Educational Links 7/25/18

Writing a Flexible Curricular Map to Ensure Student Voice is Heard

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/work_in_progress/2018/07/writing_a_flexible_curricular_.htm

Helping Your Child Build a Strong Vocabulary

https://www.parenttoolkit.com/academics/advice/english-language-arts/helping-your-child-build-a-strong-vocabulary

5 Things to Know About the New Google Classroom

https://shakeuplearning.com/blog/5-things-to-know-about-the-new-google-classroom/

Understanding Dyslexia

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/dyslexia/understanding-dyslexia

What is Dyslexia?

http://dyslexia.yale.edu/

Dyslexia is an unexpected difficulty in learning to read. Dyslexia takes away an individual’s ability to read quickly and automatically, and to retrieve spoken words easily, but it does not dampen one’s creativity and ingenuity.

Blended Play - A Blend of Online and Offline Review Games

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2018/07/blended-play-blend-of-online-and.html

Thinking Past Think-Pair-Share

https://www.wonderexplorelearn.com/single-post/2018/07/08/Thinking-Past-Think-Pair-Share

Academic conversations build an understanding of content and promote communication that prepares students for college and career. But how do we ensure that all students participate in our academic conversations, particularly our English Language Learners and students with special needs, who would often prefer to sit on the sidelines than speak up in class? We can boost participation in academic conversations by leveraging a simultaneous mix of digital and verbal discussion protocols.