Education Links 2/18/15

Inspire Kids – Discover Which Presidents had Isms
http://special-ism.com/inspire-kids-discover-which-presidents-had-isms/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29

The Importance of Balck History Month
http://theeducatorsroom.com/2015/02/importance-black-history-month/

Boyhood: A Great Film to Use With Teens

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/boyhood-film-use-with-teens-mark-phillips 

Shanahan on Literacy

http://www.readingrockets.org/blog/content-focused-reading-interventions?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ReadingRockets_TeachingReading+%28Reading+Rockets%3A+Teaching+Reading+Resources%29 

The Opportunities For Empathy In The Classroom

http://www.teachthought.com/learning/the-opportunities-for-empathy-in-the-classroom/ 

One Size Fits Most, Even in the Suburbs

http://educationnext.org/one-size-fits-even-suburbs/ 

Creative Hacks for Increasing Student Productivity

http://www.edudemic.com/hacks-for-increasing-student-productivity/ 

 

Fun and Insights, Education Style

 

How to Create a Jeopardy-style Game in Google Spreadsheets http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/11/how-to-create-jeopardy-style-game-in.html#.VKI0iv8wBT0

Super Teacher Tools

https://www.superteachertools.net/ 

Dawson High students pursue cancer breakthroughs with school project

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_27207587/dawson-high-students-pursue-cancer-breakthroughs-school-project 

More Good Education “Year-In-Review” & “Most Popular” Round-Ups

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2014/12/29/more-good-education-year-in-review-most-popular-round-ups/ 

Cherry Creek High School students launch anti-stereotype campaign http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_27216163/cherry-creek-high-school-students-launch-anti-stereotype

Why Programming Teaches So Much More Than Technical Skills

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/05/why-programming-teaches-so-much-more-than-technical-skills/ 

Green Day: How Outside Time Eases ADHD Symptoms

http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/9348.html