Educational Links 5/3/18

A Disappointing National Report Card

http://educationnext.org/disappointing-national-report-card-2017-naep-results-editor-west/

How to Use Assessment Clickers to Adjust Instruction

http://blog.mimio.com/how-to-use-assessment-clickers-to-adjust-instruction

When Administrators Keep Teaching

https://www.edutopia.org/article/when-administrators-keep-teaching

Downtime: Necessary for Children's Mental Health & 21st-Century Skills

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/teaching-teens-tweens/downtime-necessary-for-children-s-mental-health-21st-century-skills

National Teacher Day Is Coming-Up & Here Are Related Resources

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2018/05/02/national-teacher-day-is-coming-up-here-are-related-resources/

New Teachers: Look for PD in Everyday Life

https://www.middleweb.com/37594/new-teachers-look-for-pd-in-everyday-life/

The best edtech PD isn’t about technology

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2018/04/16/the-best-edtech-pd-isnt-about-technology/

Schools and districts spend billions on edtech, even while questions continue to swirl around whether such investments yield solid returns. Few companies can reliably ensure the educational outcomes that teachers and administrators expect, and according to one estimate, only 35 percent of edtech tools purchased are actually being implemented.