Educational Links 5/10/17

10 Major and Emerging Technologies That Will Shape The Future Of Education 

http://blog.noplag.com/10-major-and-emerging-technologies-that-will-shape-the-future-of-education-infographic/

Learning Disabilities: What They Are (And What They’re Not)

http://www.smartkidswithld.org/first-steps/what-are-learning-disabilities/learning-disabilities-what-they-are-and-what-theyre-not/

Comprehensive Guide to Classroom Activities to Help Students Develop the Essential Skills

http://edtechreview.in/research/2776-classroom-teaching-activities

The Idea Was To Keep Kids Safe After School. Now They're Chess Champions

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/05/09/526779750/the-idea-was-to-keep-kids-safe-after-school-now-theyre-chess-champions?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Multiage classrooms put child development at the center

http://hechingerreport.org/multiage-classrooms-put-child-development-center/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HechingerReport+%28Hechinger+Report%29

TWO CREATIVE WAYS TO ENGAGE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

http://www.theedadvocate.org/two-creative-ways-engage-english-language-learners/

6 Traits of Life-Changing Teachers

https://www.edutopia.org/article/6-traits-life-changing-teachers-betty-ray?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29

It appears that the most direct and longest-lasting way to reach a child—to really make a difference in his or her life—is through so-called noncognitive dimensions like passion, patience, rigor, and kindness. And when students are lucky enough to find a life-changing teacher, the benefits last a lifetime. In many cases, those students take up the vocation themselves: 145 of the people who responded to our question had become teachers, passing the gift of education forward to the next generation.