Educational Links 8/2/17

Getting to Know Students Deeply

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/getting-know-students-deeply-shane-safir?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29

All About the Layered Curriculum Approach

http://www.teachhub.com/all-about-layered-curriculum-approach

Check Out These Online Tools to Improve Writing Skills

http://edtechreview.in/news/2875-online-tools-to-improve-writing-skills

Words Matter: Quality Instruction for English Language Learners

https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2017/07/28/words-matter-ell/

10 ways Google is making Classroom and Forms easier for teachers this school year

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/08/01/google-classroom-forms-updates/

The Argument for Multi-Grade Classrooms in Today’s Schools

http://theeducatorsroom.com/2017/07/argument-multi-grade-classrooms-todays-schools/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theeducatorsroom%2FvPKE+%28EducatorsRoom%29

Guess What? We’re All Born With Mathematical Abilities

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2017/08/01/guess-what-were-all-born-with-mathematical-abilities/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

Our project is trying to get at what early predictors we can uncover that will tell us who might be at risk for being behind their peers when they enter kindergarten. We’re taking what we know and going back a couple steps to see if we can identify kids at risk in the hopes of creating some interventions that can catch them up before school entry and put them on a much more positive path.