Education Links 11/20/2022

 

Video Games Could Actually Be Good for Kids’ Brains, Study Finds

https://www.edweek.org/technology/video-games-could-actually-be-good-for-kids-brains-study-finds/2022/11 

DEPRESSING STATISTIC OF THE DAY: LOTS OF TEACHERS ARE NOT HAPPY

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2022/11/15/depressing-statistic-of-the-day-lots-of-teachers-are-not-happy/?fbclid=IwAR2JTX_-H7OvB5Q0kC3J7CU3KoqYhl27qUb-Ut1SiZxVRaMaOKgrRlSTE80

6 Reasons to Try a Single-Point Rubric

https://www.edutopia.org/article/6-reasons-try-single-point-rubric?fbclid=IwAR3NdXEd6kHUr51lSAGpaPd_noSSQsUnEOt80EOFq4eiW8LgnXTe289yxKs

Elk, Geography, and Art - The Week in Review

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2022/11/elk-geography-and-art-week-in-review.html

School Choice Is a Political Winner

https://www.wsj.com/articles/school-choice-political-winner-midterms-election-11668465719

Va. bill would bar trans student-athletes from teams matching gender identities

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/11/15/virginia-bill-transgender-athletes-gender-identity/

70 Inspiring Gratitude Quotes for Kids of All Ages

https://www.weareteachers.com/gratitude-quotes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR18FDow3Kj000egGXKabVkx5mtxkR6EuANN_OabHMCLgHjzmsR7C7zDcOA#Echobox=1666956439-1

Education Links 11/19/2022

How to Use Self-Directed Learning in Your Class

https://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies/2020/11/how-to-use-self-directed-learning-in-your-class/

Why You Shouldn’t Share Your Views With Students

https://smartclassroommanagement.com/2022/05/20/great-teachers-sharing-views/

Pandemic, Staff Shortages Prompt Surge In Special Education Complaints

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2022/11/16/pandemic-staff-shortages-prompt-surge-special-education-complaints/30139/

3 Phrases That Can Demotivate Students in Math Class

https://www.edutopia.org/article/3-phrases-can-demotivate-students-math-class?fbclid=IwAR2DzK2fpExZk1VrZSfBcckkeaUnyQx42Yas9BP_0M-Vu4785RgbupuuiLI

What’s the definition of a ‘good question’? 

https://www.teachthought.com/critical-thinking/the-difference-between-a-good-question-and-a-bad-question/

Does Solving Inequality in Education Mean Embracing ‘Birth Equity’?

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2022-11-15-does-solving-inequality-in-education-mean-embracing-birth-equity

61 Corny Thanksgiving Jokes for Kids

https://www.weareteachers.com/thanksgiving-jokes-for-kids/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR0pRrQrUHxjDPVGrkTHkmdhNEzGmvFnHHIY2STzCG6JKYgcuKHbJzIMnqA#Echobox=1667409968-1

Education Links 11/18/2022

 

Building a Better Word Wall

https://www.edutopia.org/article/building-better-word-wall?fbclid=IwAR1xgZ9LyLjeywd7Y0SM_JV0Qtd1BZg-WvzdzA3RTdf8VwtYz8wjVab5WqA

NYC’s Black schools chief isn’t sure racial integration is the answer

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/11/17/david-banks-nyc-chancellor-race-equity-merit/

10 Ways to Give a Better Lecture

https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/better-lecture/?fbclid=IwAR0dCNCk7SlOf7o4x3Y6BGBhm0jms-TztDju6cVVbVf39xWxo-O1UyYc8wA

MY LATEST BAM! RADIO SHOW IS ON SUPPORTING STUDENT INTRINSIC MOTIVATION

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2022/11/14/my-latest-bam-radio-show-is-on-supporting-student-intrinsic-motivation/?fbclid=IwAR2zM3Qo0w5OZV0ybOa86QJkKtOMUgP601yeEye9_H3b0DlO2JpBbxgO98U

The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 311 Adaptable And Practical Teaching Strategies

https://wegrowteachers.com/podcast-ep-311-adaptable-teaching-strategies/?fbclid=IwAR2A1CjtIUF7Fy5K_qdz88OGWBENXi6fZ12BLh74OdCukGTPpwzkMwWf4-4

Child Mind Institute: Symptom Checker

https://childmind.org/symptomchecker/

7 Enlightened Methods for Teaching Students with ADHD and LD

https://www.additudemag.com/teaching-methods-for-adhd-ld-kids/

Teaching methods and ideologies matter — a lot. For students with ADHD or learning disabilities, who learn outside the box, it can make all the difference in the world to have an enlightened educator who understands that process trumps outcome, that anxiety impedes learning, that every child has innate strengths, and these four additional educational truths.

Education Links 11/17/2022

 Make SEL Work by Applying These 6 Best Practices

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/make-sel-work-by-applying-these-6-best-practices/2022/11

What is trauma-informed teaching?

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

Fifty Tech Tuesday Tips

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2022/11/fifty-tech-tuesday-tips.html

Want resilient and well-adjusted kids? Let them play

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/60251/want-resilient-and-well-adjusted-kids-let-them-play

The Science of Gratitude

https://www.educationworld.com/teachers/science-gratitude

Hidden toll: Thousands of schools fail to count homeless

students

https://hechingerreport.org/hidden-toll-thousands-of-schools-fail-to-count-homeless-students/

6 Ways to Support Special Education Teachers in Blended Learning Classes

https://www.edutopia.org/article/6-ways-to-support-special-education-teachers-in-blended-learning-classes

Special education teachers need both support and autonomy to successfully teach in blended learning environments.

Educational Links 11/16/2022

The Benefits of Art in Student Learning

https://www.teachhub.com/professional-development/2020/11/the-benefits-of-art-in-student-learning/

Transitional kindergarten expansion needs wraparound programs to ensure access, quality

https://edsource.org/2022/transitional-kindergarten-expansion-needs-wraparound-programs-to-ensure-access-quality/681212

 

University of California Strike Disrupts Classes Just Weeks Before Finals

https://www.wsj.com/articles/university-of-california-strike-disrupts-classes-just-weeks-before-finals-11668472748

5 Tips for Teaching Students to Improve Their Online Searches

https://www.edutopia.org/article/5-tips-for-teaching-students-to-improve-their-online-searches

Educators Are Bullish on Social-Emotional Learning. Here’s Why

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/educators-are-bullish-on-social-emotional-learning-heres-why/2022/11

A Teacher-Created Unit on Race and Racism Using The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/15/learning/lesson-plans/a-teacher-created-unit-on-race-and-racism-using-the-new-york-times.html

Work Challenges: Common ADHD Pitfalls That Kill Productivity

https://www.additudemag.com/work-challenges-adhd-productivity-poll/

 Productivity

Education Links 11/15/2022

 

3 Great Discussion Models for High School English

https://www.edutopia.org/article/3-great-discussion-models-for-high-school-english

75 Sample Report Card Comments (Plus a Printable Version!)

https://www.weareteachers.com/sample-report-card-comments/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR3iSTsnaBrN4zqeu1eeghEW-kYOi_BMBBYdEZlOYn6kh3GsB7a4qk9qA3U#Echobox=1668450763

Government Awarding $1 Billion to Schools for Electric Buses

https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2022-10-26/government-awarding-1-billion-to-schools-for-electric-buses

9 Ground Rules For Great Principals

https://wegrowteachers.com/9-ground-rules-for-great-principals/?fbclid=IwAR0a5bC5HZkTH4CiM3E48etinXwZL8iqjaJQsJUiQ_GE_neGsjXLNiFRi_g

MY BEST POSTS ON NEW RESEARCH STUDIES IN 2022 – PART TWO

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2022/11/12/my-best-posts-on-new-research-studies-in-2022-part-two/?fbclid=IwAR2uLnV_DraJ9uHVsHYBKGVUeUqlGsVvavkajodfEjU2ni1Zecz_kQILRcw

Finding the Funk: 3 Ways to Add Culturally Responsive Critical

Thinking to Your Lessons

https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/funk/

Thousands of Students Seek $7,000 Payments Under Arizona Voucher Law

https://www.wsj.com/articles/thousands-of-students-seek-7-000-payments-under-arizona-voucher-law-11668434402

In nation’s largest voucher program, Arizona to pay more than $200 million for private-school and home-schooled children.

Education Links 11/14/2022

 

‘Just-right’ books: Does leveled reading hurt the weakest readers?

https://edsource.org/2022/just-right-books-does-leveled-reading-hurt-the-weakest-readers/680958

6 Districts are Ditching Virtual School. Is That Premature?

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/districts-are-ditching-virtual-school-is-that-premature/2022/11

Research-Backed Reasons to Record Important Lessons

https://www.edutopia.org/article/why-you-should-be-recording-your-lectures

Lesson Plan: ‘How Many Languages Could a Child Speak?’

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/10/learning/lesson-plans/lesson-plan-how-many-languages-could-a-child-speak.html 

Forget our political squabbles. In education, parents already matter.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/11/13/parental-rights-parent-choice-schools/

Edtech Evidence Exchange Merges With InnovateEDU

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2022-11-09-edtech-evidence-exchange-merges-with-innovateedu

US flu levels climb as RSV swamps kids' hospitals

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2022/11/us-flu-levels-climb-rsv-swamps-kids-hospitals?fbclid=IwAR3koguE76vBUfomLYHDz7d43cbxPZJuBQvBgTKGXqYsbxYV4Z_GJoXJWFs