Educational Links 4/25/17

10 Reasons to Take Advantage of the Every Kid in a Park Initiative

http://www.gettingsmart.com/2017/04/10-reasons-to-take-advantage-of-the-every-kid-in-a-park-initiative/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Getting%20Smart&utm_content=10%20Reasons%20to%20Take%20Advantage%20of%20the%20Every%20Kid%20in%20a%20Park%20Initiative

How Many States Are Following Federal Restraint and Seclusion Guidelines?

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2017/04/state_policy_restraint_seclusion.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

A Mindset Shift to Continue Supporting the Most Frustrating Kids

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2017/04/24/a-mindset-shift-to-continue-supporting-the-most-frustrating-kids/

Teaching Students to Set a Purpose for Reading

https://www.middleweb.com/34655/teaching-students-to-set-a-purpose-for-reading/

The four ways we can train teachers to use technology that hasn’t been invented yet

http://hechingerreport.org/opinion-four-ways-can-train-teachers-use-technology-hasnt-invented-yet/

How the Challenge of Creating Balanced Classrooms Completely Changed My Career

https://www.weareteachers.com/creating-balanced-classrooms/

Building Choice Into Your Students’ Reading

https://www.edutopia.org/article/building-choice-student-reading-susan-barber

As more and more teachers are building choice reading time into their daily classroom schedules, making a variety of books available to a diverse group of students can be challenging. Inspired and challenged by several teachers 

to incorporate daily independent reading into class, I have set aside 15 minutes in each 90 minutes block for independent choice reading.