Dr. Riegel’s Reading List
August 2017
Teacher Resources
· This resource lists activities that are noncompetitive, entertaining, and foster friendships among students and help them feel connected to their teachers. When students feel accepted and that they belong, they are more ready to learn. The activities can be adapted to various age levels and group sizes. July 2004. http://www.kellybear.com/TeacherArticles/TeacherTip47.html
· Sometimes the children we teach can challenge us because of disruptive behavior in the classroom and troubled life experiences. And when we try to get close, it’s like hugging a porcupine. But occasionally, hugging porcupines is the most important part of our job. As educators, we can help these children survive and thrive academically, socially, and emotionally by treating each kid as our own. April 11, 2017. http://www.viewfromtheedge.net/hugging-a-porcupine/
· Summit Preparatory Charter High School in Redwood City, California, has developed a Habits, Community, and Culture curriculum for grades nine through 12 to help develop social and emotional learning skills and deepen their relationships with their students. This article shares some of the opening, group sharing, and closing activities that teachers use at Summit. February 14, 2017. https://www.edutopia.org/article/13-powerful-sel-activities-emelina-minero
· Daniel Britton, a graphic designer from Kent, England, who is dyslexic, created a font project to demonstrate to parents and teachers the frustrations of dyslexia and to raise awareness. Because dyslexia slows down the entire reading process, it can make reading stressful and aggravating. Britton devised a font to simulate what it’s like to have dyslexia. It doesn’t try to show what the text looks like to someone with dyslexia. Instead, the typeface is designed to slow down the reading speed of a person who doesn’t have dyslexia to that of a person who does have dyslexia. Britton’s project has drawn international attention and has gone viral online. July 21, 2015. https://www.understood.org/en/community-events/blogs/making-a-difference/2015/07/21/font-project-demonstrates-the-frustrations-of-dyslexia?cm_ven=ExactTarget&cm_cat=08.11.2015+Dyslexia+%26+Tutoring&cm_pla=Salesforce.com+Managed+Subscribers&cm_ite=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.understood.org%2Fen%2Fcommunity-events%2Fblogs%2Fmaking-a-difference%2F2015%2F07%2F21%2Ffont-project-demonstrates-the-frustrations-of-dyslexia&cm_ainfo&utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=generalnews&utm_medium=email&utm_content=8%2F17%2F2015&
· A sensory-friendly yoga class has been designed for people on the autism spectrum and their families. The breathing techniques taught in the class can help children calm down, cope, and be less self-conscious and anxious. April 3, 2017. https://philadelphia-cbslocal-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2017/04/03/special-yoga-class-helps-families-dealing-with-autism/amp/https://philadelphia-cbslocal-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2017/04/03/special-yoga-class-helps-families-dealing-with-autism/amp/
· ASCD posted five articles in August 2017 from educators on how to avoid motivation missteps between students and their work. The advice is for helping students tap in to their inner drive, whether that’s through instructional scaffolding, personal reflection and goal setting, responsive approaches to classroom management, or adapting successful strategies from innovative workplaces. A summary of each of the articles is below. August 10, 2017. http://www.ascd.org/ascd-express/vol12/1223-toc.aspx?utm_source=ascdexpress&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Express-12-23
§ Setting the Stage for Intrinsic Motivation
When motivation comes from within, it can sustain students even when the road to achievement gets rocky. This article breaks down two must-haves for intrinsic motivation—that students value their work and believe they can be successful—into guideposts for teaching. http://www.ascd.org/ascd-express/vol12/1223-blackburn.aspx
§ Get to Know Students’ Goals on Day One
Here's how to use the first few weeks of the school year to get to know your students' goals and use them to inform curriculum and instruction. Students will be more motivated when they can see how your teaching connects with their aspirations. http://www.ascd.org/ascd-express/vol12/1223-handley.aspx
§ A Schoolwide Approach to Student Motivation
A school shifts its climate and culture by adopting a schoolwide motivation plan with elements like teaching expected behaviors, using positive language, and using student misbehavior as data to identify where that student needs more support. http://www.ascd.org/ascd-express/vol12/1223-poerschke.aspx
§ Turning Reluctance into Resilience
What can teachers do for students who consistently seem unmotivated? These strategies help teachers cultivate students' will to succeed, scaffold expectations and metacognitive steps to achievement, and acknowledge students' value beyond their academic achievement. http://www.ascd.org/ascd-express/vol12/1223-wright.aspx
§ Are Students Really Our Customers?
It's not that business theory has no place in education—it's that it is often misapplied. Instead of looking for ways to make students happy consumers, the author argues, we need to find the factors that motivate employees, especially the newest generation of workers. http://www.ascd.org/ascd-express/vol12/1223-fishback.aspx
School Leader Resources
· Chronically viewing the glass as half-empty inhibits one’s ability to bounce back from life’s inevitable stresses. This article lists activities for turning negative thinkers into positive ones and talks about the health benefits of positive emotions. April 3, 2017. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/03/well/live/turning-negative-thinkers-into-positive-ones.html?mwrsm=Email
· If you know the “why” of your procrastinating, you can easily find the “how” to overcome it. This article contains the five most common causes of procrastination and how to overcome them. July 7, 2017. https://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/5-easy-ways-to-overcome-procrastination.html
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