Educational Links 2/17/16

Using Technology to Make Reading an Enjoyable Experience for All Children

http://www.naeyc.org/blogs/using-technology-to-make-reading-enjoyable 

Resources for Suicide Prevention, Mental Illness Concerns, Helping Parents Cope 

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/resources-suicide-prevention-mental-illness-concerns-helping-parents/story?id=36712336 

How To Avoid Pointless Professional Development

http://www.teachthought.com/critical-thinking/inquiry/how-to-avoid-pointless-professional-development/ 

Top Web Resources to Motivate Kids for Maker Education

http://edtechreview.in/trends-insights/insights/2302-web-resources-maker-space-maker-education?utm_content=buffer0c353&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer 

What’s Missing in Edtech? Character Development

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-02-16-what-s-missing-in-edtech-character-development?utm_content=bufferff674&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer 

Research Hints at Promise and Difficulty of Helping People With A.D.H.D. Learn

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/16/health/research-hints-at-promise-and-difficulty-of-helping-people-with-adhd-learn.html?WT.mc_id=SmartBriefs-Newsletter&WT.mc_ev=click&ad-keywords=smartbriefsnl&_r=0 

The Promise of Integrated Schools 

http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/02/promise-of-integrated-schools/462681/ 

For those families that prioritize diverse educational experiences, the study shows racially integrated schools improve education for students of all races and accomplish one immeasurable advantage: helping youth challenge stereotypes and their implicit biases toward people of different races and ethnicities. But fully realizing this goal requires teachers who are trained in facilitating courageous conversations about race, said Wells, and skilled in racially and culturally relevant teaching practices

Melinda Anderson 

 

Best Articles for Educators Week of 3/30/14

 

1. One Size Does Not Fit All: The Need for Variety in Learning

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/03/one-size-does-not-fit-all-the-need-for-variety-in-learning/

2. The Difference Between Praise and Feedback

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/03/the-difference-between-praise-and-feedback/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

3. 10 Things to Know About New Autism Data

http://www.cdc.gov/features/dsautismdata/

4. The Key To Innovation: Making Smart Analogies 

http://anniemurphypaul.com/2014/03/the-key-to-innovation-making-smart-analogies/ 

5. 30 Ways to Celebrate National Poetry Month

 http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/94

6. Five Ways to Get Girls into STEM

 http://www.edutopia.org/blog/5-ways-girls-involved-STEM-karen-purcell?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-5-ways-stem-girls-shared

7. The Science of Character: Developing Positive Learning Traits

 https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1441644043303616609#editor/target=post;postID=1940422579936548005

 

Tweets of the Week

To quote John Lennon, "I've got to admit, its getting better..."

More research to help kids learn.
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/critical-thinking-necessary-skill-g-randy-kasten
Thinking, concentrating, analyzing better. Up the ladder of Bloom's Taxonomy.

We all hate to admit we are not perfect, but a little self-examination goes a long way.
http://www.tolerance.org/hiddenbias
Are we undermining ourselves with bias?

Various wheat seeds.

This is a cool thought about saving seeds since we're always worried about truffla seeds disappearing.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/03/04/147819839/the-ultimate-in-heirloom-wheat-arrives-at-seed-vault

This is a real group that is more like a wonderful group of fictional superheroes. The Bioneers.

Quote of the week:
'There is as much cause for hope as for horror. As David Orr said, “Hope is a verb with its sleeves rolled up.”

http://www.bioneers.org/

Students at a Bioneers convention.

This program helps develop positive emotional and character development.
http://www.edutopia.org/social-emotional-learning-evidence-research

Ewww, testing.
http://www.edutopia.org/comprehensive-assessment-introduction

 

I know that feeling.

This article, as much as I wish it was true, seems pretty bogus to me.
http://www.edutopia.org/healthier-testing-made-easy

Well, since I mentioned John Lennon, here is the amazing song with the jolly, jangly guitar, and the shocking admission of abuse. Kind of like a musical 12 Step Meeting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRL00smhmc4&feature=related

The Beatles also got better at growing moustashes.
Someday soon I'll post a blog on the Beatles as poets.