Hey, Meet Me At Recess By the Swings!

Fitness expert has games for a 'trouble-free' playground  http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle/2008/10/curt_hinson_photos_for_centerp.html

1. Recess Makes Kids Smarter

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/recess-makes-kids-smarter 

2. Yay for Recess: Pediatricians Say It’s as Important as Math or Reading

http://healthland.time.com/2012/12/31/yay-for-recess-pediatricians-say-its-as-important-as-math-or-reading/ 

3. The 3 R’s? A Fourth Is Crucial, Too: Recess 

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/health/24well.html?_r=0 

4. The Role of Recess in Children’s Cognitive

Performance and School Adjustment 

 http://evolution.binghamton.edu/evos/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/Pellegrini02.pdf

5. The True Loss of Recess

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/finding_common_ground/2012/06/the%20true%20loss%20of%20recess.html

6.  The importance of recess: What kids learn on the playground

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140127/entlife/701279987/ 

7.  Recess can reduce bullying and prepare kids to learn, research says

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/recess-can-reduce-bullying-and-prepare-kids-to-learn-research-says/2013/09/03/b35ba00c-14b4-11e3-a100-66fa8fd9a50c_story.html 

8. The Benefits of Recess

https://www.facebook.com/edutopia/videos/10157423596009917/

Hey, Meet Me At Recess By the Swings!

Fitness expert has games for a 'trouble-free' playground 

http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle/2008/10/curt_hinson_photos_for_centerp.html

1. Recess Makes Kids Smarter

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/recess-makes-kids-smarter 

2. Yay for Recess: Pediatricians Say It’s as Important as Math or Reading

http://healthland.time.com/2012/12/31/yay-for-recess-pediatricians-say-its-as-important-as-math-or-reading/ 

3. The 3 R’s? A Fourth Is Crucial, Too: Recess 

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/health/24well.html?_r=0 

4. The Role of Recess in Children’s Cognitive

Performance and School Adjustment 

 http://evolution.binghamton.edu/evos/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/Pellegrini02.pdf

 

5. The True Loss of Recess

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/finding_common_ground/2012/06/the%20true%20loss%20of%20recess.html

 

6.  The importance of recess: What kids learn on the playground

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140127/entlife/701279987/ 

7.  Recess can reduce bullying and prepare kids to learn, research says

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/recess-can-reduce-bullying-and-prepare-kids-to-learn-research-says/2013/09/03/b35ba00c-14b4-11e3-a100-66fa8fd9a50c_story.html 

Hey, Meet Me At Recess By the Swings!

Fitness expert has games for a 'trouble-free' playground  http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle/2008/10/curt_hinson_photos_for_centerp.html

1. Recess Makes Kids Smarter

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/recess-makes-kids-smarter 

2. Yay for Recess: Pediatricians Say It’s as Important as Math or Reading

http://healthland.time.com/2012/12/31/yay-for-recess-pediatricians-say-its-as-important-as-math-or-reading/ 

3. The 3 R’s? A Fourth Is Crucial, Too: Recess 

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/health/24well.html?_r=0 

4. The Role of Recess in Children’s Cognitive

Performance and School Adjustment 

 http://evolution.binghamton.edu/evos/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/Pellegrini02.pdf

 

5. The True Loss of Recess

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/finding_common_ground/2012/06/the%20true%20loss%20of%20recess.html

 

6.  The importance of recess: What kids learn on the playground

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140127/entlife/701279987/ 

7.  Recess can reduce bullying and prepare kids to learn, research says

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/recess-can-reduce-bullying-and-prepare-kids-to-learn-research-says/2013/09/03/b35ba00c-14b4-11e3-a100-66fa8fd9a50c_story.html 

Hey, Meet Me At Recess By the Swings!

Fitness expert has games for a 'trouble-free' playground  http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle/2008/10/curt_hinson_photos_for_centerp.html

1. Recess Makes Kids Smarter

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/recess-makes-kids-smarter 

2. Yay for Recess: Pediatricians Say It’s as Important as Math or Reading

http://healthland.time.com/2012/12/31/yay-for-recess-pediatricians-say-its-as-important-as-math-or-reading/ 

3. The 3 R’s? A Fourth Is Crucial, Too: Recess 

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/health/24well.html?_r=0 

4. The Role of Recess in Children’s Cognitive

Performance and School Adjustment 

 http://evolution.binghamton.edu/evos/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/Pellegrini02.pdf

 

5. The True Loss of Recess

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/finding_common_ground/2012/06/the%20true%20loss%20of%20recess.html

 

6.  The importance of recess: What kids learn on the playground

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140127/entlife/701279987/ 

7.  Recess can reduce bullying and prepare kids to learn, research says

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/recess-can-reduce-bullying-and-prepare-kids-to-learn-research-says/2013/09/03/b35ba00c-14b4-11e3-a100-66fa8fd9a50c_story.html 

 

Such enthusiasm!

Hey, Meet Me At Recess By the Swings!

Fitness expert has games for a 'trouble-free' playground  http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle/2008/10/curt_hinson_photos_for_centerp.html

1. Recess Makes Kids Smarter

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/recess-makes-kids-smarter 

2. Yay for Recess: Pediatricians Say It’s as Important as Math or Reading

http://healthland.time.com/2012/12/31/yay-for-recess-pediatricians-say-its-as-important-as-math-or-reading/ 

3. The 3 R’s? A Fourth Is Crucial, Too: Recess 

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/health/24well.html?_r=0 

4. The Role of Recess in Children’s Cognitive

Performance and School Adjustment 

 http://evolution.binghamton.edu/evos/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/Pellegrini02.pdf

 

5. The True Loss of Recess

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/finding_common_ground/2012/06/the%20true%20loss%20of%20recess.html

 

6.  The importance of recess: What kids learn on the playground

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140127/entlife/701279987/ 

7.  Recess can reduce bullying and prepare kids to learn, research says

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/recess-can-reduce-bullying-and-prepare-kids-to-learn-research-says/2013/09/03/b35ba00c-14b4-11e3-a100-66fa8fd9a50c_story.html 

 

Such enthusiasm!

Hey, Meet Me At Recess By the Swings!

Fitness expert has games for a 'trouble-free' playground http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle/2008/10/curt_hinson_photos_for_centerp.html

1. Recess Makes Kids Smarter

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/recess-makes-kids-smarter 

2. Yay for Recess: Pediatricians Say It’s as Important as Math or Reading

http://healthland.time.com/2012/12/31/yay-for-recess-pediatricians-say-its-as-important-as-math-or-reading/ 

3. The 3 R’s? A Fourth Is Crucial, Too: Recess 

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/health/24well.html?_r=0 

4. The Role of Recess in Children’s Cognitive

Performance and School Adjustment 

 http://evolution.binghamton.edu/evos/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/Pellegrini02.pdf

 

5. The True Loss of Recess

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/finding_common_ground/2012/06/the%20true%20loss%20of%20recess.html

 

6.  The importance of recess: What kids learn on the playground

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140127/entlife/701279987/ 

7.  Recess can reduce bullying and prepare kids to learn, research says

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/recess-can-reduce-bullying-and-prepare-kids-to-learn-research-says/2013/09/03/b35ba00c-14b4-11e3-a100-66fa8fd9a50c_story.html 

 

Such enthusiasm!

 

 

 

Hey, Meet Me At Recess By the Swings!

Fitness expert has games for a 'trouble-free' playground http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle/2008/10/curt_hinson_photos_for_centerp.html

1. Recess Makes Kids Smarter

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/recess-makes-kids-smarter 

2. Yay for Recess: Pediatricians Say It’s as Important as Math or Reading

http://healthland.time.com/2012/12/31/yay-for-recess-pediatricians-say-its-as-important-as-math-or-reading/ 

3. The 3 R’s? A Fourth Is Crucial, Too: Recess 

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/health/24well.html?_r=0 

4. The Role of Recess in Children’s Cognitive

Performance and School Adjustment 

 http://evolution.binghamton.edu/evos/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/Pellegrini02.pdf

 

5. The True Loss of Recess

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/finding_common_ground/2012/06/the%20true%20loss%20of%20recess.html

 

6.  The importance of recess: What kids learn on the playground

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140127/entlife/701279987/ 

7.  Recess can reduce bullying and prepare kids to learn, research says

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/recess-can-reduce-bullying-and-prepare-kids-to-learn-research-says/2013/09/03/b35ba00c-14b4-11e3-a100-66fa8fd9a50c_story.html 

 

Such enthusiasm!

 

Education Counts Tweets of the Day 7/8/14

White House education initiative calls for good teachers at all schools - including poorest

http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/07/07/3990541/obama-orders-states-to-move-good.html 

Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/07/07/3990541/obama-orders-states-to-move-good.html#storylink=cpy

Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/07/07/3990541/obama-orders-states-to-move-good.html#storylink=cpy

When Common Core Testing Dies, Let’s Focus On Local AssessmentWhen Common Core Testing Dies, Let’s Focus On Local Assessment

When Common Core Testing Dies, Let’s Focus On Local Assessment

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/assessment/an-alternative-to-common-core-testing-local-assessment/ 

5 Studies On Why Education And Health Are Critical To Improvement

http://www.edudemic.com/education-and-health-studies/ 

What Does It Take To Get Into Harvard? Not What You Might Expect

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/07/what-does-it-take-to-get-into-harvard-not-what-you-might-expect/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

Building Formative Assessment into Game-Based Learning

http://www.edutopia.org/made-with-play-game-based-learning-assessment-video 

Can Free Play Prevent Depression and Anxiety In Kids?

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/06/can-free-play-prevent-depression-and-anxiety-in-kids/ 

Why Morning Routines Are Creativity Killers

http://ideas.time.com/2012/02/01/why-morning-routines-are-creativity-killers/ 

 

 

 

 

 

World Cup Activities Tweets of the Day 7/1/14

Top 10 Ways to Learn About the World with the World Cup

http://multiculturalkidblogs.com/2014/06/18/top-10-ways-learn-world-cup/ 

World Cup for Kids

 http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/world-cup-for-kids

Can Free Play Prevent Depression and Anxiety In Kids?

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/06/can-free-play-prevent-depression-and-anxiety-in-kids/ 

Five Keys to Rigorous Project-Based Learning 

http://www.edutopia.org/videos 

The Current State of Adult Education

http://www.edudemic.com/current-state-adult-education/ 

7 Strategies To Support Students Who Can’t Afford Technology

http://www.teachthought.com/category/technology/ 

Los Angeles school district to shift away from Apple's iPad to Windows, Chromebook

http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/07/01/los-angeles-school-district-to-shift-away-from-apples-ipad-windows-chromebook 

 

 

 

Hey, Meet Me At Recess By the Swings!

Fitness expert has games for a 'trouble-free' playground http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle/2008/10/curt_hinson_photos_for_centerp.html

1. Recess Makes Kids Smarter

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/recess-makes-kids-smarter 

2. Yay for Recess: Pediatricians Say It’s as Important as Math or Reading

http://healthland.time.com/2012/12/31/yay-for-recess-pediatricians-say-its-as-important-as-math-or-reading/ 

3. The 3 R’s? A Fourth Is Crucial, Too: Recess 

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/health/24well.html?_r=0 

4. The Role of Recess in Children’s Cognitive

Performance and School Adjustment 

 http://evolution.binghamton.edu/evos/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/Pellegrini02.pdf

 

5. The True Loss of Recess

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/finding_common_ground/2012/06/the%20true%20loss%20of%20recess.html

 

6.  The importance of recess: What kids learn on the playground

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140127/entlife/701279987/ 

7.  Recess can reduce bullying and prepare kids to learn, research says

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/recess-can-reduce-bullying-and-prepare-kids-to-learn-research-says/2013/09/03/b35ba00c-14b4-11e3-a100-66fa8fd9a50c_story.html 

 

Such enthusiasm!

 

 

 

Articles for Educators Week of 1/26/14

 

1. 10 Teacher Clichés You Promised You’d Never Use (But Do)

 http://www.buzzfeed.com/zofianiemtus/10-teacher-cliches-you-promised-youd-n-h4y0

1. David Greene: Building a Culture of Respect

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2014/01/dave_greene_building_a_culture.html 

2. The Hidden Challenges of Teaching Homeless Students

http://player.fm/series/teachers-aid-with-rae-pica/the-hidden-challenges-of-teaching-homeless-students

3. How Free Play Can Define Kids’ Success

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/02/how-free-play-can-define-kids-success/

4. Common Core in Action: Teaching Critical Thinking and Questioning

 http://www.edutopia.org/blog/common-core-in-action-critical-thinking-questioning-heather-wolpert-gawron?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-critical-thinking-sponsored-curriculum-associates

5. Possible Causes of ADHD

http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/adhd-related-issues/adhd/possible-causes-adhd

6. Project-Based Learning vs. Problem-Based Learning vs. X-BL

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/pbl-vs-pbl-vs-xbl-john-larmer?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-pbl-vs-pbl-john-image-chart 

7. What’s Your Best Guess? Predicting Answers Leads to Deeper Learning

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/02/whats-your-best-guess-predicting-answers-leads-to-deeper-learning/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=post01131402&utm_campaign=fbt

 

Good Citizens, Good Writing, Good Play Tweets of the Day 3/5/13

 1. Ideas for Digital Citizenship PBL Projects

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/digital-citizenship-PBL-projects-andrew-miller?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_content=blog&utm_campaign=digitalcitizen 

2. Why teach persuasive writing?

http://www.readingrockets.org/strategies/persuasive_writing/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia 

3.Distance Learning and Online Relationships

http://gettingsmart.com/cms/blog/2013/02/distance-learning-and-online-relationships/ 

4. How Free Play Can Define Kids’ Success

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/02/how-free-play-can-define-kids-success/ 

5. Teacher-Evaluation Plans Bedevil Waiver States

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2013/03/06/23waivers_ep.h32.html?tkn=SLUFO5hhLhMwEXOOT3GcSWDE4EakZEb6ne8p&cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

6. Organizations and Web Sites

Recommended Links

Parent Advocacy Groups

http://www.ldonline.org/resources_new/c715/ 

7. Video: What Is Asperger's Syndrome?

 http://www.ncld.org/learning-disability-resources/videos/video-what-is-aspergers-syndrome

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