Saturday, November 18, 2017

Educational Links 11/19/17

The Top Five Reasons We Love Giving Students Choice in Reading


Boundaries Are More Effective Than Rules


9 ADHD Strategies Every Teacher Should Know


My New BAM! Radio Show Explores What Policy Makers Don’t Understand About Education

5 Presentation Tools That Will Make Your Slides Stand Out


Autism Wandering Bill Advances In Senate


It’s better to understand something than to know it


“Knowing” and “understanding” are related concepts, but they’re not the same. Each is a distinct mental state involving cognitive grasp: Knowing is static, referring to discrete facts, while understanding is active, describing the ability to analyze and place those facts in context to form a big picture.

Friday, November 17, 2017

Educational Links 11/18/17



Journaling the Old-School Way


Some of the best Digital Curation Tools for Teachers

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SEL Weekly Update


Youth Radio Offers Kids' Take on Current Events


Increased Hours Online Correlate With Uptick In Teen Depression, Suicidal Thoughts


If You Really Want Higher Test Scores: Rethink Reading Comprehension Instruction



International Society for Technology in Education



The International Society for Technology in Education, most commonly referred to as ISTE, is a professional organization that plays a major role in technology integration around the world. While there is a fee for becoming a member of ISTE, their website is full of excellent free resources. There are also some ISTE affiliates that are free to join.



Thursday, November 16, 2017

Educational Links 11/17/17

New Study Finds That 4.2 Million Kids Experience Homelessness Each Year



Supporting Students With Interrupted Educations


Quick-Thinking School Staff Saved Children at California School


Why Computer Science Belongs in Every Science Teacher’s Classroom


'Schools are constantly being asked to do more with less – they can't solve all of society's issues alone'




These collections provide teachers with new and exciting ways to teach students about historical events and the people associated with them. They can be used to introduce students to events or fill in the gaps that are so often present in textbooks.

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Educational Links 11/16/17

Spreading First Aid for Teens’ Mental Health by Training Adults to Help

Everything Teachers Need To Know To Effectively Use Chromebooks In Their Teaching


Make An Amazing Number Of Different Learning Games With “GameBuilder”



How Project-Based Instruction Can Ignite Your Child’s Love for Learning



Technology Consideration and Assessment for Secondary Students

The Cornerstone of Social and Emotional Learning


Exaggerated Emotions: How and Why ADHD Triggers Intense Feelings


Challenges with processing emotions start in the brain itself. Sometimes the working memory impairments of ADHD allow a momentary emotion to become too strong, flooding the brain with one intense emotion.” Thomas Brown, Ph.D., explains why (and how) ADHD sparks such intense anger, frustration, and hurt.

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Educational Links 11/15/17


8 Things Every School Should Know About Preparing for Natural Disasters

Whisper for Google Classroom


Station Rotation Model: Offering Optional Skill Stations

Incorporating Movement Into the Classroom

5 Principles of Outstanding Classroom Management


What to do with your school's aging Chromebooks



Students Share The Downside Of Being Labeled ‘Gifted’


Many educators work hard to make students feel that the classroom is a place of learning, and that means making mistakes, rethinking strategies, and learning from setbacks. Based on Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck’s work on growth mindset, teachers encourage students to see their intelligence as something malleable, that changes and grows, not a fixed asset assigned at birth. Despite the popularity of these ideas in education, there are still systemic practices and requirements that undermine the message at every turn.

Monday, November 13, 2017

Educational Links 11/14/17


Using Icons to Help Organize Google Drive Folders



13 Book Report Alternatives

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Snapchat, Instagram, YouTube, Oh My! 4 Tools for Picting in the Classroom



A New Recipe for School Design


Detention: is it a deterrent or a social club?



How Virtual Reality and Embodied Learning Could Disrupt Education


Video of the Week: Dealing with digital distraction in the classroom


Digital devices put the world at our students’ fingertips, whether with their own cell phones or with school-provided computers and tablets. But along with opportunities for powerful learning come the risks–and realities–of distraction. So, what are the best ways to manage digital distraction in the classroom? 

Sunday, November 12, 2017

Educational Links 11/13/17


10 Good Resources for Geography Awareness Week


Does Reader's Workshop Promote Close Reading Adequately?



Low academic expectations and poor support for special education students is ‘hurting their future’


Google Arts and Culture

Use Technology in the Classroom to Move Your Lesson Plans Online


Reflections on Teacher Power in the Contemporary Classroom


As DACA Winds Down, DREAMers Turn Toward Different Futures


As politicians in Washington try and figure out what to do with the DACA program — Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals — across the country, DACA recipients are working on their own plans ... trying to stay in the country if Congress doesn't act in time.

Educational Links 11/12/17

3 Fun Strategies for Note Taking


Brain imaging reveals ADHD as a collection of different disorders



7 Ways Audiobooks Benefit Students Who Struggle with Reading


How Project-Based Learning Unleashes Students’ Creativity


What’s an Adolescent Brain’s Weakness? Other Tweens