Best Articles for Educators Week of 2/9/14

1. Addressing Our Needs: Maslow Comes to Life for Educators and Students

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/addressing-our-needs-maslow-hierarchy-lori-desautels 

2.Rich Resources for Celebrating Black History Month

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/02/rich-resources-for-celebrating-black-history-month/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

3. Civic Mirror: Simulated Nation Building for Middle Schoolers

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/civic-mirror-simulated-nation-building-aaron-kaio

4. PreK research districts should know

http://www.danielwillingham.com/1/post/2014/02/prek-research-districts-should-know.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+nbspDanielWillingham-DanielWillinghamScienceAndEducationBlog+%28Daniel+Willingham%27s+Science+and+Education+Blog%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

5. Today’s Resources On Sochi Olympics

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2014/02/04/todays-resources-on-sochi-olympics/

6. Beyond the Edge of the Curriculum Map

 http://www.edutopia.org/blog/beyond-edge-of-curriculum-map-terrell-heick?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-heick-curriculum-mapping-jar-jargon

7.  3 TED Talks For Teachers In Need Of Inspiration

http://www.edudemic.com/ted-talks-for-teachers/

 

 

 

Fine Tuning Your Teaching and Parenting Tweets of the Morning 11/29/12

A little Dad-approval goes a long way.

1.  10 Tips to Transition to Positive Parenting 

http://www.ahaparenting.com/_blog/Parenting_Blog/post/Making_the_Transition_from_Conventional_to_Positive_Parenting/ 

2. Where Should I Sit? Grouping in the

Classroom

http://theeducatorsroom.com/2012/11/where-should-i-sit-grouping-in-the-classroom/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theeducatorsroom%2FvPKE+%28EducatorsRoom%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

3. Choosing a Preschool: Simple Tips for Parents 

http://www.ncld.org/students-disabilities/finding-school/choosing-preschool-simple-tips-for-parents 

4. Video: Adderall Abuse on the Rise Among College Students 

http://www.teachhub.com/video-adderall-abuse-rise-among-college-students 

5. Learnist: A Helpful Tool on the Road to Inquiry

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/learnist-in-the-classroom-hauna-zaich?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_content=blog&utm_campaign=learnist 

6. Earn Facebook Time By Practicing Math

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/11/earn-facebook-time-by-practicing-math/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

7. A thin line between soft or being firm in the classroom

http://www.edutopia.org/groups/classroom-management/35581?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_content=community&utm_campaign=helpateacher 

8 .The Curriculum Map: How To Find Your Way Through Lesson Planning

http://theeducatorsroom.com/2012/11/the-curriculum-map-how-to-find-your-way-through-lesson-planning/