What Teachers Are Talking About This Week
February 16, 2017 | Sign up to receive The Teachers Edition.
Use Interests to Promote Learning in Students with Autism
A study from New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development encourages teachers to see the intense interests of some students with autism as strengths rather than barriers. The study's co-author Kristie Patten Koenig says "if you see that interest as a strength, you're going to find a way to help them use that interest to demonstrate their knowledge and to work on areas of weakness." Adults with autism contributed to the study by sharing their experiences and perspectives (Iasevoli, Education Week).
 Voices from Rural Students
Students from remote areas reflect on why or why not to go to college. Laura Pappano talked with students and found they had various and complicated reasons for earning college degrees. "Just 29 percent of 18- to 24-year-olds in rural areas are enrolled in college, compared with 47 percent of their urban peers" (Photo, Gruber, New York Times).
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File This Under Great Ideas: Interdisciplinary Greenhouse
Math teachers, social studies teachers, and art teachers as well as community members all envision diverse benefits from a greenhouse project at Sanborn High School (Kingston, N.H.). The project is funded in part by an alumni group who supports school and community projects like this. "They want to support things that are out of the budget ... that get kids really interacting with their learning in some way," said Principal Brian Stack. The greenhouse is expected to be finished in 18 months and will facilitate learning by students in all kinds of classes (Golden, Eagle-Tribune).
 The Siemens
Foundation and Discovery
Education, launched Siemens STEM Day, a website that includes a new K-12 online STEM experience. In
addition to more than 130 elementary and middle school activities, the site offers
high school resources designed to support STEM curriculum and instruction with
digital content. Siemens STEM Day is also hosting The Possibility Grant
Sweepstakes, which offers schools the chance to win up to $10,000 to
go toward STEM education and Teacher
Support Center that
provides educators 5-minute prep videos, live demonstrations of activities and
downloadable one-sheets for best practice and how-to guides.
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Managing one’s emotions is a skill and one that is not
addressed enough in schools. Specifically, students in middle school are in need
of great support as they explore their identities and navigate their
environments. Dru
Tomlin provides specific strategies for helping young adolescents with
addressing their anger, constructive outlets for their anger, and managing
adult expectations, as well. De-escalating situations and de-stigmatizing
anger is an investment in creating adults that better cope with their emotions
(AMLE.org).
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Beware: Schools are Targets for Phishing. It can happen to any school – compromised data
from a phishing attack. @IRSNews has the details on a new scam.
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There's An App for That. Peace in the Street Filmmaking can land in the hands of students and mentors with mobile phones. Learn more about how Peacemaker Corps Association helps make a significant change in the level of violence occurring in our local neighborhoods by empowering youth to realize that they can be peacemakers and encouraging law enforcement to become mentors. Download the app and check out the 2017 deadlines.
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Emperor Science Award. One hundred 10th and 11th
grade winning students from across the country will be paired with a
university-level mentoring scientist to collaborate on an important cancer
research project. Whether virtually, or in a lab, students will be able to
connect with their mentors to develop valuable research, organization and
communication skills! Students
from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
 5. "Teaching is personal before it’s professional…we teach
who we are, so we need to know who our students are before we can do anything
else." Teacher, Minnesota
4. "I'm interested in learning about early learning standards in other states." Teacher, South Carolina
3. "It's one thing to talk high level, but how can we really make change happen?" Teacher, Louisiana
2. "If we want to create the society we want, we need to
teach social and emotional skills to our students. These skills are the very
foundation for student success." Teacher, Utah
1. "Schools need to have the ability to prioritize what they spend money on. It's not that they don't want to support programs." Administrator, Washington
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