Educational Links 6/11/21

 

Compassion Fatigue Is Overwhelming Educators During the Pandemic

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-compassion-fatigue-is-overwhelming-educators-during-the-pandemic/2021/06?fbclid=IwAR1tF085gExTUD7vAxrDfkCYYKk_AcanEIfg6dXt-JlNqAv-cKtnCl63F9c

Join the Summer Reading Challenge

https://secure.rif.org/page/29614/data/1?locale=en-US

Addressing the Challenges of Rural Students

https://www.edutopia.org/article/addressing-challenges-rural-students?fbclid=IwAR1EV1kRGEex9rGsQ-KpUKnr4sypkw4trk0sc6sBevHl-UgoLvGFuCI9gok

Types of Learning Disabilities

https://ldaamerica.org/types-of-learning-disabilities/

MOST POPULAR POSTS OF THE WEEK

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2021/06/09/most-popular-posts-of-the-week-116/?fbclid=IwAR27RL_BOwG1zWZjGy1IFOhBdzSynudNG7-3j3r-OKCQRogRFAWHgfWpPqo

Rubric Do’s & Don’ts

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-rubric-dos-donts/2021/06?fbclid=IwAR0coHfrJvJEE9hbp8ykz-buV5xwC8Cfgdnin9D5bs93cNOI_qQK3taKG-Q

The Benefits of Speech-to-Text Technology in All Classrooms

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/57786/the-benefits-of-speech-to-text-technology-in-all-classrooms?fbclid=IwAR0_1LbPL89gszPHll5s7u61n2DAIiVnhskoricxixDQHrh561MMPg4axV4

Speech-to-text tools also saved time, which is helpful for students who might forget their ideas once they try to write or students who struggle with getting any words on the page at all, feeling unable to transfer their thoughts. For some, this was because of the intimidation of writing academically, with spelling and grammar anxieties prohibiting them from starting. For others, the time taken to write out initial thoughts caused them to forget later conclusions and analyses, given the lack of immediacy in writing.