Educational Links 3/5/17

5-Minute Film Festival: Celebrate Pi Day!

Find videos, lesson plans, and activities for every grade level here.

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/film-festival-celebrate-pi-day-amy-erin-borovoy

Helping Children Cope With Grief

https://childmind.org/guide/helping-children-cope-grief/

8 Engaging Early Literacy Activities That Use Technology AND Hands-On Learning

https://www.weareteachers.com/early-literacy-activities-technology/?utm_source=FB

A Supreme Court Rebuke Over Use of Proper Pronouns in Transgender Case

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/school_law/2017/03/a_supreme_court_rebuke_over_us.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

Help Your Child Focus at School When ADHD Gets In the Way

http://www.additudemag.com/slideshow/118/slide-1.html

Equipping Students to Lead In Our Rapidly Changing World

http://www.gettingsmart.com/2017/03/equipping-students-to-lead-in-our-rapidly-changing-world/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Getting%20Smart&utm_content=Equipping%20Students%20to%20Lead%20In%20Our%20Rapidly%20Changing%20

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Autism Rates in the United States Explained

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2017/03/autism-rates-in-united-states-explained.html

The prevalence of autism in the United States has risen steadily since researchers first began tracking it in 2000. The rise in the rate sparked fears of an autism ‘epidemic.’ But experts say the bulk of the increase stems from a growing awareness of autism and changes to the condition’s diagnostic criteria.