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Recognizing and Alleviating Math Anxiety: https://www.edutopia.org/article/recognizing-and-alleviating-math-anxiety
"Math anxiety affects almost half of elementary school students. Spot the symptoms and use these strategies for counteract it."
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Summer Fun With the Brain in Mind: https://www.edutopia.org/blog/summer-fun-brain-in-mind-lori-desautels
"Summer brain-based games for parents to play with their kids to activate the joys of learning, decision making, and questioning. " Making the Most of Visual Aids: https://www.edutopia.org/article/making-most-visual-aids
"Three strategies for using visual aids to encourage students to engage more deeply with course content." I especially liked that this article shows how much work teachers do to choose the most effective material to present to students. In addition, the explanations about how to help students think deeply about the visual aids they see is quite valuable. 10 Online summer Learning Opportunities: https://www.techlearning.com/tl-advisor-blog/10-online-summer-learning-opportunities
These 10 sites sound like interesting places for students to visit. I especially like to show my students a variety of places they can go on the internet that provide fun and learning combined. They and there parents usually appreciate it when they are directed to these types of internet activities. Early Signs of Reading Issues -- and What to Do: https://www.understood.org/en/community-events/experts-live-chats-webinars/2018/july/09/early-signs-of-reading-issues-and-what-to-do
A Look At Social Media Finds Some Possible Benefits For Kids: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/06/19/621136346/a-look-at-social-media-finds-some-possible-benefits-for-kids
This study seems to show that all screen time is not the same and that some uses of technology may be helpful for the 9- to -10-year-old age group. To me this is important because this is the time when many children are learning to use social media independently. The ending of the article was informative to me, especially where the author describes the difference between the way that parents and children view the children's use of social media. Through Your Child's Eyes: https://www.understood.org/en/tools/through-your-childs-eyes
" It's one thing to read about learning and attention issues, It's another thing to see them through your child's eyes. Experience firsthand how frustration it is when your hand won't write what your brain is telling it to do. Or how hard it is to compete a simple task when you have trouble focusing. " 8 Sensory-Friendly Indoor Games and Activities: https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/sensory-processing-issues/8-sensory-friendly-indoor-games-and-activities
While these activities are described as being for children with sensory processing issues, I think they are ones that nearly all children would enjoy. They also require little preparation and can be easily done in a classroom or home environment. Taking the Class Temperature: Cognitive and Affective Feedback: https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/taking-the-class-temperature-cognitive-and-affective-feedback/
While this article was written for college instructors, I think the ideas are ones that most teachers might consider. Also, I like the way that cognitive and affective feedback are clearly described. 18 free Image Sites and Tools for "Schools: https://www.techlearning.com/tl-advisor-blog/18-free-image-sites-and-tools-for-schools
It is important for teachers and students to follow copyright and licensing laws when creating school projects. This detailed list with links to the 18 sites is helpful in doing that. |
Janet LuchAs a life-long educator, I like to read about education and decided to share what I find interesting here with you. Please let me know your thoughts about the articles. Archives
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