Very Useful Diane Ravitch Interview Thoughts on Public Education is a very good blog covering California education issues. Their writers did a two part interview with Diane Ravitch today (of course, Diane will be on Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show Thursday night, so I suspect she’s on a ...
“What are some must-see TED talks?” “What are some must-see TED talks?” was a question raised at Quora. It includes the vote total based on responses, as well as a tabulation of likes and dislikes on YouTube. The results are intriguing. I’m adding the link to The Best Teacher Resources ...
Another Lesson Combining Metacognition, Writing, Speaking, & Listening Late last year, I wrote a post titled A Pretty Darn Good Lesson — If I Say So Myself [image: :)] . In it, I described, and included links to student examples, of how our Intermediate English students “wrote about how they were going to write” and ...
The Best Posts Responding To Bill Gates’ Appallingly Clueless Op-Ed Piece Readers of this blog are familiar with the op-ed piece that Bill Gates wrote for the Washington Post this week where he said class size should be increased that teachers haven’t gotten any better over the years (unlike other professions). Believe me, ...
“A picture is worth a thousand thoughts: inquiry with Bloom’s taxonomy” A picture is worth a thousand thoughts: inquiry with Bloom’s taxonomy is the title of a very useful resource from Learn NC. It shows a photo, along with the original Bloom’s Taxonomy pyramid. By clicking on each thinking level, you are shown ...
Pacific Islander Resources We have quite a few Pacific Islander students, and I have a number of useful related resources at The Best Sites For Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Here are two new additions to that list: Despite its tacky name, The South Pacific’s Fantasy ...
