Educational Links 1/21/19

How Assessments Can Support, Not Just Measure, Student Learning

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/52904/how-assessments-can-support-not-just-measure-student-learning?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&fbclid=IwAR2dovf8AsOBoEmPjoqRq3KCuZY2z9ShQYZn4tbvBwC3JKIlYZJ9a1kKj68

A Better Way to Teach the Civil Rights Movement

https://www.edutopia.org/article/better-way-teach-civil-rights-movement?utm_medium=socialflow&utm_source=facebook

HOW TO MOTIVATE TEACHERS TO CHANGE

https://www.coolcatteacher.com/how-to-motivate-teachers-to-change/?fbclid=IwAR0mYYShp_KKVrAEQC-lqYQznYp-jpdzBc6snvm_s2acOTZb23lpdpJS2Z4

Millennial Teachers: Things to Consider in Trying to Recruit and Retain Them

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2018/12/millennial_teachers_things_to_consider_in_trying_to_recruit_and_retain_them.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB&fbclid=IwAR2gkjh2GEyL1zbAOJksQlCI-8AfP-uCQIbX1Gt_iwTf_QJijmPBz80grYY

New study finds pre-k benefits endure through eighth grade

https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/new-study-finds-pre-k-benefits-endure-through-eighth-grade-1429204547632

10 Professional Development Tips for the New Year

https://www.teachhub.com/10-professional-development-tips-new-year?fbclid=IwAR20zMw_pofCjSP7Rwbt76XxJXc8yD57Hno8SNVcfwioLxlh0iQV422B3BM

4 Things Great Principals Don't Do

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teacher_leader_voices/2017/10/four_things_great_principals_d.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB&fbclid=IwAR08VJREmGJpKnx9lSsop0N7mweOmyTteQnECzMovCFSYkpwFLyvZizYvPc

It's National Principals Month and I'm reflecting on some of the best administrators I've had the pleasure of knowing throughout my career. One principal had a deep level of respect for students and the entire staff. He could often be seen sweeping the floor because he'd told the custodian to sit down and rest her feet. He would pass my classroom door, look around, and give a thumbs up before walking away. Another principal was so loved that students often went out of their way to get a "hello" from him and have him acknowledge their lives outside.