Educational Links 8/8/21

Do Autism Behaviors Have Medical Causes?

https://childmind.org/article/autism-behaviors-do-they-reflect-medical-issues/?fbclid=IwAR00GEenG_GbB4tpATG1SjONl3R7V3ZC9EDycrIb6UdCW0Kch7VwtClu4EQ

How the Role of Video in the Classroom will Continue to Evolve

https://events.edsurge.com/webinars/how-the-role-of-video-in-the-classroom-will-continue-to-evolve/?_ga=2.34424993.1466257933.1628404454-1798970296.1621401759

“9 Calming Strategies for a Racing, Restless Mind.”

https://www.additudemag.com/how-to-relax-your-mind-adhd-overthinking/?fbclid=IwAR1aKCujASAubexXGkyvTek9QaTD8_wiUatpBe38W11pJDyxOU0C7QLQGHw

How to Adjust Your Instruction for Gifted Students

https://www.teachhub.com/professional-development/2021/08/how-to-adjust-your-instruction-for-gifted-students/

Serious Cases Remain Rare, But Coronavirus Infections In Children Are On The Rise

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/58258/serious-cases-remain-rare-but-coronavirus-infections-in-children-are-on-the-rise

How going remote led to dramatic drops in public school students 

https://edsource.org/2021/how-going-remote-led-to-dramatic-drops-in-public-school-students/659005

How to Engage More Students in Classroom Discussions

https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-engage-more-students-classroom-discussions

 

CDC recommends quarantines for unvaccinated students, staff

https://www.k12dive.com/news/cdc-recommends-quarantines-for-the-unvaccinated-at-schools/604558/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter%20Weekly%20Roundup:%20K-12%20Dive:%20Daily%20Dive%2008-07-2021&utm_term=K-12%20Dive%20Weekender

Unvaccinated students and school staff should receive diagnostic testing and quarantine for 14 days if they have been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in updated guidance Thursday. Vaccinated students and staff do not need to quarantine but should wear a mask and get tested 3-5 days following a known exposure.

Educational Links 8/7/21

The Unexpected Benefits of Remote Learning for Neurodivergent Students

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2021-08-04-the-unexpected-benefits-of-remote-learning-for-neurodivergent-students

Teaching Kids About Consent

https://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies/2021/08/teaching-kids-about-consent/

 PINS OF THE WEEK

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2021/08/06/pins-of-the-week-194/?fbclid=IwAR2o41gLbNhM-0O6_tQRu9jRCNS3PsVCsr_1eJSV8kI9_DexWB-l0YOVqvk

Do Autism Behaviors Have Medical Causes?

https://childmind.org/article/autism-behaviors-do-they-reflect-medical-issues/?fbclid=IwAR3ky3IuEdGnzRdSOsyq6dsHvhptp5GYyugxNOKeAZ33BC4t7HJy9ay1BSk

15 New Primary Source Activities from DocsTeach

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2021/08/15-new-primary-source-activities-on.html

5 learning strategies that are here to stay

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2021/08/06/5-learning-strategies-that-are-here-to-stay/

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2021/08/06/5-learning-strategies-that-are-here-to-stay/

‘Here We Are Again:' Weary Teachers Brace for Another COVID School Year

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/here-we-are-again-weary-teachers-brace-for-another-covid-school-year/2021/08?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit&fbclid=IwAR0o_zxfV_KuBn9OttqAVC8WrnHWM0-QXTZ8XECNkalKIqqD2L4dXnAMaUI

As teachers head back into their classrooms for yet another pandemic school year, many feel a foreboding sense of déjà vu.

Educational Links 8/6/21

Why some schools are mandating Covid tests while others aren’t

https://edsource.org/2021/why-some-schools-are-mandating-covid-tests-while-others-arent/658944

Should Teachers Require The Use Of Technology To Complete Homework Assignments?

https://www.teachthought.com/technology/the-pros-and-cons-of-mixing-technology-and-homework/

Children with ADHD Need Positive Reinforcement (& Other Interventions That Work)

https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-in-children-signs-challenges-positive-reinforcement/

There’s a New Wave of AI Research Coming to Transform Education

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2021-08-05-there-s-a-new-wave-of-ai-research-coming-to-transform-education

 

Down With Toxic Positivity! For Teachers and Students, Healing Isn’t Blind Optimism

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/58221/down-with-toxic-positivity-for-teachers-and-students-healing-isnt-blind-optimism

How to Make a New Student Feel Welcome in Your Classroom

https://www.teachhub.com/classroom-management/2021/07/how-to-make-a-new-student-feel-welcome-in-your-classroom/

Incorporating Social Justice in the Curriculum

https://www.edutopia.org/article/incorporating-social-justice-curriculum

A framework based on interdisciplinary experiential learning can help teachers approach issues of injustice with middle and high school students.

Educational Links 8/5/21

How to Audit Your Classroom Library for Inclusion

https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-audit-your-classroom-library-inclusion

Students suffered deep, and unequal, mental health impacts during the pandemic, report finds

https://edsource.org/news-updates#students-suffered-deep-and-unequal-mental-health-impacts-during-the-pandemic-report-finds

Characteristics Of A Critical Thinking Classroom

https://www.teachthought.com/critical-thinking/characteristics-of-a-critical-thinking-classroom/?fbclid=IwAR2NGJHM_ZGRdXUP_UBs_UpDJVcRS-6sDupUpYffyfFLqPh6CY2T16siufk

A New Google Forms Feature Teachers Have Requested for Years!

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2021/08/a-new-google-forms-feature-teachers.html

How to teach new classroom routines during COVID-19

https://www.understood.org/articles/en/how-to-teach-new-classroom-routines-during-covid-19

Key Teaching Strategies to Begin Your Lessons with a Bang

https://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies/2019/08/key-teaching-strategies-to-begin-your-lessons-with-a-bang/

Students Need To Be In Classrooms, With Masks, This Fall, Education Secretary Says

https://www.npr.org/2021/08/02/1022429844/schools-masks-students-in-person-education-secretary-cardona

U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona has a message for schools across the country ahead of the new school year: Students need to be in classrooms. "That's where students learn best," Cardona told NPR's A Martínez. "Schools are more than just places where students learn how to read and write — they're communities. They're like second families to our students."

Educational Links 8/4/21

 

Will the Pandemic Drive Teachers Out of the Profession? What One Study Says

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-will-the-pandemic-drive-teachers-out-of-the-profession-what-one-study-says/2021/08

Video: See UDL in Action in the Classroom

https://www.understood.org/articles/en/video-see-udl-in-action-in-the-classroom

Students suffered deep, and unequal, mental health impacts during the pandemic, report finds

https://edsource.org/news-updates#students-suffered-deep-and-unequal-mental-health-impacts-during-the-pandemic-report-finds

Key Teaching Strategies to Begin Your Lessons with a Bang

https://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies/2019/08/key-teaching-strategies-to-begin-your-lessons-with-a-bang/

How Cognitive Restructuring Reframes Failure and Erases ADHD Self-Doubt

https://www.understood.org/pages/en/school-learning/for-educators/?_sp=f362483f-a087-49bb-a25a-24de7a8aeea7.1628055430131

The Strange Past and Messy Future of 'Gifted and Talented’

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2021-08-03-the-strange-past-and-messy-future-of-gifted-and-talented

Are Questions the Answer?

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2021-08-03-the-strange-past-and-messy-future-of-gifted-and-talented

https://www.edutopia.org/article/are-questions-answer

The process of fine-tuning questions and engaging in discovery improves students’ critical thinking skills.

Educational Links 8/3/21

The List Of Cognitive Biases: A Graphic Of 180+ Heuristics

https://www.teachthought.com/critical-thinking/the-cognitive-bias-codex-a-visual-of-180-cognitive-biases/?fbclid=IwAR0FUm4Pcu18WrXpBBRyG5diPb3-kps0NWbSGIoO06tuYyApXsM2bM1-mxo

The difference between accommodations and modifications

https://www.understood.org/articles/en/the-difference-between-accommodations-and-modifications

Weekly Testing for Teachers, Other City Workers

https://www.edweek.org/education/new-york-city-to-require-vaccines-or-weekly-testing-for-teachers-other-city-workers/2021/07?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit&fbclid=IwAR1BKJvzcu3ty8SLs3G6ZMuoQkGnGvO6rAQ4f1UqayCb2LrFYgP636rdv1Y

 

These 5 limiting beliefs make teaching more exhausting–here’s how to let them go.

https://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/overcoming-limiting-beliefs-that-make-teaching-exhausting/?fbclid=IwAR1EcfXqKX_peUbggXZofFrtLrTzEHdwiSWniHY8mGasmmc182fA1x98FRk

Q&A Collections: Assessment

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-q-a-collections-assessment/2021/08?fbclid=IwAR2xA4qbNpaUXJVSMUT_iDsc3w0JyEm-oRjpUaBv1WReB1bBagpKlEm_KDA

A Crafting Project to Boost Engagement in History

https://www.edutopia.org/article/crafting-project-boost-engagement-history?fbclid=IwAR1o9DsmAZ77WfSoVdJw3DkhMJFyKaKUYPXLMgNHsa0i81y6Y6NKFQuPbXA

4 Ways to Keep Staff and Students Safe From the Delta Variant

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/4-ways-to-keep-staff-and-students-safe-from-the-delta-variant/2021/08?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit&fbclid=IwAR3D8OFo_6r7eO_BEo6WxpqjnVt2GuRqEGayuSw1XQevjTQBhxpEO8uatmM

The timing couldn’t be worse: Just as schools reopen, a super-contagious COVID-19 variant, Delta, is infecting people nationwide at alarming rates. Unvaccinated people are particularly vulnerable, but even the inoculated can fall victim to this aggressive new strain. It’s particularly important right now to use all the mitigation strategies you can to protect students and staff. But protecting them isn’t just about what you do; it’s about how you think. Here are four key things to consider.

Educational Links 8/2/21

Starting Each Class With a Warm Welcome

https://www.edutopia.org/video/starting-each-class-warm-welcome

Crossing the Finish Line: Vetting Tools that Support Student Success

https://www.edsurge.com/research/reports/crossing-the-finish-line-vetting-tools-that-support-student-success

 Prospect of COVID-19 vaccine mandates adds tension in districts

https://www.k12dive.com/news/prospect-of-covid-19-vaccine-mandates-adds-tension-in-districts/604170/

July's Most Popular Posts on Free Technology for Teachers

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2021/08/julys-most-popular-posts-on-free.html

What Is ADHD? Meaning, Symptoms & Tests

https://www.additudemag.com/what-is-adhd-symptoms-causes-treatments/

Why School Boards Are Now Hot Spots for Nasty Politics

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/why-school-boards-are-now-hot-spots-for-nasty-politics/2021/07?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit&fbclid=IwAR1Hsd5syba8byZBNkkV04CaBNmPjnUeFJLJ5AP9pcAKmiufPZna0dFc6Pw

Behaviour: why the 'traffic light' system doesn't work

https://www.tes.com/news/behaviour-why-traffic-light-system-doesnt-work?fbclid=IwAR2hH64SDaFM1xf-2wdBnwuntszCuHhfuBQzUPRhm9QZwdrpChZvxRjU0b4

Methods of behaviour management that involve publicly displaying students' names are counterproductive, argues Jarlath O'Brien

Educational Links 8/1/21

 

4 Ways to Get More From Professional Learning

https://www.edutopia.org/article/4-ways-get-more-professional-learning

Teacher to teacher: How I help students see support staff as teachers

https://www.understood.org/articles/en/teacher-to-teacher-how-i-help-students-see-support-staff-as-teachers

Why EVERY Kid Deserves a Clean Slate

https://www.weareteachers.com/every-kid-deserves-clean-slate/

Confusion over mask mandate for California schools sparks tension between districts and parents

https://edsource.org/2021/confusion-over-mask-mandate-for-california-schools-sparks-tension-between-districts-and-parents/658759

10 MINUTE TEACHER PODCAST

https://www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast/

Should Teachers Require The Use Of Technology To Complete Homework Assignments?

https://www.teachthought.com/technology/the-pros-and-cons-of-mixing-technology-and-homework/

Reports: Math, reading progress slowed during first full school year of pandemic

https://www.k12dive.com/news/progress-slowed-in-math-and-reading-during-pandemic/604025/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter%20Weekly%20Roundup:%20K-12%20Dive:%20Daily%20Dive%2007-31-2021&utm_term=K-12%20Dive%20Weekender

Three separate assessment analyses show younger students, students of color and low-income students had lower rates of academic gains.