All My Best Resources On Parent Engagement In One Place!
I’ve previously posted this collection, but I thought it might be useful to new readers — this blog has gotten quite a few new readers recently. Of course, I also keep them continually updated:
The Best Ideas On How Parents Can Help Their Kids Succeed Academically
“The Best Research Available On Parent Engagement”
The Best Reasons Why Parents Should Be Looked At As Allies & Not Targets Of Blame
The Best Overviews Of Parent Engagement
My Best Posts, Articles & Interviews On Parent Engagement
The Best Resources On Parent Engagement In Countries Other Than The U.S.
The Worst Parent Engagement Ideas
“The Best Examples Of Parent Engagement Through Community Organizing” — October, 2011
The Best Sources Of Parent Engagement Advice For Teachers
The Best Posts & Articles For Learning About Newark’s $100 Million From Facebook
The Best Resources For Learning About Teacher Home Visits
The Best Resources On Parent/Teacher Conferences
My Best Posts On Building Parent Engagement In Schools — 2011 (So Far) — July, 2011
My Best Posts On Parent Engagement Over The Past Six Months — April, 2011
The Best Resources For Learning Why The Parent Trigger Isn’t Good For Parents, Kids Or Schools
The Best Ideas On How Parents Can Help Their Kids Succeed Academically
“The Best Research Available On Parent Engagement”
The Best Reasons Why Parents Should Be Looked At As Allies & Not Targets Of Blame
The Best Overviews Of Parent Engagement
My Best Posts, Articles & Interviews On Parent Engagement
The Best Resources On Parent Engagement In Countries Other Than The U.S.
The Worst Parent Engagement Ideas
“The Best Examples Of Parent Engagement Through Community Organizing” — October, 2011
The Best Sources Of Parent Engagement Advice For Teachers
The Best Posts & Articles For Learning About Newark’s $100 Million From Facebook
The Best Resources For Learning About Teacher Home Visits
The Best Resources On Parent/Teacher Conferences
My Best Posts On Building Parent Engagement In Schools — 2011 (So Far) — July, 2011
My Best Posts On Parent Engagement Over The Past Six Months — April, 2011
The Best Resources For Learning Why The Parent Trigger Isn’t Good For Parents, Kids Or Schools
Wealth Inequality In The World
Source: pinaquote.com via Larry on Pinterest This quotation comes from an article with some amazing statistics and graphs (though it’s hard to get through the text) called A Short History of Neoliberalism (And How We Can Fix It). … Continue reading →
The Best Resources On How Exercise Helps Learning — Please Contribute Other Resources
I’ve recently read some articles on how physical exercise helps students learn, and thought I’d put together a related “The Best…” list. However, I only have a few resources now, and I’m sure there are plenty others out there. I’m … Continue reading →
More Trayvon Martin Resources
Here are the newest additions to The Best Resources For Lessons On Trayvon Martin: The Associated Press has developed an impressive annotated and interactive version of the indictment of George Zimmerman for Martin’s murder. Justice for Trayvon is a good … Continue reading →
“The World Stories Project” Is An Excellent Site
The World Stories Project is “a growing collection of traditional and new stories representing the 21 most commonly spoken languages by children across the UK. These stories can be read, listened to and downloaded in English and their original language.” … Continue reading →
Even More On The Titanic
Here are the latest additions to The Best Sites For Learning About The Titanic: Remembering the Titanic is a Wall Street Journal slideshow. The Wall Street Journal on the Titanic, April 1912 is an annotated and interactive copy of the … Continue reading →
“When You Fail, You Are Learning”
Source: pinaquote.com via Larry on Pinterest This quotation came from “Amanda Alonzo, a 32-year-old teacher at Lynbrook High School in San Jose, Calif., who has mentored two Intel Science Prize finalists and 10 semifinalists in the last two years—more … Continue reading →
“Career Thoughts”
Career Thoughts is a very accessible site where students can explore possible careers. I learned about it from Richard Byrne. I’m adding it to The Best Websites For Students Exploring Jobs & Careers.
Tomorrow, I’m Going To Ask My Students To Describe What Happens In This Video
I suspect my ELL students will have fun describing this chronology of events…. It’s also a good public service announcement about the dangers of texting
This Dilbert Quote Can Be Applied To So Many Things…
Source: pinaquote.com via Larry on Pinterest
It’s National Library Week
It’s National Library Week! I’ve just updated The Best Sites To Teach ELL’s About Libraries. Additional suggestions are 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 →
New Google+ Resources
Here are the newest additions to The Best Resources For Learning What Google+ Is All About (they made some changes today): Google+ Gets A Big Refresh With New Navigation, A Redesigned Stream, A Dedicated Hangouts Page & More is from … Continue reading →
More Resources For Lessons On Trayvon Martin
Here are the newest additions to The Best Resources For Lessons On Trayvon Martin: Prosecutor Files Charge of 2nd-Degree Murder in Shooting of Martin is from The New York Times. Trayvon Martin’s Death Sparks National Outrage, Mourning is a slideshow … Continue reading →
Here Are Some More Titanic Resources
Here are the newest additions to The Best Sites For Learning About The Titanic: The Titanic, 100 Years Later is an impressive Pinterest page from the Smithsonian. Titanic By The Numbers is a good infographic. The Titanic’s fateful voyage in … Continue reading →
“What Kind Of Grading System Should We Use?”
What Kind Of Grading System Should We Use? is the new “question of the week” at my Education Week Teacher blog. Feel free to leave your responses there or here….
This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Good School Reform Posts
Here are some recent good articles on education policy issues: Relax, America. Chinese math whizzes and Indian engineers aren’t stealing your kids’ future is from Foreign Policy. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Getting Some Perspective On International … Continue reading →
Syria Updates
Here are the newest additions to The Best Resources For Learning About What’s Happening In Syria: Syria’s Year of Chaos: Photos of a Slow-Motion Civil War is a slideshow from TIME. Syrian refugees is a photo gallery from The Boston … Continue reading →
More Titanic Resources
Here are the newest additions to The Best Sites For Learning About The Titanic: Setting the Stage for the Titanic Tragedy is a graphic from The New York Times. Titanic: The final messages from a stricken ship is from The … Continue reading →
Webby Award Nominees Just Announced — Here Are A Couple Of Good Ones
The annual Webby Award nominees have just been announced. The Webbys are given to the “best” websites, online video, etc. I’ve previously posted about several of them, but there were two that were new to me and seemed pretty good: … Continue reading →
