Educational Links 1/24/20

California Considers Permitting Students Excused Mental Health Days

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/55195/california-considers-permitting-students-excused-mental-health-days

Finding the Right EdTech to Meet Students Needs

https://www.teachhub.com/finding-right-edtech-meet-students-needs

Supporting Students Affected by Trauma

https://www.edutopia.org/article/supporting-students-affected-trauma

Why Mistakes Matter in Creating A Path For Learning

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/48770/how-making-mistakes-primes-kids-to-learn-better?fbclid=IwAR3WBKVXAfdmtZKkfcCeo6-sK4W5SkCZG9jmBR2wQs3uzltJvhpW8dTsLfE

Could technology addiction help students in school?

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2020/01/22/could-technology-addiction-help-students-in-school/

Why a high-performing district is changing everything with competency-based learning

https://hechingerreport.org/why-a-high-performing-district-is-changing-everything-with-competency-based-learning/?fbclid=IwAR0GpuQzLUkM5ClIb6JOO3JWUyCDc0CY5wtSBdN19QVAqfYAK7CHGmfSUBA

You’ll Never Learn If You Can’t Remember

https://www.additudemag.com/slideshows/working-memory-tips-to-make-learning-stick/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=parent&fbclid=IwAR3DmVUG5UeN8qlmludPpceJ5yPslpaJDgBjZKfjs9xFuaI9UpB1DrBuMkA

Before something is learned, it must pass through working memory. People with ADHD are often distracted, and might need to re-read a worksheet three times before the information travels through their working memory to the long-term. This is a problem. Here are solutions.