Educational Links 8/31/18

At a Glance: How Reading Changes the Brain

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/reading-issues/at-a-glance-how-reading-changes-the-brain

Reading Buddies

https://www.edutopia.org/article/reading-buddies

The Biggest Challenge for District Leaders? Finding and Keeping Good Teachers

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2018-08-30-the-biggest-challenge-for-district-leaders-finding-and-keeping-good-teachers

Another Small, Convenient Update to Google Sites and Google Forms

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/

Stop Praising Student Work. Be Specific Instead.

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/stop-praising-student-work-be-specific-instead/

Clean, Healthy Classroom Management Techniques

http://www.teachhub.com/clean-healthy-classroom-management-techniques

7 Things Principals Want to Hear From Their Teachers

https://www.weareteachers.com/what-principals-want-to-hear/

Socioeconomic Inequalities Often Land Students of Color in Special Ed, Study Says

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2018/08/socioeconomic-inequalities-often-land.html

The study’s findings reveal a broad problem: Calling a lack of achievement — which is often based on socioeconomic status — a disability doesn’t address the achievement gap and the issues behind it.