Educational Links 5/31/17

At a Glance: 8 Key Executive Functions

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/executive-functioning-issues/key-executive-functioning-skills-explained?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

This is news from my hometown that I am very proud of:

YUCCA LOMA ELEMENTARY CELEBRATES GARDEN RENOVATION AT GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY

http://www.avusd.org/news/news-archive/yuccalomaelementarycelebratesgardenrenovationatgroundbreakingceremony

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?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

When Schools Meet Trauma With Understanding, Not Discipline

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/05/30/524554109/when-schools-meet-trauma-with-understanding-not-discipline

Why Female Engineering Students Benefit From Women Mentors

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2017/05/30/why-female-engineering-students-benefit-from-women-mentors/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

LARGEST STUDENT-RUN FARMERS MARKET IN AMERICA

https://vimeo.com/218900173

5 Ways to Create Virtual Learning Experiences in Your Classroom

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/education_futures/2017/05/5_ways_to_create_virtual_learning_experiences_in_your_classroom.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

Why Female Engineering Students Benefit From Women Mentors

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2017/05/30/why-female-engineering-students-benefit-from-women-mentors/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

There’s no doubt about the value mentors can provide to the lives of students. A good mentor can show a young person how to identify and accomplish goals, connect with important people, serve as a role model and open up opportunities. How students acquire mentors can be a matter of their own initiative or built in as a requirement for programs, schools or community colleges.