Educational Links 4/7/17

Statewide school reform gains fans and concerns while letting students learn at their own pace

http://hechingerreport.org/statewide-school-reform-gains-fans-concerns-letting-students-learn-pace/

Every Moment Counts

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/edwords-blog/every-moment-counts

Sensory Processing Issues Explained

https://childmind.org/article/sensory-processing-issues-explained/

Department of Education Outlines “Best Practices” for Restraint and Seclusion of Students with Special Needs

http://www.friendshipcircle.org/blog/2017/04/04/restraint-and-seclusion/?utm_content=buffer5b58a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Teacher-Made Lessons Make Inroads

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2017/03/29/teacher-made-lessons-make-inroads.html?cmp=SOC-SHR-FB

The Teaching Strategies of Creative Teachers

http://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies-creative-teachers

On Teaching Controversy

http://educationnext.org/on-teaching-controversy-book-review-the-case-for-connection-zimmerman-robertson/

How Messing Up Helps Us Become Better Teachers

http://www.focus2achieve.com/blog/how-to-mess-up-the-right-way

Writing and STEM: A Crucial Combination

http://inservice.ascd.org/writing-and-stem-a-crucial-combination/?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=Social-Organic&utm_medium=social

When we think about what a scientist or a mathematician looks like, we rarely see a pen or pencil in hand composing a report or writing an essay. No, we think of the more glamorous side of conducting experiments and solving intricate mathematical situations.

However, one must realize, Writing is a tool to make thinking more lucid. Think about it; to be able to put words onto paper, one must extract information and then be able to portray its meaning clearly via words on a page. Carly Fiorina (former executive of Hewlett Packard) sums it up, “The goal is to transform data into information and information into insight.” Can a scientist or mathematician be considered successful with his/her theories if he/she has solved a complex problem yet cannot elucidate and interpret the solution in words? Root-Bernstein (2011) says, “Since words are our primary means of communicating, anyone who has not mastered their creative use is simply underprepared for any discipline, including STEM subjects.”