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Executive functioning issues

2/27/2020

Executive Functioning Issues: https://www.understood.org/pages/en/learning-thinking-differences/child-learning-disabilities/executive-functioning-issues/
This series of videos explains what executive function is, how it affects a person's life and learning, and how educators can help develop the brain's executive function.

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Grading and student acheivement

2/25/2020

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Does tough grading improve student learning?: https://districtadministration.com/grades-grading-standards-improve-student-learning
"Students perform better when educators have high expectations, experts say"
This article on the study "Great Expectations: The Impact of Rigorous Grading Paractices on Student Achievement" makes some interesting points. One is that "The study found that hte benefit of tougher grading standards can persist for up to two years." Also, the articel discusses how studente can often remember their grade but not what was on the test, therefore the meaning of the course content is not what students feel is important. In addition, the article reminds educations that rigours assessments don't have to be number or letter grades.

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Importance of learning to read

2/24/2020

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Reading struggles? Don't wait to advocate for your child: https://theconversation.com/reading-struggles-dont-wait-to-advocate-for-your-child-130986
This article stresses the importance of being able to read for many reasons, including mental health. It also discusses the five pillars of reading as well as what parents can do to promote reading in the home and to advocate for their child who is struggling to read.

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Effective Teaching of Reading

2/24/2020

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How More Teachers are Being Trained in the Science of Reading: https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/55318/how-more-teachers-are-being-trained-in-the-science-of-reading
As one who teaches in the university setting and teaches classes for both graduate and undergraduate students about how to teach students to read, I found this article very interesting. It discusses the importance of the phonemic awareness and phonics when working with young children. It also discusses the five pillars of reading While it acknowledges issues resulting from a child's living circumstances outside of school and the problems associated with grading teachers' programs, it stresses the importance of an effective reading program and how being able to read can change a child's life.

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Hands-on Projects

2/22/2020

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How Hands-On Projects Can Deepen Math Learning for Teens: https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/55327/how-hands-on-projects-can-deepen-math-learning-for-teens
While this article uses math projects as the example, the ideas work for any subject. I especially plan to stress the point that not all work n prioject-based learning is done in the classroom.

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Poems for Winter

2/19/2020

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Poems for Winter: https://poets.org/text/poems-winter
I like the variety of poems here by poets.org to help introduce poems to students of all ages.

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Different types of reading

2/17/2020

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I excelled at English...but reading books terrified me: https://www.tes.com/news/i-excelled-englishbut-reading-books-terrified-me
"Rachel Jarmy was in the top set for English, but hadn't even read Harry Potter. She wishes she had known then that there are lots of different types of readers"
This is article tells the experience of one person but I included it because I think it reminds teachers of how hard some students work even though the progress they make is minimal. The article also address that listening to audiobooks can be considered "real" reading of the book.

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Importance of play in kindergarten

2/17/2020

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How play is making a comeback in kindergarten: https://hechingerreport.org/play-based-kindergarten-makes-a-comeback/
There are several points in this article that I found interesting. One was that the author said that the school that they featured, Pathfinder Kindergarten Center in Washington State, was build to fit the needs of the children instead to the curriculum. A second point was that playtime was designed to intentionally build skills. The children talked about what they would choose to do during playtime and then told the class what they did after it was over for the day. I think while most parents would agree with the importance of playtime, explaining specific reasons for it would be helpful in any school. Also, the article discussed negative aspects of the school, such as not having mentors for the kindergarteners since the school only housed children of kindergarten age.

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Birdwatching

2/14/2020

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Our top 10 tips on how to be a good birdwatcher: https://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/our-top-10-tips-how-be-good-birdwatcher
These are excellent ideas for individuals of any age and would be quite helpful for a club or classroom as they begin to watch for birds this spring.

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Reading Difficult Nonfiction

2/14/2020

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How to Get Kids to Read hard Nonfiction: https://www.middleweb.com/42294/how-we-get-kids-to-read-hard-nonfiction/
I liked the ideas in this article and think they suggestions would work well in the classroom. The chart near the end of the article is especially helpful, I think.

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Executive functioning issues

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Effective Teaching of Reading

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