Education Links 10/30/2022

Teachers using technology report stronger connections, community with students

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2022/10/28/teachers-technology-digital-learning-tools/

Why Some Schools Are Adding ‘Directors of Wellness’ to Their Leadership Teams

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/why-some-schools-are-adding-directors-of-wellness-to-their-leadership-teams/2022/10

Is Your Class Like a Staff Meeting?

https://catlintucker.com/2022/10/class-like-a-staff-meeting/?fbclid=IwAR1Lv_phasBxeiugIp3xBH49VTBlx1pJb7zt1RU2PjvZXmJHB6q6n3omkyc

5 Chrome Extensions that Make Google Classroom Even More Awesome!

https://shakeuplearning.com/blog/3-chrome-extensions-make-google-classroom-even-awesome/?fbclid=IwAR1IZ9XSYKRqIVl3Fts5Y9PZwxMsWBuUcJdjlotYAHFk_ERWDTk9rkQtsOY

6 myths about 504 plans

https://www.understood.org/en/articles/myths-about-504-plans

A ‘Tripledemic’? Flu, R.S.V. and Covid May Collide This Winter, Experts Say

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/23/health/flu-covid-risk.html

 

Keeping Older Students Engaged All Year Long

https://www.edutopia.org/article/keeping-older-students-engaged-all-year-long?fbclid=IwAR1I__he7vCwUS556VwhYmabUOLPqR0s0w39NbrzSvulxWU99ERZ3Xvy85s

Sometimes keeping middle and high school students engaged is a matter of making them feel like a part of the community.

Education Links 10/29/2022

Should We Rethink Our Notion of Who is ‘Smart’?

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2022-10-25-should-we-rethink-our-notion-of-who-is-smart

Many Parents Now Want a More Personalized, Flexible Learning Experience for Their Children

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/many-parents-now-want-a-more-personalized-flexible-learning-experience-for-their-children/2022/10

504 plans: A guide for teachers

https://www.understood.org/en/articles/504-plans-a-guide-for-teachers

Catch Your Child Doing Something Right

https://www.ahaparenting.com/read/catch-your-child-doing-something-right

CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION RESOURCES OF THE WEEK

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2022/10/26/classroom-instruction-resources-of-the-week-371/?fbclid=IwAR2fPshpw0brJAmEN4fF8ZqN0JuBJT_QteQKkIhtL7U2s7oNFzPWIuwEK1c

 

4 Steps to a Practical Coaching Cycle

https://www.edutopia.org/article/4-steps-to-a-practical-coaching-cycle?fbclid=IwAR35oWQKilgMaW1Il10xIaJO8A72WVS-zF6c-8m4DIrvSMwQXgyylPSqfWQ

10 Ways to Help Your High Achieving Students Find Their Passion

https://www.educationworld.com/teachers/10-ways-help-your-high-achieving-students-find-their-passion

Education Links 10/28/2022

Ken Burns in the Classroom 

https://ca.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/kenburnsclassroom/home/?fbclid=IwAR0A_C8j1sBNxoKd8T1r__BFqZ77GTiw40sHQxZLvmkFgI-Uo-9qhMm7Cvo

Guiding Students to Ask Great Questions

https://www.edutopia.org/article/guiding-students-to-ask-great-questions?fbclid=IwAR2LpjfUa8a__-PhP22WhS6I9z9M1IW7udnWR5m6DxuhyqmCg2xK-vSPshQ

The Trait Every Great Teacher Shares

https://smartclassroommanagement.com/2019/12/07/trait-great-teachers-share/

21 Differentiated Instruction Strategies Every Teacher Can Use

https://www.weareteachers.com/5-differentiated-instruction-strategies-to-try-out-this-year/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR1jWjMVzq4OyzkuZyRUI8b_Du2dltksYWUapYwbzkQK4YkbMZniEps05LU#Echobox=1666726771

Learning loss is a generational emergency. Here is how to fix it.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/10/26/naep-test-scores-pandemic-learning-loss/

Student math scores are down from pre-COVID levels, the National Report Card finds

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/60053/student-math-scores-are-down-from-pre-covid-levels-the-national-report-card-finds

States Are Desperate for Special Ed. Teachers. But They Can’t Cut Corners to Get Them

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/states-are-desperate-for-special-ed-teachers-but-they-cant-cut-corners-to-get-them/2022/10

Finding certified special education teachers is source of ‘anxiety’ for district leaders

Education Links 10/27/2022

8 Ways To Grow As A Teacher

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/8-ways-to-grow-as-a-teach/?fbclid=IwAR1WepSaLI9omY53vmhQK7pMMgD7--y3_idzwaA7VcLye0bQvbV8K7B0MG0

What Teachers Need to Know About Dysgraphia

https://www.weareteachers.com/dysgraphia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR3gW5vI6jgC4neLW40wtfUVH2k_i5M_sOG0XuVxU7BshnYsO2Qyq59rxK0#Echobox=1666619008

3 Alternatives to Assigning Detention

https://www.edutopia.org/article/3-alternatives-assigning-detention?fbclid=IwAR0VGpE8PMjC-2i1xtM99UKj4dZGhpMZLkaZD1oHnpfGJrlatjcx8Ch0rrs

How One School Is Beating the Odds in Math, the Pandemic’s Hardest-Hit Subject

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/15/us/math-student-achievement-pandemic.html

Traumatic experiences can upend kids’ lives, but trauma doesn’t have to be a life sentence.

https://childmind.org/awareness-campaigns/childrens-mental-health-report/2022-childrens-mental-health-report/

Choosing Classroom Technology: 7 Key Factors to Consider

https://www.eschoolnews.com/resource-library/choosing-classroom-technology-7-key-factors-to-consider/

Why some schools saw their scores soar despite Covid — and others didn't

https://edsource.org/2022/why-some-schools-saw-their-scores-soar-during-covid-and-others-didnt/680333

Monday’s Smarter Balanced results showed widespread declines in reading and math scores, but a closer look at individual districts shows a more nuanced – and even hopeful – picture of student progress during the pandemic. 

 

Education Links 10/26/2022

What Are The Best Articles About Classroom Management For Teachers?

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/best-articles-about-classroom-management/?fbclid=IwAR2fFzzqfB4iIjNWxMsU-Q0qBWWGo8ptnNDoKkPSJu7gE5sb9MEtmqNXsMM

How Do Schools Come Back From ‘Catastrophic’ Drops in Math, Reading on NAEP?

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/how-do-schools-come-back-from-catastrophic-drops-in-math-reading-on-naep/2022/10

Schools got $122 billion to reopen last year. Most has not been used.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/10/24/covid-spending-schools-students-achievement/

 

Making Sure Students’ Struggles Are Productive

https://www.edutopia.org/article/making-sure-students-struggles-are-productive/

THE BEST ANALYSES OF THIS YEAR’S NAEP TEST REPORT

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2022/10/24/the-best-analyses-of-this-years-naep-test-report/?fbclid=IwAR2XBxnBcnz9eMZmchFVTP1SxILIHuVN3SPY_BkSZdNoBaDSjdg3nmZ-CyA

Stopped Giving Zeros

https://www.edutopia.org/article/why-i-stopped-giving-zeros

Giving a zero for missed work can make it mathematically impossible for students to recover their grade; here’s what one teacher is doing instead.

Education Links 10/25/2022

 

Why Ages 2-7 Matter So Much for Brain Development

https://www.edutopia.org/article/why-ages-2-7-matter-so-much-brain-development?fbclid=IwAR03S_apEWX1SUQhAO1_idS6NLQfb1PAPtVkDiZhBxPz6MgojoldUmFvsSE

How to Find TED-Ed Lessons by Grade Level

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2022/09/how-to-find-ted-ed-lessons-by-grade.html

The Antidote To A Disruptive, Immature Class

https://smartclassroommanagement.com/

Advantages/ Disadvantages of the iPad Classroom

https://www.teachhub.com/technology-in-the-classroom/2013/11/advantages-disadvantages-of-the-ipad-classroom/

The Power of Micro-Affirmations in the Classroom

https://www.weareteachers.com/micro-affirmations-in-the-classroom/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR3mR_vFoLPHNtLxaCMkza6ZMqYaFaM_WE4U7hcfanpuMy4oEhcIpWHV7Cc#Echobox=1664201106-1

Third Grade Reading Retention Is Back. Should It Be?

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/third-grade-reading-retention-is-back-should-it-be/2022/10

Despite mixed evidence, the policy is gathering steam after a pandemic-related pause.

Urgent Education News

 

Two Decades of Progress, Nearly Gone: National Math, Reading Scores Hit Historic Lows

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/two-decades-of-progress-nearly-gone-national-math-reading-scores-hit-historic-lows/2022/10

The 2022-23 School Year Remains Grim for Special Education Students

https://www.pacificresearch.org/the-2022-23-school-year-remains-grim-for-special-education-students/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-2022-23-school-year-remains-grim-for-special-education-students

Teacher and teen killed in shooting at south St. Louis high school. Suspect is dead.

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/teacher-and-teen-killed-in-shooting-at-south-st-louis-high-school-suspect-is-dead/article_0c3f8f55-e757-506c-b08a-27884257136e.html

Teen pleads guilty to terrorism and murder charges after Michigan school shooting that killed 4 students

https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/24/us/ethan-crumbley-plea-oxford-michigan-shooting-monday/index.html

New Questions Over Actions of State Police in Uvalde School Shooting

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/21/us/uvalde-police-response-dps.html

The Elephant in the Classroom: Mass Immigration Imposing Colossal Cost and Challenges on Public Education

https://www.fairus.org/issue/illegal-immigration/elephant-classroom-mass-immigration-imposing-colossal-cost-and-challenges

‘Never seen it this bad’: America faces catastrophic teacher shortage

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/08/03/school-teacher-shortage/

The teacher shortage in America has hit crisis levels — and school officials everywhere are scrambling to ensure that, as students return to classrooms, someone will be there to educate them.

The Sky Is Cheap Entertainment: Solar Eclipses Coming Up! How About Where You Are?

 

The last solar eclipse of 2022 is on Oct. 25. Here's what to expect.

https://www.space.com/partial-solar-eclipse-tomorrow-europe-africa-asia

Education Links 10/24/2022

student centered learaning, ed tech, special education, differentiation,testing, 

 

Back to School: Challenges and Strengths of Refugee Students

https://brycs.org/schools/back-to-school-challenges-and-strengths-of-refugee-students/

What Are The Core Principles Of Student-Centered Learning?

https://www.teachthought.com/learning/principles-student-centered-learning/

The Dos and Don'ts of Differentiation

https://www.educationworld.com/teachers/dos-and-donts-differentiation

Preliminary glimpse at test scores shows steep declines in reading, math

https://edsource.org/2022/preliminary-glimpse-at-test-scores-shows-steep-declines-in-reading-math/679898

Texas Schools Are Sending DNA Kits Home to Parents.  Why This Is a Communications Mess

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/texas-schools-are-sending-dna-kits-home-to-parents-why-this-is-a-communications-mess/2022/10

A 3-Step Process for Evaluating Costly Investments

https://www.edutopia.org/article/3-step-process-evaluating-costly-investments

The pandemic led schools to buy technology and other resources to support students. Do those solutions still fit your school’s needs?