Educational Links 8/29/17

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): What You Need to Know

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/your-childs-rights/basics-about-childs-rights/individuals-with-disabilities-education-act-idea-what-you-need-to-know

Closing Failing Schools Doesn't Help Most Students, Study Finds

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2017/08/24/closing-failing-schools-doesnt-help-most-students.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

10 building blocks for the future of schools

http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2017/08/10-building-blocks-for-the-future-of-schools.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dangerouslyirrelevant+%28Dangerously+Irrelevant%29

Front Row Offers New Science Units for the New School Year

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/

Questioning the Two-Hour Rule for Studying

https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/questioning-two-hour-rule-studying/

Having A Best Friend In Your Teenage Years Could Benefit You For Life

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2017/08/27/having-a-best-friend-in-your-teenage-years-could-benefit-you-for-life/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

ISTE offers 'five tech trends to watch' during new school year

http://edscoop.com/iste-offers-five-tech-trends-to-watch-during-new-school-year

To help start the conversation around edtech, ISTE — which serves about 100,000 teachers, administrators and edtech specialists globally — suggested five trends for its stakeholders to keep an eye on throughout the coming year.