Educational Links 5/6/2021

 

The Best Read Alouds on YouTube For Classroom or Home

https://www.weareteachers.com/read-alouds-on-youtube/?fbclid=IwAR1Ox-v5stju-x-kf2A94xuX4TUeZFZ4tHlFBQNnIwHmQkUtQjs9LLZ0lqY

The Benefits of the Short Writing Assignment

https://www.teachhub.com/professional-development/2021/05/the-benefits-of-the-short-writing-assignment/

Study: Oral reading fluency closely related to NAEP performance

https://www.k12dive.com/news/study-oral-reading-fluency-closely-related-to-naep-performance/599583/

Why Teachers Leave—or Don’t: A Look at the Numbers

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/why-teachers-leave-or-dont-a-look-at-the-numbers/2021/05

UNSURPRISING STATISTIC OF THE DAY: MORE TEACHERS ARE CONSIDERING LEAVING THE PROFESSION

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2021/05/05/unsurprising-statistic-of-the-day-more-teachers-are-considering-leaving-the-profession/

Tower Of Babble: Nonnative Speakers Navigate The World Of 'Good' And 'Bad' English

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/57775/tower-of-babble-nonnative-speakers-navigate-the-world-of-good-and-bad-english?fbclid=IwAR28sUWnqInD6CuPma1IuOthCVYhAWBBlrkn6CmA4b790lUgRfCHWhuEp7E

Strategies to Encourage Students to Turn Their Cameras On

https://www.edutopia.org/article/strategies-encourage-students-turn-their-cameras?fbclid=IwAR28031ZUy7RVwB8KyKu3nhKqTqggfTtLvq13CIn0fagYkfHqN2mm

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Incorporating SEL approaches, playing games, and giving students options can inspire them to show their faces.

Educational Links 6/25/17

Spend time outdoors to reduce attention deficit disorder

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/06/spend-time-outdoors-reduce-attention-deficit-disorder-dr-doherty/

Supporting Transgender Students

https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2017/06/23/supporting-transgender-students/

Which Early Childhood Experiences Shape Adult Life?

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/12/19/which-early-childhood-experiences-shape-adult-life/

Here's How 17 States Plan to Fix Struggling Schools

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2017/06/ESSA_struggling_schools_fix_state_plans.html?_ga=2.51711264.824537108.1497467403-73097259.1459180298&utm_content=bufferaa386&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

22 Videos That Can Help Students Improve Their Writing

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2017/03/22-videos-that-can-help-students.html#.WU8fIRgrLGJ

4 Terrific Teacher Communities for Summer PD

https://www.commonsense.org/education/blog/4-terrific-teacher-communities-for-summer-pd?utm_source=TeachingChannelFB&utm_medium=Social

Big changes are coming to education, and some developed nations could get left behind

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/23/big-changes-are-coming-to-education-and-some-developed-nations-could-get-left-behind.html

For centuries, innovation in education has been led by powerful and influential countries.

That could be set to change, however, with today's developing nations primed to lead the charge.

Educational Links 9/11/16

Studies Flag Potential Downside to Inclusion

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2016/09/07/studies-flag-potential-downside-to-inclusion.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EducationWeekSpecialEducation+%28Education+Week%3A+Special+Education%29 

Will ESSA Encourage States to Consider Gifted Students' Achievement?

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2016/08/essa_gifted_students_achievement.html?_ga=1.13370353.73097259.1459180298 

10 Fun-Filled Formative Assessment Ideas

http://www.edutopia.org/discussion/10-fun-filled-formative-assessment-ideas 

7 Ways to Improve Vocabulary 

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/partnering-with-childs-school/instructional-strategies/7-ways-to-improve-vocabulary?view=slideview&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg 

Classroom Management Methods to Assess Reading Levels 

http://www.teachhub.com/classroom-management-methods-assess-reading-levels 

Teaching The Attacks of Sept. 11 To Students Who Didn't Live Through Them

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/09/10/493290667/teaching-the-attacks-of-sept-11-to-students-who-didnt-live-through-them?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education 

Is It Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) or ADHD?

http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/793.html 

Distraction. Impulsivity. Lashing out. Sensory processing disorder and ADHD have striking similarities. So how do you distinguish symptoms in your child? Start here.

Educational Links 7/21/16

Reclaiming the Virtues of Teaching

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/reclaiming-the-virtues-of-teaching-brian-sztabnik?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29 

3 Digital Tools for Helping Students Gain Perspective on Immigration

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/07/20/3-digital-tools-for-helping-students-gain-perspective-on-immigration/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

People with Autism Can Read Emotions, Feel Empathy 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2016/07/people-with-autism-can-read-emotions.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29 

5 Websites for Saving Money on Classroom Supplies

http://blog.mimio.com/5-websites-for-saving-money-on-classroom-supplies 

12 Apps for Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia That Parents and Teachers Will Love

http://www.readingrockets.org/blogs/aiming-access/12-apps-dyslexia-dysgraphia-dyscalculia-parents-and-teachers-will-love?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ReadingRockets_TeachingReading+%28Reading+Rockets%3A+Teaching+Reading+Resources%29 

School’s Out! Surviving the Summer Slide

http://www.edudemic.com/schools-surviving-summer-slide/ 

Classroom Management for an Effective Learning Environment 

http://www.teachhub.com/classroom-management-effective-learning-environment 

 Classroom setup is an important component in a learning environment because it is an essential piece of classroom management to support both teaching and learning. The physical atmosphere of the classroom can help prevent behavior issues as well as promote and improve learning.

Educational Links 1/16/16

 

What Having a “Growth Mindset” Actually Means

https://hbr.org/2016/01/what-having-a-growth-mindset-actually-means 

Resources for Teaching Growth Mindset

http://www.edutopia.org/article/growth-mindset-resources?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow 

What Is A Personal Learning Network?

http://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/what-is-a-personal-learning-network/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem&utm_content=5699619b04d3011b2f48455c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook 

What research says about classroom technology

http://smartblogs.com/education/2016/01/11/what-research-says-about-classroom-technology/?utm_source=brief 

Manage Your Emotional Culture

https://hbr.org/2016/01/manage-your-emotional-culture 

10 Classroom Management Strategies That Really Work 

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/top-teaching/2016/01/10-classroom-management-strategies-really-work 

Establishing A Growth Mindset As A Teacher: 9 Statements Of Affirmation

http://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/establishing-growth-mindset-teacher-9-statements-affirmation/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem&utm_content=56998bcc04d3014623aa4451&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook 

The crucial point for individuals is that these mindsets have a large impact upon our understanding of success and failure. Fixed mindset people dread failure, feeling that it reflects badly upon themselves as individuals, while growth mindset people instead embrace failure as an opportunity to learn and improve their abilities. 

Keith Heggart , High School Teacher from Sydney, Australia

Educational Links 10/23/15

Overly Talkative Students: What Can a Teacher Do?

http://www.bamradionetwork.com/student-centric-strategies/3320-overly-talkative-students-what-can-a-teacher-do

 Five Most Popular Posts Of The Week

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2015/10/22/five-most-popular-posts-of-the-week-54/ 

If Math and Reading NAEP Scores Fall, Who's to Blame?

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

Candy Crime Scene - A Science Lesson

 http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/11/candy-crime-scene-science-lesson.html#.VimRTmu8nIU

6 Baseball-Themed Classroom Activities for the World Series

https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1441644043303616609#overviewstats 

Special Ed Changes Likely in Final Months of Obama Admin 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2015/10/special-ed-changes-likely-in-final.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29 

Understanding ADHD

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/add-adhd/understanding-adhd 

Google Apps For Education Now Has More Than 50 Million Users

http://www.teachthought.com/technology/google-apps-for-education-now-has-more-than-50-million-users/ 

 

 

Best Articles for Educators 10/11/15

How People Learn: An Evidence-Based Approach

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/how-people-learn-evidence-based-paul-bruno?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29

Why Recognizing Dyslexia In Children At School Can Be Difficult

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/10/08/why-recognizing-dyslexia-in-children-at-school-can-be-difficult/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

STEAM YouTube Channels for Elementary Kids

http://imaginationsoup.net/2015/10/steam-youtube-channels-for-elementary-kids/

How Recess Promotes Focus for ADHD Children

http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/807.html

Good Tools for Student Writers 

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2015/10/good-tools-for-student-writers.html?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=freetech4teachers#.VhNE-2u8nIU

Please Stop Whitewashing Autism 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2015/10/please-stop-whitewashing-autism.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29

Moving Students From Digital Citizenship To Digital Leadership

http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/moving-students-from-digital-citizenship-to-digital-leadership/ 

Educational Links 8/31/15

What’s an Adolescent Brain’s Weakness? Other Tweens

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/03/12/whats-an-adolescent-brains-weakness-other-tweens/ 

Disproportionate Impact of K-12 School Suspension and Expulsion on Black Students in Southern States

http://www.gse.upenn.edu/equity/SouthernStates 

Vaccines Don’t Cause Autism. Because Science. 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2015/08/vaccines-dont-cause-autism-because.html 

10 Emerging Education Technologies

http://www.edudemic.com/10-emerging-education-technologies/ 

Project-Based Learning

http://www.edutopia.org/project-based-learning 

We Have An Idea About Using Tactile Feedback In The Classroom

http://www.teachthought.com/technology/we-have-an-idea-about-using-tactile-feedback-in-the-classroom/ 

Tech Finder Expert-approved apps & games for your child
https://www.understood.org/en/tools/tech-finder/find-tech?iid={B0ED5C6E-A275-49F4-B0B1-0BCC16BA45F0}&gid={83725350-0D65-4E51-8891-BFCAFAA402C5}&tid=All

Google Tutorials 

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/p/google-tools-tutorials.html#.VeOkhPS8nIU

 

 

 

 

Educational Links 12/8/14

By Not Challenging Gifted Kids, What Do We Risk Losing?

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/04/what-do-we-risk-losing-by-not-challenging-gifted-kids/ 

Ken Robinson: How schools kill creativity

http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity#t-37858

Pediatricians Cutting Corners in Diagnosing and Treating ADHD

http://www.additudemag.com/adhdblogs/19/11046.html 

 Connecting Children with Nature? There's and App for that

Connecting With Nature? There’s an App for That

 http://www.childrenandnature.org/news/detail/connecting_with_nature_theres_an_app_for_that/

Wash Post: “single most important factor in helping children learn is the quality of their teachers” – WRONG!

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2014/12/08/wash-post-single-most-important-factor-in-helping-children-learn-is-the-quality-of-their-teachers-wrong/ 

Critical Thinking

Connecting With Nature? There’s an App for That

Connecting With Nature? There’s an App for That

 http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2014/12/what-teachers-need-to-know-about.html

Teams Educate Texas Case Study  

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/tch-educate-texas-case-study?utm_content=bufferb887e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

 

MzTeachuh's Top Posts of the Week 11/28/14

 Helpful Hints for When Teacher Is Overwhelmed 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/11/helpful-hints-for-when-teacher-is.html 

Thanksgiving Quotes 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/11/thanksgiving-quotes.html 

What Is Up With That Kid? 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/11/what-is-up-with-that-kid.html?spref=bl 

When GenEd and SpecEd Collaboration Really Works: Differentiating Instruction 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/11/when-gened-and-speced-collaboration_21.html?spref=bl 

An Autumn 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/11/an-autumn.html 

Red Onions (Matisse) Now We Need A Recipe 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/11/red-onions-matisse-now-we-need-recipe.html 

MLK Quotes: Voice of Reason, Voice of Hope 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/11/mlk-quotes-voice-of-reason-voice-of-hope.html

Teachable Moment: About Ferguson 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/11/teachable-moment-about-ferguson.html 

Educational Links 11/26/14 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/11/educational-links-112614.html 

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