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

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/05/22/how-schools-can-help-nurture-students-mental-health/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20150523

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On May 24, 2015, at 1:05 PM, Caston-Smith, Tosha <tcastonsmith@hoover.k12.al.us> wrote:

Follow-up to other article: 

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

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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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