Educational Links 8/6.17

A Surprising Way to Reduce Math Stress

https://www.edutopia.org/article/surprising-way-reduce-math-stress?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29

Stages of a total eclipse

http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/stages-of-a-total-eclipse-what-to-look-for?utm_content=bufferbe2df&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

PASS OR FAIL: HOW CAN INTERVENTIONS REFORM RETENTION RATES?

http://www.theedadvocate.org/pass-fail-can-interventions-reform-retention-rates/?utm_source=ReviveOldPost&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ReviveOldPost

 Google Sheets for Classroom Management

http://learning.zahnerhistory.com/2017/08/4-google-sheets-for-classroom-management.html

90% of Parents Think Their Kids Are on Track in Math and Reading. The Real Number? Just 1 in 3, Survey Shows

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2017/08/90-of-parents-think-their-kids-are-on.html

The Forgotten History of Autism

https://www.ted.com/talks/steve_silberman_the_forgotten_history_of_autism?language=en&utm_campaign=social&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_content=talk&utm_term=science

What’s The Middle Ground Between Grammar And Voice When Teaching Writing?

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2017/08/03/whats-the-middle-ground-between-grammar-and-voice-when-teaching-writing/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

There’s very little research on how to effectively teach writing and few pre-service teachers explicitly learn how to teach it in credentialing programs. And yet good writing has become a central skill for most subject areas, including math and science, where teachers are now asking students to explain their thinking.