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 1/13/18

How can we fix the learning crisis?

https://www.ted.com/playlists/587/how_can_we_fix_the_learning_crisis?utm_campaign=social&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_content=playlist&utm_term=education

My Latest BAM! Radio Show Is On Good “Underused” Instructional Strategies

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2018/01/12/my-latest-bam-radio-show-is-on-good-underused-instructional-strategies/

How to Solve the Parent-Engagement Problem

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/01/10/how-to-solve-the-parent-engagement-problem.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

    5 ways students benefit from global collaboration

https://www.iste.org/explore/articleDetail?articleid=2129&category=Personalized-learning&article

Is the effort to curb strict discipline going too far, too fast?

http://hechingerreport.org/effort-curb-strict-discipline-going-far-fast/?utm_content=buffer28701&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Bringing Wonder Into Mathematics

https://www.edutopia.org/article/bringing-wonder-mathematics?fb_action_ids=10154916222501739&fb_action_types=og.comments

10 Good Resources for Math Teachers and Students

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2018/01/10-good-resources-for-math-teachers-and.html#.WlmABtWnHGI

Surrounded by Kids, But Still Alone

https://www.weareteachers.com/loneliness-of-teaching/

While on the job, teachers may not see other adults for a large percentage of their day. Even outside their classrooms, they sometimes have duties like recess or lunch in which they are further separated from other adults, who might be in the faculty room on a lunch or coffee break while enjoying the camaraderie of other grown-ups. The teacher who is isolated from the others at this time is missing out on conversations that often bring colleagues together physically, spiritually, and emotionally. It can be even worse for cyber school teachers.