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I Like This Interpretation Of “The Hawthorne Effect”
The Hawthorne Effect is generally interpreted this way: people will act differently if they know they are being studied. I’ve previously posted, though, about a somewhat different, less clinical, interpretation written by Joanne Yatvin, a past president of the National … Continue reading →
BBC Learning For Adults Is A Treasure Trove
BBC Learning For Adults is a treasure trove of very accessible resources for English Language Learners and others to learn in multiple subject areas. I’m, obviously, particularly interested in the site’s English activities, and it doesn’t disappoint. I’m especially impressed … Continue reading →
International Income Inequality
Income inequality is increasing across much of the developed world, a trend that will continue unless governments move aggressively to arrest it, according to a report released Monday by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The Washington Post began … Continue reading →
Reminder: Join Me On Dec. 13th For A Free Webinar On “Student Motivation & Classroom Management”
Eye On Education is sponsoring a free one hour webinar on December 13th, 4:30 PM Eastern Time, with me to discuss Student Motivation & Classroom Management. You can learn more about the Webinar, and register for it, here. EOE are … Continue reading →
The Best Science Sites Of 2011
Here’s the latest in my end-of-the-year “The Best…” lists. As usual, sites on this list must be available free-of-charge and student resources must be accessible to English Language Learners. You might also be interested in: The Best Science Sites Of … Continue reading →
NEA Announces “New Action Agenda”
Dennis Van Roekel, President of the National Education Association, will announce a “new action agenda” Thursday morning around teacher education, professional development, and evaluation. You can read the full report that he’s releasing,Transforming Teaching: Connecting Professional Responsibility With Student Learning. … Continue reading →
Cute Porcupine Videos
The words “cute” and “porcupine” do not naturally go together in my mind, but they do now after watching these videos. I’m adding them to The Best Sites For Learning About Animals:
Many More “Pictures Of The Year”
As expected, “pictures of the year” and/or “review the year in photos” features are beginning to come fast and furious. Here are new additions to The Best Year-End Collections Of Images — 2011: TIME Picks the Top 10 Photos of … Continue reading →
Just Realized My Ed Week Teacher Blog Was Nominated As “Best New Blog”
I just realized that my Education Week Teacher blog, Classroom Q & A With Larry Ferlazzo, made the short list of nominees for The Best New Blog category of the Edublog Awards. There are a lot of great-looking new blogs … Continue reading →
More Pearl Harbor Resources
Here are the newest additions to The Best Sites For Learning About Pearl Harbor: TIME just published a slideshow on Pearl Harbor. The New York Times Learning Network has a useful lesson plan. The Los Angeles Times has a Pearl … Continue reading →
This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Good School Reform Posts & Articles
Here are a few recent good posts related to education policy issues: Making Sense of International Test Competition is by Walt Gardner at Education Week. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Getting Some Perspective On International Test Comparison … Continue reading →
The Best Social Studies Sites Of 2011
I’m slowly, but surely, posting end-of-the-year “The Best…” lists. As always, in order for resources to make this list, they need to be available free-of-charge and be accessible to English Language Learners. It’s possible that some of them were available … Continue reading →
Sorry, Professors: Deliberate Practice Matters
The New York Times published an opinion piece a couple of weeks ago titled Sorry, Strivers: Talent Matters by two professors. In it, they attempt to dismiss the claim popularized by Malcolm Gladwell that you can reach an extremely high … Continue reading →
“Several Classroom Management Suggestions — Part One”
Several Classroom Management Suggestions — Part One is my new Education Week Teacher post. It’s the first of a three-part series where educators share the best classroom management advice they have to offer. Feel free to share your own there, … Continue reading →
“We Should Celebrate Mistakes”
As regular readers, I’m a fan of Carol Dweck’s work, notwithstanding my critique of her recent New York Times op ed on willpower. I was recently watching a video of a group discussing Professor Dweck’s book, with her participating via … Continue reading →
“How a Few Bad Apples Ruin Everything”
How a Few Bad Apples Ruin Everything is an article that appeared in the Wall Street Journal describing the disproportionate effect “bad employees” can have on the workplace. Bob Sutton, the author of the article, elaborates on it at his … Continue reading →
A Collection Of “The Best…” Lists On School Reform Issues — 2011
Since I have published so many “The Best…” lists, I thought it might be helpful to readers if I posted a few year-end collections. You might also be interested in The Best “The Best…” Lists On School Reform Issues — … Continue reading →
Some Things I’ll Be Doing Over The Next Few Months….
I thought readers might, or might not, be interested in hearing about some things I’ll be up to over the next few months (in addition to teaching and playing basketball): * I’ll be doing a free one-hour Webinar on December … Continue reading →