Educational Links 7/12/17

8 Tips For Teachers Frustrated With Technology

http://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/8-tips-for-teachers-frustrated-with-technology-in-their-classroom/

Personalized Learning: Modest Gains, Big Challenges, RAND Study Finds

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2017/07/personalized_learning_research_implementation_RAND.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

NATURAL PLAY

Goodbye, big structures. Hello, dirt and sticks. Old-fashioned fun is back in style.\

http://tpwmagazine.com/archive/2017/jul/ed_3_play/

The Difference Between Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Traditional Education

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/treatments-approaches/educational-strategies/the-difference-between-universal-design-for-learning-udl-and-traditional-education?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

Does My Child’s 504 Plan Have to Be Reviewed at the Beginning of Each School Year?

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/special-services/504-plan/does-my-childs-504-plan-have-to-be-reviewed-at-the-beginning-of-each-school-year?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

6 PD Reads You Shouldn’t Miss

https://www.edutopia.org/article/6-pd-reads-you-shouldnt-miss-stephen-merrill?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29

Feds Find Fewer States Meeting Special Ed Obligations

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2017/07/11/feds-fewer-states-special-ed/23904/

Less than half of states are meeting their obligations to appropriately serve students with disabilities under the nation’s special education law, federal education officials say.

In an annual review, the U.S. Department of Education found that only 22 states deserved the “meets requirements” designation for the 2015-2016 school year. All other states were placed into the “needs assistance” category.