Search Engines For English Language Learners
I’ve just revised and updated The Best Search Engines For ESL/EFL Learners. As always, feedback is welcome.
Special Edition Of “Links I Should Have Posted About, But Didn’t”
(Usually, I just post a weekly version of this regular feature. However, sometimes I post an extra “Special Edition” when I have more good links than usual) I have a huge backlog of resources that I’ve been planning to post … Continue reading →
Resources On Saul Alinsky
I’ve revised and expanded an earlier post on Saul Alinsky — the organizer who is being demonized by Newt Gingrich and who started the organization for whom I worked for many years — and turned it into The Best Sites … Continue reading →
Fun Super Bowl Resources
Here are some new additions to The Best Sites Where ELL’s Can Learn About The Super Bowl: The 13 Best Super Bowl Plays of All-Time Top Ten Super Bowl Plays Top 10 most viral Super Bowl commercials of all time … Continue reading →
Creating Online Content Easily & Quickly
I’ve just revised and updated The Best Ways For Advanced ELL’s & Non-ELL’s To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly (For Their Classmates & Teacher To See). Feedback is welcome.
“Being Ranked Can Reduce IQ”
Being Ranked Can Reduce IQ is the headline of an article in The Wall Street Journal about a study that’s been receiving a fair amount of media attention this week. The Journal article is the best one — by far … Continue reading →
“Black History Month” Resources
February is Black History Month in the United States. I’ve just revised and updated The Best Websites To Teach & Learn About African-American History. Here are just a few of the new additions: Teaching Resources for Black History Month on … Continue reading →
My Contact Form Is Working Again!
As you may, or may not, have known, the Contact Form on this blog hasn’t been working very well since I got a new theme. However, Ronnie Burt from Edublogs has it all fixed up now, so feel free to … Continue reading →
Cool Animated History Of Aviation
I’m preparing a “The Best…” list on flight, but I just saw this video over at Michelle Henry’s great site — it’s so good I decided not to wait to share it:
Slideshare Looks At The Year In Presentations
Slideshare has just released this slideshow looking at 2011 through the lens of presentations. It’s fairly interesting: SlideShare Zeitgeist 2011 View more presentations from Rashmi Sinha
Really Interesting Video On Converting Brainwaves Into Speech
A recent experiment has been in the news these days. As the BBC writes: Scientists have unveiled a new technique for decoding human brainwaves and then converting them into speech. The technique may one day make it possible to communicate … Continue reading →
The Groundhog Says Winter Isn’t Over
More winter weather, Punxsutawney Phil predicts in 2012…. Here are more additions to The Best Resources For Groundhog Day: 6 things most people don’t know about Groundhog Day comes from the Mother Nature Network. 7 Things You Didn’t Know About … Continue reading →
Learn About The Super Bowl!
The Super Bowl is coming up, and I’ve made some revisions to The Best Sites Where ELL’s Can Learn About The Super Bowl. There’s some fun stuff there, so you might want to check it out.
PBS Report On Hans Rosling
If you’ve seen the amazing video “Hans Rosling’s 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes,” (and if you haven’t, I’ve embedded it at the end of this post — you can also find it on Part Two Of The Best Videos … Continue reading →
“The ‘Good’ Kids Are Compliant, The ‘Bad’ Kids Are Defiant, And Nobody Is Engaged”
“You see schools where the ‘good’ kids are compliant, the ‘bad’ kids are defiant, and nobody is engaged.” That’s a quote from the Daniel Pink video I posted about earlier today. He gives a nice review (from the 79 minute … Continue reading →
“How Can We Help Our Students Become Better Readers?”
How Can We Help Our Students Become Better Readers? is the new question of the week at my Education Week Teacher column. Feel free to leave your responses there or here in the comments section.
Daniel Pink Talks About Schools & Motivation
The Superintendent of Montgomery County Schools in Maryland had a book discussion group with Daniel Pink last night, and posted a video of it earlier today. It’s ninety-minutes long, and I’ve only had a chance to watch/listen to the first … Continue reading →
Updated The Best Sites To Learn About The Greensboro Sit-Ins
Today is the 52nd anniversary of the Greensboro Sit-Ins. I’ve just updated The Best Sites To Learn About The Greensboro Sit-Ins. Additional suggestions are welcome.
“I Am Spartacus” Deja Vu
Remember the climactic scene in the movie “Spartacus” where all the captured slaves say, “I am Spartacus” to avoid having the Romans find the real one? Well, I had a Spartacus deja vu moment in class today. A student named … Continue reading →
Valentine’s Day Resources
Valentine’s Day is on February 14th, and I’ve revised and updated The Best Sites To Learn About Valentine’s Day. New suggestions are welcome!
Video On Florida Craziness
Here’s a video from The Huffington Post about some unwise parent involvement efforts in Florida that I’ve previously posted about:
“Education Fairs Reach Out to Parents in Spanish”
Education Fairs Reach Out to Parents in Spanish is the title of a blog post at Latin Ed Beat. It describes an organization that helps School Districts around the country organize events geared towards Spanish-speaking parents. The post also contains several good links to other articles.
Parent Involvement Issues In The UK
An Interview with Carol Vincent: Parental Involvement in Education recently appeared in a United Kingdom newspaper — Carol Vincent is a professor at the University of London. It’s not interesting enough for me to add to The Best Resources On Parent Engagement In Countries Other Than The U.S., but it might be worth a quick [...]
“Parent trigger not on the top of parent-involvement expert’s list of best practices”
Parent trigger not on the top of parent-involvement expert’s list of best practices is the headline of a column at the Tampa Bay newspaper in Florida (where an attempt is being made to pass a trigger law). It quotes parent involvement researcher Joyce Epstein, who says: “That would not be first on our list of [...]
“Bad idea to grade parents”
Bad idea to grade parents is the headline on a Florida newspaper columnists piece published yesterday. It refers to the….bad idea I posted about a couple of days ago.
“4 Reasons Parents Should Speak Heritage Languages at Home”
4 Reasons Parents Should Speak Heritage Languages at Home is a very important article for teachers who have immigrant students. I’m adding it to The Best Ideas On How Parents Can Help Their Kids Succeed Academically.
Bad Idea — Teachers Grading Parents — Comes Up Again In Florida Legislature
A Florida legislator’s terrible idea of having teachers grade parents was shot down last year, but now has just passed a legislative committee in its first vote. You can read my previous posts on the topic here.
“Should Parents Control What Kids Learn at School?”
Should Parents Control What Kids Learn at School? is a New York Times forum on a New Hampshire law that I believe has gone way overboard and is another example of the wrong way to encourage parent involvement in schools. It’s worth a visit…
This Week’s “Parent Teacher Chat” On Twitter
Last month, Joe Mazza wrote a guest post about Parent Teacher Chat on Twitter. Joe has accepted my invitation to write a short post on this blog regularly to announce future topics for these chats: Special guest Karren Dunkley joins #ptchat this Wednesday, 1/25 at 9PM EST. Ms. Dunkley, Deputy Chief of the School District of [...]
Parent “Academies”
The San Francisco Chronicle recently published an article about a series of “PTA School Smarts Parent Academies” that are being held at a local school and others around the state. The President of the California PTA also has written a column about this effort. I’m sure it’s a good experience for the parents involved, but [...]