Educational Links 5/4/17

6 Targets To Teach The Way The Brain Learns

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/6-targets-teach-way-brain-learns/?utm_content=buffera4f8a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Reaching Students With Emotional Disturbances

https://www.edutopia.org/article/reaching-students-emotional-disturbances-lori-desautels

The 15-Minute Media Literacy Lesson

https://www.middleweb.com/34731/the-15-minute-media-literacy-lesson-plan/

Teaching About Teaching: Using Narratives to Share What You Know

https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2017/05/03/using-narratives-to-share/

The 3 Rs of ADHD at School: Routines, Rules, Reminders

https://www.additudemag.com/slideshows/adhd-strategies-for-teachers/

Include Your Child in the Evaluation Process

http://www.smartkidswithld.org/first-steps/evaluating-your-child/include-your-child-in-the-evaluation-process/

These 5 Big Tech Trends Are Changing the Way We Learn

https://singularityhub.com/2017/05/02/these-5-big-tech-trends-are-changing-the-way-welearn/?utm_content=bufferd23d1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook-hub&utm_campaign=buffer

Our current education system is not fit for purpose. Student mental health is at an all-time low, and student debt is at an all-time high. Dominated by uninspiring curricula and an over-emphasis on short-term knowledge and outdated skills, the entire industry is ripe for disruption.

Better education contributes to better citizens and, ultimately, a better society. As Nelson Mandela said, “Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.” We need to equip young minds with the skills to create a more exciting future, both for themselves and for the species at large. Above all, we need to make learning more inspiring, relevant and fulfilling.