Educational Links 3/10/18

What Differentiated Instruction Is–And Is Not

https://wegrowteachers.com/differentiated-instruction-not/?utm_content=bufferb1002&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Using Expressive Writing To Keep Students Grounded and Engaged in Science Courses

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/50644/using-expressive-writing-to-keep-students-grounded-and-engaged-in-science-courses

What Is Mindfulness? Students Share What It Looks Like in Public Schools

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2018-03-07-what-is-mindfulness-students-share-what-it-looks-like-in-public-schools?utm_content=buffere24c9&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=EdSurgeBuffer

OPINION: Here’s a way teachers can help break down equity barriers in high school: reading aloud to students

http://hechingerreport.org/opinion-heres-way-teachers-can-help-break-equity-barriers-high-school-reading-aloud-students/

What do students do in an NGSS classroom?

http://go.info.amplify.com/amplify-science-ngss-classroom

What institutionalized racism looks like inside our system of education

https://medium.com/@kellywickham/what-institutionalized-racism-looks-like-inside-our-system-of-education-4a69c72edeed

Inside an Evaluation for Learning Disorders

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2018/03/inside-evaluation-for-learning-disorders.html

When a child is struggling in school, the first step to finding help is figuring out what’s getting in his way. As a starting point, you need an evaluation of your child’s learning profile, to identify strengths and weaknesses, and suggest what kind of support he might need to thrive. But the process of getting a child evaluated can be daunting.