Educational Links 10/2/2021

Stress and Short Tempers: Schools Struggle with Behavior as Students Return

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/58572/stress-and-short-tempers-schools-struggle-with-behavior-as-students-return

There Aren’t Enough Computer Science Classes for All the Kids Who Want to Take Them

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/there-arent-enough-computer-science-classes-for-all-the-kids-who-want-to-take-them/2021/09

How digital books connect vulnerable students with reading

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2021/10/01/how-digital-books-connect-vulnerable-students-with-reading/

Congressional hearings focus on school safety protocols, relief funding

https://www.k12dive.com/news/congressional-hearings-focus-on-school-safety-protocols-use-of-arp-funding/607510/

How Did Portland Pull Off a Universal Pre-K Victory? We Started with the Fundamentals

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2021-10-01-how-did-portland-pull-off-a-universal-preschool-victory-we-started-with-the-basics

 

California to require Covid vaccine for all students, Newsom says

https://edsource.org/2021/california-to-require-covid-vaccine-for-all-students-newsom-says/661843

Tech-Centric, But Not Remote: Teaching in the Classroom This Year

https://www.edutopia.org/article/tech-centric-not-remote-teaching-classroom-year

Educational Links 10/1/21

Students Sought Changes at Their Middle School. Their Principal Listened

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/students-sought-changes-at-their-middle-school-their-principal-listened/2021/09

ADHD and Anxiety: Symptoms, Connections & Coping Mechanisms

https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-and-anxiety-symptoms-coping/

Designing a Better Staff Meeting

https://www.edutopia.org/article/designing-better-staff-meeting

Fall, Forms, and Games - The Month in Review

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2021/09/fall-forms-and-games-month-in-review.html

We Need to Make Schools Human Again. That Means Treating Teachers With Respect.

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2021-09-30-we-need-to-make-schools-human-again-that-means-treating-teachers-with-respect

Biden administration takes steps to protect DACA as universities call for path to citizenship

https://edsource.org/2021/biden-administration-takes-steps-to-protect-daca-advocates-universities-call-for-path-to-citizenship/661628

Understanding why kids struggle with reading

https://www.understood.org/articles/en/child-trouble-reading

The process of learning to read isn’t easy. When kids struggle with reading, it doesn’t mean they’re not smart. It also doesn’t mean they’re lazy. In fact, kids who have trouble reading are often trying as hard as they can. 

Educational Links 9/30/2021

 

Shifting Your Assessment to Grow Higher Level Thinking

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/shifting-assessments-grow-higher-level-thinking/?fbclid=IwAR2oeaOqknVjwUOQ1TgDrlC1X7KMWj51IwnwBEMuLFh6wwjBP7hO9MKhMEY

What is Google Workspace for Education? | What You Need to Know! (FREE Download)

https://shakeuplearning.com/blog/g-suite-education-need-know/?fbclid=IwAR0F9g2AcxTiVk-C2kWc8VY62sIUpoFEuFf3QscxWd3_Sa4iif6DPT1vH9Y

Strategies for Teaching Students to Estimate

https://www.edutopia.org/article/strategies-teaching-students-estimate

Civics proponents urge common ground in battles over ethnic studies

https://edsource.org/2021/civics-proponents-urge-middle-ground-in-battles-over-ethnic-studies/661561

IT’S BANNED BOOKS WEEK – HERE ARE TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2021/09/26/its-banned-books-week-here-are-teaching-learning-resources/?fbclid=IwAR0uDo2A5rIFstvwp0pnDKpOVu8tMdun44Sxr066nIdRN-zy_tLzcZAIdck

Students and Teachers Wanted Cultural Authenticity. Here Is How My School Led the Way.

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2021-09-29-students-and-teachers-wanted-cultural-authenticity-here-is-how-my-school-led-the-way

Students Are Going Hungry, Cafeteria Staffing Is a Mess. Here’s Why

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/students-are-going-hungry-cafeteria-staffing-is-a-mess-heres-why/2021/09

Pandemic-related supply-chain and labor challenges are causing major headaches in K-12 cafeterias across the country, in some cases, leading students to go hungry and schools to contemplate a dreaded return to fully remote learning.

Educational 9/29/21

 

Tech-Centric, But Not Remote: Teaching in the Classroom This Year

https://www.edutopia.org/article/tech-centric-not-remote-teaching-classroom-year

Absenteeism surging since schools reopened

https://edsource.org/2021/absenteeism-surging-since-schools-reopened/661507

Report: Monitoring online student activity may create privacy disparities

https://www.k12dive.com/news/monitoring-of-online-student-activity-may-cause-disparities/607156/

8 Tips for Building a Digital Learning Plan That Conquers Chaos

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/8-tips-for-building-a-digital-learning-plan-that-conquers-chaos/2021/09

What is ADHD?

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

The Most Effective Way To Manage Students With ADHD

https://www.smartclassroommanagement.com/2018/02/24/how-to-manage-students-with-adhd/

Why STEM literacy is critical for our students

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2021/09/28/why-stem-literacy-is-critical-for-our-students/

Developing students’ STEM literacy provides students with the critical skills they will use later in life.

Educational Links 9/28/21

 

Trauma-Informed Practices

https://www.edutopia.org/topic/trauma-informed-practices

Understanding why kids have trouble with focus

https://www.understood.org/articles/en/child-trouble-focusing

Report: Monitoring online student activity may create privacy disparities

https://www.k12dive.com/news/monitoring-of-online-student-activity-may-cause-disparities/607156/

The Science of Reading Should Make Room for Skepticism (Just Not for Ignorance)

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-the-science-of-reading-should-make-room-for-skepticism-just-not-for-ignorance/2021/09

IT’S BANNED BOOKS WEEK – HERE ARE TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2021/09/26/its-banned-books-week-here-are-teaching-learning-resources/?fbclid=IwAR0ltZ7yazauydZmyo2F2_Qx9ezcFZ2UXPcMOn-iSkCWz6leM_yxIuhVhRA

A Framework for Conversations About Race in Schools

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/58551/a-framework-for-conversations-about-race-in-schools

To Improve Education, We Need to Look at the Last 50 Years, Not Just the Last 18 Months

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2021-09-27-to-improve-education-we-need-to-look-at-the-last-50-years-not-just-the-last-18-months

 

To evolve our education system and improve student outcomes for good, we need to reevaluate our policy-making decisions from the last 50-plus years—not just the last 18 months—while also looking forward to what students need to learn to be successful in the future. We need to examine how we value and invest in teachers and students. We must ensure students have the basic reading and math competencies they need to succeed in any trade. Most importantly, we have to incorporate equity into everything we do, so all students—regardless of race, ethnicity or ZIP code—have the opportunity to succeed.

Educational Links 9/27/2021

The Roots of ADHD Motivation Problems — and How to Get Students Engaged in Learning

https://www.additudemag.com/unmotivated-students-adhd-causes-solutions/

Classroom accommodations for dysgraphia

https://www.understood.org/articles/en/at-a-glance-classroom-accommodations-for-dysgraphia

63 Things Every Student Should Know In A Digital World

https://www.teachthought.com/the-future-of-learning/things-every-student-should-know-in-a-digital-world/

Addressing trauma as students return to the classroom

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2021/09/23/addressing-trauma-as-students-return-to-the-classroom/

Before Kids’ Emotions Run High, Practice These Steps During Calmer Times

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/58544/before-kids-emotions-run-high-practice-these-steps-during-calmer-times

What’s Behind the School Staffing Shortages – And What Districts Can Do To Address Them

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Akjr7X8qbQ

Ron Berger on the Power of ‘Beautiful Work’

https://www.edutopia.org/article/ron-berger-power-beautiful-work

To motivate students and teachers alike, we need to deepen the work of schools and give everyone the time and space to work toward greatness, says the noted educator.