A Collection Of “The Best…” Lists On Parent Engagement — 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. Here is A Collection Of “The Best…” Lists On Parent Engagement — 2011: The Best Ideas On How Parents Can Help Their Kids Succeed Academically “The Best Research Available On Parent [...]
“What Are Parents Thinking?”
What Are Parents Thinking? is a new article in ASCD Educational Leadership by a “head of school” (I assume that’s another name for principal). He talks about some of his school’s parent involvement/engagement efforts, particularly using online surveys. I’m not a big fan of surveys — in my community organizing career, we always felt that [...]
Two Pieces On Parent Engagement & Community Organizing That Might Be Worth A Look
Just this week, two short pieces talking about community organizing and parent engagement were published. They might be worth a look: What Inspired Me to Study Parent and Community Engagement at Harvard Education Publishing. Education reform through community action at The Washington Post.
“Building Trust With Parents”
Building Trust With Parents is another excellent post by Chris Wejr. I’m adding it to The Best Sources Of Parent Engagement Advice For Teachers.
“Parent Involvement…begins with ‘Hello’”
“Parent Involvement…begins with ‘Hello’” is a very thoughtful response to the recent Louisville article about parent involvement there. It’s written by Myrdin Thompson, a former PTA president there.
History Of Technology Resources
Here are the newest additions to The Best Sites For Learning About The History Of Technology: A Before-Its-Time Machine is a diagram from The New York Times of the “first” computer design — “Researchers are planning to build a working … Continue reading →
A Collection Of “The Best…” Lists On Parent Engagement — 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. Here is A Collection Of “The Best…” Lists On Parent Engagement — 2011: The Best Ideas … Continue reading →
The Best Year-End Collections Of Images — 2011
I’m beginning my annual “The Best…” list highlighting “year in review” images. There aren’t a whole lot right now on the date of this post, but they’ll soon be coming out of the woodwork. I figured it would be helpful … Continue reading →
I Love This Article! “The 5 Best Toys of All Time”
The 5 Best Toys of All Time is a must-read article from Wired by Jonathan Liu. “Stick” is ranked as number one. I’d also suggest you read his follow-up piece, Get a Kid the 6th Best Toy of All Time. … Continue reading →
Inexpensive Tech Tools
I recently revised an older post and converted it into The Best Good, Inexpensive & Simple Classroom Technology Tools. Please contribute additional suggestions…..
The Best (and Worst) Education News of 2011
(NOTE: The Huffington Post has also republished this piece) Here’s my humble attempt to identify the best and the worst education news that occurred during the past 12 months. I hope you’ll take time to share your own choices in … Continue reading →
“International Day for the Abolition of Slavery”
Today, December 2nd, is the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. ESL Holiday Lessons has a lesson for English Language Learners on the day. I’ve also updated The Best Resources For Learning About Human Trafficking Today.
Special ESL/EFL/ELL Edition Of “Links I Should Have Posted About, But Didn’t”
NOTE: I usually publish a list like this once or twice a week. Today, though, I’m sharing several impressive resources that might hold particular interest for ESL/EFL/ELL teachers. I have a huge backlog of resources that I’ve been planning to … Continue reading →
Additional Resources On HIV & AIDS
Today is World AIDS Day, and I’ve added many new resources to The Best Web Resources For Learning About HIV & AIDS: World AIDS Day 2011 is a photo gallery from the Sacramento Bee. HIV and Aids: interactive timeline of … Continue reading →
“What Is The Most Important Thing To Remember About Classroom Management?”
What Is The Most Important Thing To Remember About Classroom Management? is the new “question of the week” at my Education Week Teacher column. As that post explains, the response will be a three-part series. I hope readers will offer … Continue reading →
Best Of TED Talks — 2011
TED has announced 18 ideas that will shape 2012: Counting down TEDTalks on Huffington Post. This is how they describe it: TED and The Huffington Post are launching a year-end collaboration around 18 groundbreaking ideas that premiered on TED.com in … Continue reading →
Create A Simple Online Poll With “Hall”
Hall is a new site that lets you do several things — all apparently without requiring registration — including creating a simple poll. That tool seems the most useful to me, so I’m highlighting it here and adding it to … Continue reading →
There Are Now 816 “The Best…” Lists
There are now 816 categorized “The Best…” lists. That’s a lot of lists…. You can find them categorized by subject here. They are listed chronologically here. The best way to find one that you’re looking for is to go to … Continue reading →
Gun-Toting Santas, Talking Coffee-Mates & Other Christmas “Delights”
Here are the newest additions to The Best Places To Learn About Christmas, Hanukkah, & Kwanzaa (by the way, a portion of that list was temporarily missing earlier today, but it’s all back now): Merry Christmas From Lee Friedlander is … Continue reading →
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 Places To Find The Most Popular (& Useful) Resources For Educators –2011
I periodically post “most popular” lists of websites (and books) that I think educators might find useful. Of course, there are a number of ways to gauge “popularity.” I just view these lists as opportunities to check-out some new sites, … Continue reading →