Educational Links 5/16/17

Most Americans Don't Know Much About School Choice. But Many Like It.

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/charterschoice/2017/05/most_americans_dont_know_much_about_school_choice_survey_finds.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

Your Brain Can Only Take So Much Focus

https://hbr.org/2017/05/your-brain-can-only-take-so-much-focus

Split Dictation Activity

https://www.teachingchannel.org/?national=1

At a school in Brooklyn’s poorest neighborhood, literacy is up and disciplinary problems are down

http://hechingerreport.org/at-a-school-in-brooklyns-poorest-neighborhood-literacy-is-up-and-disciplinary-problems-are-down/?utm_content=buffer4ee24&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Taking the Mystery Out of Dysgraphia

http://special-ism.com/taking-the-mystery-out-of-dysgraphia/

'Students need time to practice their science - but instead they are taught to simply regurgitate the facts'

https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-views/students-need-time-practice-their-science-instead-they-are-taught

Empathy and Leadership

http://esheninger.blogspot.com/2017/05/empathy-and-leadership.html

No significant relationship can exist without trust. Without relationships, no significant learning occurs. As I continue to research and reflect on strategies to build powerful relationships with others, the topic of empathy has a consistent presence.  In simple terms, empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. So how does this connect to leadership?