Educational Links 1/22/17

The Batman Effect: What My Research Shows About Pretend Play and Executive Functioning

https://www.understood.org/en/community-events/blogs/expert-corner/2016/05/30/the-batman-effect-what-my-research-shows-about-pretend-play-and-executive-functioning?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

Small Changes in Teaching: The First 5 Minutes of Class

http://www.chronicle.com/article/Small-Changes-in-Teaching-The/234869?cid=cp79&utm_content=buffera25ce&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Exclusive: Schools may try to 'lose' vulnerable pupils 

https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-news/exclusive-schools-may-try-lose-vulnerable-pupils-because-progress-8

Why you should never focus on teaching someone with Asperger's social skills first (and what to do instead

https://www.aspergerexperts.com/go/sensoryfunnel-join/

Civic Engagement in the Digital Age

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/digital-age-civic-engagement-edda?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=video&utm_medium=social

Top Four Ways to Support Title I Teachers

https://www.weareteachers.com/the-top-4-ways-to-support-title-i-teachers/

Does growing student diversity mean a renewed focus on personalized learning?

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/01/19/diversity-personalized-learning/

Research shows that diversity in today’s students (e.g. socio-economic background, gender, race, and previous learning experiences) is greater than ever before. In fact, a conservative 30-40 percent of students may require an alternate learning path or support during their learning, since a diverse student body means different strengths and weaknesses for each individual student.

Educational Links 1/21/17

With More Exposure to Science, English-Learners' Achievement Soared

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2017/01/integrating_science_and_englis.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

Five Compelling Reasons For Teaching Spatial Reasoning To Young Children

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2017/01/20/five-compelling-reasons-to-teach-spatial-reasoning-to-young-children/

Raise expectations, raise outcomes: Why we need equity in the special education system

http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/judicial/313659-raise-expectations-raise-outcomes-why-we-need-equity-in-the

At a Glance: What Anxiety Looks Like in Kids

https://www.understood.org/en/friends-feelings/managing-feelings/stress-anxiety/at-a-glance-what-anxiety-looks-like-in-kids?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

Hate PD? Try Voluntary Piloting.

http://cultofpedagogy.com/voluntary-piloting/

What We Know About the Long-Term Effects of ADHD Medications

https://childmind.org/article/know-long-term-effects-adhd-medications/

5 Effective Teaching Strategies for Reading

http://www.teachhub.com/5-effective-teaching-strategies-reading

As you know, reading is a fundamental skill that we all use every day of our lives. From reading the mail to a food menu, to reading your text messages and email, there is no escaping it, reading is everywhere. This makes the development of proficient reading skills for primary learners even more essential -- not only for their academic success, but for their daily lives as well.

Educational Links 1/20/17

I get what you want us not to do, but what should we do? Getting higher test scores.

http://www.readingrockets.org/blogs/shanahan-literacy/i-get-what-you-want-us-not-do-what-should-we-do-getting-higher-test-scores?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ReadingRockets_TeachingReading+%28Reading+Rockets%3A+Teaching+Reading+Resources%29

States cut in half the number of K-12 students lacking high-speed broadband

http://edscoop.com/states-cut-in-half-the-number-of-students-lacking-high-speed-broadband

17 Ways to Help Students With ADHD Concentrate

https://www.edutopia.org/discussion/17-ways-help-students-adhd-fidget?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Personalized Learning Isn’t Just for “Big Kids”

http://www.gettingsmart.com/2017/01/personalized-learning-isnt-just-big-kids/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Getting%20Smart&utm_content=Personalized%20Learning%20Isn%27t%20Just%20for%20%22Big%20Kids%22

Five Principles of Courageous School Leadership

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/ascd-learn-teach-lead-radio/4208-five-principles-of-courageous-school-leadership

How Education Is Failing Rural America

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2017/01/18/how-education-is-failing-rural-america.html?cmp=soc-edit-fb

Home Visits 101

https://www.edutopia.org/article/home-visits-101-cristina-santamaria-graff?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29

Teachers often find themselves wondering why their efforts at organizing opportunities for parents to become more involved in classroom activities do not pan out. They send written reminders home with their students, make phone calls, email, and text. When their repeated attempts to communicate with parents are left unanswered, many teachers become discouraged and begin making negative assumptions about parents’ involvement.

Educational Links 1/19/17

Mindfulness

https://www.edutopia.org/topic/mindfulness

Five Reasons to Embrace EdTech in the Classroom

http://edtechreview.in/trends-insights/insights/2626-reasons-to-embrace-edtech-in-the-classroom?utm_content=buffer6ddc8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

How our elementary school got a tech makeover

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/01/13/school-tech-makeover/

Why Teachers Need Formative Assessment Too

http://teachthought.com/pedagogy/teachers-need-formative-assessment/?utm_content=buffer2eb3b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Successful education requires a stronger student voice

https://www.districtadministration.com/article/success-requires-stronger-student-voice

The Difference Between Teasing and Bullying

https://www.understood.org/en/friends-feelings/common-challenges/bullying/difference-between-teasing-and-bullying?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

5 state policies to sustain computer science education

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/01/13/state-policies-computer-science/

Millions more jobs in fields like advanced manufacturing, business and medicine will also require individuals to possess high-level computing skills in areas like software development, programming and network maintenance. These jobs are sometimes characterized as requiring “double-deep skills”–significant computing expertise in addition to knowledge of the field.

Educational Links 1/18/17

How Technology Can Address Maslow’s Hierarchy Of Needs

http://teachthought.com/the-future-of-learning/technology-can-address-maslows-hierarchy-needs/?utm_content=buffer12dbc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

How to use student voice to improve engagement

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/01/16/student-voice-engagement/

What Do Successful Teachers Do with the First Hour of Their Work Day?

http://www.thinkinclusive.us/teachers-first-hour/?utm_source=ReviveOldPost&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ReviveOldPost

The Beauty and Chaos of Free Play

https://sparksandgems.wordpress.com/2017/01/15/the-beauty-and-chaos-of-free-play/

A Dispatch From the Outgoing U.S. Education Secretary

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2017/01/18/a-dispatch-from-the-outgoing-us-education.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

Assistive Technology Devices and Services

http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/atech.index.htm

3 Ways To Fall In Love with Teaching Again

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/teaching-teens-tweens/3-ways-to-fall-in-love-with-teaching-again-1

9 Ways to Inspire Student Inventors

https://www.edutopia.org/article/9-ways-inspire-student-inventors-vicki-davis?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29

There’s an old saying that the things that change your life are the books you read, the places you go, and the people you meet. But I’d like to add a fourth: the challenges you face (and how you face them) will always change your life. If we want our students to respond to challenges with creativity and inventiveness, we must create the conditions in which innovation is not only possible but encouraged. You don’t help students learn to invent by giving worksheets or cookie-cutter assignments. In fact, these one-size-fits-all approaches may actually take up the time that could be used for such creativity.

Educational Links 1/17/16

Literacy

Find and share strategies for helping students read for knowledge, write coherently, and think critically about the written word.

https://www.edutopia.org/blogs/tag/literacy

How The Systemic Segregation Of Schools Is Maintained By 'Individual Choices'

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/01/16/509325266/how-the-systemic-segregation-of-schools-is-maintained-by-individual-choices?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170116

Tutoring Kids With Dyslexia: What You Need to Knowliteracy, segr

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/tutors/types-of-tutoring/tutoring-kids-with-dyslexia-what-you-need-to-know?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

Homeless Students

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2017/01/11/homeless-students.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EducationWeekSpecialEducation+%28Education+Week%3A+Special+Education%29

Further Arguments About Too Much Testing

http://www.readingrockets.org/blogs/shanahan-literacy/further-arguments-about-too-much-testing?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ReadingRockets_TeachingReading+%28Reading+Rockets%3A+Teaching+Reading+Resources%29

The Two Resources Administrators Should Maximize for Personalized Learning Success

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-01-15-the-two-resources-administrators-should-maximize-for-personalized-learning-success

Learning and Attention Issues

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

What is ADHD?

https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/adhd.html

ADHD is a common behavioral disorder that affects about 10% of school-age children. Boys are about three times more likely than girls to be diagnosed with it, though it's not yet understood why.

Educational Links 1/16/17

13 Reasons for Using Technology in the Classroom

http://www.teachhub.com/13-reasons-using-technology-classroom

5 ways to turn a worksheet into a collaborative critical-thinking activity

http://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/2015/11/worksheet.html?utm_content=buffer39958&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Supreme Court likely to boost public schools' responsibilities to children with disabilities

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-supreme-court-schools-disabilities-20170111-story.html

The 4 Perspectives of Education Technology

http://www.kerryhawk02.com/2017/01/the-4-perspectives-of-education.html

Coding in the Algebra Classroom

http://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/code-in-hs-math?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=video&utm_medium=social

Let's Learn Something Worth Trying Tomorrow

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/work_in_progress/2017/01/lets_learn_something_worth_try.html?override=web

Don't Call It 'Guidance' Anymore: A Talk With The Nation's Top School Counselor

http://tpr.org/post/9-questions-nations-top-school-counselor#stream/0

Maybe Teaching Special Ed Doesn't Have To Be So Hard

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/01/15/507425317/maybe-teaching-special-ed-doesnt-have-to-be-so-hard?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Johnson says the students benefit from the division of responsibilities — and so does she. She admits that she still stays late and comes in early, but the difference is that she gets to focus on teaching her students.