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There is something for everyone on this website, an online meeting place for free online training on a variety of subjects:

• https://campus.recit.qc.ca/mod/page/view.php?id=214&lang=en

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Here is a new take on the old adage, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.” For helping to promote growth in self and others, read a few simple steps here:

• http://mindsetonline.com/changeyourmindset/firststeps/

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What we think is important to success for students does not always make a measurable difference. Check out John Hattie’s research here to see what works best for learning:

• https://visible-learning.org/

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Here’s a challenging thought: “There is no relation between students’ abilities or intelligence and the development of mastery-oriented qualities.” Read more about it in this article:

• https://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat010.shtml

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So many times, we believe things are true simply because we hear them often and from different sources. This is a good article that is set to challenge your beliefs:

• https://edexcellence.net/articles/3-reasons-most-teachers-still-believe-the-learning-styles-myth

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This is a good way to check we are making accurate quotes:

https://www.businessinsider.com/misattributed-quotes-2013-10

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Learned behaviour, or instinct? Check out these little animals:

• https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/04/animals-mongoose-hornbills-south-africa/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=crm-email::src=ngp::cmp=Editorial::add=Animals_20181227::rid=859416384

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Do you sleep with your cellphone next to the bed? This article may make you think twice about doing so:

• https://www.shared.com/student-experiment-sheds-light-on-the-potential-dangers-of-wi-fi/?utm_source=savvynews&utm_campaign=howto&utm_medium=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1Oe8vD7PH_K3awSHpwDe2Ly56sk3RkoB014dUFEh15wxwXg4Dr_Xk3aLs

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Everything you ever wanted to know can be found on this website so go ahead and take a tour! This example is something I saw on a walk-through the other day: the answer to a student’s random question:

• https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/secret-of-ribbon-curling/

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As we talked about earlier this week, we will soon have our robotics supplies in the library for checkout. Find out more about using robotics in the classroom with this article.

• http://theconversation.com/five-reasons-to-teach-robotics-in-schools-49357

The same website also sheds some light on teaching coding in schools, so you could check these articles out also:

• https://theconversation.com/an-education-for-the-21st-century-means-teaching-coding-in-schools-42046
• http://www.ubuntulife.net/computer-programming-for-all-estonian-schoolchildren/