Educational Links 5/29/18

Teachers may not be so hot on students’ use of digital devices for learning

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2018/05/28/teachers-students-digital-devices-learning/

Building Democratic Classrooms: Every Teacher Can Cultivate Civic Competencies

https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2018/05/25/building-democratic-classrooms/

“Best” Lists Of The Week: Thematic Lists For Beginner ELLs

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2018/05/28/best-lists-of-the-week-thematic-lists-for-beginner-ells/

Why Emotions Are Integral to Learning

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/45201/why-emotions-are-integral-to-learning

       Embed literacy into STEM projects

https://www.iste.org/explore/articleDetail?articleid=2190

Want to Give Up Grades? Here's How You Can Get Buy-in

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/work_in_progress/2018/05/want_to_give_up_grades_heres_h.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB-TM

The New Librarian: How to lead a tech-integration revolution

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2018/05/07/the-new-librarian-how-to-lead-a-tech-integration-revolution/

Technology is just one component, but a significant one, of a strong school library program. Don’t neglect it or let it become your only focus; instead, use it as a catalyst for moving your program to the next level.

Stay visible, listen to teachers, and ask questions to clarify needs. Offer ideas for practical applications to create learning environments that support and challenge students. Strive to be a facilitator and let students take the lead when possible. And perhaps most important, remember the library does not need to be a physical space—it’s a state of mind.