Educational Links 5/5/17

Gen Z achievement soaring with student choice

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/04/24/gen-z-student-choice/

Meet the student support model that’s going national. It’s been incubating at St. Louis Park High School for 18 years

https://www.minnpost.com/education/2017/05/meet-student-support-model-s-going-national-it-s-been-incubating-st-louis-park-hig?utm_content=buffer1a625&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Rights of Students with Disabilities in Charter Schools

http://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/rights-of-students-with-disabilities-in-charter-schools/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheWrightslawWay+%28The+Wrightslaw+Way%29

Education Changes in Trump’s First 100 days

http://educationnext.org/education-changes-trumps-first-100-days/

Technology in the Classroom to Assist Dyslexic Learners

http://www.teachhub.com/technology-classroom-assist-dyslexic-learners

Three Ways to End The School Year with Less Stress

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/teachers-aid/4363-three-ways-to-end-the-school-year-with-less-stress

Getting Critical About Critical Thinking

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/getting-critical-about-critical-thinking-heather-wolpert-gawron

I define critical thinking through visualization: I picture the brain triggered by a thought that causes it to shoot signals from one area to another, forming pathways between neurons. Critical thinking is when the brain is active, making connections to the material and applying original thought to the concept. It’s the difference between struggling to remember (“ugh!”) and struggling to solve (“yeah!”).