Educational Links 8/14/19

4 Ways Personalized Learning Could Change Teaching

https://www.teachthought.com/the-future-of-learning/ways-personalized-learning-could-change-teaching/?fbclid=IwAR0xaz4Q8ikZsvSDG1_7Xg4FejuCjLuBpUyC07gt47oLZB7n9Xelj7atARU

Understood: For Learning and Attention Issues

Common challenges

https://www.understood.org/en/friends-feelings/common-challenges

Arts Integration in the Classroom

http://blog.mimio.com/arts-integration-in-the-classroom?utm_campaign=Blog%20Campaigns&utm_content=98537122&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&hss_channel=fbp-54472514867

Labor Dept rules IEP meetings a valid reason for family and medical leave

https://www.educationdive.com/news/labor-dept-rules-iep-meetings-a-valid-reason-for-family-and-medical-leave/560715/

Designing Empathy-Based Professional Development That Teachers Will Use

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2019-08-12-designing-empathy-based-professional-development-that-teachers-will-use

CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION RESOURCES OF THE WEEK

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2019/08/13/classroom-instruction-resources-of-the-week-242/?fbclid=IwAR2tqfc9tyzdM7A2xxqezM-eoxqUPO1w1MnSUbhc4GshGPlRqurjrvIKoo4

It’s time to rethink kindergarten.

https://teachingstrategies.com/whole-child-kindergarten/?utm_source=Retargeting+FB+Ad&utm_medium=FB&utm_campaign=TeachingStrategies_1805_ReFBAd&fbclid=IwAR1UmJTA2O5fR5ZK1hN2RRXG0o1mm4wIUipbdKVksSi0Z4dDbEZRgddILcw

How Testing Kids For Skills Can Hurt Those Lacking Knowledge

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/54054/how-testing-kids-for-skills-hurts-those-lacking-knowledge

The implication is clear: abstract “reading ability” is largely a mirage constructed by reading tests. A student’s ability to comprehend a text will vary depending on his familiarity with the subject; no degree of “skill” will help if he lacks the knowledge to understand it. While instruction in the early grades has focused on “learning to read” rather than “reading to learn,” educators have overlooked the fact that part of “learning to read” is acquiring knowledge.