Educational Links 8/29/21

Defending a Teacher’s Right to Disconnect

https://www.edutopia.org/article/defending-teachers-right-disconnect?fbclid=IwAR0EF6f2WxAthjGjgxWE8X0N2o66c7JcTi001VpPeA6L8iQS200aX4rta48

Education Buzzwords and Their Meanings

https://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies/2014/03/10-educational-buzzwords-and-their-meanings/

Districts begin mandating COVID-19 vaccines for eligible students

https://www.k12dive.com/news/districts-begin-mandating-covid-19-vaccines-for-eligible-students/605654/

4 Examples Of Technology In The Special Education Classroom

https://www.teachthought.com/technology/examples-of-technology-in-the-special-education-classroom/

What is autism?

https://www.understood.org/articles/en/what-is-autism

4 Myths About Suspensions That Could Hurt Students Long Term

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/four-myths-about-suspensions-that-could-hurt-students-long-term/2021/08

Build With Care: Recruiting Student and Teacher Voices to Rethink Schools Because of the Pandemic

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/58368/build-with-care-recruiting-student-and-teacher-voices-to-rethink-schools-because-of-the-pandemic

As we reflect on the experience of learning during COVID, a big question looms: What will schools look like after the pandemic?

Educational Links 8/28/21

 

5 Ways to Teach Perseverance in the Era of Helicopter Parents

https://www.weareteachers.com/teach-perseverance-in-classroom/?utm_content=1618918193&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR11t4tNu-99M7IaXZrEdAMI9kWT21JuIr5T7MaP5_40VBRPPDYFQdHU7d0

13 Educator-Approved Podcasts to Listen to This Year

https://www.edutopia.org/article/13-educator-approved-podcasts-listen-year

Quarantines and teacher shortages: a double whammy for California districts

https://edsource.org/2021/quarantines-and-teacher-shortages-a-double-whammy-for-california-districts/660337

How to Choose the Best Face Mask for Your Kids

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/58388/how-to-choose-the-best-face-mask-for-your-kids

What is dysgraphia?

https://www.understood.org/articles/en/understanding-dysgraphia

Teachers Weren’t Paid Like Essential Workers This Year

https://www.wsj.com/articles/teachers-pay-essential-workers-pandemic-remote-learning-11628719538?mod=e2fb&fbclid=IwAR2YpPRUGsg0wiV-LGmvzUVHDC8dNzAbiUQIWAZqg1cyqSp-1wwoQaH0Ufs

How to use edtech to improve geography teaching

https://www.tes.com/news/how-use-edtech-improve-geography-teaching?fbclid=IwAR2dLpd-H9V3D_mR-TAd5u8gw8EZG-PArGWyl03PN6vVq--2fFZxzgNx5PU

From 3D maps to mobile apps, edtech is accelerating learning and making the subject more investigative, says teacher Jacquie Black

Edicational Links 8/27/21

 

7 Things Teachers Say to Create a Supportive Classroom

https://www.edutopia.org/article/7-things-teachers-say-create-supportive-classroom

Five Benefits of Conducting Mind Mapping Activities

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2021/08/five-benefits-of-conducting-mind.html

Q&A Collections: Classroom Organization

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-q-a-collections-classroom-organization/2021/08?fbclid=IwAR1MnLVT7rCm4MZwGN8Yaz4P3egzbSeHxpYAdGL6xMXutqG4kDBh9woVBns

Why learning lifelong skills in school is so important

https://www.tes.com/magazine/article/why-learning-lifelong-skills-school-so-important?fbclid=IwAR38GXt8fEDWu3MouGer59TFLmABl1dpwcmnhkFMtG3KjTPMJVJcyO3oNk4

8 fun digital learning tools for the new school year

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2021/08/26/5-fun-digital-learning-tools-for-the-new-school-year/

ADD vs. ADHD Symptoms: What’s the Difference?

https://www.additudemag.com/add-adhd-symptoms-difference/

ADD is the term commonly used to describe symptoms of inattention, distractibility, and poor working memory. ADHD is the term used to describe additional symptoms of hyperactivity and impulsivity. Both are included in the medical diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Here, we explain its two distinct presentations.

Educational Links 8/26/2021

6 Questions To Get To Know Students At The Beginning Of The School Year

https://www.teachthought.com/education/questions-to-ask-students-at-the-start-of-the-school-year/

10 Teaching Strategies to Help Students Listen

https://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies/2014/08/10-teaching-strategies-to-help-students-listen/

An Important Update About Flippity

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2021/08/an-important-update-about-flippity.html

A Vaccine For Children Is Not Likely To Be Approved Until The End Of Year

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/58384/a-vaccine-for-children-is-not-likely-to-be-approved-until-the-end-of-year

Dyslexia in preschool: 4 signs you might see

https://www.understood.org/articles/en/dyslexia-in-preschool-4-signs-you-might-see

State encourages school districts to ramp up testing, encourage vaccinations

https://edsource.org/news-updates#state-encourages-school-districts-to-ramp-up-testing-encourage-vaccinations

How to Avoid Overidentifying Black Male Students for Special Education

https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-avoid-overidentifying-black-male-students-special-education

Black males in grades 3 to 8 are often incorrectly assigned to special education, but other supports could better help them succeed in school.

Educational Links 8/25/2021

 

Modern Learning Strategies: 6 Channels Of 21st Century Learning

https://wegrowteachers.com/modern-learning-strategies-6-channels-of-21st-century-learning/?fbclid=IwAR2LzecoPtYoImiQq9xk0lPA553W2WlUKdzoCURIlAThxzKpVlUDReSfrqI

Attention Deficit Rates Skyrocket in High School. Mentoring Could Prevent an Academic Freefall

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/attention-deficit-rates-skyrocket-in-high-school-mentoring-could-prevent-an-academic-freefall/2021/08

Safety, Agency, Connection: Priorities to Help Students Transition Back to School

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/58274/safety-agency-connection-priorities-to-help-students-transition-back-to-school

The Positives and Negatives of Peer Pressure

https://www.teachhub.com/classroom-management/2021/08/the-positives-and-negatives-of-peer-pressure/

State encourages school districts to ramp up testing, encourage vaccinations

https://edsource.org/news-updates#state-encourages-school-districts-to-ramp-up-testing-encourage-vaccinations

Why I Don’t Use Rewards and Prizes in My Classroom

https://www.weareteachers.com/rewards-prizes-dont-work/?utm_content=1629837420&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3XIDiYPSWcQ-ZHA9fIQHE0BScyC0TSoWHHiCJItBPKgfGqOOBtX-wcajA

Using Community Agreements to Start the Year Strong

https://www.edutopia.org/article/using-community-agreements-start-year-strong

Teachers and students can get off to a good start by determining their values and setting expectations for each other as a group.

Educational Links 8/24/2021

In Pictures - A Good Resource for Prompting Current Events Lessons

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2021/08/in-pictures-good-resource-for-prompting.html

Pfizer vaccine granted full FDA approval

https://edsource.org/news-updates#pfizer-vaccine-granted-full-fda-approval

Simple Ways to Solicit Peer Feedback

https://www.edutopia.org/article/simple-ways-solicit-peer-feedback

Why I’m Not Excited About My Child Going Back to School

https://www.additudemag.com/were-dreading-going-back-to-school/?fbclid=IwAR1zhlrokv5tm_NxgEXHLTSllbXJRsZtx9-foFbf7YrZvCwOTU1WGqCbcZg

INFOGRAPHIC OF THE WEEK: “ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING IN THE U.S. INFOGRAPHIC”

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2021/08/23/infographic-of-the-week-english-language-learning-in-the-u-s-infographic/?fbclid=IwAR0NOSjO0reZowKLNwtc5n3Fh6a9mfl5dCBO6mTmN5nf8TgzyWAQiOOy2lQ

How to Help Children Calm Down

https://childmind.org/article/how-to-help-children-calm-down/

Build With Care: Recruiting Student and Teacher Voices to Rethink Schools Because of the Pandemic

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/58368/build-with-care-recruiting-student-and-teacher-voices-to-rethink-schools-because-of-the-pandemic

As we reflect on the experience of learning during COVID, a big question looms: What will schools look like after the pandemic?

Educational Links 8/23/21

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

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/58221/?fbclid=IwAR06ptHrBfBPCiHqOpR3TCee7sj_2OTNO8whxvofxvxbwz3Ht8cb9RlCuKE

Which Reading Strategies to Try, and Which to Ditch

https://www.edutopia.org/video/which-reading-strategies-try-and-which-ditch

I Saved Myself: Five Reasons Why Principals Leave Their Schools

https://theeducatorsroom.com/i-saved-myself-five-reasons-why-principals-leave-their-schools/?fbclid=IwAR2kyrmxwGSn0-dXshQZEjI7cuxcMt1p8XEuifuD6DkgMlf_563FBrl4RiE

Labor shortage creating bigger class sizes and longer bus rides

https://abc13.com/10950219/?ex_cid=TA_KTRK_FB&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Trending%20Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1m9YL7Qir9ng-5sk7uKGE_JLPsqF7QiO_0YSq6c6sKk74XfbpFdCp-Pg8

How Trauma Affects Kids in School

https://childmind.org/article/how-trauma-affects-kids-school/

Save on 2021 Back-To-School Shopping With Our Big List of Teacher Discounts

https://www.weareteachers.com/best-teacher-discounts/?utm_content=1629608040&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1M9rK3oSVqBiKJLb6nrizbcFZ92gSPK1kGPc-flFSD6g_nMaYhKd5f4_g

Why we must not make assumptions of what learners know

https://www.tes.com/news/why-we-must-not-make-assumptions-what-learners-know?fbclid=IwAR1E7Qhk5VqhcwWQihPMrehrTNtkCrt7VaAXbudqEkciwSbWk7c_9vJWteU

The biggest obstacle to learning is a preconceived assumption of what students should already know, says Jennifer Wilkinson.

Educational Links 8/22/21

 6 Must-Watch TEDx Talks to Kick Off the School Year

https://www.edutopia.org/article/6-must-watch-tedx-talks-kick-school-year

What the ‘Educational Underground’ Says About the Future of Learning and Work

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2021-08-17-what-the-educational-underground-says-about-the-future-of-learning-and-work

I Can’t Pronounce a Student’s Name, So I Came Up With a Nickname. What’s the Problem?

https://www.weareteachers.com/learn-student-names/

12 Good Places to Find Historical Images to Spark Inquiry

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2021/08/a-tip-for-structuring-group-notes-in.html

7 Steps to Supporting Your Intervention Team

https://www.eschoolnews.com/pdfs/7-steps-to-supporting-your-intervention-team/

Why Focusing on Healthy Habits, Not Weight Gain, Can Better Help Kids

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/58357/why-focusing-on-healthy-habits-not-weight-gain-can-better-help-kids

19 brain breaks for distance learning and socially distanced classrooms

https://www.understood.org/articles/en/19-brain-breaks-for-distance-learning-and-socially-distanced-classrooms

Kids have been learning in new ways since the coronavirus pandemic began. If kids are doing distance learning, they may be sitting in front of a screen for many hours each day. If kids are learning in school, there may be rules for social distancing that don’t allow them to move around like they normally would.