Educational Links 1/14/18

Teaching Students How to Work Together

http://www.gettingsmart.com/2018/01/teaching-students-how-to-work-together/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Getting%20Smart&utm_content=Teaching%20Students%20How%20to%20Work%20Together

Five New Videos For Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2018/01/13/five-new-videos-for-martin-luther-king-jr-day/

There is a growing clamour to take politics out of teaching…

https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-views/there-a-growing-clamour-take-politics-out-teaching

8 Ways to Deal with Hurtful Cliques

http://www.smartkidswithld.org/getting-help/making-friends/8-ways-deal-hurtful-cliques/

Acknowledging Ungraded Skills

https://www.edutopia.org/article/acknowledging-ungraded-skills

Getting Better Through Authentic Feedback

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/feedback-from-students

4 critical issues for competency-based education programs

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2018/01/12/4-critical-issues-competency-based-education-programs/

As K-12 competency-based education programs become more widespread, educators and policymakers would do well to focus on four key issues that can make or break high-quality programs, according to a new report.

The CompetencyWorks report, Quality and Equity by Design: Charting the Course for the Next Phase of Competency-Based Education, calls for creating competency-based systems in which the culture, structure, policies, and instructional practices fully support each and every student in their journey toward preparation for college, career, and life.