Educational Links 10/ 8/17

The Arts Need to Be a Central Part of Schooling

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2017/10/04/the-arts-need-to-be-a-central.html?cmp=soc-edit-fb

Helping Teens Find Purpose: A Tool For Educators To Support Students’ Discovery

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2017/09/25/helping-teens-find-purpose-a-tool-for-educators-to-support-students-discovery/

No, Half of American Schoolchildren Are Not ‘Low-Income’

http://educationnext.org/no-half-american-schoolchildren-not-low-income/

Make School About Learning, Not About Gradessocial media

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/work_in_progress/2017/10/make_school_about_learning_not.html

Why Many Autistic Girls Are Overlooked

https://childmind.org/article/autistic-girls-overlooked-undiagnosed-autism/

Integrate Technology Effectively! Tip: Brainstorm

http://teacherrebootcamp.com/2017/10/06/techtipbrainstorm/?utm_content=buffer2404d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

6 Ways Social Media Will Change Your Classroom

https://www.teachthought.com/technology/6-ways-social-media-will-change-classroom/?utm_content=buffer1baa3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Technology is changing the world at a rapid pace, and education isn’t exempt from the effects of that. Social media, in particular, is one of the greatest influences of our time — not just on young people, but on culture in general — encouraging social connections and enabling the exchange of thoughts and information on a global scale.

And although it has its drawbacks (peer pressure, bullying, access to questionable content, and its addictive nature, to name a few), there are also tremendous benefits when it comes to social networks — and let’s face it, they’re not going anywhere.

Educational Links 10/7/17

 Dealing with Unsupportive Colleagues in the Teaching Profession

http://www.teachhub.com/dealing-unsupportive-colleagues-teaching-profession

A Very Good Collaborative Tool to Enhance Students' Creative Writing

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2017/10/a-very-good-collaborative-tool-to.html

For Traumatized Children, An Offer Of Help From The Muppets

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/10/06/555363108/for-traumatized-children-an-offer-of-help-from-the-muppets?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Tips for Addressing Social Loafing in Group Projects

https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-with-technology-articles/tips-addressing-loafing-group-projects/

An Educator's Guide to the Supreme Court's 2017-18 Term

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2017/10/04/an-educators-guide-to-the-supreme-courts.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EducationWeekSpecialEducation+%28Education+Week%3A+Special+Education%29

Creating an Effective Book Buddies Program: No More Magical Thinking

http://www.readingrockets.org/blogs/shanahan-literacy/creating-effective-book-buddies-program-no-more-magical-thinking?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ReadingRockets_TeachingReading+%28Reading+Rockets%3A+Teaching+Reading+Resources%29

Study: Special Educators Accept Wide Swings in Special Education Enrollment

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2017/10/special_educators_accept_wide.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OnSpecialEducation+%28Education+Week+Blog%3A+On+Special+Education%29

Despite wide variation in the percentage of students enrolled in special education, a majority of teachers, principals and special administrators in a given state feel that the classification rates are largely on target, says a new report from Frontline Learning and Research Institute.

Educational Links 10/6/17

Helping Students Realize Their Most Capable Selves

http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2017/10/04/helping-students-realize-their-most-capable-selves.html

What Teachers Should Know About ADHD & ASD

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/teachers-should-know-adhd-asd-dr-tim-houchin?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

How Teachers And Schools Can Help When Bad Stuff Happens

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2017/10/05/how-teachers-and-schools-can-help-when-bad-stuff-happens/

Tch Plus: Reinvigorate Learning and Teacher Growth!

https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2017/10/04/tch-plus/?utm_source=Tchers%27%20Voice&utm_medium=Facebook&utm_campaign=Facebook%20UTM%20Metrics%20Oct%202017&utm_content=Tch%20Plus%3A%20Reinvigorate%20Learning%20and%20Teacher%20Growth!

Top 5 Challenges Teachers Face in the Classroom

http://blog.mimio.com/top-5-challenges-teachers-face-in-the-classroom

OMG! We Are Fighting Over Dr. Seuss?

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/trumped/4519-omg-we-are-fighting-over-dr-seuss

Building a Community of Learners—and Citizens

https://www.edutopia.org/article/building-community-learners-and-citizens?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

At the school, teachers provide individualized, differentiated instruction to help each student reach his or her potential. In coursework from kindergarten through high school, students are pushed to understand others’ experiences and points of view and to advocate for their own beliefs.

Educational Links 10/5/17

10 Tools for Your Students’ Creativity Toolbox

https://www.edutopia.org/article/10-tools-your-students-creativity-toolbox?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Types of Emotional Help Available for Your Child

https://www.understood.org/en/friends-feelings/managing-feelings/considering-outside-help/types-of-emotional-help-available-for-your-child?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

Tch Plus: Reinvigorate Learning and Teacher Growth!

https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2017/10/04/tch-plus/

Want Change In Education? Look Beyond The Usual Suspects (Like Finland)

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2017/10/04/want-change-in-education-look-beyond-the-usual-suspects-like-finland/

Parallel Lines: A Speaking & Listening Strategy

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/parallel-lines

Making technology work for teaching and learning: Invest in teachers

https://www.teachingquality.org/content/blogs/barnett-berry/making-technology-work-teaching-and-learning-invest-teachers

Different Types of Dyslexia

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/dyslexia/different-types-of-dyslexia?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

• Dyslexia shows itself in different ways and can involve a number of reading challenges.
• There is no official list of dyslexia types. Some types are more widely recognized than others.
• Knowing what type of dyslexia kids have can help professionals come up with the best teaching strategies.

Educational Links 10/4/17

Bookmark

4 teaching mistakes that drained my energy (and the solutions that changed everything

https://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/truth-for-teachers-podcast/mistakes-drained-energy/?utm_content=buffer1b17d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Resources to Fight Bullying and Harassment at School

https://www.edutopia.org/article/bullying-prevention-resources?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

How to help your struggling readers and writers

https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-views/how-help-your-struggling-readers-and-writers

When Math Just Doesn’t Add Up: Understanding Dyscalculia

https://www.additudemag.com/dyscalculia/

The Arts Have Much More to Teach Us

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2017/10/04/the-arts-have-much-more-to-teach.html?cmp=SOC-SHR-FB

Processing Speed: Your Questions Answered

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/information-processing-issues/processing-speed-your-questions-answered?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

Multitasking Harms Recall—Music, Not So Much

https://www.edutopia.org/article/multitasking-harms-recall-music-not-so-much?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29

A new study confirms what many teachers would already have bet money on: Multitasking while studying significantly reduces students’ ability to recall information. Performing a second cognitive task while studying reduced students’ ability to remember a list of words by 33 percent compared to a control group. Listening to music, though, had only a very modest negative effect.

Educational Links 10/3/17

Extending Classroom Management Online

https://www.edutopia.org/article/extending-classroom-management-online?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Positive Words Go a Long Way

https://www.edutopia.org/article/positive-words-go-long-way?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29

Using Technology to Boost Confidence

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/technology-to-help-students-ousd

54 Flipped Classroom Tools For Teachers And Students

https://www.teachthought.com/learning/54-flipped-classroom-tools-teachers-students/

4 Scaffolding strategies that lead to greater student independence

https://blog.gopollock.com/4-scaffolding-strategies-that-lead-to-greater-student-independence-7921b64d3144

Inside ESSA Plans: How Do States Want to Handle Testing Opt-Outs?

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2017/10/inside_essa_plans_how_states_handle_testing_opt_out.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

12 Teacher Strategies to Inspire Listening, Learning and Self-Control

https://www.additudemag.com/slideshows/student-behavior-problems-in-the-classroom-teacher-tips/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=school

Detention doesn’t work. Neither does criticism. Or yelling. In fact, they may actually aggravate and encourage a child’s defiance. What does work? These strategies for managing negative ADHD behavior in the classroom — and teaching students better skills for the long run.

Music For When You're Feeling Sad

Sad painting, unknown artist.

Life can be difficult and we just need to sit down with a box of tissue and get the sadness out, optimally with some empathetic person to keep us company. We don't have to keep the stiff upper lip 24/7. There will be time to get back to that. For a bit, we just need to be sad.

Here's some music for that. 

Aase's Death (Edward Grieg) 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB4m885sTeE 

Educational Links 10/2/17

How an Anti-Tech Teacher Learned to Stop Worrying and Embrace Edtech

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-09-26-how-an-anti-tech-teacher-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-embrace-edtech

Algebra Team: Overview of Teaching Styles

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/teaching-middle-school-math-styles

HOW TO TEACH THINKING ROUTINES IN THE CLASSROOM

http://www.coolcatteacher.com/e134/?utm_content=buffer79a3c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

You’re all ‘math people,’ but you just didn’t know it

http://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/article/You-re-all-math-people-you-just-12236409.php

“ReadWorks” Adds Highlighting & Text Annotation

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2017/10/01/readworks-adds-highlighting-text-annotation/

How to create a dyslexia-friendly environment in your school

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/09/04/ew-dyslexia-friendly-school/

This Is How Much of Autism Is Genetic

http://time.com/4956316/how-much-of-autism-is-genetic/

For a condition as complex as autism, it’s almost certain that both genes and environment play an important role. But teasing apart how much DNA contributes to the developmental condition and how much is due to environmental exposures remains a subject of much debate.