Educational Links 5/17/18

Teaching Teachers to Address Race and Equity in the Classroom

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

Discover Calm: Build a Self-Regulation Tool Box

http://special-ism.com/build-self-regulation-tool-box/

As schools adopt social-emotional programs, a new guide offers help

https://edsource.org/2017/as-schools-adopt-social-emotional-programs-a-new-guide-offers-help/581639

Is There a Link between Music and Math?

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-there-a-link-between-music-and-math/

Invented Spelling Leads to Better Reading, Study Says

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2017/05/invented_spelling_leads_to_better_reading.html?cmp=eml-eb-popweek%2005122017&M=57993290&U=1454906

Google Pledges $50 Million to Close Education Gaps Worldwide

http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2017/04/google-pledges-50-million-close-education-gaps-worldwide?utm_content=bufferfde51&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Bringing Poetry Outside

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/bringing-poetry-outside-josh-stock?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29

One of the ways we wrap up our spring poetry unit is with a Poetry on the Patio event in the courtyard of our school. For this event we invite classes from all around the school to come together and enjoy many different aspects of poetry. My students host various stations relating to poetry, and everyone else comes out to enjoy everything we have to offer. We recently held this event, and here I’d like to highlight some of our great poetry stations.