Educational Links 11/2/17

Educators Are More Stressed at Work Than Average People, Survey Finds

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2017/10/educator_stress_aft_bat.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB-TM

Mindfulness Training for Teens Fails Important Test

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mindfulness-training-for-teens-fails-important-test/

What are the Best Ways to Organize Classroom Discussions?

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2017/11/what_are_the_best_ways_to_organize_classroom_discussions.html

What Makes a Great School?

https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/uk/17/10/what-makes-great-school

Discipline for disruptive students revamped

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2017/10/18/a-district-that-ditched-in-school-suspensions.html

Focus on Play and Engage Students of All Ages

https://teach.com/blog/focus-on-play-and-engage-students-of-all-ages/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social

The Yin and Yang of Inclusion

https://www.makespecialeducationwork.com/yin-yang-inclusion/

Inquiry-based learning can be defined as learning that “starts by posing questions, problems or scenarios – rather than simply presenting established facts or portraying a smooth path to knowledge.” In short, we uncover material, as opposed to content coverage and the memorization and regurgitation of facts and knowledge.

Next Week's Lesson Plans 5/4/14

Current Events Sources
National Geographic Daily News

Mudslide Buries More Than 350 in Afghan Village

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/05/140502-afghanistan-landslide-deaths-united-nations/ 

Channel One News: Boehner to appoint select Benghazi committee

http://www.channelone.com/boehner-to-appoint-select-benghazi-committee/ 

Creating a Classroom Newspaper

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/creating-classroom-newspaper-249.html 

Cogitating on Teacher Stuff

 Infographic: 4 Ways the Internet is Making Kids Smarter

http://www.teachhub.com/infographic-4-ways-internet-making-kids-smarter-0

Unshackled and Unschooled: Free-Range Learning Movement Grows

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/05/unshackled-and-unschooled-free-range-learning-movement-grows/ 

Every Teacher an Innovator

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/every-teacher-an-innovator-joe-mazza 

Don't Make Me Use My Teacher Voice

Behavioral Interventions

http://www.interventioncentral.org/behavioral-intervention-modification

Losing Control Of Your Class? Here’s How To Get It Back

http://www.smartclassroommanagement.com/2011/01/22/losing-control-of-your-classroom/ 

Staying Organized

Teachers' End of the Year Organization & Binder Tips 

http://www.teachhub.com/organized-teacher-binders-2 

Finishing The School Year Strong - Keeping You Organized Podcast

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

Teaching is Unlocking the Treasures of Knowledge http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2012/11/teaching-is-unlocking-treasures-of.html

 

 

 

Best Articles for Educators 4/27/14

Inequities in Student Discipline: What To Do About Them

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/inequities-student-discipline-what-to-do-anne-obrien

Why Kids Should Be Allowed to Act Out (Scenes) In Class

 http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/04/why-kids-should-be-allowed-to-act-out-scenes-in-class/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

Closing the Gender Gap in STEM Education

Grades 6-12 / STEM / Representation 

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/stem-gender-gap-ced 

Map Of The Developing Human Brain Shows Where Problems Begin 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2014/04/map-of-developing-human-brain-shows.html 

Understanding Assessment: Resources for Parents

http://www.edutopia.org/assessment-testing-parent-resources 

Where will teachers be in the classroom of the future?

http://hechingerreport.org/content/will-teachers-classroom-future_15639/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HechingerReport+%28Hechinger+Report%29

Common Core in Action: Using the Arts to Spark Learning

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/common-core-and-creative-learning-courtney-boddie

Supporting Student Resilience in the Classroom

 http://www.edutopia.org/blog/supporting-student-resilience-in-classroom-steve-gardiner?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-supporting-student-resilience-in-cclasroom-link

Teachable Moment: A Party Game for William's Birthdayhttp://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2014-04-24T06:34:00-07:00&max-results=7&start=21&by-date=false