Educational Links 5/21/17

Summer Reading Picks for Educators

http://blog.mimio.com/summer-reading-picks-for-educators

5 Awesome Books for Awesome Teachers in Your Life

http://www.teachhub.com/5-awesome-books-awesome-teachers-your-life

8 Important Tips To Effectively Manage Your Time

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2017/05/8-important-tips-to-effectively-manage.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+educatorstechnology%2FpDkK+%28Educational+Technology+and+Mobile+Learning%29

Writing Tools and Technologies for Special Needs Students

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/special-education/4091-writing-tools-and-technologies-for-special-needs-students

Free Online Tool Supports Differentiated Literacy Instruction

http://www.techlearning.com/app-of-the-day/0011/readworks-digital/70600

School Suspensions Take a Toll on Kids With IEPs and 504 Plans

https://www.understood.org/en/community-events/blogs/the-inside-track/2017/05/08/school-suspensions-take-a-toll-on-kids-with-ieps-and-504-plans

Tinkering Spaces: How Equity Means More Than Access

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/05/03/tinkering-spaces-how-equity-means-more-than-access/

Makerspaces are much less common in low-income schools where the academic focus remains on raising test scores, often through drill and practice. However, many communities of color have long traditions of using their hands for work and play that get left out of the discussion around making. Existing inequities play out when adults engage with kids around tinkering or making. And, while makerspaces are a unique kind of learning space, many of the techniques thoughtful educators are using to improve their interactions with students could be used in other venues.