab late last night...: These lyrics, as all narrative poems, incompass a story; this one includes several famous movie monsters. We've got Frankenstein ...

Educational Links 10/18/16

The High School Graduation Rate Reaches A Record High — Again 

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/10/17/498246451/the-high-school-graduation-reaches-a-record-high-again?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=2043 

Strategies for Students With Scattered Minds

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/strategies-students-scattered-minds-donna-wilson-marcus-conyers?utm_content=buffer8bcaf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer 

The Stand-Up Game: A Classroom Strategy

http://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/stand-up-game 

If Coaching Is So Powerful, Why Aren't Principals Being Coached?

https://www.google.com/search?q=+game+of+throne+lanister&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 

Evaluating Your Child for Dyslexia

http://www.smartkidswithld.org/first-steps/evaluating-your-child/evaluating-your-child-for-dyslexia/ 

The Difference Between Teasing and Bullying

https://www.understood.org/en/friends-feelings/common-challenges/bullying/difference-between-teasing-and-bullying?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg 

10 simple ways to create more class time for instruction

http://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/2016/03/more-class-time.html?utm_content=buffer199f8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer 

Every teacher needs more class time. And every year, it seems like there’s more and more content that needs to be covered and less time to teach it in, due to excessive testing and other distractions.
Fortunately, there are some easy ways you can create more time for teaching. There are lots of things happening in our classrooms that either waste time or just make lessons take longer than they need to. If you struggle with lesson planning because you just don’t have time to teach everything you’re supposed to, these easy tips and productivity hacks will help you maximize every moment with students.

 

 

Educational Links 10/17/16

This will work for your students, too.

Download: Hands-On Activity to Identify Your Child’s Strengths

https://www.understood.org/en/friends-feelings/empowering-your-child/building-on-strengths/download-hands-on-activity-to-identify-your-childs-strengths?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg 

How One Classroom Teacher Improved Her Planning

https://medium.com/@heinemann/planning-reconsidered-10e4f988251a#.gy9sc6rqs 

10 tips for avoiding technology overwhelm

http://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/2016/10/tech-overwhelm.html 

The "Walkie-Talkie" Approach to Reading Comprehension

http://storyworksideabook.scholastic.com/2016/10/walkie-talkie-approach-reading-comprehension?linkId=29906290 

Creating School Traditions That Advance Student Success

http://gettingsmart.com/2016/10/traditions-and-intentions/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Getting%20Smart&utm_content=Creating%20School%20Traditions%20That%20Advance%20Student%20Success 

The Best Resources & Ideas For Teaching About Current Events

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2016/10/16/the-best-resources-ideas-for-teaching-about-current-events/ 

How to... plan engaging maths lessons

https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-views/how-plan-engaging-maths-lessons 

All too often, maths gets branded a "dull" subject. Particularly if you are a non-specialist, it can be difficult to think of ways to make your maths lessons really come alive.

But there are some simple strategies that I have found work really well to engage even the most reluctant learner. Maths specialist or not, try some of these tips when you are planning your lessons to prove to students that maths is far from “dull”.