Teaching the Heart Tweets of the Day 4/16/14

 

1. School of Hard Knocks

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/26/books/review/how-children-succeed-by-paul-tough.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 

2. Positive School Culture: How one school transformed from violence to haven  

http://www.weareteachers.com/hot-topics/special-reports/building-a-positive-school-culture#6steps?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social%20media&utm_campaign=BoysTown%20Culture 

3. Can Kids Be Taught Persistence?

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/07/can-kids-be-taught-persistence/ 

4.  Resources and Lesson Plans for Social and Emotional Learning 

http://www.edutopia.org/stw-louisville-sel-resources-downloads?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=STW-SEL-downloads-CARE-repost 

5. Avon Heritage Elementary pilots a tutoring and mentoring program to help students

http://www.cleveland.com/avon/index.ssf/2014/04/avon_heritage_elementary_pilot.html 

6. 10 Novels Every Middle Schooler Should Read

http://www.weareteachers.com/hot-topics/special-reports/10-novels-every-middle-schooler-should-read 

7. All Work, No Play: Why High School Students Should Have Fun

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning_deeply/2014/04/all_work_no_play_why_high_school_students_should_mess_around.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB