Educational Links 1/8/17

The real cost of being a teacher

http://exclusive.multibriefs.com/content/the-real-cost-of-being-a-teacher/education

Managing Transitions
http://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/managing-transitions?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=video&utm_medium=social

Think Like A Fitbit: Measuring What We Value

http://wegrowteachers.com/think-like-fitbit-measuring-value/?utm_content=buffer81bc2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

How Showing and Telling Kids ‘I Believe in You’ Can Empower Them at School

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/01/07/how-saying-and-showing-kids-i-believe-in-you-can-empower-them-at-school/

Little Goals Can Be Better Than Big New Year’s Resolutions

https://www.understood.org/en/community-events/blogs/what-i-wish-id-known-sooner/2015/01/05/little-goals-can-be-better-than-big-new-years-resolutions?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

10 Steps To Include Students With Autism In General Education Classrooms

http://www.thinkinclusive.us/10-steps-to-include-students-with-autism-in-general-education-classrooms/?utm_source=ReviveOldPost&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ReviveOldPost

Why Design Thinking In Schools Loses Power When It’s Reduced To A Checklist

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2017/01/05/why-design-thinking-in-schools-loses-power-when-its-reduced-to-a-checklist/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

Design thinking has been slowly gathering momentum among educators for the past few years as a way for students to engage with real-world problems and design solutions using interdisciplinary ideas. But, like many trends that catch on quickly, many educators still aren’t totally sure what design thinking is.