Educational Links 8/3/17

A Push in the Right Direction

https://www.edutopia.org/article/push-right-direction?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29

Rap n’ read

http://www.readingrockets.org/blogs/page-page/rap-n-read?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ReadingRockets_TeachingReading+%28Reading+Rockets%3A+Teaching+Reading+Resources%29

Student Athletes Have Audiences. Why Don’t Student Writers?

https://www.edutopia.org/article/student-athletes-have-audiences-why-dont-student-writers

Everything You Thought You Knew About Dyslexia Is Probably Wrong

http://www.rd.com/health/conditions/dyslexia-myths-and-facts/

The Back-to-School Tech You Need (and Don’t Need)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/01/smarter-living/the-back-to-school-tech-you-need-and-dont-need.html?emc=edit_th_20170801&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=61617611

Bringing Authors Into Your Classroom

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/bringing-authors-classroom-rita-platt?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

How More "Breaks" Improve Teaching and Learning

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/student-centric-strategies/4446-how-more-breaks-improves-teaching-and-learning

Research tells us that more breaks matter, and guest Tim Walker is seeing the evidence in his teaching. Learn how giving students more free time during the day improves outcomes.