Educational Links 2/8/19

Exploring Ways to Say So Long to Traditional Letter Grades

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/02/06/exploring-ways-to-say-so-long-to.html?cmp=soc-facebook-shr&fbclid=IwAR1Aj7KmIaYtcxP1LpxJ0cyATcNtk1DGC5MGrnJPzLHcyEPG0Hl1ypWE7DM

THE BEST RESOURCES FOR TEACHING ABOUT WHY BLACKFACE IS RACIST

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2019/02/07/the-best-resources-for-teaching-about-why-blackface-is-racist/?fbclid=IwAR3fHcAXJL2wzYNpLk0vRAy-BmcOvA8FWqcQQMiDx4OV-Is1MA_yIp7_cjw

OVERCOMING TIMED-TEST-INDUCED MATH ANXIETY

https://www.theedadvocate.org/overcoming-timed-test-induced-math-anxiety/

How to keep overbearing, micromanaging parents from stressing you out as a teacher

https://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/truth-for-teachers-podcast/how-to-deal-with-difficult-parents-as-a-teacher/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheCornerstone+%28The+Cornerstone+Blog%29#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-deal-with-difficult-parents-as-a-teacher

10 EdTech Influencers Leading the Way

http://blog.mimio.com/10-edtech-influencers-leading-the-way

What Teachers and Sports Coaches Can Learn From Each Other

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/52825/what-teachers-and-sports-coaches-can-learn-from-each-other?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

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Active-Shooter Drills Are Tragically Misguided

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/03/active-shooter-drills-erika-christakis/580426/

There’s scant evidence that they’re effective. They can, however, be psychologically damaging—and they reflect a dismaying view of childhood.