Educational Links 4/8/17

Fostering Student Connectedness: Building Relationships in the Classroom

http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/fostering-student-connectedness-building-relationships-classroom/

Top-Rated Science Site Offers Games, Experiments and More

http://www.techlearning.com/app-of-the-day/0011/lawrence-hall-of-science-247-science/70529

All Students Can Find Power in Thinking Like Computer Scientists

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2017/04/07/all-students-can-find-power-in-thinking-like-computer-scientists/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

8 Sensory-Friendly Indoor Games and Activities

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/sensory-processing-issues/8-sensory-friendly-indoor-games-and-activities

Curriculum Becomes a Reform Strategy

http://educationnext.org/curriculum-becomes-reform-strategy/

5 WAYS TO GET A LAUGH IN YOUR CLASSROOM

http://www.coolcatteacher.com/5-ways-get-laugh-classroom/

It Takes a Suburb: A Town Struggles to Ease Student Stress

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2017/04/it-takes-suburb-town-struggles-to-ease.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29

Brain-Based Strategies to Reduce Test Stress

https://www.edutopia.org/article/brain-based-strategies-reduce-test-stress-judy-willis

We live in a stressful world, and the stress is heightened for students and educators when it’s time to prepare for high-stakes tests. When test scores are tied to school funding, teacher evaluations, and students’ future placement, the consequences of these stressors can be far-reaching.