Educational Links 1/2/22

A List Of Sneaky But Effective Simple School Improvement Strategies

https://www.teachthought.com/education/school-improvement-strategies/?fbclid=IwAR340l0k8WdBP34FhDjoxk0hl5UZe24rTrBjcRBcNdfxpu8jx0493lk9oPk

Whomping willows and chess: Using Covid relief to make school fun

https://edsource.org/podcast/whomping-willows-and-chess-using-covid-relief-to-make-school-fun

 I Wanted Balance Between My Career and Personal Life. Now, I Sing A Different Tune.

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2021-12-29-i-wanted-balance-between-my-career-and-personal-life-now-i-sing-a-different-tune

9 mostly pessimistic education predictions for 2022 — from a teacher

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/01/01/education-news-in-2022-predictions/?fbclid=IwAR31rmvtlZ7rSDPoqRd9XObHng1qU9VOpMtlkfHjsKG5COFCWkHl-23o_Tw

What Teachers Think Is—and Isn’t—Working This School Year

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-what-teachers-think-is-and-isnt-working-this-school-year/2021/12?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit&fbclid=IwAR3BrspjruzVQDUqLTSUyTowCRY-nY6q7I9x-WB8OYwLeIhq3UYmfnEoAaw

6 reasons to use edtech tools to save valuable classroom time

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2021/12/29/6-reasons-to-use-edtech-tools-to-save-valuable-classroom-time/

Exploring the Beauty in Math

https://www.edutopia.org/article/exploring-beauty-math?fbclid=IwAR3BrspjruzVQDUqLTSUyTowCRY-nY6q7I9x-WB8OYwLeIhq3UYmfnEoAaw

In addition to teaching students about math facts and procedures, teachers can guide them to see it as a creative pursuit.