Educational Links 8/23/18

Yes, teens are texting and using social media instead of reading books, researchers say

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2018/08/20/for-american-teens-texting-and-social-media-are-replacing-books/?utm_term=.d03a9ecf1b6d

The How and Why of Trauma-Informed Teaching

https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-and-why-trauma-informed-teaching

#BlackStudentsMatter: Why Digital Activism Is a Voice for Black students

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2018-08-23-blackstudentsmatter-why-digital-activism-is-a-voice-for-black-students

What Adolescent Girls Wish Their Parents Understood About Them

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/51736/what-adolescent-girls-wish-their-parents-understood-about-them

Favorite Resources

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/p/multidiscipline-projects-with-web-tools.html

I’m Going to Leave Work on Time This School Year … Really.

https://www.weareteachers.com/leave-work-on-time/

Stop Fighting Your Child’s Neurodiversity: A Step-by-Step Plan for Parents in Diagnosis Denial

https://www.additudemag.com/neurodivergent-diagnosis-adhd-autism-learning/

Your child is wired differently, and that means his life may not follow the path you envisioned. Before you can help him thrive, you must give yourself space and time to recognize the emotions that a neurodivergent diagnosis brings. Here’s how to get started embracing your new “normal.”