Latest News and Comment from Education

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Today’s Update On Chicago | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

Today’s Update On Chicago | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…:



Today’s Update On Chicago

Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 10 minutes ago
Here are two important updates to A Beginning List Of The Best Resources On The Chicago Teachers’ Strike: Why We’re Striking in Chicago is by union president Karen Lewis. The real problem with Rahm’s school reforms in Chicago is by … Continue reading →

More 9/11 Resources

Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 6 hours ago
Here are the newest additions to The Best Sites To Help Teach About 9/11: September 11: Remembering and Learning From a Difficult History is from Facing History (thanks David B. Cohen). One World Trade Center: Construction Progress is a photo … Continue reading →

All My Other Blogs

Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 6 hours ago
In addition to writing this blog, I have some others where I wrote regularly: At “Engaging Parents In School,” I write about…parent engagement in schools….

“Mural.ly” Opens To The Public

Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 6 hours ago
Mural.ly, which is on The Best Web 2.0 Applications For Education In 2012 — So Far, is now open to the public. I’d strongly encourage you to register for one. It lets you drag and drop images and links (and … Continue reading →

Even More On The Chicago Teachers’ Strike

Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 8 hours ago
Here are a few more new additions to A Beginning List Of The Best Resources On The Chicago Teachers’ Strike: Analysis: Striking Chicago teachers take on national education reform is from Reuters. Standing up to Rahm is from Salon. Chicago … Continue reading →

Presidential Campaign Ad Lessons

Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 8 hours ago
Here are some new additions to The Best Resources For Learning About The 2012 U.S. Presidential Election that are specifically related to campaign ads: Political Communication Lab from Stanford has what appears to be all the video campaign ads from … Continue reading →

More Resources On The Chicago Teachers Strike

Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 9 hours ago
Here are the newest additions to A Beginning List Of The Best Resources On The Chicago Teachers’ Strike : Questions Linger After Day 1 of Chicago Teachers’ Strike is from Education Week. Analysis: Teachers strike leaves Emanuel between a rock … Continue reading →

The Best Resources On The Newly-Released California Educator Excellence Task Force Report

Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 13 hours ago
As I previously posted, I was appointed to the “Educator Excellence Task Force” last spring by California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson. The Task Force was formed to make recommendations in a number of areas, including teacher evaluation, … Continue reading →

A Beginning List Of The Best Resources On The Chicago Teachers’ Strike — Help Me Find More

Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 day ago
I’ve got to head off to school pretty soon here in Sacramento, but I wanted to pull together a few resources on the Chicago Teachers’ strike, in addition to wishing my colleagues there good luck as they begin walking picket … Continue reading