Educational Links 10/20/19

Amid limited research, educators find success with flipped classroom model

https://www.educationdive.com/news/amid-limited-research-educators-find-success-with-flipped-classroom-model/564542/

The Difference Between Projects And Project-Based Learning

https://www.teachthought.com/project-based-learning/difference-between-projects-and-project-based-learning/?fbclid=IwAR3EqyeWpnKl-qtwzzCX7Ev8tTTx7leeB8p7xeuklzeZaFPQ87vbUvkE-X8

Administrators share 7 tips for building positive school culture

https://www.educationdive.com/news/administrators-share-7-tips-for-building-positive-school-culture/564224/

Many rural schools have been ‘minimally adequate’ for too long

https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-these-rural-schools-have-been-minimally-adequate-for-too-long/?fbclid=IwAR2FQT6tKIRTkegNNJuQH36nA2xCC1FMhrIC2QWcq6W8-42oNpEecQ8vwwo

CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION RESOURCES OF THE WEEK

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2019/10/19/classroom-instruction-resources-of-the-week-252/?fbclid=IwAR0EoQdDdGPQHJwJUKRUW-RB-r8XwkNw-jBqkHrGkgkuguliNRj2zX_eZsQ

I'll admit it. Every day, I meet pupils I dislike

https://www.tes.com/news/ill-admit-it-every-day-i-meet-pupils-i-dislike?fbclid=IwAR1u02NvVpXze2nTEf73cBvQjiixc7nlP07tJHV8YsWN6ZLJQ3paTy6hWhY

The Role of Emotion Co-Regulation in Discipline

https://www.edutopia.org/article/role-emotion-co-regulation-discipline?fbclid=IwAR1o7yVR1KEq3fwAhNhW9oOhz4mcpBXEJOxjkcFhNdOio-WICv2rj-N-3rA

Helping students regain their calm after misbehavior doesn’t mean there are no consequences—it ensures that the right lesson is learned.

Educational Links 3/13/19

Flipped Classroom 101: Challenges, Benefits & Design Tips

https://catlintucker.com/2019/03/flipped-classroom101/

A Principal’s Day, According to Brain Science

https://schoolleadersnow.weareteachers.com/principal-day-affects-brain/?fbclid=IwAR2H26fwQM1KDC7lplWDwOE4QjZoB7jydRQDqQUUAH33dWbXqjWYaA67TG4

The Most Important Question Every Assessment Should Answer

https://wegrowteachers.com/important-question-every-assessment-answer/?fbclid=IwAR2DXJmSySTGla4ftOTht55RWHZvooL5bslntMloUtVw7DBmDbZhA0ABO0k

How Schools Can Face The 'Bad Habits' That Inhibit Meaningful Changes

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/47570/how-schools-can-face-the-bad-habits-that-inhibit-meaningful-changes

Research scholars to air problems with using ‘grit’ at school

https://hechingerreport.org/research-scholars-to-air-problems-with-using-grit-at-school/

How Mastery-Based Learning Can Help Students of Every Background Succeed

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/53241/how-mastery-based-learning-can-help-students-of-every-background-succeed?fbclid=IwAR3Kh9TY_ZF1fUAYS-xYECIl8bAdafzI6QNOArPyCPdLXLqlUuBjVxqRBFE

The Problem with Finding the Main Idea

http://www.readingrockets.org/research-by-topic/problem-finding-main-idea?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ReadingRockets_TeachingReading+%28Reading+Rockets%3A+Teaching+Reading+Resources%29

This report shows how systemic assessments of student learning that isolate skills like “finding the main idea” encourage teachers to place an unhelpful emphasis on the teaching of these “skills”. Drawing on examples from the United States, the report explains why this approach fails to lead to improvements in student learning. Nevertheless, student assessment can be both aligned with high standards and help to encourage the kinds of effective teaching practice that support student learning. 

Educational Links 12/28/18

10 things I learned flipping my classroom

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2018/12/13/10-things-i-learned-flipping-my-classroom/

Language Disorder Basics

https://childmind.org/guide/language-disorder/?fbclid=IwAR1XkVMu1nN8Y0bCdKxKF0fR1uc2zzJu3paQiqZdyrcsHLL6rRMptJ5XV5c

Teachers, Being Loyal May Cost You Your Professional Career

https://theeducatorsroom.com/teachers-being-loyal-may-cost-you-your-professional-career/?fbclid=IwAR2p1oWJmAESLlgc7aeR-OLZT1IWhtj6DSuyvfwkJ0JnfWU3-bu7ye7t-o8

TEACHER QUIZ: How Well Do You Know Student Slang?

https://www.weareteachers.com/teacher-quiz-student-slang/?utm_content=1545943467&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

Three Ways to Create Online Reading Logs and Progress Trackers 

https://practicaledtech.com/2018/09/16/how-to-create-reading-logs-and-progress-trackers-with-google-forms-or-microsoft-forms/

FINISHED! HERE ARE ALL THIRTY-ONE 2018 “BEST” LISTS

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2018/12/26/finished-here-are-all-thirty-one-2018-best-lists/?fbclid=IwAR3xnfx167xNxKJebXuMK1lWglqAfqkoojsOe70BAxxNwtBrOH-HwzSNY0U

A Simple but Powerful Class Opening Activity

https://www.edutopia.org/article/simple-powerful-class-opening-activity?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

The rose and thorn check-in is a quick strategy for building community and developing student voice.

Educational Links 6/30/18

Study: Give Weak Teachers Good Lesson Plans, Not Professional Development

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2016/07/study_give_teachers_lesson_plans_not_professional_development.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

5 Ways to Blend Technology Into Outdoor Lessons

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2018/06/5-ways-to-blend-technology-into-outdoor.html

Curb Classroom Chatter! 10 Tips to Help Teachers Keep Their Sanity

https://www.weareteachers.com/curb-classroom-chatter/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=NEAMB_1806_RePr_CurbChatter

8 Ways For Teachers To Save Time In The Classroom

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/8-ways-teachers-save-time-classroom/

What Is Working Memory?

https://childmind.org/article/what-is-working-memory/

What Does the Supreme Court Union Ruling Mean for Teachers?

https://www.weareteachers.com/supreme-court-union-case/

Making Your Flipped Classroom More Human

https://www.edutopia.org/article/making-your-flipped-classroom-more-human?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

I was forced to the realization that all humans are emotional beings first. My online spaces were sterile environments focused only on information density. I meticulously organized study guides, discussion forums, and formative assessments—I’m certain a robot would have loved my course structure! Research has shown that organization and attention cueing aren’t enough, though. Students need social prompting.

Educational Links 11/10/17

The Sneaky Science Behind Your Kid’s Tech Obsessions

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/the-sneaky-science-behind-your-kids-tech-obsessions

Making Media Literacy Central to Digital Citizenship

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2017/11/09/making-media-literacy-central-to-digital-citizenship/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

Flipping the Classroom: How and Why?

http://blog.mimio.com/flipping-the-classroom-how-and-why

App Teaches Health, Nutrition, Safety and More

http://www.techlearning.com/app-of-the-day/0011/itooch-6th-grade-health/70865

Monks For A Month: College Kids Give Up Talking — And Technology

https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2017/11/09/562933725/monks-for-a-month-college-kids-give-up-talking-and-technology

8 Things I Learned When I Put Standing Desks and Flexible Seating in My Classroom

https://www.weareteachers.com/standing-desks-flexible-seating/?utm_campaign=Safco_170731_SA&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Social&utm_content=1508251113

6 Strategies For Dealing With ‘Difficult’ Students

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/growing-closer-to-your-most-challenging-students/

While stress caused by common core concerns has dominated the recent education landscape, dealing with difficult students remains the number one source of constant tension for most teachers.

Continual exposure to students who won’t behave or produce can quickly erode both confidence and well-being.

Educational Links 10/3/17

Extending Classroom Management Online

https://www.edutopia.org/article/extending-classroom-management-online?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Positive Words Go a Long Way

https://www.edutopia.org/article/positive-words-go-long-way?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29

Using Technology to Boost Confidence

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/technology-to-help-students-ousd

54 Flipped Classroom Tools For Teachers And Students

https://www.teachthought.com/learning/54-flipped-classroom-tools-teachers-students/

4 Scaffolding strategies that lead to greater student independence

https://blog.gopollock.com/4-scaffolding-strategies-that-lead-to-greater-student-independence-7921b64d3144

Inside ESSA Plans: How Do States Want to Handle Testing Opt-Outs?

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2017/10/inside_essa_plans_how_states_handle_testing_opt_out.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

12 Teacher Strategies to Inspire Listening, Learning and Self-Control

https://www.additudemag.com/slideshows/student-behavior-problems-in-the-classroom-teacher-tips/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=school

Detention doesn’t work. Neither does criticism. Or yelling. In fact, they may actually aggravate and encourage a child’s defiance. What does work? These strategies for managing negative ADHD behavior in the classroom — and teaching students better skills for the long run.

Educational Links 5/22/17

Why It's So Hard To Know Whether School Choice Is Working

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/05/21/522051355/why-its-so-hard-to-know-whether-school-choice-is-working?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170521

Teachers' Low Expectations for Students of Color Found to Affect Students' Success

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2017/05/teacher_expectations_black_students.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

Using a Flipped Classroom Approach and Just-in-Time Teaching to Engage Students

https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/blended-flipped-learning/using-a-flipped-classroom-approach-and-just-in-time-teaching-to-engage-students/

20 Things You’ll Notice in a Productive Teaching Environment

https://globaldigitalcitizen.org/20-things-productive-teaching-environment?utm_content=bufferb128d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Growing Up With ADHD

http://time.com/growing-up-with-adhd/

The Week in Review - The Most Popular Posts

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/

Checklist: Informal Supports You Can Request for Your Child

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/evaluations/choosing-not-to-have-child-evaluated/checklist-informal-supports-you-can-request-for-your-child

A simple system for deconstructing your classroom in just one day

https://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/deconstructing-your-classroom/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheCornerstone+%28The+Cornerstone+Blog%29

Problems with end-of-year close-out tasks arise when the teacher has things to do but the kids don’t.Students are perceptive—they know when we’ve given them busy work and are just trying to get them out of our hair, and we end up spending the whole day trying to keep them on-task.

Educational Links 10/31/16

 

 Focus on What Can Be Done

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/work_in_progress/2016/10/focus_on_what_can_be_done.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

Inclusion

http://www.specialeducationguide.com/pre-k-12/inclusion/ 

Small Group Instruction in the Flipped Classroom

http://flglobal.org/small-group-instruction-in-the-flipped-classroom/ 

The Big Brain: A Cooperative Learning Protocol 

http://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/big-brain-protocol 

Mindful Awareness: Treating ADHD with Meditation

http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/1475.html 

Everyone Is A Novice With Technology

http://www.teachthought.com/the-future-of-learning/everyone-novice-technology/ 

3 Ways to Use Game-Based Learning

https://www.edutopia.org/article/3-ways-use-game-based-learning-matthew-farber 

Good games—as opposed to candy-coated, multiple-choice quiz games—provide immersive experiences for students. Like novels, films, plays, and other media, games can be high-quality materials a teacher uses to enable students to access the curriculum. In my research, classrooms with high-functioning game-based learning are not ones in which the teacher hands a game to students to play. Nor do the teachers gamify their rooms, turning them into a game. Instead, effective game-based classrooms involve each of these components. Students are provided with gameful learning experiences driven by play.

 

Educational Links 7/5/16

Our All-Time Favorite Books About Teaching 

http://www.weareteachers.com/blogs/post/2015/08/10/our-all-time-9-favorite-books-about-teaching 

5 Things Not to Say to Your Child About Dyslexia 

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/understanding-childs-challenges/talking-with-your-child/things-not-to-say-to-your-child-about-dyslexia?view=slideview&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg 

New Classroom Ideas Come from Colleagues

http://gettingsmart.com/2016/07/new-classroom-ideas-come-from-colleagues/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Getting%20Smart&utm_content=New%20Classroom%20Ideas%20Come%20from%20Colleagues 

30 Goal Challenge: Helping Students Make Good Decisions

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/educators-channel/3951-30-goal-challenge-helping-student-make-good-decisions?utm_content=buffer65a0d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer 

Sensory Processing Issues Explained

http://childmind.org/article/sensory-processing-issues-explained/ 

3 Arguments in Favor of the In-class Flip

http://catlintucker.com/2016/07/try-the-in-class-flip/ 

Project-Based Learning

http://www.edutopia.org/project-based-learning 

Project-based learning is a dynamic classroom approach in which students actively explore real-world problems and challenges and acquire a deeper knowledge.

Educational Links 6/30/16

What Are Flipped Classrooms?

http://www.edudemic.com/flipped-classrooms-2/ 

Getting Curious (Not Furious) With Students 

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/getting-curious-not-furious-students-rebecca-alber?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29 

Six Things Faculty Can Do to Promote Student Engagement

http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-professor-blog/six-things-faculty-can-promote-student-engagement/ 

Why stories matter for children’s learning

http://www.theedadvocate.org/why-stories-matter-for-childrens-learning/ 

Education Department Settles Civil Rights Complaints Over Accessible Websites

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2016/06/education_department_settles_accessible_website_complaints.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OnSpecialEducation+%28Education+Week+Blog%3A+On+Special+Education%29 

Reduce Anxiety with Realistic Thinking & Other Tools

http://special-ism.com/reduce-anxiety-realistic-thinking/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29 

Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2016/06/29/classroom-instruction-resources-of-the-week-90/ 

Teacher Burnout, Student Stress Found to Be Correlated in Recent Study

http://www.educationworld.com/a_news/teacher-burnout-student-stress-found-be-correlated-recent-study-1170191841 

Though researchers aren’t sure what comes first, they are sure that in classrooms with teachers experiencing emotional exhaustion, students are more likely to be stressed in what is described as a cyclical problem.

 

Educational Links 4/12/16

 

Resourceful YouTube Channels for Teachers and Educators

http://edtechreview.in/trends-insights/insights/1686-resourceful-youtube-channels-for-teachers-and-educators?utm_content=buffer78198&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

8 keys to avoiding teacher burnout (part one)

http://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/2016/04/avoiding-burnout.html 

The Poetry of Emily Dickinson | Crash Course English Literature 

http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/c2c6fa6f-2ae3-490b-8b32-c1dcc09bb755/the-poetry-of-emily-dickinson-crash-course-english-literature-108/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mktg2016 

All Project-Based Learning is Not Created Equal: What Works?

http://www.coolcatteacher.com/all-project-based-learning-is-not-created-equal-what-works/ 

Increase in ADHD Mirrors Academic Demands

http://www.smartkidswithld.org/increase-in-adhd-mirrors-academic-demands/ 

Black and Latino parents want better teachers and harder classes for their kids

http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-edu-black-latino-parent-survey-20160408-snap-htmlstory.html?utm_source=April%2011%20daily%20digest%20-%20Erin&utm_campaign=Daily%20email&utm_medium=email 

54 Flipped Classroom Tools For Teachers And Students

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/blended-flipped-learning/54-flipped-classroom-tools-teachers-students/ 

The flipped classroom has continued to enjoy momentum years after its introduction, speaking to its flexible nature, and to the need for a real change in thinking in how we think of time and space in education.

Technology has been, more than anything else, the catalyst for the flipped movement. With YouTube now nearly as ubiquitous as the television in many homes, access to video content is more seamless than ever.

 

 

 

 

 

Educational Links 1/26/16

Your Paper Brain and Your Kindle Brain Aren't the Same Thing

http://www.wbez.org/programs/takeaway/2016-01-14/your-paper-brain-and-your-kindle-brain-arent-same-thing-114487 

International Holocaust Remembrance Day is on January 27th – Here Are Related Resources

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2016/01/25/international-holocaust-remembrance-day-is-on-january-27th-here-are-related-resources/ 

Ep. 19: Learning For Social And Personal Change With Kahoot!

http://www.teachthought.com/critical-thinking/questioning/ep-19-learning-for-social-and-personal-change-with-kahoot/ 

Great Art History Apps and Websites

https://www.graphite.org/top-picks/great-art-history-apps-and-websites 

What is Flipped Classroom?

http://edtechreview.in/dictionary/142-what-is-flipped-classroom?utm_content=buffer85f48&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer 

The Mysterious Link Between Autism and Extraordinary Abilities

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/01/savants-autism-spectrum-prodigies/424248/ 

5 Steps Toward Building Successful Digital Communities Infused With Rigor and Relevance 

http://esheninger.blogspot.com/2016/01/5-steps-toward-building-successful.html 

Do Boys Have Learning and Attention Issues More Often Than Girls? 

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/getting-started/what-you-need-to-know/do-boys-have-learning-and-attention-issues-more-often-than-girls?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg 

 But saying that more boys are identified as having learning and attention issues doesn’t mean that boys actually have learning and attention issues more often than girls do.

 

 

Educational Links 8/25/16

 

Great School Culture: It Starts With the Principal

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching-while-leading/2015/08/great_school_culture_it_starts.html?cmp=soc-edit-fb-tm 

Growth Mindset: How to Normalize Mistake Making and Struggle in Class

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/08/24/growth-mindset-how-to-normalize-mistake-making-and-struggle-in-class/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

A Shocking Lack of Support for Early Autism Screening 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2015/08/a-shocking-lack-of-support-for-early.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29 

What Vonnegut Might Say About Your Teaching

http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/what-vonnegut-might-say-about-your-teaching/ 

5 Writing Hacks for Children with ADHD, Dyslexia, or Dysgraphia

http://www.baytreelearning.com/blog/2015/08/17/5-writing-hacks-children-adhd-dyslexia-dysgraphia/ 

"Identifying and Supporting English-Learner Students With Learning Disabilities: Key Issues in the Literature and State Practice"

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2015/08/05/english-learners.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EducationWeekSpecialEducation+%28Education+Week%3A+Special+Education%29 

Flipped Classroom Survey Highlights Benefits and Challenges

http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/blended-flipped-learning/flipped-classroom-survey-highlights-benefits-and-challenges/ 

How Public Libraries Balance Thorny Issues Raised by 3D Printers

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/04/29/how-public-libraries-balance-thorny-issues-raised-by-3d-printers/ 

 

 

Ed Tech and STEM News 6/6/15

Meet 12 Women In STEM Who Just Broke The Glass Ceiling

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/27/women-scientist-firsts-last-decade_n_7367902.html 

Cooking Up Science: Innovating School Science Labs for 21st Century Learning

http://blog.iat.com/2015/05/06/cooking-science-innovating-school-science-labs-for-21st-century-learning/ 

Why America’s obsession with STEM education is dangerous

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-stem-wont-make-us-successful/2015/03/26/5f4604f2-d2a5-11e4-ab77-9646eea6a4c7_story.html

Students Love For STEM Exceeds Ed Tech Obstacles

 http://www.educationworld.com/a_news/students-love-stem-exceeds-ed-tech-obstacles-959047769

Students Love for STEM Exceeds EdTech Obstacles

Students Love for STEM Exceeds EdTech Obstacles

5 Innovations From The Past Decade That Aim To Change The American Classroom

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/07/technology-changes-classrooms_n_7190910.html 

Does Technology Help or Harm in Education?

https://nonprofitquarterly.org/policysocial-context/26247-does-technology-help-or-harm-in-education.html 

What's new in Classroom

https://support.google.com/edu/classroom/answer/6149237?hl=en 

Flipping the flipped classroom concept on its head http://news.byu.edu/archive15-mar-flipped.aspx

 

 

 

 

Students Love for STEM Exceeds EdTech Obstacles

 

 

 

BYOD--Is It Fair and Equitable for the Poor Kids?

...unless you're a poor kid.

In the year 2000, there was a lawsuit called the Williams Case in the State of California (The Williams Case -- An Explanation http://www.cde.ca.gov/eo/ce/wc/wmslawsuit.asp) that specified students in less affluent districts were not having access to appropriate curriculum, such as textbooks. The state was required to maintain current curriculum, and by my observations in various California schools, there was diligence to do so. Not outdated or worn textbooks. Nice new ones; many students having a text at home and a class text.

Could that concept apply when there is a BYOD or a flipped/blended classroom method of teaching? Would the financial burden of in-home technology and internet access not hinder the educational progress of the student if she/he did not have that tech or access?

I'm just thinking out loud here. The friends of mine teaching in various levels of public school all have a similar demographic: low income, and high percentages of  ESL. Will the ed tech trends create a greater gap in opportunities for a large chunk of American students? Does Free and Appropriate Public Education mean a guarantee they can participate in flipped and blended learning classes? Could they be using a BYOSID-- Bring Your Own School-Issued Device?

Principals in our areas are definitely using funds to place iPads and notebook-type tech in the hands of students. But when the students go home, it is like time-traveling back fifty years. The assignments involving technology and the internet are impossible. The kids go home to a third world nation. For decades, around one-fourth of American children live in poverty (Evidence Mounting that Poverty Causes Lasting Physical and Mental Health Problems for Children http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/12/evidence-mounting-thatpovertycauses.htmlutm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo) to the detriment of our society. Will the conditions at also school recede decades behind other districts resulting in these student's further disadvantages?

Our communities definitely can solve this dilemma through far-sighted planning and recognition that all kids are our most valuable resource. How about laying out FIOs-type cables, free WiFi in the wider community, tracking school-issued tech so there isn't another LAUSD type situation where thousands of iPads disappear overnight. (My experience with school librarians--whom we lovingly called The Library Police--is they are so organized that if a first grader loses a book, they can't graduate 11 years later til they pay for it.)

Ed Tech and STEM Monday Review 1/12/15

 [Infographic] How a Flipped Classroom Model Works

http://edtechreview.in/trends-insights/insights/1732-infographic-how-a-flipped-classroom-model-works

Are Principals and Vice Principals Unsure What CompSci Courses Offer?

https://www.edsurge.com/n/2015-01-08-are-principals-and-vice-principals-unsure-what-compsci-courses-offer

Open Educational Resources Meet Instructional Design

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/open-educational-resources-instructional-design-andrew-marcinek?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29

PBL Science Empowered by Discussion Forums

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/learning-science-pbl-discussion-forums-fatima-terrazas-arellanes 

Lessons Learned from Technology in the Classroom 

http://www.teachhub.com/lessons-learned-technology-classroom 

How using technology can keep parents in the loop

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2015/01/07/parents-technology-741/ 

Top 10 Ways iPads Are Key to Teaching Kids With Learning Disabilities

http://www.edudemic.com/top-10-ways-ipads-are-key-to-teaching-kids-with-learning-disabilities/ 

Why Programming Teaches So Much More Than Technical Skills

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/05/why-programming-teaches-so-much-more-than-technical-skills/

New Apps for Kids With Learning and Attention Issues 

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/assistive-technology/finding-an-assistive-technology/new-apps-for-kids-with-learning-and-attention-issues?cm_ven=ExactTarget&cm_cat=01.06.2015+Start+the+new+year+right&cm_pla=Salesforce.com+Managed+Subscribers&cm_ite=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.understood.org%2Fen%2Fschool-learning%2Fassistive-technology%2Ffinding-an-assistive-technology%2Fnew-apps-for-kids-with-learning-and-attention-issues-this-holiday-season&cm_ainfo&utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=generalnews&utm_medium=email&utm_content=1%2F6%2F2015