Educational Links 5/23/21

4 Steps for Humanizing Personalized Learning

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2021-05-17-4-steps-for-humanizing-personalized-learning?utm_campaign=EdSurgeSproutSocial&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&fbclid=IwAR0PvX4ahuFQuLM8Y9Ks4gQ2MJAkOaMYdSjhOjLMv53gsPB8EUoNF559S0k

How to Teach Teens About Love, Consent and Emotional Intelligence

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/50518/how-to-teach-teens-about-love-consent-and-emotional-intelligence?fbclid=IwAR3cjSfPngE00bgfp9KFfHYI5Yhif1cAXnZpbj4ZR-h9OhTgm9nsINBnPxs

Does all misbehaviour communicate an unmet need?

https://www.tes.com/news/does-all-poor-behaviour-schools-communicate-unmet-need?fbclid=IwAR2NXOw8gpdExkIQTAmSsIotNYu66oWjYF4Z3Qzbbhq1cLFjMHmo_r3sQTw

What Is Critical Race Theory, and Why Is It Under Attack?

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/what-is-critical-race-theory-and-why-is-it-under-attack/2021/05?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit&fbclid=IwAR066mSgeCKzjbtGUMu5u06D5CGNOk3gQPTJqJqBq1WbCawCUJOOqBxrMkM

CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION RESOURCES OF THE WEEK

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2021/05/21/classroom-instruction-resources-of-the-week-304/?fbclid=IwAR0PvX4ahuFQuLM8Y9Ks4gQ2MJAkOaMYdSjhOjLMv53gsPB8EUoNF559S0k

10 Examples of Awesome End of Year Letters to Students

https://www.weareteachers.com/end-of-year-letters/?utm_content=1620670850&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1N6cb65L36RGK3TGRMFBST9AmUiiv8XchDHKqobGfA7WvKzaHxGuuAFWs

How to Teach Copyright and Fair Use to Sudents

https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-teach-copyright-and-fair-use-students?fbclid=IwAR1N6cb65L36RGK3TGRMFBST9AmUiiv8XchDHKqobGfA7WvKzaHxGuuAFWs

When you model proper use of online images and text, students can learn how to protect themselves—and respect the work of others.

Educational Links 5/22/21

Lessons Learned From Teachers About How to Develop New Technology Skills

https://www.edweek.org/technology/lessons-learned-from-teachers-about-how-to-develop-new-technology-skills/2021/05

Questionnaires for connecting with students and families

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/for-educators/empathy/questionnaires-for-connecting-with-students-and-families

Encouraging Scientific Inquiry Both In and Out of the Classroom

https://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies/2021/05/encouraging-scientific-inquiry-both-in-and-out-of-the-classroom/

5 tips for creating a successful math intervention initiative

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2021/05/21/5-tips-for-creating-a-successful-math-intervention-initiative/

How School Nurses Are Helping Get Vaccine Shots into the Arms of Students

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2021-05-19-how-school-nurses-are-helping-get-vaccine-shots-into-the-arms-of-students

Schools across California become pop-up vaccination sites

https://edsource.org/2021/schools-across-california-become-pop-up-vaccination-sites/655386

How to Guide Students to Self-Regulated Learning

https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-guide-students-self-regulated-learning

Teaching middle and high school students how to study helps them see for themselves why and when to use different strategies for learning.

Educational Links 5/21/21

Critical Reading: 50 Sentence Stems To Help Students Talk About What They Read

https://www.teachthought.com/critical-thinking/critical-reading-sentence-stems-discussion-journal/

What should educators teach? Computational thinking

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2021/05/20/what-do-educators-need-to-teach-computational-thinking/

Leaders detail approaches to assessing students' academic, mental health needs

https://www.k12dive.com/news/how-districts-are-assessing-students-academic-and-mental-health-needs/600401/

FRIDAY’S MUST-READ ARTICLES ON SCHOOL REOPENINGS

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2021/05/20/fridays-must-read-articles-on-school-reopenings-16/

L.A. Unified to launch nation’s largest district college savings account program

https://edsource.org/2021/l-a-unified-to-launch-nations-largest-college-savings-account-program/655207

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

 

Simple Ways Administrators Can Support Teachers

https://www.edutopia.org/article/simple-ways-administrators-can-support-teachers

Three things every administrator can do to encourage teachers at the end of this difficult year—and in the future as well.

Educational Links 5/20/21

 

Using Interactive Learning to Improve Student Engagement

https://www.teachhub.com/professional-development/2021/05/using-interactive-learning-to-improve-student-engagement/

Twelve Good Tools for End-of-Year Review and Practice

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2021/05/twelve-good-tools-for-end-of-year.html

3 reasons we’re still using outdated assessments

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2021/05/19/3-reasons-were-still-using-outdated-assessments/

‘Back to Normal’ Sparks Equal Parts Relief & Unease in Adults and Children with ADHD

https://www.additudemag.com/back-to-normal-reentry-anxiety-adhd-adults-children/

ADDitude’s 14th pandemic survey revealed a significant degree of re-entry anxiety, often paired with bouts of optimism and euphoria — sometimes simultaneously and at high volume. As society ‘returns to normal,’ readers report feeling complex and sometimes contradictory emotions, and wrestling with new questions about the pandemic habits they might choose to retain.

How to Help Students Stop Procrastinating

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-how-to-help-students-stop-procrastinating/2021/05

What Does the CDC’s New Mask Recommendation Mean for Schools?

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/what-does-the-cdcs-new-mask-recommendation-mean-for-schools/2021/05

End-of-Year Conversations Solidify Teachers’ Learning

https://www.edutopia.org/article/end-year-conversations-solidify-teachers-learning

With structured discussions, educators can share wisdom gained in a turbulent year—and be better prepared for the coming one.

 

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.

Educational Links 5/18/21

 

Preschool Activities That Support Brain Development

https://www.edutopia.org/article/preschool-activities-support-brain-development

When Learning How to Write Starts Virtually, Here’s What’s Helpful to Know

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/57780/when-learning-how-to-write-starts-virtually-heres-whats-helpful-to-know

3 considerations for differentiation in the classroom

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2021/05/18/3-considerations-for-differentiation-in-the-classroom/

Four States Have Placed Legal Limits on How Teachers Can Discuss Race. More May Follow

https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/four-states-have-placed-legal-limits-on-how-teachers-can-discuss-race-more-may-follow/2021/05

Effective Critical-Thinking Questions to Use in Class

https://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies/2021/05/effective-critical-thinking-questions-to-use-in-class/

4 Steps for Humanizing Personalized Learning

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2021-05-17-4-steps-for-humanizing-personalized-learning

Summer school plans hinge on teacher energy

https://edsource.org/2021/summer-school-plans-hinge-on-teacher-energy/654833

There are millions of dollars in federal and state money to spend on robust summer programs that meet students’ academic and social and emotional needs, but district officials are scrambling to find enough teachers to fill classrooms.

Educational Links 5/16/21

How Hidden Classroom Dynamics Can Stymie Girls in STEM

https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-hidden-classroom-dynamics-can-stymie-girls-stem

Defining Future Ready by reflecting on the past

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2021/05/13/defining-future-ready-by-reflecting-on-the-past/

Teachers Are More Stressed Out Than Ever, Even Amid Promising Developments, Survey Shows

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/teachers-are-more-stressed-out-than-ever-even-amid-promising-developments-survey-shows/2021/05

A Look Into the Work Lives of Early Childhood Education Professionals

https://www.edsurge.com/research/reports/a-look-into-the-work-lives-of-early-childhood-education-professionals

We'd all benefit from more laughter in our classes

https://www.tes.com/news/wed-all-benefit-more-laughter-our-classes?fbclid=IwAR0C_gBammQkeKPt9WkKZ4NDch5YBl_pPmD2mbG7PLQWKVB3yPqkf1EK8gk

ADHD at Work: Time Wasters and Productivity Killers

https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-at-work-time-wasters-and-productivity-killers/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=adult&fbclid=IwAR31a03ubOSHivevUzAFZUlEk6JeKQRScqtVXwv2Nkmnald5lKMVwuD4ugQ

You’re overwhelmed at work. Buried in to-do lists. Always catching up. Never getting ahead. If this sounds familiar, take a hard look at how you’re spending your time — unwisely.

Educational Links 5/16/21

15 Interesting Ways To Start Class Tomorrow

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/12-interesting-ways-to-start-class-tomorrow/?fbclid=IwAR1lgE0cqJefUqEcIwQNEmu3PJOesvHdA-nLrhWzo6l2ksUQwMfo0SmdH18

University of California must drop SAT, ACT scores for admissions and scholarships

https://edsource.org/2021/university-of-california-must-drop-sat-act-scores-for-admissions-and-scholarships/654842?fbclid=IwAR3v-zFGcjV_9Wii_dHHIcDjr57rEKc4-8ujWMBV-yo-2aAqpILlvsWqXso

Cash for Shots? Districts Take New Tacks to Boost Teacher Vaccinations

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/cash-for-shots-districts-take-new-tacks-to-boost-teacher-vaccinations/2021/05

The Two Types of Independence Growing Tweens Need to Practice

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/57424/the-two-types-of-independence-growing-tweens-need-to-practice?fbclid=IwAR3KuqutKJz6I6cXOzIO1s5NorfnU0B8hvyne6uTy9ZHg9AgqCCoOcsA1lI

Newsom proposes major funding increase for student mental health services

https://edsource.org/2021/newsom-proposes-major-funding-increase-for-student-mental-health-services/654742

Exploring Classroom Management Styles

https://www.teachhub.com/classroom-management/2021/05/exploring-classroom-management-styles/

How to Go Beyond Seat Time in Professional Development

https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-go-beyond-seat-time-professional-development?fbclid=IwAR2971w1Rlcwct1UF8oO0O2yu1LD0gXIFrrhp3rFzzke85UTMSrtm7hxyNQ

When teachers have opportunities to earn renewal credits through self-directed PD, they often find the learning more engaging.