Educational Links 5/7/16

Infographic: How Writing Affects Your Brain  http://www.ragan.com/Main/Articles/49075.aspx

Where Does Content Fit In Literacy Learning? 

http://www.readingrockets.org/blogs/shanahan-literacy/where-does-content-fit-literacy-learning-learning-dance-and-talk-same-time 

Free Resources From All My Books – UPDATED!

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2016/05/06/free-resources-from-all-my-books-updated/ 

At a Glance: Your Rights in the 504 Plan Process 

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/your-childs-rights/basics-about-childs-rights/at-a-glance-your-rights-in-the-504-plan-process?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg 

35 Resources To Encourage Inquiry & Inventive Thinking

http://childhood101.com/2014/07/35-resources-to-encourage-inquiry-inventive-thinking/ 

How Do We Teach the Internet?

http://gettingsmart.com/2016/05/how-do-we-teach-the-internet/ 

Volunteer Group Restores Art Lessons in Schools 

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2016/04/27/volunteer-group-restores-art-lessons-in-schools.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

4 Tools for Arts Integration in the Content Classroom

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/05/06/4-tools-for-arts-integration-in-the-content-classroom/

Integrating the arts into your core-subject classroom might seem like a wish-list item you’ll never have time to implement. What does it even mean? What doesit look like? And what resources can make it easier to accomplish?

 

 

 

Educational Links 10/29/15

Using Digital Games for SEL Assessment and Skill Building

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/using-digital-games-sel-assessment-and-skill-building-maurice-elias?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_campaign=RSS&utm_content=FaceBook 

Innovation Often Means Teaching Against The Grain

http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/innovation-often-means-teaching-against-the-grain/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem&utm_content=5630e6b504d301315bb795a4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook 

Confirmed: Standardized testing has taken over our schools. But who’s to blame?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2015/10/24/confirmed-standardized-testing-has-taken-over-our-schools-but-whos-to-blame/ 

FBI, Justice Department Open Civil Rights Probe of S.C. Student Arrest; Officer Fired

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rulesforengagement/2015/10/fbi_department_of_justice_open_investigation_into_south_carolina_student_arrest.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

Children Who Lose Autism Label Subject of New Research

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2015/10/children_who_lose_autism_label.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OnSpecialEducation+%28Education+Week+Blog%3A+On+Special+Education%29 

The Power of Principals: Why They are so Important to Building Great Schools

http://blog.ed.gov/2015/10/the-power-of-principals-why-they-are-so-important-to-building-great-schools/ 

Will STEM Education Be The Child Left Behind?

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/10/28/451194296/will-stem-education-be-the-child-left-behind?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social 

 

Educational Links 9/8/15

What is a Special Education Advocate? http://www.specialeducationadvisor.com/what-is-a-special-education-advocate/

7 Ways To Bring Self-Advocacy To Your Next IEP 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2015/09/7-ways-to-bring-self-advocacy-to-your.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29 

3 Classroom Tools to Measure Student Learning

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/classroom-tools-measure-student-learning-bethany-petty?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29 

7 Skills Students Will Always Need

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/how-to-prepare-student-for-21st-century-survival/ 

Workability – Kids Learn to Earn

http://special-ism.com/workability-kids-learn-to-earn/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29 

Republicans and Democrats Disagree on the Relative Importance of Reading, Math, and the Arts

http://educationnext.org/republicans-and-democrats-disagree-on-the-relative-importance-of-reading-math-and-the-arts/ 

How Virtual Reality Can Close Learning Gaps in Your Classroom

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2015-09-07-how-virtual-reality-can-close-learning-gaps-in-your-classroom 

New Rule Ends ‘Modified’ Tests For Students With Disabilities 

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2015/08/24/new-rule-ends-modified-tests/20589/ 

Does the Focus on Student Mindsets Let Schools Off the Hook?

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/09/06/does-the-focus-on-student-mindsets-let-schools-off-the-hook/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

 

 

Best Articles for Educators 8/23/15

 

What Great Teachers Know About Their Students

http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/creating-student-centered-learning-profiles-what-great-teachers-know-about-their-students/

Video Playlist: 6 Ways to Build Relationships with Students

https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2014/09/08/video-playlist-6-ways-to-build-relationships-with-students/

Is Education’s Sole Purpose to Prepare Students for the Jobs of the Future? I Say No!

http://the21stcenturyprincipal.blogspot.com/2015/08/is-educations-purpose-to-prepare.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+The21stCenturyPrincipal+%28The+21st+Century+Principal%29

The Number One Rule for the New School Year? There Are None 

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/student-centric-strategies/3200-rules-for-the-new-school-year-there-are-none 

Special Education Training Efforts To Get Millions

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2015/08/17/special-ed-training-millions/20550/

 Classroom Rules That Work for ADHD Kids

 http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/770.html

How Coding Camps for Girls of Color Hope to Impact the Tech Industry

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/08/18/how-coding-camps-for-girls-of-color-hope-to-impact-the-tech-industry/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

 8 Tips for Reaching Out to Parents

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/tips-reaching-out-to-parents-david-cutler

 

Educational Links 7/30/15

 Stanford students create apps to tackle learning challenges

http://news.stanford.edu/news/2015/july/learning-masters-tech-072815.html

Want to foster rich academic discussions? Try a student #Edcamp

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2015/07/28/student-edcamp-373/? 

Nobody is average, every student deserves personalized learning

https://medium.com/changemaker-education/nobody-is-average-every-student-deserves-personalized-learning-ff09e658f0ef 

'The New Teacher Revolution': An Interview With Josh Stumpenhorst

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2015/07/the_new_teacher_revolution_an_interview_with_josh_stumpenhorst.html 

Report Cards and Standards 

http://www.readingrockets.org/blogs/shanahan-literacy/report-cards-and-standards?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Hootsuite&utm_campaign=RRSocialMedia 

Teaching Social Skills to Improve Grades and Lives

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/07/24/building-social-skills-to-do-well-in-math/?smid=nytcore-ipad-share&smprod=nytcore-ipad&_r=1 

At a Glance: 7 Ways to Teach Your High-Schooler Organization Skills

 https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/learning-at-home/teaching-organizational-skills/at-a-glance-7-ways-to-teach-your-high-schooler-organization-skills?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

Best Education Podcasts

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/best-education-podcasts-betty-ray?utm_content=blog&utm_campaign=best-education-podcasts&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_term=link 

What If Teachers Were Treated Like Pro Athletes?

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/07/29/what-if-teachers-were-treated-like-pro-athletes/ 

 

 

 

Educational Links 5/7/15

Social and emotional development: The next school reform frontier 

http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2015/05/01-social-and-emotional-development-education-reform-price 

How Safe Is The Schoolhouse?

http://www.wrightslaw.com/blog/?p=6672&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheWrightslawWay+%28The+Wrightslaw+Way%29 

Gooru University is NOT your average Google Apps Training resource.

http://www.thegooru.com/university/ 

4 Smartphone Solutions to Keep Your Teen Organized

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/learning-at-home/teaching-organizational-skills/at-a-glance-4-smartphone-solutions-to-keep-your-teen-organized?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

The Common Core Is Tough on Kids With Special Needs

http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/02/the-common-core-is-tough-on-kids-with-special-needs/283973/ 

Myth vs. Reality in a 1:1 Classroom

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/myth-vs-reality-one-to-one-andrew-marcinek-karla-evers?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29 

How Safe Is The Schoolhouse?

Last Day of School: Write a Letter to Your Future Self

http://catlintucker.com/2015/05/last-day-of-school-write-a-letter-to-your-future-self/ 

 

 

 

Educational Links 3/4/15

When Students Get Creative With Tech Tools, Teachers Focus on Skills

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/09/when-students-get-creative-with-tech-tools-teachers-focus-on-skills/

“Where Have All The Teachers Gone?”

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2015/03/04/where-have-all-the-teachers-gone/

At a Glance: Classroom Accommodations for Executive Functioning Issues

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/partnering-with-childs-school/instructional-strategies/at-a-glance-classroom-accommodations-for-executive-functioning-issues?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg                 

10 of the Best Google Chrome Experiments You Need to Try

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/best-google-chrome-experiments-you-need-try/   

Energy Drinks Linked to ADHD Behaviors

http://www.smartkidswithld.org/energy-drinks-linked-adhd-behaviors/

Applying Mindfulness to Mundane Classroom Tasks

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/applying-mindfulness-mundane-classroom-tasks-abby-wills?utm_content=blog&utm_campaign=mindfulness-mundane-classroom-tasks&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_term=image

Last of season’s 3 full moons on March 5

http://earthsky.org/tonight/last-of-the-seasons-three-full-moons-on-march-5-2015?utm_content=buffer568e6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Educational Links of the Day 1/5/15

Library for All: Free Digital Content for Developing Countries

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/06/library-for-all-free-digital-content-for-developing-countries/

Tweeting the Read-Aloud: Engaging and Motivating Readers

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/tweeting-the-read-aloud-monica-burns?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-tweeting-the-read-aloud-link 

New Teachers: Resource Roundup

http://www.edutopia.org/new-teacher-resources?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=roundup-new-teachers-image-repost2

Printable New Year’s Resolutions for Kids 2015

http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/2014/12/printable-new-years-resolutions-kids-2015/ 

5 Simple Ways to Reenergize Your Classroom 

http://rtl14.techlearning.com/blogentry.aspx?entryid=8617 

56 Examples of Formative Assessment

http://www.edutopia.org/groups/assessment/250941 

Teach Better ADHD Behavior Through Chores

http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/2995.html 

 

 

 

 

 

Educational Links 11/20/14

8 special education communication apps

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2014/11/19/special-education-communication-390/

How Much Performance Pizzazz Does a Teacher Need to be Effective? 

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/11/how-much-performance-pizzazz-does-a-teacher-need-to-be-effective/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

Igniting Student Writer Voice With Writing Process Strategies 

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/differentiated-instruction-writing-process-strategies-john-mccarthy?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29

News in Levels - News Articles to Match Your Students' Reading Abilities 

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/11/news-in-levels-news-articles-to-match.html?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=freetech4teachers#.VG19S2cT7IQ 

Google Drive For Education Now Free, Offers Unlimited Storage

http://www.teachthought.com/technology/google-drive-education-now-free-offers-unlimited-storage/ 

7 Ways to Deal With Digital Distractions in the Classroom

http://www.edudemic.com/7-ways-deal-digital-distractions/

Interactive LD Checklist 

http://www.ncld.org/learning-disability-resources/checklists-worksheets/interactive-ld-checklist 

 

 

 

 

Educational Links 11/11/14

Assistive Technology: Tools That Help With Learning 

http://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/assistive-technology/assistive-technologies-basics/assistive-technology-tools-that-help-with-learning 

Project-Based Learning: Inside The Life Of A Project

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/project-based-learning/the-life-of-a-project-project-based-learning-what-students-feel/ 

Autism Underreported in Minorities 

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

The Best Posts, Articles & Videos About Learning From Mistakes & Failures

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2011/07/28/the-best-posts-articles-videos-about-learning-from-mistakes-failures/ 

Flipping the Non-Flippable Classes

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/flipping-the-non-flippable-classes-jon-bergmann?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29

How One Teacher Changed for the Good of Her Students

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/11/how-one-teacher-changed-for-the-good-of-her-students/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

Schools begin teaching kids to cope with life online

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2014/11/10/students-online-behavior-378/