Educational Links 9/3/17

An Academic Use for Social Media

https://www.edutopia.org/article/academic-use-social-media?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

At This High School, Teens With ADHD Excel Through Project-Based Learning

https://www.understood.org/en/community-events/blogs/the-inside-track/2017/08/14/project-based-learning-and-adhd

Minority Students Still Missing Out on Special Education, New Analysis Says

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2017/09/minority-students-still-missing-out-on.html

Back to School Tips and Training for Teachers

http://blog.mimio.com/back-to-school-tips-and-training-for-teachers

Deciding On an Evaluation

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/evaluations/evaluation-basics/deciding-on-an-evaluation?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

Why Your Students Aren’t Learning: 10 Silent Disruptors Of Academic Performance

http://teachthought.com/pedagogy/10-silent-disruptors-of-student-academic-performance/?utm_content=buffer06552&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

The reality of learning in 2017 is a matter of perspective, but it’s clear that most K-20 learning environments are teacher-led and academic (as opposed to self-directed and authentic).

While we often write about new ways to learn using new thinking, new models, and new technology, there is absolutely a role for teacher-led, academic learning in the 21st century; being ‘led by the teacher’ isn’t always a bad thing.