Educational Links 11/27/21

The Political Spotlight on Schools’ COVID Relief Money Isn’t Going Away

https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/the-political-spotlight-on-schools-covid-relief-money-isnt-going-away/2021/11

How Schools Can Call a Truce in Education’s Ongoing Culture War

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2021-11-24-what-virginia-s-contentious-education-climate-reveals-about-our-collective-trauma

Researchers urge changes to improve California’s education funding law

https://edsource.org/2021/researchers-urge-changes-to-improve-californias-funding-law/663943

Survey: 48% of teachers considering job change

https://www.k12dive.com/news/survey-48-of-teachers-considering-job-change/610477/

When can kids take off their masks in school? Here's what some experts say

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/58761/when-can-kids-take-off-their-masks-in-school-heres-what-some-experts-say

3 ways to prepare for rigorous math learning

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2021/11/24/3-ways-to-prepare-for-rigorous-math-learning/https://www.eschoolnews.com/2021/11/24/3-ways-to-prepare-for-rigorous-math-learning/

How School Leaders Can Support Enhanced Rigor in Instruction

https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-school-leaders-can-support-enhanced-rigor-instruction

With the right guidance, teachers can promote students’ independence in the pursuit of challenging goals.

Educational Links 11/26/21

Learning Profiles: What Great Teachers Know About Their Students

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/learning-profiles/ 

How can we support the emotional well-being of teachers?

https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-can-we-support-the-emotional-well-being-of-teachers-sydney-jensen?fbclid=IwAR3onKfBwZ-bCBekbPYw_Anx5qXAvS6K6V2rkr5BmhCl71V3dU5Zr4vnTjg

A Day in a PBL Classroom: Demise of the “PBL Block”

https://www.pblworks.org/blog/day-pbl-classroom-demise-pbl-block?fbclid=IwAR3FmTnPQu-t4ojLGkpe3K0bViue5MbNiWO82GtrHrcEFqJrlmVe2_TTdGY

IDEA Full Funding Act Reintroduced in the House and Senate

https://exceptionalchildren.org/blog/idea-full-funding-act-reintroduced-house-and-senate

Native American Poetry and Culture

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/collections/144560/native-american-poetry-and-culture?fbclid=IwAR20GooD_0K41E3LH2FMOswuA1Y0y3MjbCBD1Sk0FmO1NUua8sqk-kpMM_I

Teachers Who Refuse to Comply With Vaccine Mandates Won’t Face Consequences in Many Places

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/teachers-who-refuse-to-comply-with-vaccine-mandates-wont-face-consequences-in-many-places/2021/11

How School Leaders Can Build Realistic Optimism This Year

https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-school-leaders-can-build-realistic-optimism-year

Amid the challenges of the past two years, a superintendent shares the four-step process he used to step back from his breaking point.

Educational Links 11/25/21

 

10 Ways To Give Students More Control Of Their Education

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/ways-to-give-students-more-control-of-their-education/

How Kids Can Overcome the Awkwardness of Asking for Help

https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-kids-can-overcome-awkwardness-asking-help?fbclid=IwAR1Q7Gq5Gu4dBPmm12eOXxv-G5XQS6xPivyt57dEW_5MzL7-4PfC1UjW0QE

Text-to-Speech (and Speech-to-Text) Tools to Address Reading and Writing Challenges

https://www.additudemag.com/text-to-speech-to-text-tools-students-adhd/?utm_source=eletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=school_november_2021&utm_content=112221&goal=0_d9446392d6-7b05ccfc48-295972737&fbclid=IwAR0MKuiZPnAFzVg7GIyIC-CgoGok56CWNeTzOOynbmKcqtaIKp9eRjcwMn4

School Cannot Go on This Way. Education Leaders Need to Step Up

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-school-cannot-go-on-this-way-education-leaders-need-to-step-up/2021/11

45 Sanity-Saving Indoor Recess Ideas

https://www.weareteachers.com/indoor-recess-ideas/?

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Parents are scrambling after schools suddenly cancel class over staffing and burnout

https://www.npr.org/2021/11/23/1057979170/school-closures-mental-health-days-families-childcare-thanksgiving-break

Teachers should aim for 'good enough', not perfection

https://www.tes.com/news/teachers-indiana-jones-must-forget-about-pursuit-perfection-teacher-wellbeing-workload

Teaching can be all-consuming so you need to judge the right balance, says Susan Ward

Happy Thanksgiving

 

THAT WOULD BE YOU.

Have a lovely, relaxing break.

Educational Links 11/24/21

How SEL Helps You as a Teacher

https://www.understood.org/articles/en/how-sel-helps-you-as-a-teacher?utm_source=google-search-nongrant&utm_medium=paid&utm_campaign=evrgrn-may20-edu&gclid=CjwKCAiAv_KMBhAzEiwAs-rX1LlMe5t3aeD2i0Rq3p6DWKwDc3YzaIKcxGQuc7joFqfDiXuPamd9ehoC2ZsQAvD_BwE

Why unstructured free play is a key remedy to bullying

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2021/11/23/why-unstructured-free-play-is-a-key-remedy-to-bullying/

What are the Best Free Online Tools for Students?

https://www.teachthought.com/technology/best-free-online-tools-for-students/?fbclid=IwAR39eiNPBLpVYGWWnHU4Lp3XgUeuyafzgKd5yFgt-WPbcUsVuPOOh4wy4zE

7 Ways to Help Students to Develop a Growth Mindset

https://www.educationworld.com/teachers/7-ways-help-students-develop-growth-mindset?fbclid=IwAR0JNT98DHwaArOrJSP0yjgFJqYehtl4OlMfaeU7o3Bg1Fd7FKSOcc6OyTQ

The Political Spotlight on Schools’ COVID Relief Money Isn’t Going Away

https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/the-political-spotlight-on-schools-covid-relief-money-isnt-going-away/2021/11

The K-12 Dive Awards for 2021

https://www.k12dive.com/news/the-k-12-dive-awards-for-2021/610401/

Ending Project-Based Learning Units With a Call to Action

https://www.edutopia.org/article/ending-project-based-learning-units-call-action?fbclid=IwAR3rM3E-eiUTS2PRLstFrjNtb7sf00TNJZorRNXT5EXjbAX4RhkimrrGMJU

Generating a call to action for their audience can give students a sense of agency and have a big impact outside the classroom.

Educational Links 11/23/21

4 Tips For Implementing A STEAM Program In Your Classroom

https://www.teachthought.com/technology/4-tips-for-implementing-a-steam-program-in-your-classroom/?fbclid=IwAR3x4TXMxYHxe7Pm4AzDPOgqPFu7ILqg_fvRy4KG6RgqlAqe3FB-9P0g8fk

How to help kids find honest alternatives to bending the truth.

https://childmind.org/article/why-kids-lie/?fbclid=IwAR2Lm7rurQLfhS-w7qnCgbxI3QzkWaq1R-XJy-mIcjt1VIff5fKYg6dUelM

3 Grading Practices That Should Change

https://www.edutopia.org/article/3-grading-practices-should-change

What will it take to protect schools’ digital landscape?

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2021/11/22/what-will-it-take-to-protect-schools-digital-landscape/

Universal preschool and affordable child care: What survives in Biden’s spending bill

https://edsource.org/2021/universal-preschool-and-affordable-child-care-what-survives-in-bidens-spending-bill/663945

Trouble With Focus in Kids: Your Questions Answered

https://www.understood.org/articles/en/issues-with-focus-your-questions-answered

Flu Vaccinations Among Children Are Down. That Could Spell Trouble for Schools

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/flu-vaccinations-among-children-are-down-that-could-spell-trouble-for-schools/2021/11

The number of children getting flu shots is down from this same time last year, and that could have a big impact on schools that are still struggling from the lingering effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

Educational Links 11/22/21

 

15 Interesting Ways To Start Class Tomorrow

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/12-interesting-ways-to-start-class-tomorrow/?fbclid=IwAR3ZzHeJpJ63_f4rxSy-4JTlBwOp-JkMx8Sg-cZSay8-2jRbOo9lDk85ccQ

Become a Guide on the Side with Student Learning Centers

https://www.mssackstein.com/post/become-a-guide-on-the-side-with-student-learning-centers?fbclid=IwAR3uk8-Iqy0SfnjVcOwrZ3fJN5yRSqOYaRiDkJTl9rBj9g0IOxT_GXtyn_k

CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION RESOURCES OF THE WEEK

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2021/11/20/classroom-instruction-resources-of-the-week-322/?fbclid=IwAR1xqxw1XHeL02Og4Ua9CBr8r_M4R5b4wNrkkvq-GigG3sTK2fXOT39a72M

Should schools require the COVID vaccine? Many experts say it's too soon

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/58766/should-schools-require-the-covid-vaccine-many-experts-say-its-too-soon

Tracking how the coronavirus is impacting school districts

https://www.k12dive.com/news/tracking-how-the-coronavirus-is-impacting-school-districts/578628/

What New Teachers Need

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/what-new-teachers-need/2021/11

How to Counter Learned Helplessness

https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-counter-learned-helplessness?fbclid=IwAR1grroWEFjJktM-CIMOscdxqRh-8dzfI-8323BRhKvuv5CfE26RHhAgM8w

For students who have internalized a message that they’re destined to fail, promoting realistic optimism can be game-changing.