Educational Links 3/13/18

Students protest on the floor of the Florida Capitol earlier this month to push for a ban on assault weapons.

—Scott Keeler/The Tampa Bay Times via AP

Let Them March: Schools Should Not Censor Students

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/03/09/let-them-march-schools-should-not-censor.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

Special Education: Federal Law vs. State Law

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/your-childs-rights/basics-about-childs-rights/special-education-federal-law-vs-state-law

Emergent literacy: Why cross-lateral movement matters!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrYMIcXC9Yw

A Deeper Look at the Whole School Approach to Behavior

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/49558/a-deeper-look-at-the-whole-school-approach-to-behavior?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

PASS OR FAIL: EARLY INTERVENTION PROCEDURES

http://www.theedadvocate.org/pass-fail-early-intervention-procedures/

Students Learn More When THEY Do the Work

http://catlintucker.com/2018/03/students-learn-more-when-they-do-the-work/

5 Fun St. Patrick's Day Classroom Activities

http://www.teachhub.com/five-fun-st-patricks-day-activities-your-class

Strategies for Effectively Developing Critical Thinking

http://edtechreview.in/trends-insights/insights/3111-strategies-for-effectively-developing-critical-thinking

Critical thinking – that ability to think about an issue from multiple perspectives, the all-essential piece which determines success in the real world.

Amidst all the debates in the field of education, every educationist agrees on the importance of developing these skills for their students. There is no consensus, however, on the best method for developing these skills.

We surveyed the research in this space and spoke to educationists in the field. Here is a summary of what we found and some winning strategies for cracking these skills.