Raising the Standard Tweets of the Day 7/21/14

 How to Teach the Standards Without Becoming Standardized

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/03/how-to-teach-the-standards-without-becoming-standardized/ 

10 Ways To Get Your Kids to Swap Their Devices For Outdoor Games

http://www.lifehacker.co.in/jugaad/10-Ways-To-Get-Your-Kids-to-Swap-Their-Devices-For-Outdoor-Games/articleshow/38187665.cms 

40 Ways to Make Time for Creativity in Your Lessons 

http://www.weareteachers.com/community/blogs/blog-wat/2013/02/25/40-ways-to-make-time-for-creativity-in-your-lessons 

Cursive Is Ready for a Comeback

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2014/07/does_the_decline_of_cursive_limit_students.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

Louisiana Schools Stare Into Common-Core Testing Abyss as Officials Clash

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/state_edwatch/2014/07/common-core_fight_in_louisiana_.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

Homework, Sleep, and the Student Brain

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/homework-sleep-and-student-brain-glenn-whitman?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-homework-sleep-and-student-brain-image 

How Does Multitasking Change the Way Kids Learn?

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/05/how-does-multitasking-change-the-way-kids-learn/