Educational Links 11/26/18

The Future of Education Depends on Social Emotional Learning: Here’s Why

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2018-06-04-the-future-of-education-depends-on-social-emotional-learning-here-s-why

Primary children are more emotionally robust than we realise

https://www.tes.com/news/primary-children-are-more-emotionally-robust-we-realise?fbclid=IwAR3UtUJ-E6TKuscdKLDxaOolWD2e_uMX08dM5qm_LjigkWqs8xEi5gHGJx0

Teaching With Trauma

https://www.edutopia.org/article/teaching-trauma?utm_medium=socialflow&utm_source=facebook

Study: RTI Practice Falls Short of Promise

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2015/11/11/study-rti-practice-falls-short-of-promise.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB&fbclid=IwAR2r1040kAlgmIlCDcr0xFOI7z1dSRP9_P1dvU9PXzrjTzfxUjtxdFXv2Jk

The Monday After Thanksgiving

https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/civic_mission/2013/12/the_monday_after_thanksgiving.html/?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB-TM&fbclid=IwAR2RJIfy9qR5YdD8Efs3sBIwZNsoQJHqOEBKQbMTgTZJYGdXRhivBsZHIvM

How Faculty Can ‘Click’ Their Way to a More Inclusive Classroom

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2018-11-21-how-faculty-can-click-their-way-to-a-more-inclusive-classroom

What Happens When Teachers Connect

https://wegrowteachers.com/what-happens-when-teachers-connect/

Digital and social media have replaced the landscape for education. This isn’t a case of mere impact or transformation–it’s all different now. Everything–the tools, the audiences, the access to content, the data, the opportunity.

And this is a displacing and replacing that will only accelerate as re-conceptualizing of the craft of teaching in light of emerging technologies and global distinctions increases. This doesn’t mean that every classroom and school and district is suddenly forward-thinking, but rather that education–and most critically, it’s students–have already changed, forever altering the tone and context for that education.

Educational Links 3/7/18

Social & Emotional Learning

https://www.commonsense.org/education/toolkit/social-emotional-learning?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&campaign=t2tseltoolkit

Do We Put Too Much Emphasis on Memorizing Multiplication Facts?

https://www.weareteachers.com/multiplication-fact-fluency/

How Every IEP Should Start

https://www.facebook.com/SpeechAndLanguageKids/videos/1986334608059794/?hc_ref=ARQEa1J03y6DYMKhVWmQNEgQEj3tZJdiIrmDMlZkBubzmu0jau3KzK1T7uicX0I_Mfw&pnref=story

How to Add Voice Comments to PDFs and Word Documents

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2018/03/how-to-add-voice-comments-to-pdfs-and.html#.Wp-N1GinHGJ

Response to Intervention

https://www.facebook.com/TexasEducationAgency/

Are Evaluation and Tenure Reforms Scaring Away Prospective Teachers?

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/teacherbeat/2018/03/teacher_evaluation_reforms_new_teachers.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

More Than A Teacher

https://theeducatorsroom.com/more-than-a-teacher/

Teaching is an art, a sacrifice, and has the goal of changing the future one child at a time. It’s a noble profession, but does that make you all that you are?

I think the public forgets we are more than teachers. We are parents and children. We are husbands, wives, and significant others. We are artists, historians, and scientists. Most importantly, we are human. And I know you are going to say, well, of course, you are human. Sometimes, I think people forget that we are imperfect, busy, trying to be happy, and trying to keep everyone else happy (an impossible task).

Educational Links 3/29/16

Gatekeeping 101 – Response To Intervention

Gatekeeping 101: Response to Intervention

http://www.makespecialeducationwork.com/gatekeeping-101-response-intervention/#sthash.wOWEP9Zc.dpbs 

What My Favorite Math Routine Taught Me About Differentiation

https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2012/10/09/differentiate-math-routine/ 

 How Nature Makes Kids Calmer, Healthier, Smarter 

http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=775b94b440ad73397931a9ad7&id=b5af08500f 

Software Flags 'Suicidal' Students, Presenting Privacy Dilemma

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/03/28/470840270/when-school-installed-software-stops-a-suicide 

3 Crucial Tips To Build A Blended Learning Plan That Works

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/blended-flipped-learning/3-crucial-tips-build-blended-learning-plan-works/ 

Getting Smart on Digital Learning: 11 of the Best Resources, Tools, and Apps for Teachers

https://edtechreview.in/trends-insights/insights/2341-digital-learning-tools-and-resources?utm_content=buffer50ba2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer#.VvjX00-dP9I.twitter 

What Do We Lose By Measuring ‘Average’ In Education?

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/03/28/what-do-we-lose-by-measuring-average-in-education/ 

We can also apply the principle of equal fit to social policies that influence the workplace, such as policies that influence hiring, firing, and pay. Imagine the talent that we can unleash by redesigning our schools and jobs to fit the individual, instead of fitting the averagarian system—even if that averagarian system is motivated by the best of intentions.

 

Educational Links 12/31/15

Response to Intervention: Resources for Educators

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/response-to-intervention-resources-youki-terada?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29 

Before final speech, Arne Duncan promotes work on high-speed broadband

http://edscoop.com/before-final-speech-arne-duncan-promotes-work-on-high-speed-broadband 

Overlooked Useful YouTube Features - A PDF Handout 

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2015/12/useful-youtube-features.html?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=freetech4teachers#.VoSYM1kY1SE 

Lessons from Living Through the Transition to Common Core Standards

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/common-core/3373-lessons-from-living-through-the-transition-to-common-core-standard 

Do Boys Have Learning and Attention Issues More Often Than Girls? 

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/getting-started/what-you-need-to-know/do-boys-have-learning-and-attention-issues-more-often-than-girls 

Your Favorite Special Education Posts of 2015

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2015/12/your_favorite_special_educatio.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OnSpecialEducation+%28Education+Week+Blog%3A+On+Special+Education%29 

10 Emerging Education Technologies

http://www.edudemic.com/10-emerging-education-technologies/

  

Educational Links 11/7/15

 

Wow--this is an interesting, helpful and beautiful poster of Blooms. Great job, TeachThought

50 Resources For Teaching With Bloom’s Taxonomy

http://www.teachthought.com/critical-thinking/blooms-taxonomy/50-resources-for-teaching-with-blooms-taxonomy/ 

Classroom Management: Ways to Stay Healthy, Control Stress 

http://www.teachhub.com/classroom-management-ways-stay-healthy-control-stress 

Chrome Apps for Classroom Management

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2015/11/6-powerful-chrome-apps-for-classroom.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+educatorstechnology%2FpDkK+%28Educational+Technology+and+Mobile+Learning%29 

Arts education in all schools needs to be a priority and better funded, advocates say

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-hearing-on-arts-education-20151106-story.html 

Study: RTI Practice Falls Short of Promise

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2015/11/11/study-rti-practice-falls-short-of-promise.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EducationWeekSpecialEducation+%28Education+Week%3A+Special+Education%29 

Coding By Design: A Design-First Approach

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/coding-by-design-first-approach-douglas-kiang?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29 

Online Classes: Paying Someone Else to Be You

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/11/06/online-classes-paying-someone-else-to-be-you/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

The Scores Will Not Tell You Everything 

http://www.nesca-news.com/2015/11/the-scores-will-not-tell-you-everything.html 

Digital Citizenship: Resource Roundup http://www.edutopia.org/article/digital-citizenship-resources

 

 

 

 

 

Tis the Season: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

"Ichabod pursued by the Headless Horseman,"
by F. O. C. Darley, 1849.

 

Although I appreciate television's 'Sleepy Hollow,' 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' is a genuine comedy. Ichabod Crane is one of literature's great comedic characters, and Washington Irving deserves a lot of credit; this is still a very funny story even after almost 200 years.

The Headless Horseman Pursuing Ichabod Crane (1858) by John Qui

Here's the background of the story:

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow 

I have been delighted to use EdCon's 'Bringing the Classics To Life' (http://www.edconpublishing.com/) for several years with classes that were not reading at Grade 7 level; lots of RTI and Study Skills Classes have thoroughly enjoyed the simplified versions of great stories, including Washington Irving's 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.'  I'm extremely picky about my classic lit, but EdCon is absolutely superior in keeping the essence of the story for burgeoning readers. I've never had a class of kids who did not truly enjoy the stories presented in the 'Bringing the Classics to Life' format., and that's over about 15 years. The following cartoon version also brings lots of engagement, even at the high school level.

Just about all Americans are familiar with Disney's version of  'The Legend of Sleeping Hollow' (1949.) This is my personal favorite because it is narrated by Bing Crosby, with incidental music. Every year we younguns would watch it on Wonderful World of Disney, and be pretty scared.

Disney's Headless Horseman--a Hessian from the Revolutionary War

This used to be free on youtube, but I'm guessing Disney objected.

The Adventures of Ichabod (And Mr. Toad also, you'd have to fast forward, if folks still do that)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUn3Fgy49qU 

This story serves as fun reading and viewing reward for kids from about Grade 5 upward.

 

Educational Links 10/25/14

Curiosity: It Helps Us Learn, But Why? 

http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/10/24/357811146/curiosity-it-may-have-killed-the-cat-but-it-helps-us-learn?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Students with ADHD at Risk for Involvement in Criminal Justice System

http://blog.foxspecialedlaw.com/2014/10/adhd-diagnosis-too-often-leads-to-arrest-record.html 

The Week in Review - The Most Popular Posts 

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/10/the-week-in-review-most-popular-posts_25.html?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=freetech4teachers#.VEu7y8nQr_Y 

Gatekeeping 101 – Response To Intervention

 Response to Intervention

http://www.makespecialeducationwork.com/gatekeeping-101-response-intervention/#sthash.UshFuENz.dpbs

More Research Links Autism to Prenatal Exposure to Air Pollution

http://www.autismspeaks.org/science/science-news/more-research-links-autism-prenatal-exposure-air-pollution 

Ask Them What They Think, Then Listen

http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/think/ 

Obama Administration Clarifies Anti-Bullying Protections For Students With Disabilities

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/22/bullying-special-ed_n_6031078.html 

"The End of Bullying Begins With Me": Bullying Prevention Books for Young Mighty Girls

http://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=4741 

http://www.amightygirl.com/the-hundred-dresses

 

 

Special Needs Weekly Update 9/22/14

What do General Education Teachers Need To Know About Special Education?

http://www.schoolpsychologistfiles.com/2008/11/what-do-general-education-teachers-need-to-know-about-special-education.html 

RTI & Parent-School Relationship

http://www.ncld.org/students-disabilities/rti-parent-school-relationship

5 Essential Skills Needed for Reading Comprehension

http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/dyslexia/essential-skills-needed-for-reading-comprehension?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ldorg

Brain scans used to forecast early reading difficulties

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140915202816.htm

Dyscalculia: How to Help 

http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/dyscalculia/dyscalculia-how-to-help?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ldorg

 Why ADHDers Act the Way We Do: Understanding ADHD Behavior

http://www.additudemag.com/slideshow/36/slide-1.html

Autism much rarer among Israel's Arab, ultra-Orthodox societies

http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/.premium-1.616417 

 

Special Needs Tweets of the Day 4/23/14

When Parents Aren't Enough: External Advocacy in Special Education

http://www.yalelawjournal.org/note/when-parents-arent-enough-external-advocacy-in-special-education 

UN: People With Disabilities Free To Make Own Decisions

 http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2014/04/23/un-disabilities-free-decisions/19303/

RTI & Parent-School Relationship

http://www.ncld.org/students-disabilities/rti-parent-school-relationship 

Bullying Case Involving Teen With Autism Shows Issue's Complexity

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2014/04/bullying_case_involving_teen_w.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OnSpecialEducation+%28Education+Week+Blog%3A+On+Special+Education%29 

Debate Surrounds Condition That Mimics Psychiatric Disorders

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2014/04/22/debate-mimics-psychiatric/19299/ 

Congress Gets Moving on Early Screening, LD Research and Charter Schools 

 http://www.ncld.org/ld-insights/blogs/congress-gets-moving-on-early-screening-and-ld-research

Special Education Caselaw

http://www.wrightslaw.com/caselaw.htm 

Special Needs Weekly Update 11/24/13

 1. Tell Congress:

Stop Cutting Education

https://secure2.convio.net/ncld/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=197 

  Action Alert

Tell Members of Congress to Pass a Sensible Budget and Stop the Cuts!!

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Action-Alert--Pass-a-Sensible-Budget-and-Stop-the-Cuts--.html?soid=1102554956839&aid=CqGvlY2CjWA

2. Talk It Up: Eight Ways to Have Self-Esteem Boosting Conversations About LD

http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/social-emotional-skills/self-esteem-talk-about-ld-your-child?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=FB&utm_campaign=SocialForParents 

3. Why ADHDers Act the Way We Do: Understanding ADHD Behavior

 http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/11/why-adhders-act-way-we-do-understanding.html

4. Response to Intervention (RTI)

http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/rti.index.htm

5. Address Isms via the Motor Connection

http://special-ism.com/physical-therapy-expert-dr-joni-redlich-reports-the-motor-connection/ 

7. RESOURCES

Find the tools you need to develop a better understanding of learning disabilities and to navigate your LD journey with confidence.

 

http://www.ncld.org/learning-disability-resources

8. The Natural Order of Things: What Would You Do?

http://special-ism.com/autism-awareness-month-passing-along-a-little-spark-of-love-humanity/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

 

Special Needs Updates 7/2/2013

1. Two Adorable New Characters “Maks & Mila” are Launched in Brand New Series of Children’s Books Written in a Special Font for Children with Dyslexia

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10817216.htm

2. Special-Needs Students Gain Workplace Experience

 http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2013/07/02/36disabilities_ep.h32.html?tkn=MPUFUmoIJLDxUs3RMBvLwwqQtVUKEatxmibn&cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

3. The Best Educational Tool I Have In My Classroom

 http://www.edudemic.com/2013/05/the-best-educational-tool-i-have-in-my-classroom/

4. 2013 “LD Superheroes and Superpowers” Art Competition: Teen Category

Evaluation Fundamentals

 http://www.smartkidswithld.org/ld-basics/evaluation-diagnosis/evaluation-fundamentals

5.  Dyslexia 'can be route to riches'

 http://www.ncld.org/learning-disability-resources/ld-in-the-news

6. Teen With Autism Allegedly Terrorized With Broomstick By Classroom Aides

 http://newsone.com/2624444/wesley-malone-georgia-autism/

7. Your Response-to-Intervention (RTI) Questions Answered

 http://www.ncld.org/students-disabilities/rti-parent-school-relationship/response-to-intervention-faqs-questions-answered

 

A Different Perspective Tweets of the Day 1/14/13

I know there's a lesson in there for teacher's somewhere.

1. Good Read: Highlighting Is a Waste of Time: The Best and Worst Learning Techniques

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/jp/good-read-highlighting-is-a-waste-of-time-the-best-and-worst-learning-techniques/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

2. Research Reveals Hidden Anguish of Schoolchildren with Autism 

http://specialneedssurvey.blogspot.com/2013/01/research-reveals-hidden-anguish-of.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Survey%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

3. Using Digital Media to Strengthen the Connection Between School and Home 

http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2013/01/using-digital-media-strengthen-connection-between-school-and-home?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdTechK12+%28EdTech+Magazine%3A+Focus+on+K-12%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

4. You're a Principal...Now What?

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/finding_common_ground/2013/01/youre_a_principal_now_what.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

5. Miss America contestant diagnosed with autism

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news%2Fentertainment&id=8951904 

6. Video: What Is Response to Intervention (RTI)?

http://www.ncld.org/learning-disability-resources/videos/video-what-is-response-to-intervention-rti 

7. Science Is Awesome

http://www.facebook.com/ScienceIsSeriouslyAwesome 

And apparently tastey. 

 

 

 

Tis the Season: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

"Ichabod pursued by the Headless Horseman,"
by F. O. C. Darley, 1849.

 

Although I appreciate Johnny Depp, 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' is a genuine comedy. Ichabod Crane is one of literature's great comedic characters, and Washington Irving deserves a lot of credit; this is still a very funny story even after almost 200 years.

The Headless Horseman Pursuing Ichabod Crane (1858) by John Qui

Here's the background of the story:

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow 

I have been delighted to use EdCon's 'Bringing the Classics To Life' (http://www.edconpublishing.com/) for several years with classes that were not reading at Grade 7 level; lots of RTI and Study Skills Classes have thoroughly enjoyed the simplified versions of great stories, including Washington Irving's 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.'  I'm extremely picky about my classic lit, but EdCon is absolutely superior in keeping the essence of the story for burgeoning readers. I've never had a class of kids who did not truly enjoy the stories presented in the 'Bringing the Classics to Life' format., and that's over about 15 years. The following cartoon version also brings lots of engagement, even at the high school level.

Just about all Americans are familiar with Disney's version of  'The Legend of Sleeping Hollow' (1949.) This is my personal favorite because it is narrated by Bing Crosby, with incidental music. Every year we younguns would watch it on Wonderful World of Disney, and be pretty scared.

Disney's Headless Horseman--a Hessian from the Revolutionary War

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow part 1 of 4  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9a8il8kOMsg

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow part 2 of 4 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSX_cjlbF4I&feature=relmfu 

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow part 3 of 4 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4dudHgGISE&feature=relmfu 

 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow part 4 of 4 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SsCHYW_I3s&feature=relmfu 

This story serves as fun reading and viewing reward for kids from about Grade 5 upward.