Educational Links 11/2/17

Educators Are More Stressed at Work Than Average People, Survey Finds

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2017/10/educator_stress_aft_bat.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB-TM

Mindfulness Training for Teens Fails Important Test

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mindfulness-training-for-teens-fails-important-test/

What are the Best Ways to Organize Classroom Discussions?

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2017/11/what_are_the_best_ways_to_organize_classroom_discussions.html

What Makes a Great School?

https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/uk/17/10/what-makes-great-school

Discipline for disruptive students revamped

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2017/10/18/a-district-that-ditched-in-school-suspensions.html

Focus on Play and Engage Students of All Ages

https://teach.com/blog/focus-on-play-and-engage-students-of-all-ages/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social

The Yin and Yang of Inclusion

https://www.makespecialeducationwork.com/yin-yang-inclusion/

Inquiry-based learning can be defined as learning that “starts by posing questions, problems or scenarios – rather than simply presenting established facts or portraying a smooth path to knowledge.” In short, we uncover material, as opposed to content coverage and the memorization and regurgitation of facts and knowledge.