Educational Links 10/12/18

Dear School Administrators, Please Stop Taking Away Teacher Planning Periods

https://www.weareteachers.com/i-need-my-planning-periods/

Professional Development: The Triangle of Continuous Improvement

http://www.teachhub.com/professional-development-triangle-continuous-improvement

Give Me a Break PT II: Getting the Downtime You Need

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/teachers-aid/4821-give-me-a-break-pt-ii-getting-the-downtime-you-need

The Education Pendulum

http://blog.mimio.com/the-education-pendulum

I’m a teacher, and I know IEPs aren’t being followed. What do I do?

http://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/im-a-teacher-and-i-know-ieps-arent-being-followed-what-do-i-do/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheWrightslawWay+%28The+Wrightslaw+Way%29

National Conversations Are Classroom Conversations

https://www.edutopia.org/article/national-conversations-are-classroom-conversations

How Stress Affects Your Memory

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/52158/how-stress-affects-your-memory?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

We've all had the experience of studying hard for a test, believing we know the information, and then sitting down in the testing room only to draw a blank. Why does that happen?