Educational Links 5/19/2021

How Our Near-Peer Mentoring Model Is Addressing Pandemic Isolation

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2021-05-18-how-our-near-peer-mentoring-model-is-addressing-pandemic-isolation

5 Myths About English Language Learners (ELLs) and Special Education

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/for-educators/learning-and-thinking-differences-basics/5-myths-about-english-language-learners-ells-and-special-education

Cheating At School Is Easier Than Ever and It Is Rampant

https://www.wsj.com/articles/cheating-at-school-is-easier-than-everand-its-rampant-11620828004?mod=e2fb&fbclid=IwAR0qxIWZ_6uuFxcs7ZZu-7dfFpiXJ0gz36PS6NbmIlGBe9oSNtYThH_Ab5c

Getting Started Teaching Personal Finance

https://www.edutopia.org/article/getting-started-teaching-personal-finance

Newsom proposes universal transitional kindergarten, new programs for low-income students

https://edsource.org/2021/newsom-proposes-universal-transitional-kindergarten-new-programs-for-low-income-students/654508

Remote Learning Is Changing Schools. Teacher-Preparation Programs Have to Adjust

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/remote-learning-is-changing-schools-teacher-preparation-programs-have-to-adjust/2021/05

Using Memes and GIFs as Classroom Tools

https://www.teachhub.com/technology-in-the-classroom/2021/05/using-memes-and-gifs-as-classroom-tools/

The way the world consumes information has been quickly changing over the past dozen or so years. Plain text-based forms of delivering information are transforming into visual ones.