Educational Links 9/2/18

5 Benefits of Inclusion Classrooms

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/treatments-approaches/educational-strategies/5-benefits-of-inclusion-classrooms

Please Dear, Do Not Become a Teacher: Changing the Public View

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/trumped/4809-please-dear-don-t-become-a-teacher-changing-the-public-view

Is strength-based learning a “magic bullet?”

https://hechingerreport.org/strength-based-learning-magic-bullet/

Learning disabilities: Kids and families struggle beyond the academics

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180628120039.htm

As the School Year Begins, Please Talk to Your Kids About Disabilities

https://themighty.com/2018/08/please-talk-to-your-kids-about-disabilities/

The Day I Lost It with a Student

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/my-bad/3883-the-day-i-lost-it-with-a-student

Classroom Management to Prioritize Your Tasks

http://www.teachhub.com/classroom-management-prioritize-your-tasks

When it comes to prioritizing, you need to realize that not all tasks will carry the same weight as others. This means that not all of your teacher-related tasks are as equally important as the others. Take a step back and look at all of the things that you need to get done. Then you can determine which tasks are essential and need to get done right away, and which tasks can sit on the back burner and wait to be completed or can be done by someone else.

Educational Links 9/1/18

How Data Privacy Lessons in Alternative Reality Games Can Help Kids In Real Life

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/51772/how-data-privacy-lessons-in-alternative-reality-games-can-help-kids-in-real-life?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

Logged off: meet the teens who refuse to use social media

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/aug/29/teens-desert-social-media

What Is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?

https://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/guide/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd#1

250 Google Tools Tutorials for Teachers

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2018/08/250-google-tools-tutorials-for-teachers.html

Gaming’s Not Just for Kids: What Educators Need to Know About Esports

https://www.edsurge.com/amp/news/2018-08-29-gaming-s-not-just-for-kids-what-educators-need-to-know-about-esports?__twitter_impression=true

Personalized Learning: Mistakes, Moving Furniture and Making it Work

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/51901/personalized-learning-mistakes-moving-furniture-and-making-it-work

The Perks of a Play-in-the-Mud Educational Philosophy

https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/04/early-childhood-outdoor-education/558959/

Full-Day Kindergarten is Great for Kids, So Why Isn’t It Required?

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2018/08/full-day-kindergarten-is-great-for-kids.html

The academic gains of kids who attend full-day kindergarten are well-documented, but most states pay only for half-day kindergarten and don’t require students to attend it.

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.

Educational Links 8/30/18

How to Create an eBook on Book Creator

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2018/08/how-to-create-ebook-on-book-creator.html

A Letter Grade Isn’t A Letter Grade: Why We Should Stop Averaging Scores

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/letter-grade-stop-averaging-scores/

Federal Appeals Court Rules In Favor Of Mainstreaming

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2018/08/29/federal-court-mainstreaming/25429/

Shedding Light on Developmental Blind Spots

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2018/08/shedding-light-on-developmental-blind.html

Embracing Inquiry-Based Instruction

https://www.edutopia.org/article/embracing-inquiry-based-instruction

Gaming’s Not Just for Kids: What Educators Need to Know About Esports

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2018-08-29-gaming-s-not-just-for-kids-what-educators-need-to-know-about-esports

How to Differentiate Autism from a Learning Disability

https://www.additudemag.com/autism-learning-disability-symptoms/

Understand the most common learning disabilities — dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, auditory and visual processing disorders, and nonverbal learning disorder — and how their symptoms differ from autism spectrum disorder.

Educational Links 8/29/18

Dyslexia is the No. 1 learning disability. Here's how to address it in the schools.

http://nie.post-dispatch.com/news/dyslexia-is-the-no-1-learning-disability-heres-how-to-address-it-in-the-schools

I Reacted Rashly Because I Did Not Want to Look Weak

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/my-bad/4300-i-reacted-rashly-because-i-did-not-want-to-look-weak

NEW STUDIES CONFIRM PREVIOUS ONES – ABILITY GROUPING CAN HURT, NOT HELP

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2018/08/28/new-studies-confirm-previous-ones-ability-grouping-can-hurt-not-help/

The best time to teach students how to cope with trauma? When there isn’t any

https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-the-best-time-to-teach-students-how-to-cope-with-trauma-when-there-isnt-any/

Gates Foundation's new school initiative awards big grants to California nonprofits

https://edsource.org/2018/gates-foundations-new-school-initiative-awards-big-grants-to-california-nonprofits/601664

A new study shows that students learn way more effectively from print textbooks than screens

https://www.businessinsider.com/students-learning-education-print-textbooks-screens-study-2017-10

The Ultimate List: 50 Strategies For Differentiated Instruction

https://wegrowteachers.com/ultimate-list-50-strategies-differentiated-instruction/

Most PD doesn't meet federal criteria

https://www.educationdive.com/news/report-most-pd-doesnt-meet-federal-criteria/528681/

Under the new federal definition, professional learning must be “sustained, intensive, collaborative, job-embedded, data-driven, and classroom-focused.”
However, the study concluded that only 13% of professional learning met the standard for sustained, only 9% met the definition of collaborative, 63% was job-embedded, only 8% was truly data-driven, 85% was classroom-focused, and the average length of time spent on “intensive” professional development was only 4.25 hours.

Educational Links 8/28/18

Skim reading is the new normal. The effect on society is profound

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/25/skim-reading-new-normal-maryanne-wolf?CMP=share_btn_fb

Listening Isn’t Cheating: How Audio Books Can Help Us Learn

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/46125/listening-isnt-cheating-how-audio-books-can-help-us-learn

Back to School: Making time for literacy

http://www.nbc15.com/video?vid=491791421

GUEST POST: IDENTIFYING LEARNING DISABILITIES IN ENGLISH LEARNERS

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2018/08/26/guest-post-identifying-learning-disabilities-in-english-learners/

Leading With Learning On The First Day Of School To Build Class Culture

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/51943/leading-with-learning-on-the-first-day-of-school-to-build-class-culture?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

This Is the Future of Education

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ-tjdMnHlA

Review: ‘America to Me’ Is a Searing Lesson in School Inequity

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/24/arts/television/america-to-me-review.html

When does racial inequality begin? To answer the question, you could go back centuries. Or, as the empathetic, eye-opening documentary series “America to Me” does, you could go back to school.

Compare and Contrast Literature Essay--hey, let's do this!

The purpose of a compare and contrast essay is to analyze the differences and/or the similarities of two distinct subjects. A good compare/contrast essay doesn't only point out how the subjects are similar or different (or even both!). It uses those points to make a meaningful argument about the subjects.

How to Write a Compare and Contrast Essay

https://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Compare-and-Contrast-Essay

Grades 11 and 12 are doing so well--we are jumping right into Compare and Contrast essays!

Educational Links 8/27/18

Understanding ADHD

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/add-adhd/understanding-adhd

Self-Assessment in Middle School

https://www.edutopia.org/article/self-assessment-middle-school

Learn What’s
Happening in Edtech

https://www.edsurge.com/

7 WAYS TO TEACH YOUR CHILD TO BE A GOOD FRIEND

https://www.theedadvocate.org/7-ways-teach-child-good-friend/

PTSD in Teachers: Yes, It’s Real!

https://theeducatorsroom.com/ptsd-in-teachers-yes-its-real/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theeducatorsroom%2FvPKE+%28EducatorsRoom%29

Reaching Every Student Starts Here: How Do Your Students Prefer to Learn?

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/the-flip-side-with-jon-bergmann/4771-reaching-every-student-starts-here-how-do-your-students-prefer-to-learn

Real talk on how to make differentiation less time-consuming

https://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/truth-for-teachers-podcast/differentiated-teaching-strategies/

Self-Assessment in Middle School

https://www.edutopia.org/article/self-assessment-middle-school

Learn What’s
Happening in Edtech

https://www.edsurge.com/

7 WAYS TO TEACH YOUR CHILD TO BE A GOOD FRIEND

https://www.theedadvocate.org/7-ways-teach-child-good-friend/

PTSD in Teachers: Yes, It’s Real!

https://theeducatorsroom.com/ptsd-in-teachers-yes-its-real/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theeducatorsroom%2FvPKE+%28EducatorsRoom%29

Teaching Special Education

https://teach.com/become/what-can-i-teach/special-education/

Special education programs are designed for those students who are mentally, physically, socially and/or emotionally delayed. This aspect of “delay,” broadly categorized as a developmental delay, signify an aspect of the child's overall development (physical, cognitive, scholastic skills) which place them behind their peers. Due to these special requirements, students’ needs cannot be met within the traditional classroom environment. Special education programs and services adapt content, teaching methodology and delivery instruction to meet the appropriate needs of each child.