Education Links 2/02/2023

 

Black History Belongs in Early Elementary School

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-black-history-belongs-in-early-elementary-school/2023/01

To Create Safer Spaces for Students, Teachers of Color Must Reckon With Our Settler Identity

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2023-01-11-to-create-safer-spaces-for-students-teachers-of-color-must-reckon-with-our-settler-identity

How robots and our school’s buddy program bring computer science to life

https://www.eschoolnews.com/steam/2023/02/01/how-robots-and-our-schools-buddy-program-bring-computer-science-to-life/

Autism

https://childmind.org/topics/autism/

10 Fun and Informative Groundhog Day Videos for Kids

https://www.weareteachers.com/groundhog-day-videos-for-kids/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR1Q0hCf7wFUeqW9CmWhfYJJw1hdXrLFNI1mPJtU8zSX0_LMpxtkn5BA2cw#Echobox=1673018713-1

Auditory Processing Disorder: Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment

https://www.additudemag.com/what-is-auditory-processing-

disorder/?fbclid=IwAR3ep-m1oCxE4yFk_v0Kvp0UBNEKaq3qgQBZmvSO0Vts0-BQKKw5NHnnN0M

Valentines made easier: Ideas from an occupational therapist 

https://www.understood.org/en/articles/valentines-made-easier-ideas-from-an-occupational-therapist

Educational Links 9/22/2020

 

Distance Learning: 6 UDL Best Practices for Online Learning

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/for-educators/universal-design-for-learning/video-distance-learning-udl-best-practices?_ul=1*1tgnwzf*domain_userid*YW1wLXg1OXRZZFBFeURzOVNtd05BXzZoNmc.

What Is Auditory Processing Disorder?

https://childmind.org/article/what-is-auditory-processing-disorder/

Getting Started With Integrating SEL Into Lessons

https://www.edutopia.org/article/getting-started-integrating-sel-lessons

What's Going On In the Brain Of A Child Who Has Experienced Trauma?

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/51589/whats-going-on-in-the-brain-of-a-child-who-has-experienced-trauma?fbclid=IwAR2aPFSLEMl16iA0M5ce0S7j7pSM9fqb_8QdIWveqyQFfX6u2QvKB9wQIWs

Spanish-language resources help parents deal with challenges of distance learning

https://edsource.org/2020/spanish-language-resources-help-parents-deal-with-challenges-of-distance-learning/640340

What Are Students’ Top Interests for 2020?

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2020/09/16/what-are-students-top-interests-for-2020/

 Brainy Strategies for Teaching and Learning

http://www.todd-finley.com/home-page/

Educational Links 6/20/19

Practicing Counterarguments in the Classroom

http://blog.mimio.com/practicing-counterarguments-in-the-classroom?utm_campaign=Blog%20Campaigns&utm_content=94260774&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&hss_channel=fbp-54472514867

What is a charter school?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDYyoTBgJ0I&utm_content=94348749&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&hss_channel=fbp-162076961537

Driving Deep Reading Comprehension in K–5

https://www.edutopia.org/article/driving-deep-reading-comprehension-k-5?utm_medium=socialflow&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3FXLnxg_p12jpYlb-tbxxgZodsXeezWPc8X_XHVa0HsIay2So5af_E81w

Auditory Processing Disorder: What You’re Seeing in Your Preschooler

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/auditory-processing-disorder/auditory-processing-disorder-what-youre-seeing-in-your-preschooler?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg&fbclid=IwAR2pEngsPrQ-ZWU18_H_sCqoFA1XeHo6GfFFRNBx7qVqWi7M9oiKtUtPoTA

Democratic Governor Captures National Party's Mood in Vetoing School Choice Expansion

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2019/06/governor-vetoing-school-choice-expansion-mood-democratic-party.html?cmp=soc-edit-fb&fbclid=IwAR0cUcNvWUNfvvXr2DXliVgtx-zwl32X7CaFF5XGASdRZDFT_NncrH-sbVU

MOST POPULAR POSTS OF THE WEEK

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2019/06/19/most-popular-posts-of-the-week-17/?fbclid=IwAR3O1-3ZHocfkWmhNVbK9TewWScQa_k-H6IKc8kEF5pFX4ZWtKMu1qE24hQ

8 Reasons Kids Might Read Slowly

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/reading-issues/8-reasons-kids-might-read-slowly?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg&fbclid=IwAR1hu4LrPYx0QAYuDif3O-AjAyfUlzStUZb8QpRYMIQNHTR3VN1-hCXrnP0

Reading is a process that involves a lot of skills. So, when kids read more slowly than other kids their age but do well in other areas, there are many possible reasons. It doesn’t always mean they have trouble with reading, and it’s not that they’re not as smart as other kids. But sometimes kids who read slowly need extra help with one aspect of reading or another.

Educational Links 5/2/19

Lessons From Star Wars to Inspire Your Students

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/global_learning/2019/04/lessons_from_star_wars_to_inspire_your_students.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB&fbclid=IwAR3ynR5Z3hMTGmm2CEPKR7VUxmlf1RQjGR_nshsEiLE66sB9Rqw4sPZqJpo

5 Ways Auditory Processing Disorder Can Affect Your Child’s Social Life

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/auditory-processing-disorder/5-ways-auditory-processing-disorder-can-affect-your-childs-social-life?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg&fbclid=IwAR2GJsKQzoZvJcykuuXA3F96QxX7L2zs6dhSSz02cMylo4arlguaB5xowX0

For Teachers of Children Living in Poverty, The End of the Year Brings Mixed Emotions

https://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2019/04/30/for-teachers-of-children-living-in-poverty.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB-TEACH&fbclid=IwAR2ZksPYtJ4LQgXqq2koFtEotGV31DnZbg4Yw3sdRa019zhYjLeYHW8jP6A

These High Schoolers Have A Passion For 'Poetry Out Loud'

https://www.npr.org/2019/05/01/718727187/these-high-schoolers-have-a-passion-for-poetry-out-loud?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=morningedition&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20190501&fbclid=IwAR3Ldk56Qy4ymJRvnHkQ6gBbrQkyPUAk7QiOyc38-IUe5BObjNQxpj5nYzY

Special Education Teachers: A Guide for Parents

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/special-services/special-education-basics/special-education-teachers-guide-for-parents?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg&fbclid=IwAR3ubrNOyxcFspE1WLvFt2i4iavGsNKu-d4zyMv_GLIum6itJvb7gXpka_w

How Anxiety Leads to Disruptive Behavior

classroom management, pehttps://childmind.org/article/how-anxiety-leads-to-disruptive-behavior/?fbclid=IwAR1UEi9IV_S6wKmDdjdGnZ27YzFdDyP6D4taIClt7sHXZ6s8eX2K-atKrZQ

Singing as a Tool to Facilitate Transitions

https://www.edutopia.org/article/singing-tool-facilitate-transitions?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR0YfE59lW8d0kyFcdYQXsm3MM8IELdBOvvct3KcL8P_eKv0Yrowuc9hc3A

Transitions are, by their nature, challenging for young kids. Whether it’s a big change—making a new friend or changing grades—or something much smaller, like lining up at the end of recess, a transitional time inherently creates weak points.

Educational Links 1/11/19

‘Neuromyth’ or Helpful Model?

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/01/09/learning-styles-debate-its-instructors-vs-psychologists?utm_content=buffer6f93e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=IHEbuffer

A LOOK BACK: “THE MANIPULATION OF SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING”

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2019/01/10/a-look-back-the-manipulation-of-social-emotional-learning-2/?fbclid=IwAR1TKksSUhDAgKeTo87H1EUBfmDrQo0mq2FNomLM59kyuHohQQ79Qlv3f5I

25 Old-School Recess Games Your Students Should Be Playing Now

https://www.weareteachers.com/recess-games/?utm_content=1547154480&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR12WNaL4PbDddIvvdDera93C1yagbp4EWIPb_uAz-QkRuTAp8qnzyCC8CU

What if schools focused on improving relationships rather than test scores?

https://www.ajc.com/blog/get-schooled/what-schools-focused-improving-relationships-rather-than-test-scores/EGWNqCQI3A5QeGH0QkUEtJ/?fbclid=IwAR1RqqALfB9XXa76cZ2dxMQJLHianrJLR-RNd-cfQ4swUSiTbeTHESbQopE

What’s the Difference Between Auditory Processing and Listening Comprehension?

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/auditory-processing-disorder/difference-between-auditory-processing-and-listening-comprehension?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE L.A. TEACHERS’ STRIKE

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2019/01/10/the-best-resources-for-learning-about-the-l-a-teachers-strike/?fbclid=IwAR3Z7oFeHGowqWft2VEIxGQTndrKCKI2BVlLYzSL1DCTaZDmKAsm9bHsj9A

It’s Easy to Hover Over a Child with Executive Function Deficits. Don’t.

https://www.additudemag.com/executive-function-for-kids/?fbclid=IwAR3cHDDdtBdoEGU92-cyYCUu9-19KNaPXp69Vs1JaLtRMxLMC-3rG3tnGZA

Executive functioning might be a key part of human behavior, but ADHD can make it tricky for kids to execute. Learn how to use memory, organization and self-regulation to nurture your child’s EF skills.

Educational Links 7/17/17

10 Classroom Management Tips to Follow

http://www.teachhub.com/10-classroom-management-tips-follow

Why True STEM Learning Begins at Home

http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/blog/2017/07/14/why-true-stem-learning-begins-at-home/

12 Excellent Chemistry Apps for High School Students

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2017/07/12-excellent-chemistry-apps-for-high.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+educatorstechnology%2FpDkK+%28Educational+Technology+and+Mobile+Learning%29

Different Types of Dyslexia

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/dyslexia/different-types-of-dyslexia?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

Trump intervenes to grant rejected Afghan girls entry to U.S. for robotics contest

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/12/trump-afghan-girls-robots-240474

Auditory Processing Disorder: What You’re Seeing

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/auditory-processing-disorder/auditory-processing-disorder-what-youre-seeing?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

Social-Emotional Learning Boosts Students’ Scores, Graduation Rates, Even Earnings, New Study Finds

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2017/07/social-emotional-learning-boosts.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29

Social-emotional learning programs have positive long-term effects, helping students well into their futures in areas like college completion and sexual and mental health.

Learn Something New. Try Something New

25 Awesome Anchor Charts For Teaching Writing

http://www.buzzfeed.com/weareteachers/25-awesome-anchor-charts-for-teaching-writing-h0xt 

Breaking the Mold: School Fosters Design and Discovery

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/07/breaking-the-mold-school-fosters-design-and-discovery/ 

Historic Summit Fueled Push for K-12 Standards

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2014/09/24/05summit.h34.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

What's It Like Being ADD?

http://www.additudemag.com/adhdblogs/31/10968.html 

Bring Your Classroom to Life With PBS

http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/ 

5 Ways to Stop Bullying and Move into Action

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/stop-bullying-create-upstanders-becki-cohn-vargas?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-stop-bullying-create-upstanders-link 

Writing Higher Order Questions 

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/developing-better-questions/?utm_content=bufferaca1b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer 

Auditory Processing Disorder: Your Questions Answered 

http://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/auditory-processing-disorder/auditory-processing-disorder-your-questions-answered?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

 

 

Special Needs Tweets of the Day 7/30/14

My Child Is Struggling With Learning

http://www.ncld.org/stage-related-content-child-struggling-ld 

The Stress of Poverty on Early Brain Development 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2014/07/the-stress-of-poverty-on-early-brain.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29 

More than Prenatal Genetics: The Search for Autism’s Origins

http://www.autismspeaks.org/blog/2014/07/28/more-prenatal-genetics-search-autism%E2%80%99s-origins 

Thinking Smarter About People Who Think Differently

http://www.wired.com/2012/04/thinking-smarter-about-people-who-think-differently/ 

Can special education students keep up with the Common Core?

http://hechingerreport.org/content/can-special-education-students-keep-common-core_16766/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HechingerReport+%28Hechinger+Report%29 

Auditory Processing: Memory, Organization and Integration

http://special-ism.com/auditory-processing-memory-organization-integration/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29 

Will Campbell Brown Replace Michelle Rhee as the Face of “Reform”?

http://dianeravitch.net/2014/07/30/jeff-bryant-will-campbell-brown-replace-michelle-rhee-as-the-face-of-reform/ 

 

 

 

 

 

Special Needs Tweets of the Day 1/6/14

1. Learning Disabilities and the Arts 

http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/social-emotional-skills/learning-disabilities-arts 

2. Discrimination: Section 504 and ADA
http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/sec504.index.htm 

3. Learning Disability Fast Facts

http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/what-is-ld/learning-disability-fast-facts 

4. Jenny McCarthy Blasts Reports That Her Son Does Not Have Autism

http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/jenny-mccarthy-blasts-reports-her-son-does-not-194607479.html  

5. ADHD

http://www.ldonline.org/indepth/adhd?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=LDSocialMedia 

6. Auditory Processing Disorders: Your FAQs Answered

http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/adhd-related-issues/auditory-processing-disorders/auditory-processing-disorders-faq-questions-answered 

7. Learning Styles vs. Learning Disabilities

http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/what-is-ld/learning-styles-vs-learning-disabilities 

8. On-the-Job Accommodations 

http://www.ncld.org/adults-learning-disabilities/laws-accommodations/on-job-accommodations