Educational Links 11/25/17

Parent Engagement in the Digital Age

https://www.edutopia.org/article/parent-engagement-digital-age?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29

Sensory Processing Issues and Anxiety: What You Need to Know

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/sensory-processing-issues/sensory-overload-anxiety?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

Why Teachers Are The Sleeping Giant In The Fight For Net Neutrality

https://www.teachthought.com/education/why-teachers-are-the-sleeping-giant-in-the-fight-for-net-neutrality/?utm_content=bufferb239c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Ed Tech Digest

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2017/11/24/ed-tech-digest-59/

5 Trends from the Digital Citizenship Summit

https://www.iste.org/explore/articleDetail?articleid=2098&category=Digital-citizenship&article

5 Ways to Help Students Manage Digital Distractions and Stay on Track

https://www.commonsense.org/education/blog/5-ways-to-help-students-manage-digital-distractions-and-stay-on-track?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social

It’s no secret that students today face the ultimate paradox: The same devices that help students complete their work are also their biggest distraction from getting work done. Over the last seven years, I’ve visited schools around the country that have implemented one-to-one computer and tablet programs and personalized learning models. In many cases, schools have successfully focused on the technology and implementation of their programs, but are still searching for successful ways to promote organization, time management, and overall wellness.

Educational Links 11/24/17

How do you reward reading?

http://www.readingrockets.org/blogs/book-life/how-do-you-reward-reading

Yes, Learning Targets Can Make Our Lives Easier

https://rosscoops31.com/2017/11/21/learningtargets/

Good Communication Doesn't Come Naturally. We Have to Teach It

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2017/11/15/we-need-to-teach-students-how-to.html?cmp=soc-edit-fb

Be Thankful for the Opportunities Provided

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/work_in_progress/2017/11/be_thankful_for_the_opportunit.html?override=web

At a Glance: Classroom Accommodations for Auditory Processing Disorder

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/partnering-with-childs-school/instructional-strategies/classroom-accommodations-for-auditory-processing-disorder?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

No More Easy A's: Classroom Can Be a Breeding Ground for Grit (Q&A)

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/bookmarks/2017/11/classroom_can_be_breeding_ground_for_grit.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

'Schools can't function without teaching assistants – but they're first in the firing line when budgets are cut'

https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-views/schools-cant-function-without-teaching-assistants-theyre-first

As school budgets are squeezed, thousands of teaching assistants are losing their jobs – we must fight to keep hold of them, writes one former head

Educational Links 11/23/17

Making Sure Your Praise Is Effective

https://www.edutopia.org/article/making-sure-your-praise-effective?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29

Fact or fiction: Devices stunt SEL

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/11/21/fact-fiction-devices-stunt-sel/

Adults Send Children Mixed Messages About Kindness. Here's Why That Matters to Schools

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rulesforengagement/2017/11/adults_send_children_mixed_messages_about_kindness_heres_why_that_matters_to_schools.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

Bloom's Taxonomy for the Web

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2017/11/blooms-taxonomy-for-web-visual.html

Songs about computer coding? It's what happens when an arts school adds STEM focus

https://edsource.org/2017/songs-about-computer-coding-its-what-happens-when-an-arts-school-adds-stem-focus/590371

This no-brainer tool combats teacher turnover

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/10/30/tool-combats-teacher-turnover/

No More Easy A's: Classroom Can Be a Breeding Ground for Grit (Q&A)

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/bookmarks/2017/11/classroom_can_be_breeding_ground_for_grit.html

When positive-psychology expert and author Caroline Adams Miller began parenting in the late 1980s and early 1990s, it was the height of the self-esteem movement and what Miller dubs the "everyone's a winner era." She noticed that many of her children's peers attended the kinds of ceremonies where everyone got a medal. Their schools inflated grades or threw them out the window altogether. Parents lowered expectations and went to great lengths to make children feel special, boosting mediocrity in the process. Miller describes this age group (who are now millennials) as the "bubble-wrapped generation." 

Happy Thanksgiving, Teachers!

Special greetings! Faraday the Fox and Tesla the Owl celebrating in Las Vegas. (We have family here.)

Every day is Thanksgiving, of course, but we cherish the special time to see family and consider our blessings. We are mindful of teaching as a blessing, and know the kids are thankful for you. 

(Though they may not say it!)

Best wishes to you all!

Melanie

Educational Links 11/22/17

6 Ways Administrators Can Prove the Efficacy of Digital Tools

https://edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2017/11/6-ways-administrators-can-prove-efficacy-digital-tools

Latest News on Autism from Around the World

http://www.researchautism.net/news

Thinking about personalized learning? Your 6th graders are way ahead of you

https://www.iste.org/explore/articleDetail?articleid=2102&category=Personalized-le

In Language Classrooms, Students Should Be Talking

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/in-language-classrooms-students-should-be-talking-sarah-wike-loyola?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

12 New Rules: Accelerated Learning for an Exponential World

http://www.gettingsmart.com/2017/11/12-new-rules-accelerated-learning-for-an-exponential-world/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Getting%20Smart&utm_content=12%20New%20Rules:%20Accelerated%20Learning%20for%20an%20Exponential%20World

How to Make the Most of Your Time as a Principal

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2017/11/15/how-to-make-the-most-of-your.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

9 Ways to Make Learning Visible in the Classroom

https://www.weareteachers.com/make-learning-visible/?utm_source=FB&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Corwin_1708_+ART_SIX

4 ways to customize classroom goals for students

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/10/24/customize-classroom-goals/

Every student is different. There are various external and internal factors that may affect the pace of a student’s learning.

Why then, do we expect all students to complete a certain amount of work by a certain date? And offer rewards like ice cream, when we know not all students are likely to reach the same goal?

Research around motivation can shed some light on best practices for inspiring the type of motivation that will last beyond that ice cream cone and cultivate a lifetime love of learning. And there are examples of educators from across the country who are implementing unique goal setting and tracking systems that enable all students to succeed.

Educational Links 11/21/17

Leaders, Get Into Classroomseducational leadership,vouchers, project based learning, 

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/work_in_progress/2017/11/leaders_get_into_classrooms.html?cmp=SOC-SHR-FB

'Precious Little Evidence' That Vouchers Improve Achievement, Recent Research Finds

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/charterschoice/2017/11/precious_little_evidence_vouchers_improve_academic_achievement_research_finds.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

How to Use Project Based Learning in Your Classroom

https://www.additudemag.com/download/project-based-learning-ideas/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=school

SEL: Are You Ready to Lead?

http://www.gettingsmart.com/2017/11/sel-are-you-ready-to-lead/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Getting%20Smart&utm_content=SEL:%20Are%20You%20Ready%20to%20Lead%3F

WHAT DOES THE RESEARCH SAY ABOUT INCLUSIVE EDUCATION?

https://www.thinkinclusive.us/research-inclusive-education/

The research is clear, inclusive education is the ultimate win-win situation. Here is an annotated list of some of the best research on inclusive education.

Educational Links 11/20/17

Help! This Edtech Company Says It Uses AI. (What Does That Mean? What Should I Ask?)

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-11-11-help-this-edtech-company-says-it-uses-ai-what-does-that-mean-what-should-i-ask?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=ad&utm_campaign=UPVs

How one district solved its special education dropout problem

http://hechingerreport.org/one-district-solved-special-education-dropout-problem/

Library of Congress launches three new learning apps

http://edscoop.com/library-of-congress-launches-three-new-learning-apps

What Every Parent Needs To Understand About Teens’ Mental Health

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/youth-mental-health-report_us_5a0d02c4e4b0b17e5e13f4f4

Station Rotation Model: Offering Optional Skill Stations

http://catlintucker.com/2017/11/optional-skill-stations/

Colleges urged to bolster creative side of students' digital literacy

http://edscoop.com/colleges-need-to-bolster-creative-side-of-students-digital-literacy

Educating for Democracy: A Deep Dive

https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2017/11/17/democracy-deep-dive/

In a 2017 national survey, just 20 percent of Americans said they trusted the government to do what’s right for them always or most of the time, and only about one third of young adults said they’re optimistic about the nation’s future. When a government that aims to be of the people, by the people, and for the people, is only trusted by 20 percent of the people, something is significantly wrong.