Educational Links 2/2/2022

 Using Lessons From Visual Design to Make Better Materials for Students

https://www.edutopia.org/article/using-lessons-visual-design-make-better-materials-students

How to Celebrate Black History Month in Your Class

https://www.teachhub.com/classroom-activities/2021/02/how-to-celebrate-black-history-month-in-your-class/

8 Strategies For Helping Students Learn To Ask For Help

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/dear-students-asking-for-help-is-a-strength/

Black History Is About More Than Oppression

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-black-history-is-about-more-than-oppression/2021/01?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit&fbclid=IwAR07REH6N2MxgSL1nXLdY62tlElYUdZWyx8IFoKKJasaNPGfBvOKqtHmgD4

MONDAY’S MUST-READ ARTICLES ON SCHOOL REOPENINGS

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2021/02/01/mondays-must-read-articles-on-school-reopenings-5/

A Free Year of College and Year-Round School? New Ideas for a New Administration

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2021-02-01-a-free-year-of-college-and-year-round-school-new-ideas-for-a-new-administration

Eliminating microaggressions key to creating a more equitable school culture

https://www.k12dive.com/news/eliminating-microaggressions-key-to-creating-a-more-equitable-school-cultur/594260/

Microaggressions are defined as "brief, everyday exchanges that send denigrating messages to individuals because of their group membership," in some cases where the people making the comments are otherwise well-intentioned and unaware of their impact.

Educational Links 12/24/2020

 

13 Virtual Games to Play in Your Elementary Classroom

https://www.edutopia.org/article/13-virtual-games-play-your-elementary-classroom

School Workers May Get Early Shot at COVID-19 Vaccine. Will They Take It?

https://www.edweek.org/leadership/school-workers-may-get-early-shot-at-covid-19-vaccine-will-they-take-it/2020/12?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit&fbclid=IwAR2ECxSv_Uk93xtNFNwidTJAVb85av4W2_tC-dlwzvVOEFgY-0_4FyfEoKw

Understood’s top 5 educator articles of 2020

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/for-educators/universal-design-for-learning/understoods-top-5-educator-articles-of-2020?_ul=1*h2dwm8*domain_userid*YW1wLTVmR21LUkI1Q1ZBMi1nSkh3UEkzWnc.

'Every Kid is Motivated': Action-oriented Ideas to Revive Students' Curiosity

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/57152/every-kid-is-motivated-action-oriented-ideas-to-revive-students-curiosity

Learn Right Now! 8 Secrets to Engaged Online Learning for Students with ADHD

https://www.additudemag.com/engagement-strategies-learning-at-home-adhd/

How Today’s Unique Education Challenges May Improve Tomorrow’s Assessments

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-12-15-how-today-s-education-crisis-may-improve-tomorrow-s-assessments?utm_campaign=EdSurgeSproutSocial&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&fbclid=IwAR3R6lgtfPXnnhMh0m3cghb1jWjAIw45j4G9a71EWNYLAcPaMNS1B66H0OY

Low-Income Students

https://edsource.org/topic/low-income-students

The majority of California’s students come from families with incomes of less than 185 percent of the federal poverty level and qualify for free- and reduced-price meals. These students often face obstacles to succeed in school. California’s funding formula provides more funding for schools to serve children who are low-income.

Educational Links 11/27/19

How To Read A Book: 3 Strategies & Questions For Critical Reading

https://www.teachthought.com/literacy/how-to-read-a-book-3-strategies-for-critical-reading/?fbclid=IwAR0GNXbn1Ul-gQzyYcFH1DgnY530Xi-UqXnLOpap4Km9IZ3PzGfz0GRtjfM

'Twice Exceptional' Students Miss Out on Gifted Classes

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/11/27/twice-exceptional-students-miss-out-on-gifted.html?cmp=soc-edit-fb&fbclid=IwAR2p-cYbdqETYdzdvrHik0ftYk33CEUJdHHWU5pY3Ra8WsuoFT-Gdh3PSLE

12 Curriculum Planning Tips For Any Grade Level Or Content Area

https://wegrowteachers.com/12-curriculum-planning-tips-grade-level-content-area/?fbclid=IwAR1_LuFosPmdkfKX2BbmeXtmRs657otyGEJ6f6Uj2iiJCNRFXaOK-5YZdDk

Research Shows Diverse Classrooms Improve Learning For Everyone

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/44078/research-shows-diverse-classrooms-improve-learning-for-everyone?fbclid=IwAR3Vteena9X1fjkUm0ol4kK58wYnUx4dbT_tuWM5u_VEdPDTCFWvBPqtjnw

Is productive struggle the secret sauce in learning?

https://www.educationdive.com/news/is-productive-struggle-the-secret-sauce-in-learning/567583/?fbclid=IwAR2P1RXuWjUxBFzEEiiR6JTww76O2pg2n60rmqXWSc5sUZ_TtLGm49jKt7c

Noam Chomsky on the Dangers of Standardized Testing

https://creativesystemsthinking.wordpress.com/2015/02/21/noam-chomsky-on-the-dangers-of-standardized-testing/?fbclid=IwAR2q0SOVidArBsDgSCe8wrUSyzlA8SK2NzldGMRPmM3O1qtvhx2GjWhG2IE

The Monday After Thanksgiving

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/civic_mission/2013/12/the_monday_after_thanksgiving.html?cmp=soc-edit-fb&fbclid=IwAR1lu6VKGotVp4Yx-5QK-aiFjISZoBCAqLGVGU0J17E3pCMwaJOt0tuFpzw

If you want to really understand what it's like to be a teacher in American schools today, spend part of today in a public school with high concentrations of students living in poverty.

As any teacher will tell you in one of these schools - a growing number, thanks to the steady rise of the percentage of children living in dire conditions - the Monday after Thanksgiving is a particularly challenging (and important) day to be an educator. Whereas many of the children will be ready and eager to resume their school lives, some will return to classes having eaten little over the four-day break. And others will be numb from their extended stay in a world of chaos and dysfunction.

Educational Links 5/3/16

How Digital Devices Are Reshaping Education

http://edtechreview.in/data-statistics/1373-infographic-how-digital-devices-are-reshaping-education?utm_content=buffer867ea&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

End-of-Year Learning Can Be Meaningful & Fun

http://www.middleweb.com/29647/make-end-of-year-learning-meaningful-fun/ 

Cinco de Mayo Is Later This Week – Here Are Related Resources

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2016/05/02/cinco-de-mayo-is-later-this-week-here-are-related-resources/ 

Brain-Compatible Learning Reading List

http://corwin-connect.com/2016/05/brain-compatible-learning-reading-list/ 

20 Tips to Help De-Escalate Interactions with Anxious or Defiant Students 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2016/05/20-tips-to-help-de-escalate.html 

The Point Of School Isn’t To Get Good At School

 http://www.teachthought.com/learning/transfer-is-the-point-of-education-2/

Report Finds School Choice Benefits Public Schools, Too - See more at: http://www.educationnews.org/education-policy-and-politics/report-finds-school-choice-benefits-public-schools-too/#sthash.HIwoNzyC.dpuf

Report Finds school Choice Benefits Public Schools, Too

http://www.educationnews.org/education-policy-and-politics/report-finds-school-choice-benefits-public-schools-too/ 

Back to Basics: Creating Equitable Learning Environments

 http://gettingsmart.com/2016/05/back-to-basics-creating-equitable-learning-environments/

If we accept that the day-to-day interactions between teachers, students and parents are determining factors of the success or failure of any broader attempts to promote success for all students, then sustaining a successful and equitable learning environment starts with three things: administrative support, meaningful student and teacher experiences and parent engagement.