Educational Links 10/26/17

'They Can't Just Be Average': Lifting Students Up Without Lowering The Bar

http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/10/25/559535682/they-cant-just-be-average-lifting-students-up-without-lowering-the-bar

Educating the Whole Child by Capturing Hearts

http://www.gettingsmart.com/2017/10/educating-whole-child-capturing-hearts/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Getting%20Smart&utm_content=Educating%20the%20Whole%20Child%20by%20Capturing%20Hearts

Top 5 Tips for Improving Student Study Skills

http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/top_five_tips_for_improving_student_study_skills.shtml

Treatment for Kids With ADHD

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/treatments-approaches/treatment-options/treatment-for-kids-with-adhd?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

With Latest Education Investments, Gates Pivots Again

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2017/10/23/with-latest-education-investments-gates-pivots-again.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

It’s About the Abilities, Not the Deficits

https://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2016/05/13/its-about-the-abilities-not-the-deficits.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

5 PBL Pitfalls to Avoid

https://www.edutopia.org/article/5-pbl-pitfalls-avoid?maxWidth=80%25&maxHeight=80%25&inline=true&title=%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22credit%22%3E%C2%A9Hero%20Images/500px%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22caption%22%3E%3C/div%3E#picture-colorbox-pa6VSK8wFv

Great ideas can lose their allure when not implemented well. But that doesn’t make them bad ideas. Such is the case with project-based learning (PBL), a complex, powerful approach to teaching and learning that’s backed by extensive research.