Educational Links 8/23/17

Empathy Is Tough to Teach, But Is One Of the Most Important Life Lessons

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2017/02/08/empathy-is-tough-to-teach-but-is-one-of-the-most-important-life-lessons/

The Mechanics of Developing a Writer’s Voice

https://www.edutopia.org/article/mechanics-developing-writers-voice?maxWidth=80%25&maxHeight=80%25&inline=true&title=%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22credit%22%3E%C2%A9Shutterstock.com/Tyler%20Olson%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22caption%22%3E%3C/div%3E#picture-colorbox-YuiNSoJvje

A Literacy-Based Strategy to Help Teachers Integrate Science Skills

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2017/08/22/a-literacy-based-strategy-to-help-teachers-integrate-science-skills/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

Your Child’s Rights in the IEP and 504 Process

https://www.understood.org/en/community-events/experts-live-chats-webinars/2017/august/29/your-childs-rights-in-the-iep-and-504-process

Create a Sense of Community With a School-Wide Theme

http://blog.mimio.com/create-a-sense-of-community-with-a-school-wide-theme

Word Sorts: A Pre-Reading Strategy for Frustrated Students and Teachers

http://theeducatorsroom.com/2017/08/word-sorts-pre-reading-strategy-frustrated-students-teachers/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theeducatorsroom%2FvPKE+%28EducatorsRoom%29

11 Back-to-School Activities for the First Month

http://www.teachhub.com/11-back-school-activities-first-month

An Excellent Editing Checklist to Help Students With their Writing

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2017/08/an-excellent-editing-checklist-to-help.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+educatorstechnology%2FpDkK+%28Educational+Technology+and+Mobile+Learning%29

Don’t Complain About Charter Schools, Compete With Them

http://educationnext.org/dont-complain-charter-schools-compete/

The benefit of this dynamic is that it’s familiar. It holds just enough truth that it has staying power. It serves an important political purpose for the storytellers. The problem is that can prevent these storytellers from responding to reality—in this case the real impact of charter growth on traditional districts and schools.