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Articles on June 14, 2015

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ASU: What Are The Four Things Mentors Need To Know?
Medium - 6/9/15

"This training provides: (1) an explanation of roles and responsibilities for mentors, student teachers, and university supervisors; (2) an introduction to co-teaching; (3) a description of the rubric used to evaluate student teachers, so that there is a shared understanding of what “proficient” teaching looks like; and (4) strategies for coaching a novice teacher at different stages of their development process.”

character

...And When Rules Are Replaced By Values
Medium - 6/10/15
Tips For Building Resilience
Harvard Graduate School of Education - 5/18/15
When Discipline Is Left To The (Elementary) Students…
Medium - 4/16/15

creativity

An Algorithmic Approach To Measuring Creativity In Painting
MIT Technology Review - 6/10/15
Don't Let Obsession Over Evidence Stifle Innovation
Conrad Wolfram - 5/22/15

"When you build something significantly new it isn't just a matter of formally assembling evidence from the past in a predictable way. A leap is needed, or several. Different insights. A new viewpoint. Often in practice these will occur from a mixture of observation, experience and what still appears to be very human-style intelligence. But wherever it comes from, it isn't straightforwardly “evidence-led"."

diversity/inclusion

Differing Treatments For Different Races In the Disciplinary Process
Fordham Institute - 6/3/15
4 Steps For Bringing More Women In Senior Leadership
Harvard Business Review - 5/25/15

early childhood

Why Early Childhood Education Is Crucial For Life Success
New York Times - 6/3/15

humanities

Every Possible Humanities Dissertation, Reduced To Tweets
New Yorker - 6/10/15
First Mexican-American Named US Poet Laureate
New York Times - 6/10/15

international

The State of Global Education
Brookings - 6/1/15

mindfulness

5 Changes In The Brain, As A Result Of Meditation?
Washington Post - 5/26/15

professional development

What If Teachers Voluntarily Submitted Video For PD Analysis?
Brookings - 6/11/15
Mentorship (Like A Residency) For New Teachers
Medium - 6/8/15
20 General Tips For Improving Your Teaching And School
Harvard Graduate School of Education - 5/27/15

pedagogy

How To Promote Four Types of Engagement
Harvard Graduate School of Education - 6/9/15
On Designing Systems For Competency Based Learning
Competency Works - 6/1/15
Just How Much Can A Sense Of Purpose Influence Performance?
KQED - 8/19/14

reading/writing

How To Build A Habit Of Reading
99u - 6/10/15
“Metaphor Designer” … It’s A Job!
Aeon - 6/9/15
Bibliotherapy: Prescribed Reading For Life’s Challenges
New Yorker - 6/9/15

sustainability

Can Every State Be 100% Renewable By 2050? He Thinks So.
Stanford - 6/8/15

tech

Tech Is Not Changing Teaching. (Teachers Change Teaching.)
EdWeek - 6/11/15
No Data Plan Or Wifi? Kids Now Text Using Bluetooth
TechCrunch - 6/8/15
Minecraft, An Online Legos, Facilitates All Kinds Of Learning
Boing Boing - 6/6/15

workplace

Two Questions To Ask If You Are Fulfilled… Every Day
Gallup - 6/12/15

other

Data Science Meets The History Of Music
Priceonomics - 6/11/15
What Is The History Of “Learning Networks”?
Hack Education - 6/10/15
Ten Strategies To Learn Anything?
World Economic Forum - 5/4/15
School Design Innovation in 2015
Medium - 1/27/15