Best Articles for Educators Week of 4/6/14

Developing Literacy Skills Through Comics & Graphic Novels 

 http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/04/developing-literacy-skills-through.html#.UzsHBVdlum0

 Fostering Joy, At School And At Work

http://anniemurphypaul.com/2014/03/fostering-joy-at-school-and-at-work/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fostering-joy-at-school-and-at-work

Facing Race Issues In the Classroom: How To Connect With Students

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/04/how-can-teachers-address-race-issues-in-class-ask-students/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

The 21st Century Skills Teachers Should Have

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2011/01/21st-century-skills-teachers-should.html 

ABCs of Teaching Reading

http://www.readingrockets.org/teaching/ 

“Unprecedented” numbers opt out of state tests–what’s next?

http://digital.hechingerreport.org/content/unprecedented-numbers-opt-state-tests-whats-next_1406/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HechingerReport+%28Hechinger+Report%29

Ten Ways to Make Test Prep Fun

 http://www.bamradionetwork.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1873:ten-ways-to-make-test-prep-fun&catid=105:teachers-aide&Itemid=299

 

Next Week's Lesson Plans: 4/5/14

Yeah, yeah, that's what all the veteran teachers say.

This link may help you develop plans for current events.

From PBS:
Current Events Awareness
http://www.pbs.org/now/classroom/lessonplan-03.html 

These links are good to bring depth to your lesson plans:

Facing Race Issues In the Classroom: How To Connect With Students

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/04/how-can-teachers-address-race-issues-in-class-ask-students/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

Survive and Thrive During Testing Season

 http://www.edutopia.org/blog/survive-thrive-during-testing-season-lori-desautels

These links will help you schedule fun and physical activity.

10 simple activities to encourage physical activity in the classroom

http://www.yourtherapysource.com/files/10_simple_activities_classroom.pdf

Active Schools - Classroom Physical Activity Breaks 

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFC931CA701644705 

These link will help you keep organized (and sane):

Empower Teachers with Data and They Can Spark Change

http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2014/02/empower-teachers-data-and-they-can-spark-change 

iOrganized: How a teacher can use the iPad to stay organized?

http://reflectionsofeducator.wordpress.com/2012/11/17/iorganized-how-a-teacher-can-use-the-ipad-to-stay-organized/ 

Analyzing Data

https://www.teachervision.com/skill-builder/graphs-and-charts/48946.html 

Teaching Is Analyzing the Data

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-checking-data.html