Educational Links 2/2/22

 

Distracted? These Four Learning Strategies Can Help

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/57734/distracted-these-four-learning-strategies-can-help?fbclid=IwAR2SRrCgL-vQ_IMAOcLyuNnzEHu8t689nHpMf3j4-4UN-Yn-zAA5AsDXNA4

Why More Schools Are Adding Mental Health Breaks to the Calendar

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2022-02-02-why-more-schools-are-adding-mental-health-breaks-to-the-calendar?utm_content=buffere05e8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=EdSurgeBuffer&fbclid=IwAR2xJaE0jo-MBTyPd2Y4V1EH8CBSaFwu-lD0wwnwDUj_a94o4VfzWgU0z_0

Frustrating, exhausting but worth it: School principals tell what their jobs are like now

https://edsource.org/2022/school-principals-tell-what-their-jobs-are-like-now/666708?fbclid=IwAR194X1-Mrbk4PiPZ6fob8ZifeQMdgLFNh44RMogxEhiIs9lrdFMVIxSMp8

More than half of teachers are looking for the exits, a poll says

https://www.npr.org/2022/02/01/1076943883/teachers-quitting-burnout

4 Ways to Fight Bias in Grading

https://www.edutopia.org/article/4-ways-fight-bias-grading?fbclid=IwAR2SRrCgL-vQ_IMAOcLyuNnzEHu8t689nHpMf3j4-4UN-Yn-zAA5AsDXNA

Impactful Storytelling in the Classroom

https://www.teachhub.com/classroom-activities/2020/01/impactful-storytelling-in-the-classroom/

Why Does All Ed Reform Fail?

https://www.teachthought.com/education/ed-reform/

Why We Must Achieve Equitable ADHD Care for African American and Latinx Children

https://www.additudemag.com/health-equity-adhd-care-african-american-latinx-youth/

Inadequate ADHD interventions for Black and Latinx children is a multifactorial problem – the result of distrust in medical providers due to historical trauma, coupled with disparities in diagnosis and treatment, plus relatively poor access to care. Furthermore, inadequate treatment for ADHD will and can result in serious consequences at school that negatively impact the health and wellbeing of children of color. It is crucial, therefore, for clinicians to provide early and adequate intervention for ADHD in these children.

Educational Links 09/23/19

Making Learning Visible: Doodling Helps Memories Stick

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/39941/making-learning-visible-doodling-helps-memories-stick?fbclid=IwAR3NQS0vXcawe1iVow8r5Az1d24jrkaoV5-7-XtV-NuJB4IFp28gYjDLj8U

Why don’t we talk to learners about being learners?

https://www.thecorecollaborative.com/post/why-don-t-we-talk-to-learners-about-being-learners?fbclid=IwAR2ehi8_WndnN_EbUFU1aTLW6aXgc4UAH3llpi-HL0vRIMhTs1q8BkKXfSI

High school STEM student creates prosthetic for fellow student in marching band

https://www.wfaa.com/article/life/heartwarming/high-school-stem-student-creates-prosthetic-for-fellow-student-in-marching-band/287-7d18106a-5c62-4b4f-93f2-2839b8b9e370?fbclid=IwAR2ZVJ0TXk_AcZS8lhcrzJAKsV2BlqiPpp-MoF93ti038VZ8AnX6arDRMSA

How Memory, Focus and Good Teaching Can Work Together to Help Kids Learn

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/39677/how-memory-focus-and-good-teaching-can-work-together-to-help-kids-learn?fbclid=IwAR2t7f9KwZLJek57Xhw4NR8M4hb07JIspYuMhlvoaRrX871xV7f3Hob6aHo

13 things you need to know about phonics

https://www.tes.com/news/13-things-you-need-know-about-phonics?fbclid=IwAR1RZzRMbXYJk4KrQhqQoE7K1xsRyCjKiZOM_-MEpIbnpfFhO85nt_5EbnE

One In Four Teachers Works 60-Plus Hours A Week

https://www.forbes.com/sites/nickmorrison/2019/09/18/one-in-four-teachers-works-60-plus-hours-a-week/?fbclid=IwAR2zWgTH8JH06HDdMme-aRVuZONbGsob9g7bT1KVBaI11kRbc0W9YEZwsSU#23b749791050

7 Questions To Guide Your PBL Implementation Plan

https://wegrowteachers.com/7-questions-prepared-answer-pbl-implementation-plan/?fbclid=IwAR1rpSOlR6LwWp1PxJLH2GS6f1VyyAxC5RBNDdZdR9eJTk17xheMGDsrgzM

Educational Links 4/18/19

ED TECH DIGEST

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2019/04/16/ed-tech-digest-125/?fbclid=IwAR2DY4cfD5R-x-qF2jiVr5nIttV16E9sDkiz6M-153N0iorfz9wcOoXVXuI

What Are the Biggest Challenges Facing Native American Students?

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2019/04/what_are_the_biggest_challenges_facing_native_american_students.html?fbclid=IwAR0slgk07dbzHaQ-c47i56w8Lg3a0BS2Fmq9dKMIoRUBDMw_p1NuAYLxn5c

The Push For STEM Education: Why It Matters

https://www.teachthought.com/education/the-push-for-stem-education-why-it-matters/?fbclid=IwAR1wq--aJua--kwb_YKKKgAuNQy6BPMHHsnDfnsDCGMkF1YLtwVxfb1LiA8

Neuropsychological Evaluation

https://nesca-newton.com/neuro_eval/?fbclid=IwAR3fxa9ThHg7-4PCnoDzunPlx18UiYAm6Wu2veeJ9GlOhA82gBd_YT9zSoc

'Looping' With Students Boosts Learning, Especially for Kids of Color, Study Says

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/teacherbeat/2018/03/looping_to_next_grade_boosts_learning_especially_kids_of_color.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB&fbclid=IwAR3P6qzdz7xLPuPbiOQ0sPjT3jkDLPCyYraQ3XRHo8UYiWkayYbqedMPU6A

20 Tips to Help De-escalate Interactions With Anxious or Defiant Students

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/43049/20-tips-to-help-de-escalate-interactions-with-anxious-or-defiant-students?fbclid=IwAR0R6cwaM64vLblGRQO1c-5eyHf2r6cLOlf0g4G4wlgA8MQo-T5Gp0iiGCM

A new study shows that students learn way more effectively from print textbooks than screens

https://www.businessinsider.com/students-learning-education-print-textbooks-screens-study-2017-10?fbclid=IwAR2lm0nhmsAS2uQ8NjESEJ4c4D2jAsVxLwBzFc5XVyCnUpoFAvPx9RVgRec

As researchers in learning and text comprehension, our recent work has focused on the differences between reading print and digital media. While new forms of classroom technology like digital textbooks are more accessible and portable, it would be wrong to assume that students will automatically be better served by digital reading simply because they prefer it.

Educational Links 12/25/18

Optimism Is a Learnable Skill

https://www.edutopia.org/article/optimism-learnable-skill

Want to Personalize Learning? Computers Aren't the Answer

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/12/12/want-to-personalize-learning-computers-arent-the.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB&fbclid=IwAR1gJsU9ArX7wKisCcdw6q8zgSMzjifEalLADIc7vVLxp-QIdgzN5ZkBRCY

Dear Principal: Cancel That Honor Roll Assembly!

https://theeducatorsroom.com/dear-principal-cancel-that-honor-roll-assembly/?fbclid=IwAR0ZeaDhemDgzsc3vdzjX4DBbSVmcvD-3L3z48ge7Jraqrfej6-bJsakeHo

The Best Parent Engagement Resources – 2018

http://engagingparentsinschool.edublogs.org/2018/12/24/the-best-parent-engagement-resources-2018/?fbclid=IwAR0_9khI32GQmDONmHCd_knjb0NgKsK19YKeffVLzVwB-LOXQlCR1LFGz88

Literacy Tools That Bring Equity and Energy to the Classroom—and Unlock Career Doors

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2018-11-12-literacy-tools-that-bring-equity-and-energy-to-the-classroom-and-unlock-career-doors

Differentiation in a Rigid Curriculum

https://www.edutopia.org/article/differentiation-rigid-curriculum?utm_medium=socialflow&utm_source=facebook

Teacher Sick Days: A Survival Guide

https://m2.wgu.edu/heyteach/article/teacher-sick-days-survival-guide?fbclid=IwAR0KXYN6HUBYMMmq5frYErpoFhwizjVEw4W8i_EqZMQqT4I-Kxg_WqOwa0M

There are lots of scenarios that can play out when a teacher is feeling under the weather and trying to decide whether to take one of their teacher sick days. Maybe you wake up not feeling particularly great, but don't think you're sick enough to stay home. At first, you think you can probably tough it out, but by mid-morning you know you made a mistake. Finding a sub at this point is almost impossible. Is there a way to get through the day?

Educational Links 12/23/18

Will Letter Grades Survive?

https://www.edutopia.org/article/will-letter-grades-survive?utm_medium=socialflow&utm_source=facebook

Federation for Children with Special Needs

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2018/12/the-school-to-prison-pipeline.html?

fbclid=IwAR2fJiUqqAuihalH18IYRKSb91tTknsOuG7jg_8eqyQOu5Glbq5iWS0_r0w

Dear School Leaders, Please Stop Cutting Recess for Kids

https://www.weareteachers.com/dont-cut-recess-for-kids/?utm_content=1545412020&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0iYcvx6NbEmx43ooMA9_qUAJzMng10B-bYyXFAN9RJvtR0eU1lIqSUg9Q

Recharging Your Teaching Battery

http://blog.mimio.com/recharging-your-teaching-battery

Schools don’t have to reinvent the wheel

https://hechingerreport.org/schools-dont-have-to-reinvent-the-wheel/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HechingerReport+%28Hechinger+Report%29

This “open” innovation may indicate the future of learning

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2017/12/12/open-badges-future-learning/

My Principal Wants to Improve Test Scores ... Is He Right?

http://www.readingrockets.org/blogs/shanahan-literacy/my-principal-wants-improve-test-scores-he-right?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ReadingRockets_TeachingReading+%28Reading+Rockets%3A+Teaching+Reading+Resources%29

Their “theory” — and it is just a theory — is that one can raise reading scores through targeted teaching of particular comprehension skills. Teachers are to use the results of their state accountability tests to look for fine-grained weaknesses in reading achievement — or to try to identify which educational standards the kids aren’t meeting.

Educational Links 12/13/18

5 Ways to Display YouTube in Class Without "Related" Content

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2018/08/5-ways-to-display-youtube-in-class.html

The Teacher’s Guide To Keeping Students Safe Onlinegrading, assessment

http://www.edudemic.com/guides/the-teachers-guide-to-keeping-students-safe-online/

Grade Inflation is Making Teacher Quit

https://theeducatorsroom.com/opinion-grade-inflation-is-making-teacher-quit/?fbclid=IwAR3WChQxn1Z0HTnBg_kRsCzN0qJ4lYVZToJkO00ZaDFRq-ZM5wJ-yjvWEWA

Important Google Scholar Tips for Teachers and Students

https://www.educatorstechnology.com/2018/12/important-google-scholar-tips-for.html?fbclid=IwAR0Xdxpds_GkShg6iYIsg0QlNi7Riil88gmLZgcp1oEM6cDXuP2HjCXXTNM

Six Ways to Protect Student Data and Prevent Cyberattacks

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2018-12-10-six-ways-to-protect-student-data-and-prevent-cyberattacks

3 Tips for Using Conversations for Assessment

https://www.edutopia.org/article/3-tips-using-conversations-assessment?utm_medium=socialflow&utm_source=facebook

Scaffolding Discussion Skills With a Socratic Circle

https://www.edutopia.org/video/scaffolding-discussion-skills-socratic-circle

Students deepen their understanding and build a sense of community by engaging with their peers’ reasoned arguments.

Educational Links 11/17/18

Agents of Their Own Success: Self-Advocacy Skills and Self-Determination for Students with Disabilities in the Era of Personalized Learning

https://www.ncld.org/archives/reports-and-studies/self-advocacy-skills-and-self-determination-for-students-with-disabilities-in-the-era-of-personalized-learning

Response: Effective Ways Students Can Teach Their Classmates

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2018/11/response_effective_ways_students_can_teach_their_classmates.html?fbclid=IwAR3O3Cr7RbWOfo0-BH7Po4GnXlRaqtB9SlSDLd6ahQbkL7tgSv8byrfiFfE

Social and Emotional Learning: From Theory to Practice
https://www.ewa.org/blog-educated-reporter/social-and-emotional-learning-theory-practice

10 Common Myths About ADHD

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/add-adhd/10-common-myths-about-adhd?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg&fbclid=IwAR1yKTeH7rRosEfkc-oe4YAhuuqRQGNgmtF6xSQ3tsud2UhDpCfllqyoDc8

Teachers Must Not Only Be Non-Racist, But Anti-Racist

https://theeducatorsroom.com/teachers-must-not-only-be-non-racist-but-anti-racist/?fbclid=IwAR1arjsrxf3kTEYi1rucbYlYnIVliBSJTS54T1R536OVccv-WARQHsVCXJE

Every City Should Have a Toy Library

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/11/every-city-should-have-toy-library/575272/?fbclid=IwAR3tOOfkPkawA9qjUB1FtfrYYtOsbg8-Oqcr4jtTLdMvyUXTd9-N2Zqehto

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

Alcala also projects "favorite mistakes" on the board that they talk about as a class. And students get time to look at their own mistakes and figure out where they went wrong. The other advantage of highlighting is that she can call attention to things that she won't necessarily take points off for, but that she wants students to notice. For example, she might highlight that they didn't put the correct units in a word problem. They got the math correct, so Alcala is not worried they won't be able to move forward, but she wants to remind them that units are important.

Educational Links 11/16/18

The Ultimate List: 50 Strategies For Differentiated Instruction

https://wegrowteachers.com/ultimate-list-50-strategies-differentiated-instruction/

 

Inside Look at a Dyslexia Evaluation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNu4WiQaVTI&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0bTnUCYmCAWqPbgdeATe-gd6I62fhKoGpqZcYnzloXF02l54skyS1tqTg

Why we need a curriculum based on what is ‘useful’

https://www.tes.com/news/why-we-need-curriculum-based-what-useful?fbclid=IwAR2arBjj8AKvNym7nYhh3WdCd2vV3Qb3Ljpcr5FcWEaHM9XTna6CUG1_eQA

NPR Student Podcast Challenge: Turn An Idea Into Sound — And Win

https://www.npr.org/2018/11/15/664671123/npr-student-podcast-challenge-turn-an-idea-into-sound-and-win?fbclid=IwAR2-q5A5w5bM_yat1IyTHvrqZB0OIiyWZthPRGlX-I2m2rqgDI8f5cZ3z0M

New Ways to Empower Students who have 

Learning Differences or Dyslexia

https://www.weareteachers.com/ways-to-empower-students-with-learning-differences-dyslexia/?fbclid=IwAR0L_bozyHf84L7SWsGfIlQFW7n7xHsa7Hbbnk2aJoC0L-FxwV1ZjfCU4uQ 

So you think you understand UDL?

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2018/11/01/so-you-think-you-understand-udl/

Playing to Students’ Strengths

https://www.edutopia.org/article/playing-students-strengths?utm_medium=socialflow&utm_source=facebook

Imagine a classroom where the students understand that they are unique, where their individuality is not simply accepted but celebrated; where their differences are not hidden, but rather used to expand learning in the class. A quiet, artistic student’s interests are not only known, but purposefully included in the curriculum. Another student’s active, bold temperament is not extinguished, but rather used to help elaborate her and others’ understanding.

Educational Links 11/15/18

5 Goal Setting Teaching Strategies

http://www.teachhub.com/5-goal-setting-teaching-strategies

Using Technology is Dangerous to Child Development and Public Education

https://nancyebailey.com/2018/11/13/disruption-using-technology-is-dangerous-to-child-development-and-public-education/?fbclid=IwAR2145mtqOTWmEQe77kbHQPUfYk7JvHXd9MY28oAav0uKZ63u16ZshNsxpQ

Using Data to Support Teachers and Students

https://www.teacher2teacher.education/2018/11/13/using-data-to-support-teachers-and-students/?fbclid=IwAR1Um27hNRKG_zk6ZyZC9lGK4FO14SuEEbT-cA9EiXiTcSQYgtFpJOUN464

Teaching Kids to Argue—Respectfully

https://www.edutopia.org/article/teaching-kids-argue-respectfully?linkId=100000003990998

Treating Sensory Processing Issues

https://childmind.org/article/treating-sensory-processing-issues/?fbclid=IwAR0h1leiQnin-o8YRbsUhkXnH17zUd-60m_su1RdCgCfaJh3P1NLRXsZJAQ

Benefits of Co-Teaching

http://blog.mimio.com/benefits-of-co-teaching

Changing How Educators See Negative Experiences in the Classroom

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/52402/changing-how-educators-see-negative-experiences-in-the-classroom

An easy first step is to recognize and mindfully attend to positive emotional experiences in your classroom and at home. Evolution selected for a negative attribution bias that makes us tend to dwell on the negative and ignore the positive. During a typical day, 10 great things may have happened and one horrible thing. When we get home and our partner asks us how our day went, typically we focus on the one horrible thing, forgetting about the 10 great things.

Educational Links 6/8/18

10 ways we made our school happier

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2018/06/07/10-ways-we-made-our-school-happier/

SEL Weekly Update

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2018/06/07/sel-weekly-update-75/

Why teachers should stop trying to hide their emotions in school

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/03/03/why-teachers-should-stop-trying-to-hide-their-emotions-in-school/?utm_campaign=buffer&utm_content=bufferd849d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=.29ce9f1b2821

When the IEP Team Focused on My Strengths, It Made All the Difference

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/03/03/why-teachers-should-stop-trying-to-hide-their-emotions-in-school/?utm_campaign=buffer&utm_content=bufferd849d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=.29ce9f1b2821

Quizalize Introduces New Differentiation Tools

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2018/06/quizalize-introduces-new.html#.Wxnd00gvzGI

What Does Research Say About Children’s Wellbeing?

https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2018/06/04/childrens-wellbeing/

Opening Up New Perspectives With Literature

https://www.edutopia.org/article/opening-new-perspectives-literature?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Students in classrooms across the United States are a reflection of the diverse people, perspectives, histories, and values in our society. Yet if we were to take an inventory of classroom texts, curricula, and literacy materials across classrooms settings, we’d find that these instructional materials do not reflect the diversity of our students, let alone the diversity of our society.

Educational Links 2/1/18

Here Is The Google Doc To Make Connections and Plans For Read Across America Day!

http://vanmeterlibraryvoice.blogspot.com/2018/01/lets-celebrate-and-connect-for-read.html?utm_content=bufferdcda0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

20 Reflective Questions To Help Students Respond To Common Core Texts

https://www.teachthought.com/literacy/20-reflective-question-to-help-students-respond-to-common-core-texts/?utm_content=bufferf70d2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Do Autism Behaviors Have Medical Causes?

https://childmind.org/article/autism-behaviors-do-they-reflect-medical-issues/

Ten Overlooked Google Docs Features

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2018/01/ten-overlooked-google-docs-features.html?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=buffer&utm_content=buffer73240#.WnKSqiinHGI

5 IDEAS TO HELP YOU GROW

http://www.coolcatteacher.com/5-ideas-help-grow/?utm_content=buffer51cf2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Helping Strangers May Help Teens’ Self-Esteem

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2018/01/13/helping-strangers-may-help-teens-self-esteem/

Learning to Self Manage

https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/uk/18/01/learning-self-manage

“Never give up!” “Be determined.” “If you dream it, you can achieve it.” We often see inspirational messages such as these coating school classrooms, broadcasting the idea that willpower equals success.

But the ability to exercise self-control — even with a specific, self-imposed goal in mind — is tough, even as it develops with age. New research illustrates just how precarious willpower can be for young people: Middle school students who want to achieve a goal and who actively agree to suffer a consequence if they don’t achieve it may still be unable to change their counterproductive behaviors. It’s a reminder for teachers that simply encouraging students to “stay focused” may not help those students cultivate positive habits.