Educational Links 2/21/17

DOES OUR EDTECH OBSESSION GET IN THE WAY OF TEACHING AND LEARNING?

http://www.theedadvocate.org/does-our-edtech-obsession-get-in-the-way-of-teaching-and-learning/?utm_source=ReviveOldPost&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ReviveOldPost

The Difference Between Dyslexia and Dyscalculia

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/dyslexia/the-difference-between-dyslexia-and-dyscalculia?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

Here’s what schools need to know about ESSA right now

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/02/14/ew-essa-devos/

Dysgraphia: A Struggle With Written Expression

http://special-ism.com/dysgraphia-struggle-written-expression/#bLgzO03VXLvfLvex.99

What Neuroscience Can Tell Us About Making Fractions Stick

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/11/21/what-neuroscience-can-tell-us-about-making-fractions-stick/

Media Literacy: Five Ways Teachers Are Fighting Fake News

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2017/02/16/media-literacy-five-ways-teachers-are-fighting-fake-news/

10 high-need education policy areas for 2017

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/02/06/education-policy-areas-2017/

As a new administration takes over, federal and state policymakers should keep these important policy areas in mind.

Competition for jobs is increasing thanks to an ever-growing global economy. Today’s students are preparing for jobs that, in some cases, do not yet exist. In order to ensure students’ college and career readiness, the K-12 and higher education systems must be strengthened, according to a policy paper from New America, a non-partisan think tank.