Educational Links 9/29/18

How a Composting Initiative Led to the Growth of an Unexpected Learning Space

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2018-09-28-how-a-composting-initiative-led-to-the-growth-of-an-unexpected-learning-space

DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION FOR DIGITAL LEARNERS

https://www.theedadvocate.org/differentiated-instruction-for-digital-learners/

State-level policy for computer science education continues to grow

https://edscoop.com/state-level-policy-for-computer-science-education-continues-to-climb

Chicago Schools Lose Millions For Allegedly Not Shielding Students From Sexual Abuse

https://www.npr.org/2018/09/28/652802708/chicago-schools-lose-millions-for-allegedly-not-shielding-students-from-sexual-a?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

The Neuroscience of Narrative and Memory

https://www.edutopia.org/article/neuroscience-narrative-and-memory?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Anxiety in the Classroom

https://childmind.org/article/classroom-anxiety-in-children/

Speaking Skills Top Employer Wish Lists. But Schools Don't Teach Them

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/09/26/speaking-skills-top-employer-wish-lists-but.html

Employers say they have trouble finding new hires with good oral-communication skills. But relatively few regular public K-12 schools explicitly teach those skills, and even fewer teach them with real-world workplace scenarios.