Educational Links 10/13/18

Teaching Strategies to Build Student Confidence, Trust

http://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies-build-student-confidence-trust

HOW TO TEACH YOUR TEEN ABOUT DRUGS AND ALCOHOL

https://www.theedadvocate.org/teach-teen-drugs-alcohol/

New Teachers

https://www.edutopia.org/blogs/tag/new-teachers?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Video: Dysgraphia Basics

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/dysgraphia/video-dysgraphia-basics?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

There Is No Race to Raise ADHD Awareness, but There Should Be

https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-awareness-research-still-lacking/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=adult

Educators Are More Stressed at Work Than Average People, Survey Finds

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2017/10/educator_stress_aft_bat.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

A Halloween Writing Activity for Elementary and Middle School Students

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2018/10/a-halloween-writing-activity-for.html

Primary writing should be about creativity

https://www.tes.com/news/primary-writing-should-be-about-creativity-not-spag

So how exactly does the challenge work? And how can teachers get their classes involved? It’s quite straightforward, says Skinner.

“I have three different types of prompts teachers can choose from: picture prompts, parts of a sentence or five individual words. The idea is that the young writers have to engage with the prompts and produce a piece of writing that’s around 100 words,” she explains.