Educational Links 3/6/18

Are You Doing Projects Or Learning Through Project-Based Learning?

https://wegrowteachers.com/just-projects-actually-learning-project-based-learning/?utm_content=buffer5e4e8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Don't 'Veer Off-Course': Roxanna Elden On Finishing the School Year Strong

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2018/03/dont_veer_off-course_roxanna_elden_on_finishing_the_school_year_strong.html

What Should Betsy DeVos Prioritize?

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/02/22/what-should-betsy-devos-prioritize.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

Why Taking Away Recess Is a Counterproductive Punishment

https://www.additudemag.com/the-right-to-recess/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=parent

Taking on teacher attrition

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2018/02/20/taking-teacher-attrition/

STEM may be the future—but liberal arts are timeless

https://qz.com/1215910/stem-may-be-the-future-but-liberal-arts-are-timeless/?utm_source=qzfb

3 Ways I’m Trying Out Universal Design for Learning at Home With My Kids

https://www.understood.org/en/community-events/blogs/my-parent-journey/2017/10/17/3-ways-im-trying-out-universal-design-for-learning-at-home-with-my-kids?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

A big part of UDL is reflecting on how we learn. According to Understood founding partner CAST, UDL is a “framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn.” So in my own layman’s language, this means we all learn differently. And UDL is a way that helps teach to people’s unique learning strengths, based on science.