Educational Links 10/17/19

Four Ways Teachers Can Support Students of Color

https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/students-of-color/?utm_sq=fhsz51axrs&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=The+Literary+Maven&utm_content=Articles&fbclid=IwAR3_IlXceNVaaGWcnK8mdU83sudtma7XQJKM_KsbPl5YrxWATgHEER8DVkw

Seattle Schools Lead Controversial Push to 'Rehumanize' Math

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/10/11/seattle-schools-lead-controversial-push-to-rehumanize.html?cmp=soc-edit-fb&fbclid=IwAR2FgFb9RjzskmARcfBQqpgCGIrdwYCxImICqdWccMQ6x6utxmLFsZTUyF4

Governor vetoes bill to give California teachers paid maternity leave

https://edsource.org/2019/governor-vetoes-bill-to-give-california-teachers-paid-maternity-leave/618584?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=governor-vetoes-bill-to-give-california-teachers-paid-maternity-leave-10-15-19&fbclid=IwAR2eoDZ0KXuu2Vj9iZ8Gt3eGsQfgQnveWmLTVXxHpMEyU3geBLGCOas8Vc4

The Real Hero of the School? The Custodian

https://www.weareteachers.com/thank-you-to-the-school-custodian/?utm_content=1571259661&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1C0jDnNRHUDGsMYNninZ25QiVrSZhmFpefgM-qkpH6DtYqMwTZouGoD2E

Autism doesn't have to be viewed as a disability or disorder

https://amp.theguardian.com/science/blog/2015/jul/16/autism-doesnt-have-to-be-viewed-as-a-disability-or-disorder?fbclid=IwAR2KIT5tgRQcpSxx_YU6LIiEbH1EHzmggu1TBEtDpY3VzGsDReCfYhi2l8Q

How To Avoid Pointless Professional Development

https://wegrowteachers.com/how-to-avoid-pointless-professional-development/?fbclid=IwAR2e-L1cEjoofGAfFCR9uYrLjoNQgy2NjT121h0FPkzjUyRJERETatJYZCI

We’ve all been there. Professional Development that felt pointless and left us wondering why we were there. It might have been because the person(s) facilitating the learning was not very good or the topic was actually just something that could have been included in an email and that is truly frustrating. But what about those instances where the topic or the person is actually good but you just don’t feel like you need to be there? Misaligned PD can lead to wasted hours, burned out teachers and lack of progress towards the goal of improving the quality of the teaching and learning.