Educational Links 10/31/2021

 

Supporting Young Students’ Emotional Well-Being

https://www.edutopia.org/article/supporting-young-students-emotional-well-being

Information Technology Skills Essential for Post-High School

https://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies/2021/10/information-technology-skills-essential-for-post-high-school/

50 Crazy Ideas To Change Education

https://wegrowteachers.com/50-crazy-ideas-to-change-education/

As Facebook Changes Name to Meta, Company Wants to Pull Education Into Its 'Metaverse'

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2021-10-29-as-facebook-changes-name-to-meta-education-is-part-of-new-vision

2021 testing participation varies widely — what will data mean for districts?

https://www.k12dive.com/news/2021-testing-participation-varies-widely-what-will-data-mean-for-district/608939/

What are language disorders?

https://www.understood.org/articles/en/what-are-language-disorders

State K-12 Spending Is Inequitable and Inadequate. See Where Yours Ranks

https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/state-k-12-spending-is-inequitable-and-inadequate-see-where-yours-ranks/2021/10

There's a $17,000 per student difference between the highest- and lowest-spending states. High-poverty schools suffer especially.

Educational Links 10/30/21

15 Assistive Technology Tools & Resources For Students With Disabilities

https://www.teachthought.com/technology/15-assistive-technology-tools-resources-for-students-with-disabilities/

How an Experimental Redesign in School Leadership Saved the School and My Community

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2021-10-28-how-an-experimental-redesign-in-school-leadership-saved-the-school-and-my-community

Nonfiction Reading Strategies for Older Students

https://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies/2021/10/nonfiction-reading-strategies-for-older-students/

 

What are learning disabilities?

https://www.understood.org/articles/en/what-are-learning-disabilities

5 ways bullying changed during the pandemic

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2021/10/27/5-ways-bullying-changed-during-the-pandemic/

Students Argue Civics Education Is a Constitutional Right, Continue Court Fight

https://www.edweek.org/education/students-argue-civics-education-is-a-constitutional-right-continue-court-fight/2021/10

What are schools doing to prepare for a childhood COVID-19 vaccine rollout?

https://www.k12dive.com/news/schools-start-prepping-for-childhood-covid-19-vaccine-approvals/608941/

Parental permission processes for on-campus shots may be the biggest difference in inoculating students ages 5-11 vs. older students.

Educational Links 10/29/21

How peer feedback can improve student writing skills

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2021/10/29/how-peer-feedback-can-improve-student-writing-skills/

How To Set Up A Simple, Effective Classroom Management Plan

https://www.smartclassroommanagement.com/2011/08/06/effective-classroom-management-plan/

Understanding sensory processing issues

https://www.understood.org/articles/en/understanding-sensory-processing-issueshttps://www.understood.org/articles/en/understanding-sensory-processing-issues

Nonfiction Reading Strategies for Older Students

https://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies/2021/10/nonfiction-reading-strategies-for-older-students/

Teachers Need Therapy. Their Schools Should Pay for It

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-teachers-need-therapy-their-schools-should-pay-for-it/2021/10

What I Learned as a School Principal and Relearned as a Pandemic Parent

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2021-10-26-what-i-learned-as-a-school-principal-and-relearned-as-a-pandemic-parent

Highlighting Is Ineffective—Here’s How to Change That

https://www.edutopia.org/article/highlighting-ineffective-heres-how-change

Research shows that typical highlighting may hinder learning. Here are three highlighting strategies that actually work.

Educational Links 10/28/21

What is trauma-informed teaching?

https://www.understood.org/articles/en/what-is-trauma-informed-teaching

Principals, Here’s What Teachers Want You to Know But Feel Like They Can’t Say

https://www.weareteachers.com/what-teachers-need-principals-to-know/?utm_content=1635296700&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0lOBWy-2QxM1cJNEZ3TaqK4a4C-3AUof9KnJGnOBTYJjPgNFjrX45WB30

Can you teach reading on Zoom?

https://edsource.org/2021/can-you-teach-reading-on-zoom/662830

PINS OF THE WEEK

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2021/10/26/pins-of-the-week-200/?fbclid=IwAR388z84Gq59ZNxmLdVsXcVXzsC4IBOYcYbPSKHhsKmz5ksd2Si4ihNpN7Y

Cultivating the Classroom as a Safe Space

https://www.edutopia.org/article/cultivating-classroom-safe-space?fbclid=IwAR1KwtgqtYCbAzY8g3296MrlMhcRiLMuOMeCA5Xio_k3jNaa8K3Bvrs479Q

Connecting Classrooms To Help Build Human Centered Empathy

https://wegrowteachers.com/ep-267-connecting-build-human-empathy/?fbclid=IwAR19sDYOOvBBy5oNRam5Q28i9baMpFYs9QxoA0Em5ixuyu1Rr1H5XqImyxk

Teachers’ Use of Standards-Aligned Curricula Slowed During the Pandemic

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/teachers-use-of-standards-aligned-curricula-slowed-during-the-pandemic/2021/10

As teachers adapted their lessons to remote learning last school year, many made changes to materials—finding or creating new resources that would work in an online, distanced environment. A new report shows that teachers’ use of standards-aligned instructional materials flatlined during that time, after being on the upswing.

Educational Links 10/27/21

 

The Pandemic Could Have Unlocked Remote Schooling. It Hasn’t

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-the-pandemic-could-have-unlocked-remote-schooling-it-hasnt/2021/10

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

https://www.additudemag.com/slideshows/add-vs-adhd/?fbclid=IwAR1ouCEp7CyVmkwV08xjDV3_dkPZANN25nsGqpG5uTae5Nat2KpwBpkT3M8

50 Idioms to Teach Kids and Use in Idiom of the Day Lessons

https://www.weareteachers.com/idiom-of-the-day/?utm_content=1632848306&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR07Ho5bVLBxGeCIsS_9lFhDNv1bkiVPojyTvLXsM1Udl-U6-YQnoPLqjwQ

How social and emotional competence leads to educational equity

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2021/10/26/how-social-and-emotional-competence-leads-to-educational-equity/

COVID-19 Vaccine for Children 5 to 11 Clears Hurdle to Emergency Approval

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/covid-19-vaccines-for-children-5-to-11-clear-hurdle-to-emergency-approval/2021/10

Why Restorative Justice Programs May Fail in Schools

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/between-the-lines/202110/why-restorative-justice-programs-may-fail-in-schools?fbclid=IwAR2shCdxN_UqoxuTUDKCpLB8RmDcp_-Ml3qmdVIkT77AeSCZcf7hjLT5OoQ

• Restorative justice programs often fail due to a lack of consistent personnel in the schools.
• A controversial issue, restorative justice programs are liable to lose grant funding, depending on changing leaders.
• It will take fundamental commitment and focus to reform how punishment is meted out in our schools.

Educational Links 10/26/21

 

How to Talk to Parents About COVID-19 Vaccines: 3 Tips From Scientists

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/how-to-talk-to-parents-about-covid-19-vaccines-3-tips-from-scientists/2021/10

The Most Effective Way To Manage Students With ADHD

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

Turning data into action during COVID

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2021/10/25/turning-data-into-action-during-covid/

Analysis: More families used child tax credit for back-to-school costs

https://www.k12dive.com/news/analysis-more-families-used-child-tax-credit-for-back-to-school-costs/608771/

Teaching civics’ soft skills: How do civics education and social-emotional learning overlap? 

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/58660/teaching-civics-soft-skills-how-do-civics-education-and-social-emotional-learning-overlap

BookWidgets - Create Unique Online Activities for Your Students

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2021/10/bookwidgets-create-unique-online.html

Easy Ways to Bring Your Students Outside

https://www.edutopia.org/article/easy-ways-bring-your-students-outside

The classroom isn’t the only place students can learn—use these activities to bring them outside for a while, which can relieve stress.

Educational Links 10/25/21

 

ADHD Guide

https://www.additudemag.com/category/adhd-add/adhd-essentials/

Staff Shortages Affect Students, Too. Here’s Where Schools Are Shutting Down

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/staff-shortages-affect-students-too-heres-where-schools-are-shutting-down/2021/10

A LOOK BACK: EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT STAFFPERSON IN CHARGE OF CURRICULUM ADOPTION SHOULD READ THIS PIECE EXPLAINING WHY WE TEACHERS TEND TO NOT USE THE MATERIALS

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2021/10/23/a-look-back-every-school-district-staffperson-in-charge-of-curriculum-adoption-should-read-this-piece-explaining-why-we-teachers-tend-to-not-use-the-materials-2/?fbclid=IwAR2lbugkLlb3jTUyqs_7resmcb4Lo54Ih-ck7sHF8-lHfrI1rrxGwIhiBmg

Where There’s a Willing Educator, There’s a Way

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2021-10-18-where-there-s-a-willing-educator-there-s-a-way?https%3A%2F%2Ftrk.iste.org%2Fimpression%2F611ad61503d7560001797220%3Fsub1=6274529495134&sub2=6274529494934&sub3=6274529494734&sub4=Digital%20Promise%20-%20multiple&sub5=PK-12%20lookalike%2FCompanies%20and%20Nonprofits%20lookalike%2C%20US%2C%20CA%2C%2025%2B&sub6=%7B%7Bdigitalpromise-sponcon%7D%7D&sub7=Facebook_Desktop_Feed&sub8=fb&fbclid=IwAR3r7FI8L-LV0-qFLoATYxlERlAUxdOb9kWZ8BOIOz-QmraTRqHcqsNlYtA

Tips on Word Art, Fonts, and Special Characters in Google Docs and Slides

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2021/10/tips-on-word-art-fonts-and-special.html?spref=fb&fbclid=IwAR0sgfUGkzDQo3MxGDgXMmSvyODqblsQO2wmBXnDpT27KjuPpOZHLI9qt04

Disciplinary literacy: why you need to embed it

https://www.tes.com/news/disciplinary-literacy-why-you-need-embed-it?fbclid=IwAR0eo1lElPGnRbk4_b1acjzDL3XssC0ppq9JA2xjBBd8uUettQiigf5C0P4

3 Simple Tech Tools to Bolster Literacy

https://www.edutopia.org/article/3-simple-tech-tools-bolster-literacy

While most elementary students are learning in person now, these tools are a big help in promoting literacy in or outside of the classroom.