Best Articles for Educators Week of 2/16/14

George Washington Carver

1.Black History Month.  

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/impact-of-black-scientists-inventors-ainissa-ramirez

2. Are We Taking Our Students’ Work Seriously Enough?

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/02/are-we-taking-our-students-work-seriously-enough/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

3. 4 Powerful Ways To Inspire Student Creativity

 http://www.edudemic.com/student-creativity/

4. Rita Pierson: Every kid needs a champion

http://www.ted.com/talks/rita_pierson_every_kid_needs_a_champion.html

5. Nurturing Collaboration: 5 Strategies

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/nurturing-collaboration-5-strategies-joshua-block

6. Students Should Be Tested More, Not Less

http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/01/students-should-be-tested-more-not-less/283195

7. Engaging Brains: How to Enhance Learning by Teaching Kids About Neuroplasticity

http://www.hulu.com/watch/592546

 

 

Wazzup With Edutopia Tweets of the Day 1/6/14

1. Can Kindness Be Taught?

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/sel-teaching-kindness-maurice-elias?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-kindness-day-quote-repost 

2. Transforming Education: The One Thing I'd Change in 2014

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/the-one-thing-elena-aguliar?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-elena-aguilar-transform-education-2014-education 

3. Senioritis -- or an Opportunity for Growth?

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/senioritis-or-opportunity-for-growth-lori-desautels?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-senioritis-lori-link 

4. Projects to Engage Middle School Readers

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/projects-engage-middle-school-readers-beth-holland?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-middleschool-readers-projects-holland-link 

5. Does Spelling Count?

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/does-spelling-count-shira-loewenstein?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-shira-spelling-count-image 

6.  Habits of Mind for the New Year: 10 Steps to Actually Accomplish Your Resolutions

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/habits-of-mind-agency-vicki-davis?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-vicki-steps-newyears-link 

7.  Yes, You Can Teach and Assess Creativity!

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/you-can-teach-assess-creativity-andrew-miller?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-teach-creativity-miller-shared-image-venspired 

Articles for Educators Week of 1/5/14

 

What’s Our Vision for the Future of Learning?

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/12/whats-our-vision-for-the-future-of-learning/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

5 Resolutions To Modernize Your Teaching For 2014

http://www.teachthought.com/technology/5-resolutions-modernize-teaching-2014/

A Teacher Makes 1500 Educational Decisions A Day

http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/teacher-makes-1500-decisions-a-day/ 

Best of 2013: More Parent Involvement in Education

http://blog.k12.com/tips-parents/best-2013-more-parent-involvement-education?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thinktank12+%28thinktanK12%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo#.UsOiZbSnet8

Good-to-Go Projects for 2014

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/good-to-go-projects-for-new-year-suzie-boss

Top 10 Things You Should Know About Reading

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/42934/

Are We Wringing the Creativity Out of Kids?

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/05/are-we-wringing-the-creativity-out-of-kids/