Educational Links 5/23/22

When Students Use Technology Better Than Teachers

https://www.teachthought.com/technology/better-teachers/

Why You Shouldn’t Share Your Views With Students

https://smartclassroommanagement.com/2022/05/20/great-teachers-sharing-views/?fbclid=IwAR3FljzLi1QgaHCgejJDIN7gMO4GDBcyNsppCW8riIit6KxBJz-JqGJiRng

ACT study finds grade inflation in high school GPAs over the past decade

https://www.k12dive.com/news/act-study-finds-grade-inflation-in-high-school-gpas-over-the-past-decade/623812/?:%20K-12%20Dive:%20Daily%20Dive%2005-21-2022

Practicing self-care: 5 tips for teachers 

https://www.understood.org/en/articles/practicing-self-care-for-teachers

15 Awesome Classroom Activities That Teach Job-Readiness Skills

https://www.weareteachers.com/9-awesome-classroom-activities-that-teach-job-readiness-skills/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR0Svc1Fsgasut83vcYkEMoEwlL9SZaRTekXCHASGFc9Rq7tJu7auaFg4c8#Echobox=1653072440

The Teaching Profession Is ‘Crumbling': What Can School Leaders Do to Help?

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/the-teaching-profession-is-crumbling-what-can-school-leaders-do-to-help/2022/05?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit&fbclid=IwAR260t6BxYOCeEqUWHJRxpfI2zJqceGXR8mHgYC1AcyXn4aI_y8yEzyvyOg

Keeping Disruptive Students in the Classroom

https://www.edutopia.org/article/keeping-disruptive-students-classroom?fbclid=IwAR2CrZGixXGakY98r21g2CEzAikCgQE4TYMeRIPCKf88dM-DIfjBuj7f7tc

When an administrator is called in to deal with a disruptive student, the situation is serious. This is a model for helping the student calm down so they can remain in class.

Educational Links 10/7/21

 

60 Ways To Help Students Think For Themselves

https://www.teachthought.com/critical-thinking/how-students-learn/?fbclid=IwAR2WReAGeD7XpztYZY32RUS98Cwk7tHQV3chFuNhxxlMMUudrJ6BsPfNDJw

ADHD and lying: Why kids with ADHD might lie a lot

https://www.understood.org/articles/en/adhd-and-lying-what-you-need-to-know

The Science of Cake! - And 83 Other Food Science Lessons

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2021/10/the-science-of-cake-and-83-other-food.html

How to Embrace Humanitarian Engineering in High School

https://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies/2021/10/how-to-embrace-humanitarian-engineering-in-high-school/

Grades Have Huge Impact, But Are They Effective? 

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/58155/grades-have-huge-impact-but-are-they-effective

How 2 middle schools are prioritizing SEL for teenage students

https://www.k12dive.com/news/how-2-schools-are-prioritizing-middle-school-sel/607657/

How Much Screen Time Is Too Much? The Answer Is ‘It Depends’

https://www.edweek.org/technology/how-much-screen-time-is-too-much-the-answer-is-it-depends/2021/10

So how worried should educators be about all that time students spend staring at a Chromebook, iPad, or cellphone screen, especially if it’s followed by hours of television or video games? How many hours of screen time per day is too much?

Educational Links 11/28/202

What Will Schools Do in the Fall? Here Are 4 Possible Scenarios

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-05-27-what-will-schools-do-in-the-fall-here-are-4-possible-scenarios

Teacher Development

https://www.edutopia.org/teacher-development

Remote Learning Is Not Going Away Soon. This Is How to Make It Better.

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-11-25-remote-learning-is-not-going-away-soon-this-is-how-to-make-it-better

LOOK FOR MY YEAR-END ANNUAL EDUCATION COLUMNS IN THE WASHINGTON POST SOON

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2020/11/26/look-for-my-year-end-annual-education-columns-in-the-washington-post-soon/?fbclid=IwAR1qZbFcxEPZVkNET3LA7DzTbWsLcFbJ8R01QWM03yCC8HajAPjlUm-YQ2Y

 

Every Child Deserves to Learn

https://www.mssackstein.com/post/every-child-deserves-to-learn?fbclid=IwAR3j27sp3k0A7gAjqmB6A7L_H5ShD93F8sBu0n8pKqdbokJ-2wGZH7DN0MA

A Grading Strategy That Puts the Focus on Learning From Mistakes

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/52456/a-grading-strategy-that-puts-the-focus-on-learning-from-mistakes?fbclid=IwAR1t0D-SVyKKOWBJi6I3vhNBysFKFOhr9UrPekTGrqdHPuOuiaUUcFr9euw

How Mentor Texts Provide Valuable Lessons Beyond Writing Instruction

https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-mentor-texts-provide-valuable-lessons-beyond-writing-instruction?fbclid=IwAR0BwAiUlAPiPeoh3azu0L82J7mDqSuZaLCMDTn90PSe4Z41Z-Mlkhk6fYU

The knowledge middle and high school students gain through working with mentor texts can strengthen their critical thinking skills.

Educational Links 7/8/18

Federal Commission on School Safety

https://www.ed.gov/school-safety

As Knowledge Demands Change, Curriculum Must Change, Too

https://www.teachthought.com/the-future-of-learning/as-knowledge-demands-change-curriculum-must-change-too/

Math, Forms, and Images - The Week in Review

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/

Helping Students Prioritize with Due Windows and “Share”

https://teachersgoinggradeless.com/

What Is Classroom Management?

https://www.weareteachers.com/what-is-classroom-management/

On the Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, Segregation Is Still Standard

https://www.usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2018-05-17/on-the-anniversary-of-brown-v-board-of-education-segregation-is-still-standard

Learning & Attention Issues

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues

CONSEQUENCES OF THE NEW DIGITAL CHILDHOOD

https://www.thetechedvocate.org/consequences-of-the-new-digital-childhood/

Think back on your childhood, and you probably remember hours spent in active, imaginative, and outdoor play. It’s likely that you rough-housed with friends or neighbors, engaged with nature, and built entire worlds from sheer imagination.

The 21st century childhood is different. A 2010 Kaiser Foundation Study found that the average elementary school aged child spent 7.5 hours daily using entertainment technology, and 75 percent of these children had a television in their bedrooms. Of course, the widespread use of technology is only increasing, and new forms of digital entertainment are introduced regularly.

Books! Back to School and the 21st Century Tweets of the Day 9/3/13

5 Inspiring Stories Of Kids Helping Kids

http://blog.firstbook.org/

1. 5 Inspiring Stories of Kids Helping Kids

http://blog.firstbook.org/2013/08/29/5-ways-kids-are-raising-money-for-books-for-back-to-school/ 

5 Inspiring Stories Of Kids Helping Kids

5 Inspiring Stories Of Kids Helping Kids

2. Back to School: Goal Setting With Your Students

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/back-to-school-goal-setting-students-teacher-maurice-elias?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-settinggoals 

3. Struggle Means Learning: Difference in Eastern and Western Cultures

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/11/struggle-means-learning-difference-in-eastern-and-western-cultures/?utm_source=buffer&utm_campaign=fbt&utm_content=buffer05f05&utm_medium=facebook 

4. Back-to-School: How a Dad Stays Positive

http://www.ncld.org/ld-insights/blogs/back-to-school-dad-stays-positive 

5.  There’s More to Game-Based Learning than Meets the Eye 

 http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2013/08/theres-more-game-based-learning-meets-eye?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdTechK12+%28EdTech+Magazine%3A+Focus+on+K-12%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

6. Parents: Start with the A

 http://www.edutopia.org/blog/parents-start-with-the-A-matt-levinson?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

 7. B+ is just fine 

http://www.salon.com/1996/07/08/lamott960624/ 

8. Creating The 21st Century Brain For 21st Century Learning

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/creating-the-21st-century-brain-for-21st-century-learning/