Video: The Trolley Car Dilemma
The Trolley Car Dilemma is a famous ethical question, and used in many IB Theory of Knowledge classes. Here’s a useful video on it (in class, I’d periodically stop it to have students say what they would do):
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Infographic: “The Top 10 Happiest Cities”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 6 hours ago
I’m adding this infographic to The Best Lists Of “Best Places To Live”: Find A Happy Place: The Top 10 Happiest Cities infographic by spacechimpmedia.
“Black History Month” Resources
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 7 hours ago
February is Black History Month in the United States. You might find The Best Websites To Teach & Learn About African-American History useful. I haven’t gotten a chance to confirm this year that all the links there are still live, … Continue reading →
Read Aloud Day Resources
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 7 hours ago
March 6th is World Read Aloud Day this year, and I’ve just updated The Best Resources For World Read Aloud Day. Additional suggestions are always welcome.
One New Activity I’m Doing To Help ELLs Learn Academic Vocabulary – & Practice Speaking It
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 10 hours ago
One of my students’ favorite activities, and one that I believe is very effective, is several times a week getting together in assigned small groups to practice conversational English. They all have a “cheat sheet” of about seventy different questions … Continue reading →
“What Is Peer Assistance & Review (PAR) & How Does It Work?”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 12 hours ago
What Is Peer Assistance & Review (PAR) & How Does It Work? is the new “question of the week” at my Education Week Teacher blog. Comments are welcome there or here.