Teaching is facing a recruitment crisis. Here are five ways to turn it around http://flip.it/yv4b-

Teaching is facing a recruitment crisis. Here are five ways to turn it
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16 Books Educators Should Consider Reading In 2016 http://flip.it/Ga0ep

16 Books Educators Should Consider Reading In 2016 http://flip.it/Ga0ep


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Learning Soft Skills In Childhood Can Prevent Harder Problems Later http://flip.it/ScnBm

Learning Soft Skills In Childhood Can Prevent Harder Problems Later
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Politics In The Classroom: How Much Is Too Much? http://flip.it/SY_bL

Politics In The Classroom: How Much Is Too Much? http://flip.it/SY_bL


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The Growing Link Between Intelligence Communities and Academia http://flip.it/y6Dve

What do you want to do?

The Growing Link Between Intelligence Communities and Academia
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'To improve the mental health of young people, we should start by tackling stress among teachers' http://flip.it/BhueZ

'To improve the mental health of young people, we should start by
tackling stress among teachers' http://flip.it/BhueZ


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The advanced Google searches every student should know http://flip.it/7.FiU

The advanced Google searches every student should know http://flip.it/7.FiU


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Grading - rethinking its purpose

Grading versus teaching

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/when-grading-harms-student-learning-andrew-miller

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Home - Ethos, Pathos, and Logos, the Modes of Persuasion ‒ Explanation and Examples

Home - Ethos, Pathos, and Logos, the Modes of Persuasion ‒ Explanation
and Examples


http://pathosethoslogos.com/

Vicky Saumell - Turning homework into an effective learning opportunity http://flip.it/1Etc0

Vicky Saumell - Turning homework into an effective learning
opportunity http://flip.it/1Etc0


http://flip.it/1Etc0

A Self-Directed Learning Model For 21st Century Learners

A Self-Directed Learning Model For 21st Century Learners


http://www.teachthought.com/learning/self-directed-learning-model-21st-century-learners/

Innovation Often Means Teaching Against The Grain

I wish I'd seen this long ago. Thank you!

Innovation Often Means Teaching Against The Grain


http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/innovation-often-means-teaching-against-the-grain/

10 Most Engaging Uses of Tech Integration - InformED :

10 Most Engaging Uses of Tech Integration - InformED :


http://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/10-most-engaging-uses-of-tech-integration/

How To Weave Growth Mindset Into School Culture | MindShift | KQED News

How To Weave Growth Mindset Into School Culture | MindShift | KQED News


http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/10/02/how-to-weave-growth-mindset-into-school-culture/

Wake-up call: help your teenage students see the importance of sleep | Teacher Network | The Guardian

Wake-up call: help your teenage students see the importance of sleep |
Teacher Network | The Guardian


http://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/2015/sep/27/help-teenage-students-see-the-importance-of-sleep

Personalized Learning Is ‘A Partnership With Students’ | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

Personalized Learning Is 'A Partnership With Students' | Larry
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http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2015/09/25/personalized-learning-is-a-partnership-with-students/

Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” Is Our Most Misread Poem

Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken" Is Our Most Misread Poem


http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2015/09/11/the-most-misread-poem-in-america/

ASCD EDge - How Do We Stop Illiterate Educators?

It is not a very kind title, but they make a good argument for
preparing for change rather than learning a program.

ASCD EDge - How Do We Stop Illiterate Educators?


http://edge.ascd.org/blogpost/how-do-we-stop-illiterate-educators?crlt.pid=camp.KzVJ50TYdrKs

Great article

http://georgecouros.ca/blog/archives/5543

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Spain Park High School Teacher of the Year 2014-15

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How Teachers Will Start the Learning Revolution | EdSurge News

How Teachers Will Start the Learning Revolution | EdSurge News


https://www.edsurge.com/news/2015-09-05-how-teachers-will-start-the-learning-revolution

Have you been to NYC? Either way, bonus points

Read this, and respond to the ideas presented in the article.
Succinct, purposeful, eloquent and thought-provoking will earn you
bonus points in your weakest area.

Writing Is Still How We Communicate

Excellent reminders of purpose -

Writing Is Still How We Communicate


http://www.teachthought.com/literacy-2/writing-can-save-21st-century-learning-from-itself/

Learning from their own mistakes

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/08/28/434350484/how-schools-are-handling-an-overparenting-crisis?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20150828

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Spain Park High School Teacher of the Year 2015-16

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4 Crucial Lessons New Teachers Never Learned

Tosha Caston-Smith shared the story, 4 Crucial Lessons New Teachers Never Learned, with you on Flipboard.

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8th to 9th grade transition and teaching high school skills

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/07/08/from-eighth-to-ninth-grade-programs-that-support-a-critical-transition/

9th grade's importance

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/06/30/why-ninth-grade-is-the-pivotal-year-for-dropping-out-of-high-school/

Tosha Caston-Smith shared Our emerging framework for teaching and learning with you.

Tosha Caston-Smith shared the story, Our emerging framework for teaching and learning, with you on Flipboard.

Our emerging framework for teaching and learning headguruteacher.com / Tom Sherrington Highbury Grove Students: Philosopher Kids The Highbury Grove School Framework for Teaching and Learning DRAFT This is an early draft of a document we ar... read more

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Sharing student work and when not to

sweet and reflective

https://www.facebook.com/MindShift.KQED/posts/829458120423442

LongRead Education for this summer

Tosha Caston-Smith shared with you:   http://cdno4.gettingsmart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/FINAL-Preparing-Teachers-for-Deeper-Learning-Paper.pdf cdno4.gettingsmart.com Available on the App Store.

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The Teaching Brain and the Science Behind Great Teaching | Getting Smart

This is one of my favorite pieces in a long time. It focuses on some of the most important aspects of teaching. Tosha Caston-Smith shared with you:   http://gettingsmart.com/2015/03/the-teaching-brain-and-the-science-behind-great-teaching gettingsmart.com Available on the App Store.

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Redefining Teachers with a 21st Century Education ‘Story’ | MindShift | KQED News

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/02/11/redefining-teachers-with-a-21st-century-education-story/

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Teachers of the Year tell us what's holding students back and where they'd spend education money

Asked what barriers to learning their students face that affect academic success the most, 76 percent of the teachers said family stress, 63 percent said poverty, and 52 percent said learning and psychological problems.   Tosha Caston-Smith shared with you:   Teachers of the Year tell us what's holding students back and where they'd spend education money Daily Kos - Every year, each state chooses its teacher of the year. This year, the Council of Chief State School Officers and Scholastic surveyed those outstanding teachers about their jobs, and it's worth paying attention to what they have to say about the barriers their students face and where they'd direct education funding. Asked what barriers to learning their students face that affect academic success the most, 76 percent of the teachers said family stress, 63 percent said poverty, and 52 percent said learning and psychological problems. Available on the App Store.

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Teaching better. My pedagogical to-do list

Tosha Caston-Smith shared with you:   Teaching better. My pedagogical to-do list headguruteacher.com - I've been a teacher for 27 years and two terms and this much I know….. What do you mean that's been done?! 27 years though! Scary number. I'm on a path to being a life-long teacher, never having had any other kind of job. Obviously it's a bit different being a Headteacher but I've always been a teacher too – next year I'm taking on a GCSE Maths class. I can't wait. There are lots of reasons to love teaching but one that has sustained me is that constant challenge to teacher better. My entire experience of teaching has been that my lessons never seem to go to plan; it's never quite right. I'm always thinking that, if perhaps I'd done something else instead, it might have been a better lesson. I used to worry about that – but now I see it as normal and healthy. Of course, every so often, I deliver a belter – where it all just sings beautifully; a perfect symphony of learning. But that's rare. I wrote a basic Teaching To-Do list at the start of the year but, recently, as ever, I've been absorbing more ideas from all around me. Some affirm things I think I do already; others cut through my armour, making me think I really need to do things a bit differently. Available on the App Store.

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Re: Promoting Optimal Development: Screening for Behavioral and Emotional Problems

How Schools Can Help Nurture Students' Mental Health

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Follow-up to other article: 

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Promoting Optimal Development: Screening for Behavioral and Emotional Problems

Follow-up to other article: 

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/135/2/384.short

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Always Learning With @R_H_Steele

Tosha Caston-Smith shared with you:   Always Learning With @R_H_Steele risktolearn.blogspot.com - This past week Christie Elementary had our very first Engineer Expo - Imagine this...Kindergarten all the way through fifth grade spent two weeks tackling interesting challenges all based on one state standard of the teacher's choosing…The teacher chose the guiding instructional standard, the students created the driving question, and while in collaborative groups the students engineered and presented products that amazed us all. It was a much-needed reminder that authentic student-owned learning is NOT measured by circling the correct letter choice. Available on the App Store.

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Yes, and… Thoughts on print versus digital reading by Kristin Ziemke

Tosha Caston-Smith shared with you:   Yes, and… Thoughts on print versus digital reading by Kristin Ziemke nerdybookclub.wordpress.com - I come from a place of pedagogy. Raised by teachers who were readers and nurtured by principals who believed their most important job was to place text in the hands of kids. I come from classroom libraries and nightly book checkout, from teacher book clubs and living like a reader. I come from conversations about what's on your nightstand and passion for poetry and periodicals. Available on the App Store.

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New Research Shows Digital Content Increases Student Achievement

Tosha Caston-Smith shared with you:   New Research Shows Digital Content Increases Student Achievement theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com - The study was conducted by Education Development Center's Center for Children and Technology and investigated the potential impact on student performance when the resources available through PBS LearningMedia were integrated into existing curriculum. There are resources across content area and grade levels such as "60-Second Presidents." These resources appeal to today's social learners providing the ability to interact with content by liking and commenting on various resources. Teachers and students can register at https://account.pbs.org/accounts/openid/login. Available on the App Store.

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