Even More Population Resources
Here are the newest additions to The Best Resources For Learning About Our World’s Population Of 7 Billion: Explore your world is an amazing interactive. Here’s how it describes itself: We live in a world of 7 billion people, living … Continue reading →
A Collection Of “The Best…” Lists On Technology — 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 Technology — 2011: The Best Web 2.0 … Continue reading →
More Online “Choose Your Own Adventure” Games
Here are the newest additions to The Best Places To Read & Write “Choose Your Own Adventure” Stories: Westward Trail is very similar to the famous Oregon Trail game. Its major advantage is that it’s actually online and can be … Continue reading →
Edublog Award Nominees Announced!
Voting is now open for the 2011 Edublog Awards! You can view the official nominations, and vote, at the Edublog Awards site. Voting will be open until December 13th. Thank you to those who nominated this blog for The Best … Continue reading →
Create A Fake Conversation With Siri
I Fake Siri lets you create a fake conversation — in text — with the new iPhone voice feature Siri. You can then link to, or embed, your creation. It’s just another fun opportunity for ELL’s to practice writing, reading, … Continue reading →
Even More Christmas Resources
Here are the newest additions to The Best Places To Learn About Christmas, Hanukkah, & Kwanzaa: Here’s a wild Christmas light show from The Telegraph: MacMillan has a nice Christmas Advent Calendar telling about world holiday traditions. (Thanks to Michelle … Continue reading →
This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Good School Reform Posts & Articles
Here are some recently published good posts and articles about education policy issues: Choking on the Common Core Standards is by Joanne Yatvin and appeared in The Washington Post. I’m adding it to The Best Articles Sharing Concerns About Common … Continue reading →
Huffington Post Piece
In case you missed it, The Huffington Post has reprinted my annual choices for the best and worst education news of the year. You can see it at The Best (and Worst) Education News of 2011.
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…..
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.