Educational Links 3/30/19

Sparking Change in Teaching Practices

https://www.edutopia.org/article/sparking-change-teaching-practices?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR0DaO3PgnFyx12CKIYa5JHEGg9YEWpg5Dc3XwK9TpvrwImpcjhrUZyN9mc

Mock Auctions. Pretending to Flee Captors. Do Simulations Have a Place in Lessons on Slavery?

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/03/26/mock-auctions-pretending-to-flee-captors-do.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-equity,FB&fbclid=IwAR10bkW9tzi3O7903Ld2R31nGv_9w1CTdTuK56dsrrNAfRkL2--15wVxQR0

When Zero-Tolerance Was Failing Students, This School Turned to Restorative Justice

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2019-03-26-when-zero-tolerance-was-failing-students-this-school-turned-to-restorative-justice

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7 Surprising Classroom Triggers for Kids Who Experienced Trauma (and How to Avoid Them)

https://www.weareteachers.com/classroom-trauma-triggers/?utm_source=MDR_WAT&utm_medium=FB&utm_campaign=Brookes_1812_ART_ONE&utm_content=1553860860&fbclid=IwAR3QQVxrTklpCYFl0X2agDC3cXMHL4OimizoY6UeWW6RY2Y-ZBBeYtuU5yA

Shifting Toward Equity: The Educator’s Role

https://www.edutopia.org/article/shifting-toward-equity-educators-role?fbclid=IwAR3w_OeJQE4g1iTi-WjIZ5PReXIBNE4HuzD6KDgjqySf6A_G-FqkvK8Iv5Y

Computational Thinking Skills Prepare Students for the Future

http://www.educationandcareernews.com/learning-tools/computational-thinking-skills-prepare-students-for-the-future?fbclid=IwAR2KiKhskjuIJqmhTKCT4KDR0j1uIfG3e5eXxMD4TE3gMPhc0DzwWqsrItU

How to Snag the Attention of a Distracted Child

https://www.additudemag.com/focus-techniques-for-distracted-children/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=parent&fbclid=IwAR0jrLWQn5bia9GbQjcp-CWqreh26lqlex08zBUzK1w8-zCvpUl9rC-TLD0

Any teacher or parent knows that the wandering eye — and mind — of a student with ADHD is a serious impediment to learning. Use these techniques to increase focus and attention in children with ADD, particularly those who have trouble paying attention to assignments and lessons that don’t spark their interests.