Educational Links 12/11/17

Learning & Attention Issues

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues

12 Days of Teacher Self-Care to Get You Through December

https://www.weareteachers.com/teacher-self-care-ideas-december/

Bring On Winter!

https://www.pinterest.com/teachingchannel/bring-on-winter/

The Power of Student Voice in First-Person Commentaries

https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2017/12/08/student-voice-commentaries/?utm_source=Tchers%27%20Voice&utm_medium=Facebook&utm_campaign=Facebook%20UTM%20Metrics%20Nov%202017&utm_content=The%20Power%20of%20Student%20Voice%20in%20First-Person%20Commentaries

America’s New Education Law: 3 Experts on the Most Common Mistakes States Are Making With Their ESSA Plans

https://www.the74million.org/americas-new-education-law-3-experts-on-the-most-common-mistakes-states-are-making-with-their-essa-plans/

My Favorite Resources In One Place

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2017/12/my-favorite-resources-in-one-place.html#.Wi3xqNWnHGI

Secondary English Apps and Websites for ELA Teachers

http://classtechtips.com/2017/12/10/secondary-english-apps-and-websites-for-ela-teachers/

5 Ways to Make Class Discussions More Exciting

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/make-class-discussions-more-exciting-richard-curwin?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Classroom discussions have been a staple of teaching forever, beginning with Socrates. I have taught using discussions, been a student in discussions, and observed other teachers' discussions thousands of times -- at least. Some have been boring, stifling or tedious enough to put me to sleep. Others have been so stimulating that I was sad to see them end. The difference between the two is obviously how interesting the topic is, but equally important is the level of student participation.