Educational Links 12/29/18

20 Tips to Help De-escalate Interactions With Anxious or Defiant Students

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/43049/20-tips-to-help-de-escalate-interactions-with-anxious-or-defiant-students

7 Teacher-Tested Hacks For Elementary Classrooms

https://www.edutopia.org/article/7-teacher-tested-hacks-elementary-classrooms

More Than 2 Hours Screen Time A Day Could Damage Children’s Brains

https://www.unilad.co.uk/health/more-than-2-hours-screen-time-a-day-could-damage-childrens-brains/

School Lockdowns Affect Kids In So Many Disturbing Ways, According To A New Analysis

https://www.bustle.com/p/school-lockdowns-affect-kids-in-so-many-disturbing-ways-according-to-a-new-analysis-15567791?fbclid=IwAR3tlbz_3E1UTDtYHvx3vPceJaELYJGakc1RZ5ta0g-2DVZPzvC0vnCsV8w

Missed Opportunities for Students with Disabilities

https://www.ncld.org/assessing-every-student-succeeds-act-2018

Daily Exercise Ideas That Build Focus

https://www.additudemag.com/slideshows/exercise-ideas-for-kids-with-adhd-movement-for-focus/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=treatment&fbclid=IwAR3dOctTq7xa3HWKortGbhoMB4lqt-301N99RQp7VssnCKWB0Y7iYJCnx4A

A Case of Rural Equity: Coding in Remote Kentucky

https://www.edutopia.org/article/case-rural-equity-coding-remote-kentucky?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

A teacher works to sustain a computer science program at a high school in the heart of Appalachia.

Educational Links 7/2/18

Making Your Classroom an Active Learning Environment

https://blog.tcea.org/active-learning-2/

Using Research Evidence To Inform Timetabling

https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2018/06/04/timetabling-evidence/?utm_content=buffer8a5cb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

ISTE Released One Of The Most Useful Feedback Tools For All Edtech Startups

https://www.forbes.com/sites/robynshulman/2018/06/28/iste-released-one-of-the-most-useful-feedback-tools-for-all-edtech-startups/#57086e1e251e

Schools Respond to the Rise of Student Vaping

https://www.edutopia.org/article/schools-respond-rise-student-vaping?utm_medium=socialflow&utm_source=facebook

Why Do Kids Have Tantrums and Meltdowns?

https://childmind.org/article/why-do-kids-have-tantrums-and-meltdowns/

Do Specialized Teaching Roles Help or Hurt Students?

http://educationnext.org/specialized-teaching-roles-help-hurt-students/

The Case for Electives in Schools

https://www.edutopia.org/article/case-electives-schools?utm_medium=socialflow&utm_source=facebook

A vibrant elective program in middle and secondary schools should be considered just as precious as the core classes—after all, electives are the one or two periods a day that students have had a say in selecting.

Educational Links 6/27/17

Child School Nutrition Standards in Transition

http://blogs.einstein.yu.edu/child-school-nutrition-standards-in-transition/?utm_source=The+Doctor%27s+Tablet&utm_campaign=437f128e01-RSS+Subscribers&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_807fb5819e-437f128e01-48592981

21 Ignorant Comments About ADHD (and the Facts to Refute Them)

http://www.additudemag.com/slideshows/adhd-facts-refuting-ignorant-comments/

Twelve Sensory Strategies for a Sensational Summer

http://www.friendshipcircle.org/blog/2017/06/15/sensory-strategies-for-a-sensational-summer/?utm_content=buffer7c762&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Why a Robot-Filled Education Future May Not Be as Scary as You Think

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-06-21-why-a-robot-filled-education-future-may-not-be-as-scary-as-you-think?utm_content=buffer60212&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Learning and performance: how to help students get in the zone 

https://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/2017/jun/23/learning-peformance-zone-teachers-schools-students

Too Much Screen Time? Develop a Summer Family Media Plan.

https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-daily/2017/06/23/too-much-screen-time-develop-a-summer-family-media-plan

Blogs in the Age of Google Classroom

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2017/06/blogs-in-age-of-google-classroom.html#.WVGxgRgrLGJ

The first limitation of relying solely on Google Classroom is that it can only be accessed by approved members of your classroom and parents that you have invited (provided your school lets you invite parents). If you want to have students share their thoughts on a topic with a global audience, Google Classroom isn't an option for that. By contrast, having a blog will let your students participate in activities like QuadBlogging in which they share with students around the world.

The Delight of Learning Tweets of the Day 6/3/14

Woo Hoo! Going to the library!

Fun and Free Summer Learning Resources

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/summer-learning-resources-matt-davis?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-summer-learning-resources-link

12 Choices to Help You Step Back from Burnout

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/12-choices-step-back-from-burnout-vicki-davis 

Students Making Connections Through Art

http://fullframe.edweek.org/2014/06/03/students-making-connections-through-art/#content 

States Take Steps To Make Sure Kids Get Vaccinated Before School

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/23/state-vaccination-rules_n_5379676.html 

How Students Make Progress in Learning

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/06/how-students-make-progress-in-learning/ 

Teaching History Outside the Box

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/teaching-history-outside-the-box-dan-carlin 

Childhood Obesity Increased by Nearly 50 Percent Worldwide Since 1980

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/schooled_in_sports/2014/05/childhood_obesity_increased_nearly_50_percent_worldwide_since_1980.html?cmp=ENL-EU-NEWS2