Educational Links 1/11/18

5 tips to take your large school district into the digital age

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2018/01/03/187731/

How Should Teachers use Videos in the Classroom?

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2018/01/how_should_teachers_use_videos_in_the_classroom.html

Does VR Have a Place in EdTech?

https://edtechdigest.com/2018/01/09/does-vr-have-a-place-in-edtech/

Religion in Schools: A Delicate Balance

https://theeducatorsroom.com/religion-schools-delicate-balance/

Preparing Students For Future Success with PBL and SEL

http://www.gettingsmart.com/2018/01/preparing-students-for-future-success-with-pbl-and-sel-2/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Getting%20Smart&utm_content=Preparing%20Students%20For%20Future%20Success%20with%20PBL%20and%20SEL

       4 ways to help students get workforce-ready

https://www.iste.org/explore/articleDetail?articleid=2128&category=Personalized-learning&article

Nurturing Intrinsic Motivation in Students

https://www.edutopia.org/article/nurturing-intrinsic-motivation-students

As children come to feel effective in accomplishing something, they are more likely to try to replicate that feeling by trying to accomplish more challenging tasks. Feeling competent can be addictive. Those accomplishments are more meaningful when they are authentic, and feeling competent is itself a meaningful reward—better than a collection of stickers or small trinkets or much too scarcely distributed recognitions like “student of the month,” which can lead the majority of students to become resigned to failure despite effort.