Educational Links 7/31/17

Helping Learners Move Beyond “I Can’t Do This”

https://usergeneratededucation.wordpress.com/2017/07/24/helping-learners-move-beyond-i-cant-do-this/

Total Solar Eclipse--August 21!

https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/

Write-On Tables

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/whiteboard-tables-sfusd

Hidden Inequities

http://www.edweek.org/ew/projects/2017/hidden-inequities/index.html

Have a Clear Vision as a Leader to Enable Success

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/work_in_progress/2017/07/have_a_clear_vision_as_a_leade.html

Education Inequality Starts Early

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2017/07/education-inequality-starts-early.html

What Happens if Schools and Districts Miss New Academic Goals? Maybe Nothing

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2017/07/ESSA_goals_schools_districts_consequences.html?utm_content=bufferbaebf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

We need to talk about those goals. 

The long-term targets states have put forward in the Every Student Succeeds Act have gotten a lot of attention, positive and negative. What's a goal? Think about things like 75 percent of students scoring proficient in English/language arts in 13 years, or getting a certain share of kids to graduate on time in eight years.

But there's something else you should know here: In several situations there may not be any consequences for missing these big targets.