Educational Links 9/2/17

How STEM Education Can Help End Poverty

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/education_futures/2017/09/how_stem_education_can_help_end_poverty.html

4 Digital Tools to Help Students Increase Appreciation and Self-Worth in Any Classroom

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2017/09/01/4-digital-tools-to-help-students-increase-appreciation-and-self-worth-in-any-classroom/

PLN,The Great Recession decimated the economy. It also hurt student learning, according to pioneering new study

https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/us/2017/08/30/the-great-recession-decimated-the-economy-it-also-hurt-student-learning-according-to-pioneering-new-study/

Back to School, Back to Learning: How Teachers Can Set Their Own Professional Learning Goals

http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2017/08/30/back-to-school-back-to-learning-how.html?cmp=SOC-SHR-FB

Kahoot! Debuts Studio of Curriculum-Aligned Games for K–12

https://thejournal.com/articles/2017/08/30/kahoot-launches-studio-of-curriculum-aligned-games-for-k12.aspx?s=the_nu_310817&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWlRBMVl6WTBPRGd6WVRjMiIsInQiOiJcL2d1Yjl5cjJIbHRibTNkcUpQRTZQMzZ4bVU0aFdaNFZ6N2k0WmZJWnUzNHhKNVJHdVAyRU83WVhIXC9QOTFCcFQrNmpVWW5hWHVZZHluQUE1aGVjY0tmNXQwMCtrdEw5eXRBRHUzYjY3dUc4dnVua0ZpbTVZSTlOMlhwUzBsNXlYIn0%3D&m=1

The Unlikely Signs of Dyslexia You Should Not Ignore

https://www.additudemag.com/unlikely-signs-of-dyslexia/

In Search of the Driving Question

https://www.edutopia.org/article/search-driving-question

Project-based learning teachers can choose from among many types of driving questions, but sometimes we get stuck when trying to come up with a great one because there are so many considerations in the design process that informs the crafting of an effective driving question.