Education Links 1/3/25

 

The 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2024

https://www.edutopia.org/article/the-10-most-significant-education-studies-of-2024

25 AI predictions for 2025

https://www.eschoolnews.com/digital-learning/2025/01/02/ai-predictions-for-2025/?utm_campaign=Daily%20Stories%20Repost&utm_content=320817209&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&hss_channel=fbp-1176307349

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8 Strategies To Engage Students At The Beginning Of Class

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/the-precious-first-few-minutes-of-class/

What is dyslexia?

https://dyslexiaida.org/dyslexia-basics/

EdWeek's Must Read Articles

https://www.edweek.org/edweeks-must-read-articles

42 Time-Management Apps and Hacks That Work for ADHD Brains

https://www.additudemag.com/punctuality-time-blindness-adhd-apps-tips/

Education Links 1/2/25

How AI Is Changing Education: The Year’s Top 5 Stories

https://www.edweek.org/technology/how-ai-is-changing-education-the-years-top-5-stories/2024/12

ED TECH DIGEST

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/01/02/ed-tech-digest-387/?fbclid=IwY2xjawHkQ6tleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHbPvlB35rRTh0nSRCNPChoP1oKyrPdzg2epZ3qj5Y7xnWSwwKXTHgaOZ1Q_aem_h0AbTI2aJQmoCzzNLvMeMg

How to Plan and Then Run a Seamless IEP Meeting

https://www.edutopia.org/article/tips-iep-meetings-more-effective-everyone

 

EdSource’s Best of 2024: Our most read stories

https://edsource.org/2024/top-california-education-stories-2024/723859

Top 10 ADHD News & Research Headlines of 2024

https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-research-news-stimulant-shortage-vyvanse-medication/

The Sky Is Cheap Entertainment: Crescent Moon, Venus and much Jan. 2025

Sunset, January 1, 2025, Crescent moon and Venus, high in the sky. 

Photo by Melanie Link Taylor, Apple Valley, California

 

Will there be a planetary alignment on January 25, 2025?

https://earthsky.org/tonight/planetary-alignment-january-25-2025/

Sun news: SEVERE geomagnetic storming kicks off 2025!

https://earthsky.org/sun/sun-news-activity-solar-flare-cme-aurora-updates/

Top 10 stories of 2024

https://earthsky.org/space/earthskys-top-10-stories-of-2024/

Education Links 1/1/25

 

Communicating Expectations to Make Instruction More Effective

https://www.edutopia.org/article/communicate-expectations-make-instruction-more-effective

When students understand how to interact with material and with each other, they can better engage with the lesson.

Should Schools Spy on Student Devices to Prevent Self-Harm?

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/learning/should-schools-spy-on-student-devices-to-prevent-self-harm.html

New technology alerts schools when students type words related to suicide. Should all schools use it? Or is it an invasion of privacy?

Taking Exams in Blue Books? They're Back to Help Curb AI Use and Rampant Cheating

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/64992/taking-exams-in-blue-books-its-back-to-help-curb-ai-use-and-rampant-cheating

The Pen is Mightier Than the Keyboard

Research suggests that writing by hand can be more beneficial for learning compared to typing.

How Does Anxiety Affect Kids in School?

https://childmind.org/article/classroom-anxiety-in-children/

What it looks like, and why it's often mistaken for something else.

Best Practices in Reading: A 21st Century Skill Update

https://www.readingrockets.org/topics/about-reading/articles/best-practices-reading-21st-century-skill-update

Our efforts here are to highlight a set of practices that have amassed a significant body of work to demonstrate their usefulness in improving children’s motivation for learning to read, proficiency in reading, and their likelihood to become lifelong readers and writers.

What is ADHD?

https://www.understood.org/en/articles/what-is-adhd

ADHD is a common condition that makes it hard to focus, keep still, and think before acting. Some people with ADHD mainly have trouble with focus. (This is also known as ADD.) ADHD can also impact other skills, including managing emotions.