Education Links 3/16/23

A BEGINNING LIST OF THE BEST RESOURCES FOR TEACHING ABOUT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2023/03/16/a-beginning-list-of-the-best-resources-for-teaching-about-artificial-intelligence/?fbclid=IwAR2VPfK7cPt6cYGRWAVmYACVIRYd8h21nxS2K9-yqFDm54dHcmNB7TIxW4g

50 Learning Reflection Questions For Students

https://www.teachthought.com/learning/reflection-questions-for-students/?fbclid=IwAR1MmYWsCbLP2h3sTsh65DMQAFWOaUDOhNdGkvvRbyKQLEMZ1RqP45eG0MU

 

SIX TIPS FOR TEACHING SHAKESPEARE

https://secondaryenglishcoffeeshop.blogspot.com/2019/03/six-tips-for-teaching-shakespeare.html?fbclid=IwAR1PQPLUgldB0_fwj2Zyyd_lnjw-wEPH2eja_43rig-CNmIjps6K89BaX6E

5 Strategies to Improve Students’ Listening Skills

Discipline, ADHD, and learning differences

https://www.understood.org/podcasts/in-it/discipline-adhd-learning-differences?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter-en&utm_campaign=evergreen-fam-mar16&utm_content=send

Kids Understand More From Books Than Screens, But That’s Not Always the Case

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/kids-understand-more-from-books-than-screens-but-thats-not-always-the-case/2023/03

3 years since the pandemic wrecked attendance, kids still aren't showing up to school

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/61166/3-years-since-the-pandemic-wrecked-attendance-kids-still-arent-showing-up-to-school

Educational Links 10/16/2022

 

What Do Great Teachers Know About Their Students?

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/learning-profiles/

Schools Are Still Understaffed. Here’s How Hard-Pressed 

Principals Are Responding

 https://www.edweek.org/leadership/schools-are-still-

understaffed

-heres-how-hard-pressed-principals-are-responding/2022/10

10 Autumn Crafts with Leaves for Kids

https://artfulparent.com/10-autumn-leaf-crafts-for-kids/

Free Tech for Teachers-

Voices, Search, and Bare Trees - The Week in Review

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2022/10/voices-search-and-

bare-trees-week-in.html

The Psychological Toll of High-Stakes Testing

https://www.edutopia.org/article/psychological-toll-high-stakes-testing

The ADDitude Guide to ADHD Awareness Month 2022

https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-awareness-month-2022-

comorbid-conditions/

Educational Links 10/5/2021

Understanding dyslexia in your child

https://www.understood.org/articles/en/dyslexia-in-children

Disruptive Innovation in Education

https://www.teachhub.com/classroom-management/2019/11/disruptive-innovation-in-education/

As School Conflict Escalates, What Messages Are Adults Sending Kids?

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2021-10-05-as-school-conflict-escalates-what-messages-are-adults-sending-kids

You Are Worthy of Self-Compassion: How to Break the Habit of Internalized Criticism

 https://www.additudemag.com/self-compassion-practice-adhd-shame/

High-Needs Students

https://edsource.org/topic/high-needs-students

500 digital learning activities for the in-person or virtual classroom

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2021/10/05/500-digital-learning-activities-for-the-in-person-or-virtual-classroom/

How to Choose an SEL Program for Your School

https://www.edutopia.org/article/how-choose-sel-program-your-school

A few pointers for school and district leaders seeking a social and emotional learning program that is a good fit for their students and staff.

Educational Links 7/13/21

Online Learning Is Not the Enemy

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2021-07-12-online-learning-is-not-the-enemy?utm_content=buffer8dfb8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=EdSurgeBuffer&fbclid=IwAR12RMw04jUjk5iT-7qeLxqiMN824AYF6FKDHeZFaAaqT_ZSimhucW9wjxk

How to Help Kids With Dyscalculia

https://childmind.org/article/how-to-help-kids-dyscalculia/?fbclid=IwAR1f0bCo0NVNHhL4kOSx9bxzZ1TBIXeEhFI6sIjvXzseOiIbIw_oQwkM0ps

Critical Race Theory Battles Are Driving Frustrated, Exhausted Educators Out of Their Jobs

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/critical-race-theory-battles-are-driving-frustrated-exhausted-educators-out-n1273595?fbclid=IwAR1PrqHsJsriaFPgb6d_L64kvukHPxZelKfnwHLN9zGWNZU9CbvbaGjp6IU

 

How We'll Know When the COVID-19 Crisis Is Really Over

https://www.kqed.org/news/11880880/how-well-know-when-the-covid-19-crisis-is-really-over

Kindergarten Teachers Want Incoming Students to Focus on Life Skills, Not Academic Ones

https://www.weareteachers.com/incoming-kindergarteners-life-skills/?fbclid=IwAR1QPNAkZbW_GK5Bqq3PVdWQPOM4L7Xyuf6zt8UHbD_-NXrXF3pSTjdeHGc

The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 259 Free Range Kids: Unlocking The Potential Of Our Kids

https://wegrowteachers.com/ep-259-free-range-kids/?fbclid=IwAR3qmnogBy1owCFXrAplb5zhiy3Yx63_zxXvToTL9YE3906EAkOfzIQISWE

Interest-Based Events Can Boost Students’ Sense of Belonging

https://www.edutopia.org/article/interest-based-events-can-boost-students-sense-belonging

Many secondary students pass on pep rallies and whole-school events, but smaller gatherings can help them connect to the community.

Educational Links 3/5/2021

 

Education Is A System; Teaching Is An Action; Learning Is A Process

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/education-system-teaching-action-learning-process/?

fbclid=IwAR12tW5rmLDGVvtR6vUS87ucNRyTGiA04LsaFbb1RQu--dtQltZlWWJnlcA

Use Your Time Wisely by ‘Spending’ It with Intent

https://www.additudemag.com/use-your-time-wisely-productivity-adhd/

MY LATEST BAM! RADIO SHOW IS ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER ASSESSMENT

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2021/03/05/my-latest-bam-radio-show-is-on-english-language-learner-assessment/

Report: US schools receive D grade for infrastructure

https://www.k12dive.com/news/report-us-schools-receive-d-grade-for-infrastructure/596083/

Is Teaching Still an Appealing Profession? A Growing Teacher Shortage Worries Experts

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2021-03-04-is-teaching-still-an-appealing-profession-a-growing-teacher-shortage-worries-experts

Nurse shortage could make reopening school campuses more difficult

https://edsource.org/2021/nurse-shortage-could-make-reopening-school-campuses-more-difficult/650403?fbclid=IwAR01Pgi5N2xwsTzDXL_a9reeUEXoWfhP0w25g9UBJE5ERvfon8H8C05yCO0

Teaching Students to Self-Advocate During Distance Learning

https://www.edutopia.org/article/teaching-students-self-advocate-during-distance-learning?fbclid=IwAR2uB_kASoPgCVuLs3NDJmm0Z3g1KP6JyGyBB7a2m3i6ZiPG7h8Bb7WK0kk

social

Teachers are finding ways to gauge students’ understanding of lessons this year, and guiding them to ask for help is a crucial piece of the puzzle.

Special Needs Weekly Update 2/16/15

The Debate Continues - ADHD: Serious Psychiatric Problem or All-American Cop-out? 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2015/02/the-debate-continues-adhd-serious.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29

Special Education and the 'Art of War'

http://www.makespecialeducationwork.com/special-education-the-art-war/#sthash.xtGiIIEr.dpbs

7 of the Best Apps for People with Disabilities 

 http://www.goodnet.org/articles/7-best-apps-for-people-disabilities-list

 Pre-K Pays Off By Lowering Special Ed Placements

http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2015/02/04/383571989/pre-k-pays-off-by-lowering-special-ed-placements

Special Needs Mom Pushes To Make Mainstream Clothes Available To Kids Of All Abilities

 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/06/runway-of-dreams-mindy-scheier-physical-disabilities-clothes_n_6630732.html

Senate OK's Special Needs Bill

http://www.desototimes.com/articles/2015/02/13/news/doc54dc16e4c6a91760900310.txt 

Autism Speaks Alters Position On Vaccines  
http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2015/02/09/autism-speaks-vaccines

 

 

 

Educational Links--Major Website Resources

Major educational websites have topical resources that are both helpful and fascinating.

Diversity 

Find resources to help build an inclusive school community for students from different cultural, socioeconomic, and linguistic backgrounds and for children with unique instructional needs. 

http://www.edutopia.org/blogs/tag/diversity 

The Teacher’s Guides To Technology And Learning
This part of Edudemic is meant to offer you, the teacher, some of the best and most popular resources available today. We’ve combed through hundreds of resources in order to narrow down our guides into something easy to read, easy to use, and easy to share. 
http://www.edudemic.com/guides/ 

Common Core Archives

Articles concerning learning theory, curriculum design, and the use of technology in support of the standards.

http://www.teachthought.com/category/common-core-2/

Teaching Strategies 

Ed tech use, bilingual instruction, teaching methods, teacher collaboration, parent communication, gaming--all the important topics for education. 

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/category/teaching-strategies/ 

Learning Disabilities

Learning disabilities (LD) are neurological disorders that can make it difficult to acquire certain academic and social skills. They are not the result of poor intelligence or laziness. Knowledge about LD will allow you and your child to advocate for success in learning and in life. Find out more by exploring the sections below.Learning Disabilities

http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities 

 Teachers

Articles, webcasts, videos for teachers on ELA skills and early literacy.

http://www.readingrockets.org/audience/teachers 

 

Teaching By Instinct and Knowledge

Five-Minute Film Festival: Culturally Responsive 

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/five-minute-film-festival-culturally-responsive-teaching 

Gates Foundation Opens Literacy Courseware Pilot & Evaluation Program

https://www.edsurge.com/n/2014-09-27-gates-foundation-opens-literacy-courseware-pilot-evaluation-program 

Broadening the Discussion of Good Schooling

http://educationnext.org/broadening-discussion-good-schooling/

Harvest Time! Fabulous Fall Mighty Girl Books 

http://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=4645 

3 Strategies for Building an Authentic Audience for Your Student’s Work

http://www.coolcatteacher.com/ecm-yollis-authentic-audience/ 

Group Work Challenge: Assessing Team Members

Group Work Challenge: Assessing Team Members

 http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/group-work-challenge-assessing-team-members/

Teacher: Why Wasn’t Common Core Phased In Gradually?

http://dianeravitch.net/2014/09/27/teacher-why-wasnt-common-core-phased-in-gradually/ 

How we can use the spotlight of Vergara to raise teaching standards

http://hechingerreport.org/content/can-use-spotlight-vergara-raise-teaching-standards_17480/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HechingerReport+%28Hechinger+Report%29 

The Feeling of Learning

http://anniemurphypaul.com/2014/09/the-feeling-of-learning/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-feeling-of-learning 

Annie Murphy Paul 

Brilliant: The Science of Smart

New research on learning can help us all expand our intelligence

http://anniemurphypaul.com/ 

 

Group Work Challenge: Assessing Team Members

Special Needs Weekly Update 4/27/14

A day in the life of a Special Education teacher

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qh1meBo_m1w 

 

Health & Safety Topics

http://www.cdc.gov/ 

 

 

37 Common Characteristics of Dyslexia

 http://www.dyslexia.com/library/symptoms.htm

Creating a Master Schedule that Supports Inclusive Practices

http://education.wm.edu/centers/ttac/resources/articles/inclusion/creatingmasterschedule/index.php

Taming Your Special Education Paperwork: 5 Tips from a Pro

http://speducated.com/organize-paperwork/

Special Tools for Special Needs: PalmPilots Help Kids Cope

http://www.edutopia.org/special-tools-for-special-needs-palm-pilots-help-kids-cope 

The 200 Best Special Education Apps

http://www.edudemic.com/special-ed-apps/ 

Understanding Inclusion

http://www.specialeducationguide.com/pre-k-12/inclusion/whats-inclusion-theory-and-practice/

 

Learning the Eloquence of Language Tweets of the Day 5/2/13

1. English Learners and 21st Century Literacy

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/english-learners-twenty-first-century-learning?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

2. Slug Bug Math

http://special-ism.com/slug-bug-math-by-special-ed-expert-joanna-keating-velasco/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

3. Game Jam Your Classroom

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/game-jam-your-classroom-andrew-miller?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

4. 5 Rules for Working in a High Poverty Environment

http://theeducatorsroom.com/2013/05/5-rules-for-working-in-a-high-poverty-environment/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theeducatorsroom%2FvPKE+%28EducatorsRoom%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

5. MOOCs for Teachers: Coursera Offers Online Teacher Training Program

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/04/new-online-teacher-training-program-joins-mooc-madness/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

6. Guest Post: Autistic Traits in Children with ADHD: A Marker of Severity? 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/05/guest-post-autistic-traits-in-children.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

7. Top 12 Effective End of the Year Activities 

http://www.teachhub.com/top-12-effective-end-year-activities 

8. Midsummer Night's Dreaming | Billy trailer | Royal Shakespeare Company 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AaWHqi4yNRQ 

 

Oh, dainty duck!

THE BEATLES - THISBE & PYRAMUS 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5maoWOa670 

 I truly don't know why this play always makes me really laugh--no matter who plays it.

 

 

Educational Innovation Tweets of the Day 3/18/13

1. Startups are about to blow up the textbook

http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/03/18/startups-are-about-to-blow-up-the-textbook/  

2. In The Brilliant Report: A Study On Giving Effective Feedback

http://anniemurphypaul.com/2013/03/in-the-brilliant-report-a-study-on-giving-effective-feedback/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-the-brilliant-report-a-study-on-giving-effective-feedback 

3. Innovative Education Apps: The Elements–A Visual Exploration

http://www.teachthought.com/apps-2/innovative-education-apps-the-elements-a-visual-exploration/ 

4. The Power of Maybe: Tips for Dealing with Randomness

http://special-ism.com/the-power-of-maybe-tips-for-dealing-with-randomness/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

5. Mindfulness at School Reduces (Likelihood of) Depression-Related Symptoms in Adolescents

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/03/mindfulness-at-school-reduces.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

6. Short Bouts of Exercise Boost Self-Control 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/03/short-bouts-of-exercise-boost-self.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

7. Inquiry, Curiosity, Exploration and the Common Core

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/inquiry-curiosity-exploration-common-core-karen-lea?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

 

Best Articles for Educators Week of 3/17/13

1. Which students don’t get to use technology, then?

http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2013/03/which-students-dont-get-to-use-technology-then.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dangerouslyirrelevant+%28Dangerously+Irrelevant%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

Latest tech: No. 2300 pencil.

2. 10 Things Your Students Need From You

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/10-things-your-students-need-from-you/ 

3. Learn to Manage the Diagnosis

http://special-ism.com/you-are-here-adhd-letting-go-of-how-you-though-it-was-supposed-to-be/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

4. Inquiry, Curiosity, Exploration and the Common Core

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/inquiry-curiosity-exploration-common-core-karen-lea?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

5. For Low-Income Kids, Access to Devices Could Be the Equalizer

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/03/for-low-income-kids-access-to-devices-could-be-the-equalizer/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

6. Academy of Neurology Warns Against 'Smart Drugs'

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2013/03/neurologists_warn_against_smart_drugs.html 

7.10 awesome apps for K-6 literacy

http://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/2013/03/10-awesome-apps-for-k-6-literacy.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheCornerstone+%28The+Cornerstone+Blog%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

 

Fun and Serious Tweets of the Morning 10//12

Igor's favorite

 I love all the creative ways we can enjoy food.

Frighteningly Good Halloween Recipes

http://www.education.com/slideshow/halloween-recipes/ 

Feds Receive Record Number of Complaints About Special Education

 http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2012/10/feds_receive_record_number_of_.html?cmp=ENL-EU-VIEWS1

Evaluating ELLs for Special Needs a Challenge 

 http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/08/29/02ell_ep.h32.html

What It Really Boils Down To

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/unwrapping_the_gifted/2012/09/what_it_really_boils_down_to.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Unwrapping_The_Gifted+%28Teacher+Magazine+Blog%3A+Unwrapping+the+Gifted%29 

Fun Ways to Study

http://www.education.com/activity/article/Spice_Up_Studies_high/?cid=50.200&utm_source=Activity+of+the+Week+Newsletter&utm_campaign=5e0e1a7c17-activity&utm_medium=email