Educational Links 7/6/17

Chicago won’t allow high school students to graduate without a plan for the future

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/chicago-wont-allow-high-school-students-to-graduate-without-a-plan-for-the-future/2017/07/03/ac197222-5111-11e7-91eb-9611861a988f_story.html?utm_term=.94cb8440de49

NEA Projects Member Losses. A Supreme Court Ruling Could Worsen Them

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

A Teacher’s Guide to Working With Principals

https://www.weareteachers.com/working-with-principals/

Project-Based Learning Q&A

http://www.gettingsmart.com/2017/07/pbl-qa/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Getting%20Smart&utm_content=Project-Based%20Learning%20QandA

Schools are boosting graduation rates by offering 'credit recovery.' But what are students learning?

http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-edu-pass-credit-recovery-20170701-htmlstory.html

A Great Resources That Offers 400 Math and Science Simulations and Activities for Students

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2017/07/a-great-resource-that-offers-400.html

Stress and the LD Puzzle

http://www.smartkidswithld.org/getting-help/emotions-behaviors/stress-ld-puzzle/

Children today experience a considerable amount of stress. Their lives are full and fast-paced. Adults often have unrealistic expectations: performance is emphasized over process, and a lack of respect is shown for cooperative learning and alternative ways of demonstrating competence.