Photo Galleries Of The Week
Obviously, photos can be great educational tools with English Language Learners and with any students (see The Best Ways To Use Photos In Lessons). I post about many photo galleries, also called slideshows. To do it in a little more … Continue reading →
Sage Life Advice — Via David Brooks?
All sense of proportion and insight leaves New York Times columnist David Brooks whenever he writes about education (and, more recently, Occupy Wall Street). However, he periodically hits a home run when he tackles other topics. He did so today … Continue reading →
The Best Websites For English Language Learner Students In 2011
This list focuses on sites that ELL students would use directly. Of course, many other sites on my other lists can also be used effectively with ELL’s. You might also be interested in: The Best Websites For English Language Learner … Continue reading →
This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Good School Reform Posts & Articles
Here are some recent good school reform posts and articles: Big expansion, big questions for Teach for America is from The Boston Globe. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles Raising Concerns About Teach For America. What Counts … Continue reading →
HIV And AIDS Resources — December 1st Is World AIDS Day
December 1st is recognized internationally as World AIDS Day. I’ve just updated The Best Web Resources For Learning About HIV & AIDS. Additional suggestions are welcome….
The Best Theory Of Knowledge Resources In 2011
As regular readers know, I teach an International Baccalaureate “Theory of Knowledge” class. Our school structures our IB program a bit differently from many others by having a whole lot of students take individual IB classes and we have relatively … Continue reading →
Dilbert On The Difference Between Correlation and Causation
Here’s the Dilbert comic strip on the difference between correlation and causation:
Research Studies Of The Week
I often write about research studies from various field and how they can be applied to the classroom. I write individual posts about ones that I think are especially significant, and will continue to do so. However, so many studies … Continue reading →
The Best Reflective Posts I’ve Written About My Teaching Practice In 2011
The end-of-year lists continue…. Most of the titles are self-explanatory. You might also be interested in: The Best Reflective Posts I’ve Written About My Teaching Practice — 2010 The Best Reflective Posts I’ve Written About My Teaching Practice — 2009 … Continue reading →
Thoughts On Today’s NY Times Column By Carol Dweck
I’m a fan of much of Professor Carol Dweck’s work, and have often written in this blog (and in my book) about how I’ve applied her research in the classroom, especially around praising effort instead of intelligence. A few months … Continue reading →
“What A Crummy Weekend This Turned Out To Be!”
“What A Crummy Weekend This Turned Out To Be!” is the tagline of today’s Zits comic strip, and its a perfect illustration of the point Nobel Winner Daniel Kahneman has made about the value of how things end. I applied … Continue reading →
The Best Articles (And Blog Posts) Offering Practical Advice To Teachers In 2011
The title of this “The Best…” list is pretty self-explanatory. What you’ll find here are blog posts and articles this year (some written by me, some by others) that were, in my opinion, the ones that offered the best practical … Continue reading →
What Was The Best Education-Related Book You Read This Year?
As I do every year, I’m asking that readers leave a comment with the title and author of their favorite education-related that they read this calendar year. In addition, I ask that they leave a sentence or two describing why … Continue reading →
How’s This For A Rube Goldberg Machine?
Here’s the newest addition to The Best Resources For Learning About Rube Goldberg Machines: Melvin the Machine by HEYHEYHEY from Dezeen on Vimeo.
“The World Is Where We Live” Is A Pretty Amazing Forty Second Video
The World Wildlife Fund created this amazing forty second video: The world is where we live from WWF on Vimeo. It publicizes another pretty impressive creation of theirs — My World.