Educational Links 12/15/17

How A Deregulated Internet Could Hurt America’s Classrooms

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2017/12/13/how-a-deregulated-internet-could-hurt-americas-classrooms/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

Avoiding the Pitfalls of Student Group Work

https://www.middleweb.com/36478/avoiding-the-pitfalls-of-student-group-work/

How to Get and Keep Boys Reading

http://www.readingrockets.org/books/how-to-get-and-keep-boys-reading

Down Syndrome Families Divided Over Abortion Ban

https://www.npr.org/2017/12/13/570173685/down-syndrome-families-divided-over-abortion-ban?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=2042

Can Schools Help Uncover 'Lost Einsteins' in Next Generation of Inventors?

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2017/12/can_schools_encourage_young_inventors_study.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

A new generation craves this kind of curriculum

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/11/23/new-gen-craves-kind-curriculum/

Making Digital Communications Accessible

https://www.edutopia.org/article/making-digital-communications-accessible?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflowdown syndrome,

As educators take advantage of digital tools to communicate with families and communities, do we think enough about who can access the information we share? According to the Digital Accessibility Toolkit: What Education Leaders Need to Know: “Accessibility is essential for leveraging technology and providing educational opportunities for all students, including those with disabilities and English learners (ELs). School systems need to ensure all information provided to the public, parents, and guardians is accessible.”