Educational Links 7/18/17

Warming Up with Rug Partners

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/rug-partners-sfusd

He Attended His Daughter’s Kindergarten Class For A Day. His Top 10 Observations Are Hilarious!

http://happytango.com/he-attended-his-daughters-kindergarten-class-for-a-day-his-top-10-observations-are-hilarious/?utm_content=buffer2b7da&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign

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Going Bare: Forget the Pinterest Ready Room

http://theeducatorsroom.com/2017/07/going-bare-forget-pinterest-ready-room/

Best Professional Development Websites and PLNs for Teachers

https://www.commonsense.org/education/top-picks/best-professional-development-websites-and-plns-for-teachers?utm_source=TeachingChannelFB&utm_medium=Social

Betsy DeVos Tells a Top Critic: Obama Civil Rights Approach 'Harmed Students'

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2017/07/devos_democratic_senator_obama_civil_rights_harmed_students.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

Why Kids With Executive Functioning Issues Have Trouble Starting Tasks

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/executive-functioning-issues/why-kids-with-executive-functioning-issues-have-trouble-starting-tasks?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

The Three Dimensions Of Student Achievement

https://eleducation.org/news/three-dimensions-student-achievement

When a student is finished with school and moves into adult life, she will be judged not by her ability to perform on a test of basic skills, but by the quality of her work and character. This holds true regardless of what career or life role she chooses. Quality work and character are the keys to a successful life. So why are they not the primary focus of schools?