Educational Links 1/16/19

Data Was Supposed to Fix the U.S. Education System. Here’s Why It Hasn’t.

https://hbr.org/2019/01/data-was-supposed-to-fix-the-u-s-education-system-heres-why-it-hasnt

BEST LISTS OF THE WEEK: THE BEST POSTS FROM EVERY YEAR SINCE THIS BLOG BEGAN!

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2018/09/09/best-lists-of-the-week-the-best-posts-from-every-year-since-this-blog-began/

‘Ditch interventions, just focus on quality-first teaching’

https://www.tes.com/news/ditch-interventions-just-focus-quality-first-teaching?fbclid=IwAR0qz6TT_cgHrRiM_GnuReIjK-OA7ywRNLdzDmZWVeLhpTq3pUfGSLKqavE

Is It Time to Kill Annual Testing?

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/01/09/is-it-time-to-kill-annual-testing.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB&fbclid=IwAR152etbZMF7DfYm4cVea0nU67z2K1PREBGcsXCfWEuiG9N92lR4N3KYb-8

What Careers Are a Good Fit for Kids With Slow Processing Speed?

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/information-processing-issues/what-careers-are-good-fit-for-kids-with-slow-processing-speed?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

Bringing the Science of Learning Into Classrooms

https://www.edutopia.org/article/bringing-science-learning-classrooms

Ed Tech Fitness Challenge of the Week

http://edtechfitness.com/ed-tech-fitness-challenge-of-the-week/?fbclid=IwAR3-3oPH0WRCivDM5yt8v5Y4hIEzQYHtEfNIaAso5Sy2S1YFoojEUgPVo5I

This week’s Ed Tech Fitness challenge is about flexibility. We all know that it’s important to stretch and warm-up muscles before exercising, but some simple stretches done during the day can also help improve your flexibility while also providing a little “brain break” during the day.