Educational Links 4/3/17

How Apps Are Helping ELL Parents Learn Alongside Their Student

http://www.gettingsmart.com/2017/04/smartphone-apps-helping-ell-parents-learn-alongside-student/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Getting%20Smart&utm_content=How%20Apps%20Are%20Helping%20ELL%20Parents%20Learn%20Alongside%20Their%20Student

Location Can Determine How Successfully Teachers Work Together, Study Finds

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2017/03/want_to_improve_schools_make_sure_teachers_work_close_to_each_other.html?cmp=soc-fb-edit-tm

Lessons From the Garden: What Teachers Can Do to Help Vulnerable Students Thrive

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teacher_leader_voices/2017/03/lessons_from_my_garden_what_te.html?cmp=soc-fb-edit-tm

A new technology is fundamentally changing learning–here’s how

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/03/08/technology-changing-learning/

Earth Day Is Coming Up – Here Is Everything You Wanted To Know About The Environment, But Were Afraid To Ask

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2017/04/02/earth-day-is-coming-up-here-is-everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-the-environment-but-were-afraid-to-ask/

Never Punish a Child for Behavior Outside His Control

http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/985.html

Why do more than half of principals quit after five years?

http://hechingerreport.org/why-do-more-than-half-of-principals-quit-after-five-years/?utm_content=buffer28d53&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

The new generation of principals, though, especially those who work in urban schools, have become far more involved with what happens in the classroom. Spurred by new state laws that call for improved methods of teacher evaluation, many districts across the country are looking for principals to serve as instructional leaders and talent judges — helping teachers improve, rewarding those deemed “most effective” and firing those who aren’t.