Educational Links 2/12/17

Rube Goldberg Machine Contest Puts Students’ Creative Minds to Work

http://www.gettingsmart.com/2017/02/rube-goldberg-machine-contest-students/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Getting%20Smart&utm_content=Rube%20Goldberg%20Machine%20Contest%20Puts%20Students%27%20Creative%20Minds%20to%20Work

Challenging Student Behavior: Moving From The Boot to The Root

https://www.edutopia.org/discussion/challenging-student-behavior-moving-boot-root?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Response: 'Challenges are a Natural Part of Mathematics'

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2017/02/response_challenges_are_a_natural_part_of_mathematics.html

Teaching for Civic Engagement: Individual and Systemic Responsibility

https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2017/02/10/ind-sys-responsibility/

Can Teachers Outsource Grading? Two Educators Explain What That Looks Like

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2017/02/would_outsourcing_grading_make_teachers_more_efficient.html?cmp=eml-enl-eu-news2

At a Glance: 8 Key Executive Functions

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/executive-functioning-issues/key-executive-functioning-skills-explained?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

Why Nonverbal Learning Disorder Is So Often Mistaken for ADHD

http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/724.html

Nonverbal learning disorder (NLD) might be the most overlooked — and underdiagnosed — learning disability, in part because it's symptoms look so much like ADHD. Poor social and fine-motor skills, inattention, trouble organizing thoughts — learn if these might be signs of NLD in your child.

Educational Links 6/15/16

 

Reports and Findings That Show the Global Skills Gap and Requirement

http://edtechreview.in/research/2323-reports-and-findings-that-show-the-global-skill-gap?utm_content=buffer58f13&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer#.Vu-IYLeMC2w.twitter

Evaluating Your Child for NLD

http://www.smartkidswithld.org/first-steps/evaluating-your-child/evaluating-your-child-for-nld/ 

Six classroom management tips every teacher can use

https://www.tes.com/us/news/breaking-views/six-classroom-management-tips-every-teacher-can-use?utm_campaign=RES-1133&utm_content=us-news&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social#prclt-PQ12UEy6 

How Affective Data Could Change Learning Outcomes

http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2016/02/how-affective-data-could-change-learning-outcomes?utm_content=buffer4ef53&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer 

6 Steps to Make Math Personal—Tech Makes It Possible, Teachers Make It Happen

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-06-14-6-steps-to-make-math-personal-tech-makes-it-possible-teachers-make-it-happen?utm_content=buffer4d9a1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer 

7 Things You Didn't Know About School Funding

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/edugeek_guide/2016/06/7_things_you_didnt_know_about_.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

The 7 questions every new teacher should be able to answer

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2016/06/13/the-7-questions-every-new-teacher-should-be-able-to-answer/ 

Not long ago, the leadership team of a school district I was working with asked me: “If you were going to hire a new teacher, what would you ask in the interview?” They were concerned that hiring teachers with the right skills now can save a district a lot of money in staff development later. Moreover, they wanted to hire teachers who would be open minded about changes to come. The problem is to balance the reality of today’s pressure for test scores and required teacher evaluation with the changes that can be anticipated during the next two decades.