Educational Links 1/20/17

I get what you want us not to do, but what should we do? Getting higher test scores.

http://www.readingrockets.org/blogs/shanahan-literacy/i-get-what-you-want-us-not-do-what-should-we-do-getting-higher-test-scores?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ReadingRockets_TeachingReading+%28Reading+Rockets%3A+Teaching+Reading+Resources%29

States cut in half the number of K-12 students lacking high-speed broadband

http://edscoop.com/states-cut-in-half-the-number-of-students-lacking-high-speed-broadband

17 Ways to Help Students With ADHD Concentrate

https://www.edutopia.org/discussion/17-ways-help-students-adhd-fidget?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Personalized Learning Isn’t Just for “Big Kids”

http://www.gettingsmart.com/2017/01/personalized-learning-isnt-just-big-kids/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Getting%20Smart&utm_content=Personalized%20Learning%20Isn%27t%20Just%20for%20%22Big%20Kids%22

Five Principles of Courageous School Leadership

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/ascd-learn-teach-lead-radio/4208-five-principles-of-courageous-school-leadership

How Education Is Failing Rural America

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2017/01/18/how-education-is-failing-rural-america.html?cmp=soc-edit-fb

Home Visits 101

https://www.edutopia.org/article/home-visits-101-cristina-santamaria-graff?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29

Teachers often find themselves wondering why their efforts at organizing opportunities for parents to become more involved in classroom activities do not pan out. They send written reminders home with their students, make phone calls, email, and text. When their repeated attempts to communicate with parents are left unanswered, many teachers become discouraged and begin making negative assumptions about parents’ involvement.