Educational Links 12/21/17

Acknowledging Ungraded Skills

https://www.edutopia.org/article/acknowledging-ungraded-skills?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29

Schools should have dedicated ‘reading time’ that encourages eclectic choices

https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-views/schools-should-have-dedicated-reading-time-encourages-eclectic 

Nurture an attitude of gratitude. Your students will thank you!

https://inspired.fb.com/school-climate-lessons-nurture-attitude-gratitude/

Seven Ways to Create Screencasts on Chromebooks

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2017/12/seven-ways-to-create-screencasts-on.html#.Wjw9YtWnHGI

What Does Listening Capacity Tell 

http://www.readingrockets.org/blogs/shanahan-literacy/what-does-listening-capacity-tell-us-about-reading?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ReadingRockets_TeachingReading+%28Reading+Rockets%3A+Teaching+Reading+Resources%29

What I’ve Learned From Special Ed Teachers

https://www.edutopia.org/article/what-ive-learned-special-ed-teachers?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29

Special education teachers are expected to do quite a lot: Assess students’ skills to determine their needs and then develop teaching plans; organize and assign activities that are specific to each student’s abilities; teach and mentor students as a class, in small groups, and one-on-one; and write individualized education plans in parent-friendly language.