Educational Links 7/9/16

What are the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)?
https://www.teachingchannel.org/ngss 

Do No Harm: Flexible and Smart Grading Practices

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/do-no-harm-flexible-smart-grading-andrew-miller 

PBS: A Science Odyssey

http://www.techlearning.com/resources/0003/pbs-a-science-odyssey/70113 

Opinion: Teacher Residency Programs Can Solve Shortage Problems

http://www.educationworld.com/a_news/opinion-teacher-residency-programs-can-solve-shortage-problems-1629619853 

Teaching Strategies for Better Bulletin Boards

http://www.teachhub.com/teaching-strategies-better-bulletin-boards 

How Starting School Too Early Is Hurting Teenagers’ Health

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/starting-school-too-early-is-hurting-teenagers_us_577d29bee4b0a629c1ab6f7b?ir=Education&section=us_education&utm_hp_ref=education 

Discipline Reboot: Managing Behavior in Kids with ADHD

http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/11754.html 

 When it comes to discipline, are you stuck in a routine? Try these three new suggestions to help your child manage problem behaviors and master ADHD-related disobedience.

Educational Links 4/28/16

Educators want to pair math and music in integrated teaching method

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/educators-want-to-pair-math-and-music-in-integrated-teaching-method/2016/04/26/2bb1af20-0bd3-11e6-bfa1-4efa856caf2a_story.html 

Teaching with Tech: How Can Teachers Embrace Technology Tools

http://edtechreview.in/research/1881-tips-for-using-technology-in-the-classroom?utm_content=buffer89a35&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer 

Is It ADHD or Immaturity?How to avoid a misdiagnosis when a child is young for his class

http://childmind.org/article/is-it-adhd-or-immaturity/?&utm_medium=email&utm_source=childmind&utm_content=5+-+Is+It+ADHD+or+Immaturity&utm_campaign=weekly&source=weekly 

My New BAM Radio Show Is On “Teaching: If I Knew Then What I Know Now…”

 http://www.bamradionetwork.com/classroom-q-and-a/3853-teaching-if-i-knew-then-what-i-know-now

6 Unique Ways Teachers Can End The Year By Creating Memories

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/edwords-blog/6-ways-teachers-can-finish-the-school-year-create-lifelong-memories 

'We should recognise that good teachers don’t all teach in the same way'

https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-views/we-should-recognise-good-teachers-dont-all-teach-same-way 

Will giving greater student access to smartphones improve learning?

http://hechingerreport.org/will-giving-greater-student-access-smartphones-improve-learning/ 

 If educators do not find ways to leverage mobile technology in all learning environments, for all students, then we are failing our kids by not adequately preparing them to make the connection between their world outside of school and their world inside school.

 

Educational Links 12/21/15

Why Social and Emotional Skills Are Vital to Keep At-Risk Students on Track

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/12/17/why-emotional-intelligence-is-vital-to-keep-students-on-track/ 

How to Craft a Learner-Centered Classroom 

http://edtechteacher.org/learner-centered-ann-feldmann/ 

Get Your Child Singing – It’s Therapeutic
http://special-ism.com/get-your-child-singing-its-therapeutic/

50 Of The Best Video Games For Learning

http://www.teachthought.com/uncategorized/50-of-the-best-video-games-for-learning-2015/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem&utm_content=56743f6104d30170712b39fc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter  

Two Promote Collaborative Learning Tools I Used To Motivate Students
http://www.teachthought.com/learning/collaborative-learning-tools-i-used-to-motivate-students/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem&utm_content=5674233c04d30154e8449b3e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

Turning Classes Into Communities

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/turning-classes-into-communities-joshua-block?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29 

Privacy, broadband, No Child Left Behind among big topics of 2015

http://edscoop.com/privacy-broadband-no-child-left-behind-big-topics-of-2015 

 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/education/k-12/connected

 

 

MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 5/22/15

Thriving in the Homestretch

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/thriving-in-the-homestretch-nicholas-provenzano?utm_content=blog&utm_campaign=thriving-home-stretch&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_term=link

Educational Links 5/21/15
http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2015/05/educational-links-52115.html

Best Articles for Educators  5/17/15
http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2015/05/best-articles-for-educators.html

All American Music To Grill To

http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2015/05/all-american-music-to-grill-to_19.html

Principal's Suggestion Box #8

http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2015/05/principals-suggestion-box-letter-8.html

MzTeachuh's Classroom: IEP Meeting? Do I Have To Go?

http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2015/05/mzteachuhs-classroom-iep-meeting-do-i.html

Educational Links 5/20/15

http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2015/05/educational-links-52015.html

Summer Bump Not Slump: Summer Reading

http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2015/05/summer-bump-not-slump-summer-reading.html?spref=bl

Special Needs Weekly Update 5/18/15

http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2015/05/mzteachuh-special-needs-weekly-update_18.html

Teacher Burnout--U Gotz It?

 http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2015/05/teacher-burnout-u-gotz-it.html?spref=bl

Teaching Is Finishing Strong

http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2015/05/teaching-is-finishing-strong.html?spref=bl

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Best Articles for Educators 11/30/14

  Obama: We Need to 'Yank Our Schools into the 21st Century'

http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2014/11/obama-we-need-yank-our-schools-21st-century

Tips and Tools for Teaching about Ferguson

https://www.edsurge.com/n/2014-11-29-tips-and-tools-for-teaching-about-ferguson 

Habits of Heart: Helping Students Reflect and Act on Gratitude

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/heart-habits-gratitude-students-reflect-act-on-maurice-elias 

Why Teaching Kindness in Schools Is Essential to Reduce Bullying

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/teaching-kindness-essential-reduce-bullying-lisa-currie

EVERYTHING makes children autistic. Where does the guilt end? 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2014/11/everything-makes-children-autistic.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29

Low-Income High School Students Get Less Time to Learn, Calif. Study Shows

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/time_and_learning/2014/11/low-income_students_get_time_to_learn_in_california.html?cmp=ENL-EU-NEWS3 

Step by Step: Designing Personalized Learning Experiences For Students

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/11/step-by-step-designing-personalized-learning-experiences-for-students/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

 

How To Kill Learner Curiosity In 12 Easy Steps

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/how-to-kill-a-learners-curiosity-in-12-easy-steps/ 

 

Educational Links 11/10/14

Building Your EdTech Ecosystem

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/building-your-tech-ecosystem-beth-holland?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29 

Wetland And Outdoor Lab Project

http://www.birdsleuth.org/actionmap/wetland-and-outdoor-lab-project/ 

How to Build a Better MOOC

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/11/how-to-build-a-better-mooc/ 

3 Video Games That Build Better Thinking 

http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/11040.html 

5 Special Education VIPs (Very Important Passages)

http://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/your-childs-rights/basics-about-childs-rights/5-special-education-vips-very-important-passages?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg 

Why You’re Better Off With a Hard-Working Child than a Smart One

http://time.com/money/3551606/hardworking-child-versus-smart/ 

What’s Worth Investing In? How to Decide What Technology You Need

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/10/whats-worth-investing-in-criteria-for-choosing-technology-for-learning/ 

Hispanic Students' Math Performance on Steady Uptick, Report Says

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2014/11/hispanic_students_math_test_sc.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

Every Teacher Is A Vocabulary Teacher 

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/teaching-vocabulary-leads-to-thought/ 

Chalkboards still exist?