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"Self-Driven Learning: Teaching Strategies for Student Motivation"
will be a sequel to"Helping Students Motivate Themselves"
This Week’s “Links I Should Have Posted About, But Didn’t”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 9 hours ago
I have a huge backlog of resources that I’ve been planning to post about in this blog but, just because of time constraints, have not gotten around to doing. Instead of letting that backlog grow bigger, I regularly grab a … Continue reading →
February’s Best Tweets — Part Four
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 10 hours ago
NOTE: For some reason, not all of the tweets I’ve included in my Storify are showing up in this post. If you’re here through a direct link to the post, you might want to click on the embedded Storify to … Continue reading →
Video: A Graphic Novel Explaining Neuroscience
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 11 hours ago
This looks interesting — a video about the development of a graphic novel on neuroscience. The Guardian, which produced the video that is embedded below (though I’m not sure if it’s viewable through an RSS Reader) makes it sound pretty … Continue reading →
Excellent Post On New KIPP Charter Schools Study
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 11 hours ago
The school reform world has been abuzz this week about a new study from Mathematica singing the praises of KIPP charter schools. Bruce Baker at School Finance 101 now tosses a dose of reality on the study and the acclaim … Continue reading →
Google Unveils New Site To Explain How Search Works
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 16 hours ago
Google has unveiled a new interactive site to explain to the novice and to others how search works. You can read a more detailed explanation at TechCrunch. I’m adding it to The Best Search Engines For ESL/EFL Learners.
This Week’s Round-Up Of Useful Education Policy Posts & Articles
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 day ago
Here are a few relatively recent useful posts and article on education policy: Here are four I’m adding to The Best Posts & Articles Analyzing Charter Schools: Charter schools put parents to the test is from Reuters. Special Report: Class … Continue reading →
Learning Another Language Makes Your Brain Grow Bigger — Literally
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 day ago
Here’s news from Scientific American: Learning a new language can grow one’s perspective. Now scientists find that learning languages grows parts of the brain. Scientists studied the brains of students in the Swedish Armed Forces Interpreter Academy, who are required … Continue reading →
“Resume-Now” Lets You Easily Create….Resumes
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 day ago
Though I’m not sure the world needs yet one more online resume-builder, Resume-Now is a new decent site that provides a lot of step-by-step guidance and lets you download the finished product. I’m adding it to The Best Places For … Continue reading →
Summary: Week Five Of Twitter Chat On Student Motivation Using #selfdrivenlrng Hashtag
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 day ago
My next book, Self-Driven Learning: Teaching Strategies for Student Motivation, will be published on March 1st by Eye On Education. It’s a sequel to my book, Helping Students Motivate Themselves. Starting in Feb and continuing for 6 weeks, I’ll be … Continue reading →
My New Article “Technology: Moving from No to Yes”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 day ago
ASCD Educational Leadership has just published a new article I’ve written titled Technology: Moving from No to Yes. For some weird reason, they put a “@” sign in the url address to the article, so if you want to share … Continue reading →
“The High Cost Of Rudeness”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 2 days ago
I have a chapter in my new book, Self-Driven Learning, that includes lesson plans and strategies to deal with rudeness in class. It focuses a lot on how just seeing rude behavior being done to another person affects you. In … Continue reading →
Student Neighborhood Asset Essays (& Bonus Slideshow)
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 2 days ago
I’ve often written in this blog (and in my books) about one of my favorite lessons — ESL students compare our school’s neighborhood with the most wealthy one in Sacramento, and write a persuasive essay about which one they like … Continue reading →
You Can Read My New Book Excerpt At This Link Without Registering….
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 2 days ago
Education Week Teacher has just published an excerpt from my new book, Cultivating a Positive Environment for Students, and you can read it at that link without having to register to access it. And don’t forget I’ll be helping to … Continue reading →
Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 3 days ago
I’ve have a somewhat regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that have caught my attention: 10 Reasons why Songs with Subtitles make Sense comes … Continue reading →
Free Email Newsletter Just Sent-Out
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 3 days ago
I’ve just sent out my free monthly email newsletter to about 2,000 subscribers. You can sign-up for it here.
February’s “The Best…” Lists — There Are Now 1,072 Of Them
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 3 days ago
Here’s my monthly round-up of new “The Best…” lists I posted this month (you can see all 1,072 of them categorized here): The Best Resources For International Mother Language Day The Best Multimedia On The Russian Meteor The Best Resources … Continue reading →
“Pinwords” Looks Good For Creating Visually Attractive Quotations
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 3 days ago
Thanks again to Donna Baumbach for another great tool to create visually attractive quotations. Pinwords is especially nice because it’s web-based and lets you grab images off the web to use. Here’s an example: I’m adding it to The Best … Continue reading →
Excerpt From My New Book: “Cultivating a Positive Environment for Students”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 3 days ago
Cultivating a Positive Environment for Students is the title of an excerpt appearing in Education Week Teacher. It’s from my new book, Self-Driven Learning, which is coming out on Friday.
Video: A Musical Celebration Of The Theory Of Relativity
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 3 days ago
Here’s another great video from The Symphony of Science:
The Best Sports Videos To Use With English Language Learners
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 4 days ago
I’ve previously posted lots of resources and ideas on how to use video scenes with ELLs as a language development activity. Here’s a specific list of sports videos, and I hope readers will contribute more. You might also be interested … Continue reading →
February’s Best Posts From This Blog
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 4 days ago
I regularly highlight my picks for the most useful posts for each month — not including “The Best…” lists. I also use some of them in a more extensive monthly newsletter I send-out. You can see older Best Posts of the Month … Continue reading →
Resources For Women’s History Month
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 4 days ago
March is Women’s History Month in the United States. You might be interested in The Best Sites For Learning About Women’s History.
Video: “When Animals Attack” (It’s A Sarcastic Title)
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 4 days ago
Here’s another good video for English Language Learners to watch and then describe — verbally and in writing — what they see:
“Quozio” Lets You Easily Create Visually Attractive Quotations
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 4 days ago
Thanks to Donna Baumbach, I’ve learned about Quozio, another super-easy way to create visually attractive quotations. Just type them in, or use a bookmarklet to highlight words on a page, and you’re given many display options. Here’s a simple one: … Continue reading →
Summary: Week Four Of Twitter Chat On Student Motivation Using #selfdrivenlrng Hashtag
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 4 days ago
My next book, Self-Driven Learning: Teaching Strategies for Student Motivation, will be published on March 1st by Eye On Education. It’s a sequel to my book, Helping Students Motivate Themselves. Starting in Feb and continuing for 6 weeks, I’ll be … Continue reading →
This Week’s “Links I Should Have Posted About, But Didn’t”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 5 days ago
I have a huge backlog of resources that I’ve been planning to post about in this blog but, just because of time constraints, have not gotten around to doing. Instead of letting that backlog grow bigger, I regularly grab a … Continue reading →
More On The Papal Election
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 5 days ago
Here are the newest additions to The Best Resources For Learning About The Next Papal Election: Choosing a new pope – interactive is from The Guardian.
I Began This Blog Six Years Ago: Here Are My All-Time Most Popular Posts
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 5 days ago
Photo Credit: A♥ via Compfight Wow! Six years ago today, I began writing this blog. Ten thousand posts, a thousand “The Best…” lists, and five books later, I’m still at it….I hope I’ve got at least another six years of … Continue reading →
Video: Excellent Classroom Example of Dan Pink’s “One Sentence Project”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 5 days ago
I’ve previously posted about Dan Pink’s idea of a “one sentence project” where students (and anybody) develop one sentence that defines how they will want people to describe them in the future. You can see useful resources for that project … Continue reading →
“Many Ways English Teachers Can Improve Their Craft”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 6 days ago
Many Ways English Teachers Can Improve Their Craft is my newest Education Week Teacher post. It includes responses from authors/educators Carol Jago and Penny Kittle.
Upcoming Changes In IB’s Theory Of Knowledge Guide
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 6 days ago
Thanks to Zane Dickey, I was able to see this new IB Theory of Knowledge Guide that outlines changes for the course beginning in 2014/2015. Happily, they’re stopping using the term “knowledge issues” and, instead, calling them what they really … Continue reading →
What A Neat Lesson Idea For Using Photos!
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 6 days ago
I saw these tweets (which I have put together in a Storify) from Dan Krutka today that demonstrated a new — at least, to me — neat idea on how to use photos in lesson. He uses the famous image … Continue reading →
My Best Posts On Parent “Academies” & “Universities”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 6 days ago
I’ve just posted My Best Posts On Parent “Academies” & “Universities” over at my Engaging Parents In School blog. And, if you’re interested, you can find all my parent engagement related “Best…” lists here.
The Best Tools For Creating Visually Attractive Quotations For Online Sharing
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 6 days ago
I periodically find quotations that I think are particularly important and that I’d like to share. Sharing them as plain text is functional, but displaying them in a visually attractive way increases the chances of people taking the time to … Continue reading →
“Quandary” Is A Cool Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Game
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 week ago
Quandary is a neat online game/choose your own adventure story that is can work well as a tool for English language development (see Digital Play for an ELL lesson plan) and/or as a way to deal with ethical questions (the … Continue reading →
February’s Best Tweets — Part Three
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 week ago
Every month I make a short list highlighting my choices of the best resources I shared through (and learned from) Twitter, but didn’t necessarily include them in posts here on my blog. Now and then, in order to make it a … Continue reading →
Summary: Week Three Of Twitter Chat On Student Motivation Using #selfdrivenlrng Hashtag
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 week ago
My next book, Self-Driven Learning: Teaching Strategies for Student Motivation, will be published on March 1st by Eye On Education. It’s a sequel to my book, Helping Students Motivate Themselves. Starting in Feb and continuing for 6 weeks, I’ll be … Continue reading →
Video: “Fiery Looping Rain on the Sun”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 week ago
I’m adding this NASA video to The Best Images Taken In Space: You can learn more about it here.
The Best Resources For International Mother Language Day
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 week ago
Much to my surprise, I just learned that today, February 21st, had been designated International Mother Language Day by UNESCO. Here’s what it says on its website: International Mother Language Day was proclaimed by the General Conference of the United … Continue reading →
This Week’s Round-Up Of Useful Education Policy Posts & Articles
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 week ago
Here are a few relatively recent good posts on education policy issues that are worth a read: Why Nobody Wins In The Education “Research Wars” is from The Shanker Blog. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Understanding How … Continue reading →