Educational Links 12/9/16

The Yin and Yang of Inclusion

http://www.makespecialeducationwork.com/category/inclusion/#sthash.P0EJPqAK.lNZE35iA.dpbs

The Middle Way to Happier, Smarter Teens

http://www.theatlantic.com/sponsored/allstate-2016/the-middle-way-to-happier-smarter-teens/1127/

5 Absurd Myths About Critical Thinking

http://www.teachthought.com/critical-thinking/5-absurd-myths-about-critical-thinking/

Choosing Between Shelter and School

https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/12/shelter-versus-school/509825/

Classroom Management Tips for Teacher Workouts

http://www.teachhub.com/classroom-management-tips-teacher-workouts

Media literacy class ever evolving

http://www.concordmonitor.com/with-surge-of-fake-news-many-view-media-literacy-as-a-way-to-fight-misinformation-6639654

How To Ensure Students Are Actively Engaged and Not Just Compliant

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/12/09/how-to-ensure-students-are-actively-engaged-and-not-just-compliant/

Engagement is a crucial part of learning, but ensuring students are actively engaged is more complex than whether a student is paying attention or not. As technology has made its way into the classroom many educators describe how attentive students are when on devices, but a quiet, outwardly behaved student is not the same thing as one that is truly engaged. The kind of engagement that leads to learning is three dimensional.

Educational Links 12/3/16

How Science is Rewiring the Dyslexic Brain

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2016/12/how-science-is-rewiring-dyslexic-brain.html

Classroom Assessments for a New Century

http://www.edweek.org/tsb/articles/2010/10/12/01wolpert-gawron.h04.html

Networked: How Today’s Education Leaders Make Decisions

https://www.edutopia.org/article/networked-how-todays-education-leaders-make-decisions-laura-mckenna

What teachers need to know about the gender gap, disengaged boys, and girls in crisis

http://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/2016/11/leonard-sax.html

Download: Graphic Organizers to Help Kids With Math

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/learning-at-home/homework-study-skills/download-graphic-organizers-to-help-kids-with-math?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

Why Restorative Practices Benefit All Students

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/why-restorative-practices-benefit-all-students-maurice-elias?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

In Middle School, Organization Is Do or Die

http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/10215.html

Teenagers love independence. What they don't love is managing their schedules, homework, and obligations alone. This is especially true for children with ADHD, who experience developmental delays and executive-function deficits. Here's how teachers and parents can help middle school students with ADHD get organized on their own.

Educational Links 11/23/16

‘Lets face it, keeping children sedentary for most of their waking hours is causing harm’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/11/11/lets-face-it-keeping-children-sedentary-for-most-of-their-waking-hours-is-causing-harm/#comments

Tech Tools to Boost Writing Skills of Students with Learning Disabilities

http://www.thinkinclusive.us/tech-tools-to-boost-writing-skills-of-students-with-learning-disabilities/?utm_source=ReviveOldPost&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ReviveOldPost

What We Know About Betsy DeVos, Trump's Pick for Education Secretary

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-11-23-what-we-know-about-betsy-devos-trump-s-pick-for-education-secretary?utm_content=buffer441f4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

5 Videos That Will Change Your Mind About Inclusive Education

http://www.thinkinclusive.us/5-videos-that-will-change-your-mind-about-inclusive-education/?utm_source=ReviveOldPost&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ReviveOldPost

The Depths of How Poverty Affects Learning: A Superintendent's Quest

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2016/11/the-depths-of-how-poverty-affects.html

Six  Ways that State Can Redefine Student Success and Transform Education Under ESSA

http://www.gettingsmart.com/2016/11/6-ways-states-can-redefine-student-success-and-transform-education-under-essa/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Getting%20Smart&utm_content=6%20Ways%20States%20Can%20Redefine%20Student%20Success%20and%20Transform%20Education%20Under%20ESSA

How One School Changed Culture From Within So Students Could Succeed

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/11/21/how-one-school-changed-culture-from-within-so-students-could-succeed/

Relationships are at the heart of the model. The school had to find ways to make class sizes smaller and to build in time for advisory with a ratio of one adult to twelve kids. They found that opportunity by using a co-teaching model in which a special education teacher and a general education teacher co-teach a smaller group of students in every subject. Half the class are students with special needs, but every student is given individualized attention. Having more adults assigned to these groups of students also means they can break them down into smaller advisories.

6 Ways States Can Redefine Student Success and Transform Education Under ESSA

6 Ways States Can Redefine Student Success and Transform Education Under ESSA