New Year Celebrations
I recently updated The Best Sites For Learning About New Year Celebrations. Additional suggestions are always welcome…..
The Best “Fun” Sites You Can Use For Learning, Too — 2011
The websites on this list were not designed with education in mind, but which can easily be used for learning purposes — particularly, though not exclusively, for English language development. I only hope that creators of “educational” content can learn … Continue reading →
Teacher Home Visits
As regular readers know, I’m an enthusiastic supporter of teachers make home visits, and the Parent Teacher Home Visit Project. Over at my other blog, I’ve just published a report on a recent Parent Teacher Home Visit Project national conference … Continue reading →
Using Photos In Lessons
I recently made a number of revisions to The Best Ways To Use Photos In Lessons list. You might want to take a look…. Additional ideas are always welcome.
Edublog Award Winners Announced
The winners of the Edublog Awards were announced tonight, and you can see a full list here. It’s an impressive group! Many are new to me, so I’ll certainly be checking-out quite a few of them over the coming weeks…. … Continue reading →
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 →
The Best Resources, Articles & Blog Posts For Teachers Of ELL’s In 2011 — Part Two
Lots of great resources for ESL/EFL/ELL teachers have been posted on the Web over the past year. I posted The Best Resources, Articles & Blog Posts For Teachers Of ELL’s In 2011 — So Far in August, so this list … Continue reading →
Another School Reform Post & Article “Round-Up”
There seems to be an avalanche of good school reform-related posts and articles being published this week: Military Children Stay a Step Ahead of Public School Students is from The New York Times. It highlights the academic achievement by students … Continue reading →
You Can Watch A Recording Of My Webinar (& Download Hand-Outs)
My Eye On Education Webinar about Student Motivation and Classroom Engagement seemed to go very well this afternoon. Thanks to everybody who participated! It will be available free for a “limited time” (I’m not quite sure for how long), so … Continue reading →
The Best Resources For Learning About Higgs Boson, The “God Particle”
I don’t know about you, but it has not been easy for me to get a handle on what Higgs Boson, the so-called “God Particle,” is all about…. So, with all the media attention over the past few days about … Continue reading →
“Classroom Management Suggestions — Part Three”
Classroom Management Suggestions — Part Three is the title of my new post at Education Week Teacher. I think readers might find it useful.
Amazing Listening Exercises For ELL’s
As regular readers know, ever since I discovered them, I’ve believed Henny Jellema’s online TPR Exercises to be not only the best listening exercises for English Language Learners on the Web, but the best ELL activity — period. Well, I … Continue reading →
The Best Comic Strips For Students & Teachers In 2011
It’s time for another year-end list….. You might also be interested in: Part Two Of The Best Comic Strips For Students & Teachers — 2010 The Best Comic Strips For Students & Teachers — 2010 (And Earlier) Of course, teachers … Continue reading →