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Children's literacy apps, connected educators, Chromebooks, social media

digital learning innovators

Ed Tech and STEM Update 12/14/15
http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2015/12/ed-tech-stem-update-121515.html

Every Student Succeeds Acts: Info and Opinions

http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2015/12/every-student-succeeds-act-info-and.html

Digital learning innovators, No Child Left Behind overhaul, Students with Disabilties
 Educational Links 12/12/15
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Ed tech and STEM, Special Education, Learning Theory, Teaching Methods

Best Articles for Educators

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Laughing All The Way--Christmas Jazz from Diana Krall http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2013/12/laughing-all-way.html

Blended Learning, school success, National EdTech Plan 

Educational Links 12/12/15
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Learning Disabilities, Children's Literacy Apps, Bullying 

Educational Links 12/13/15
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Teaching Is Reading Instruction In All Subjects  http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2013/12/teaching-is-reading-instruction-in-all.html?spref=bl

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Best Articles for Educators 7/19/15

U.S. Senate Passes Every Child Achieves Act, End of NCLB Era Draws Closer

http://neatoday.org/2015/07/16/u-s-senate-passes-every-child-achieves-act-end-of-nclb-era-draws-closer/ 

One Step Closer to Life After No Child Left Behind

http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/07/one-step-closer-to-life-after-no-child-left-behind/398801/

Setting Effective Instructional Priorities for Next Year

https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2015/07/07/setting-instructional-priorities/

How Does the Brain Learn Best? Smart Studying Strategies

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/08/25/how-does-the-brain-learn-best-smart-studying-strategies/

No Matter How You Define Quality Teachers, Poor and Minority Students Have Less Access 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2015/07/no-matter-how-you-define-quality.html

A Teacher's View of Parents

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/d-a-russell/a-teacher-view-of-parents_1_b_7259520.html

 How to Motivate Students with Encouragement

http://www.teachhub.com/how-motivate-students-encouragement

What Is Your Educational Philosophy?

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/what-your-educational-philosophy-ben-johnson

How Technology Can Increase Rigor In The Classroom

http://www.teachthought.com/technology/how-technology-can-increase-rigor-in-the-classroom/ 

 

Educational Links 7/9/15

Congress Considers Reauthorizing No Child Left Behind Standards

http://www.npr.org/2015/07/08/421225055/congress-considers-reauthorizing-no-child-left-behind-standards?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

Supreme Court Dues Case Could Affect Teachers Unions - See more at: http://www.educationnews.org/education-policy-and-politics/supreme-court-union-dues-case-could-affect-teachers-unions/#sthash.h3oKrWWa.dpuf

Why Does Special Education Have to Be Special?

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/work_in_progress/2015/07/why_does_special_education_hav.html?cmp=ENL-EU-NEWS2 

Supreme Court Dues Case Could Affect Teachers Unions - See more at: http://www.educationnews.org/education-policy-and-politics/supreme-court-union-dues-case-could-affect-teachers-unions/#sthash.h3oKrWWa.dpuf

From Eighth to Ninth Grade: Programs That Support a Critical Transition

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/07/08/from-eighth-to-ninth-grade-programs-that-support-a-critical-transition/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

Beyond GOOD JOB: effective, creative ways to encourage kids

http://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/2015/07/beyond-good-job-effective-creative-ways-to-encourage-kids.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheCornerstone+%28The+Cornerstone+Blog%29 

Teaching Strategies for Facilitating Collaboration, Change 

http://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies-facilitating-collaboration-change 

3 Excellent Google Sheet Tools To Enhance Teacher Workflow

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2015/07/3-excellent-google-sheets-tools-to.html 

Why Are Boys Getting Prescribed So Many Antipsychotic Drugs?

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2015/07/boys_prescribed_antipsychotics.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+InsideSchoolResearch+%28Education+Week%3A+Inside+School+Research%29 

“‘Culturally Responsive Teaching': An Interview With Zaretta Hammond”

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2015/07/08/culturally-responsive-teaching-an-interview-with-zaretta-hammond/ 

 

 

Homework? Good For You? Tweets of the Day 11/20/12

1. Homework Doesn't Improve Student Course Grades, But Could Boost Standardized Test Scores: Study 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/16/study-finds-little-correl_n_2145434.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false#sb=2957186,b=facebook 

2. Connected: Literacy for Generation Z

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/54801/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia 

3. Big News From Mars? Rover Scientists Mum For Now

http://www.npr.org/2012/11/20/165513016/big-news-from-mars-rover-scientists-mum-for-now?utm_source=NPR&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=20121119 

How fun is that?

4. Guest Post – Tips on Purchasing Toys for Children with Special Needs

http://enabledkids.ca/?p=2700 

5. Scott Walker Calls For Shift In Higher Education Funding Tying Dollars To Completion Rates 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/19/scott-walker-wisconsin-higher-education-funding_n_2159907.html?ir=Education 

6. Idaho Online Course Graduation Requirement Repealed By State Board Of Education 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/19/idaho-online-course-gradu_n_2160816.html 

7.  No Child Left Behind Reauthorization Debate Likely To Continue In Obama Second Term 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/19/no-child-left-behind-reauthorization_n_2161498.html 

How about hamsters and a little test prep?

 

 

 

Is No Child Left Behind Going Bye Bye? Tweets of the Day 7/6/12

Is your child being left behind?

Controversy over NCLB has been neverending for over ten years. Will states get out of bringing up kid's reading and math to proficiency? BTW, proficiency just means passing at about 70%. Here is some basic info about NCLB and the very latest news.

The government description.

No Child Left Behind

http://www2.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml 

 

The people's description.

 No Child Left Behind Act-Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Child_Left_Behind_Act 

1. ‘No Child’ Law Whittled Down by White House

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/06/education/no-child-left-behind-whittled-down-under-obama.html?_r=1&ref=education 

2.  A slow death for No Child Left Behind?

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57467613-503544/a-slow-death-for-no-child-left-behind/ 

3. No Child Left Behind waivers going to Wash., Wis. 

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018618645_apusnochildleftbehindwaivers1stld.html

4. More states freed from No Child Left Behind law

http://news.yahoo.com/more-states-freed-no-child-left-behind-law-135924620.html