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"Self-Driven Learning: Teaching Strategies for Student Motivation"
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May’s Best Tweets — Part Four
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 hour ago
Every month I make a few short lists 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. I’ve already shared in earlier posts several … Continue reading →
Father’s Day Resources
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 8 hours ago
Father’s Day is on the third Sunday of June. I’ve just updated The Best Father’s Day Sites.
Video: “50 Common Misquotations”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 16 hours ago
I’ve posted about issues related to incorrectly attributed quotations on The Best Places To Find Quotations On The Web. Here’s a related video:
Flag Day Resources
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 day ago
June 14th is Flag Day in the United States. I’ve just updated The Best Sites For Learning About Flag Day.
Nice Memorial Day Infographic From The U.S. Census
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 day ago
I’m adding this infographic from the US Census to The Best Websites For Learning About Memorial Day: Source: census.gov via Larry on Pinterest
Infographic: “Tornadoes”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 day ago
Here are a couple of new additions to The Best Resources For Learning About Tornadoes: Tornadoes: The Power to Destroy Everything infographic by acoleman26. The Associated Press has a useful interactive on tornadoes.
“Are You a Goat or a Tiger?”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 day ago
Are You a Goat or a Tiger? is the recounting by Marvin Marshall, a great advocate and thinker of positive classroom management strategies, of what is apparently an Asian folktale. It’s definitely worth a read. In addition, a free PDF … Continue reading →
“Soo Meta” Has Potential As A Presentation Tool
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 day ago
Soo Meta lets you combine segments of videos, text, tweets and images into one presentation. One nice feature is that you can easily grab those items off the Web through a simple search option (though, for me, the image search … Continue reading →
Infographics On Bullying
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 2 days ago
I’m adding these infographics to A Very, Very Beginning List Of The Best Resources On Bullying: Student Bullying infographic The Truth About Bullying infographic by iLanskiii. Zero Tolerance: Stopping Student Bullying infographic
Michelle Obama On “Grit”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 2 days ago
This past weekend, Michelle Obama spoke at graduation of Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet High School in Nashville. You can read the transcript of her entire speech here and watch it here. However, I want to focus on the few … Continue reading →
A Couple Of Good Articles On Deliberate Practice & The 10,000 Hour “Rule”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 2 days ago
Here are a couple of new additions to The Best Resources For Learning About The 10,000 Hour Rule & Deliberate Practice: 10,000 Hours May Not Make a Master After All is from TIME. The Complexity of Greatness: Beyond Talent or … Continue reading →
Google’s New “Top Charts” Looks Pretty Interesting
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 2 days ago
Google has just unveiled “Top Charts,” which show the top things that people are searching for in multiple categories. Here are a couple of examples: You can read more about it at TechCrunch. I periodically post “most popular” lists of … Continue reading →
If You’re A Blogger, Participate In The “State of Educational Use of Blogs 2013 Survey”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 2 days ago
Sue Waters over at Edublogs is doing their annual State of Educational Use of Blogs 2013 Survey. It’s a simple survey that can be completed quickly, and the results are always interesting! Here’s how Sue introduces it: How educators use … Continue reading →
Quote Of The Day: Respecting & Honoring The Teaching Profession
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 2 days ago
Teachers: Heroes in a crisis–but otherwise under fire is a great article from MSNBC. Here’s an excerpt: I’m adding it to Teachers Putting Children First In Oklahoma.
“Pathways to America: Teaching About Immigration Changes”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 3 days ago
Pathways to America: Teaching About Immigration Changes is a very thorough lesson plan from The New York Times Learning Network. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About Immigration In The United States.
A Few More Oklahoma Tornado Links
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 3 days ago
I’m adding ‘It’s just our job’ — teacher who saved students from tornado from The Washington Post to Teachers Putting Children First In Oklahoma. And here are some new additions to The Best Multimedia For Learning About The Midwest & … Continue reading →
This Week’s “Links I Should Have Posted About, But Didn’t”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 3 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 →
“RealtimeBoard” Now Looks Like A MORE Than “Decent” Collaboration Tool
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 3 days ago
Last September, I posted about RealtimeBoard an online whiteboard that seemed like a decent tool for real-time collaboration. It’s easy to use, and lets you upload images from your computer or by its url address. At the time, though, it … Continue reading →
More Articles On Teachers Putting Children First In Oklahoma
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 3 days ago
Earlier today, I published a post titled Teachers Putting Children First In Oklahoma. Here are two more articles I’m adding to that list: Backpacks, Human Shields, Above and Beyond: The Oklahoma Teacher Heroes is from The Atlantic. Teachers Credited With … Continue reading →
More On Oklahoma Tornado
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 3 days ago
Here are some more updates to The Best Multimedia For Learning About The Midwest & Oklahoma Tornadoes: The New York Times Learning Network has updated this lesson to include the Oklahoma tornado: Inside Twisters: Creating Scientific News Reports on Tornadoes. … Continue reading →
Pretty Awful Report On “Reforming” Teacher Observation Practices
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 3 days ago
Democrats For Education Reform (DFER) has just published a report on “reforming” teacher evaluations that is — how can I put this — just awful. It’s called Culture of Countenance: Teachers, Observers and the Effort to Reform Teacher Evaluations (thanks to Alexander … Continue reading →
Teachers Putting Children First In Oklahoma
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 3 days ago
I’m going to start this post with an excerpt from an Education Week article that came out shortly after the Sandy Hook shootings: Rather than succumbing to fear and frustration, many teachers are finding inspiration in Newtown. “This is how … Continue reading →
More On The Oklahoma Tornado
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 4 days ago
Here are new additions to the The Best Multimedia For Learning About The Midwest & Oklahoma Tornadoes: Oklahoma tornado – the devastation in Moore: interactive is from The Guardian. Photos of Tornado Damage in Moore, Oklahoma is from The Atlantic. … Continue reading →
Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 4 days ago
I’ve started 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: TESOL Report: The Changing Role of the ESL Teacher … Continue reading →
Video: Bill Clinton’s Commencement Speech Is Quite Good
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 4 days ago
I learned about Bill Clinton’s speech at Howard University from The Atlantic’s post, The Best Commencement Speeches of 2013, and it’s quite good. I couldn’t find a written transcript, but here’s a good excerpt The Atlantic published: But the most … Continue reading →
More On Oklahoma Tornado, Including How To Help
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 4 days ago
Here are new additions to The Best Multimedia For Learning About The Midwest & Oklahoma Tornadoes: How to help Oklahoma tornado victims is from NBC News. Interactive: Deadly tornadoes in the U.S. is from USA Today. The Associated Press has … Continue reading →
Nice Video From Dan Pink On The Importance Of Asking Good Questions
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 4 days ago
Dan Pink has just posted a nice and short video demonstrating the importance of asking good questions. I’m adding it to….The Best Videos Showing The Importance Of Asking Good Questions.
Big Changes At Flickr Today, Including Allowing 200,000 Photos For Free
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 4 days ago
Yahoo announced a bunch of changes at its photo site, Flickr, today, including letting you store 200,000 photos for free (compared to the previous 200). Read all about it at this Read Write Web post. Flickr is on my The … Continue reading →
Interactive Infographic: “The state of U.S. immigration”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 4 days ago
The state of U.S. immigration is a very well-done and informative interactive infographic from The Washington Post. Plus, there are links on its page to several other useful Post immigration resources. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning … Continue reading →
Quote Of The Day: “How Michelle Rhee Misled Education Reform”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 4 days ago
How Michelle Rhee Misled Education Reform is an extraordinary article in this week’s New Republic magazine. It’s written by Nicholas Lemann, dean of the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism and author of several exceptional books. Here’s a short excerpt: Here’s … Continue reading →
Videos About The Middle East
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 4 days ago
Here are videos I’m adding to A Beginning List Of The Best Geography Sites For Learning About Asia & The Middle East:
The Best Multimedia For Learning About The Midwest & Oklahoma Tornadoes
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 4 days ago
Terrible tornadoes hit the Midwest this past weekend, and Oklahoma has been hit by devastating mile-wide one today. As of this initial writing of this post, the human toll is still unknown, and we can only hope it’s not as … Continue reading →
emaze Looks Like A Nice Addition To Slideshow Creation Tools
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 4 days ago
emaze is a new slideshow creation tool that looks neat and pretty darn easy. TechCrunch says it hits the “Sweet Spot Between PowerPoint And Prezi.” Here’s a video describing the service: I’m adding it to The Best Ways To Create … Continue reading →
This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Good Posts & Articles On Education Policy
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 5 days ago
Here are some good relatively recent posts and articles on education policy issues: Which Way Up: At a Glance is from The Center For Public Education and is a report on School Improvement Grants. I’m adding it to The Best … Continue reading →
Another Study On Schools Providing Students Home Computers Finds The Obvious Results
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 5 days ago
Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Home Computers on Academic Achievement among Schoolchildren is the title of a new study finding that schools providing computers to students for home use resulted in no academic gains: Computers are an important part … Continue reading →
More Mount Everest Resources, Including Prompt We’re Using As Part Of Our “Final”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 5 days ago
As I’ve previously shared, our ninth-graders finish up the year with a unit on Mount Everest. I’ve also previously described the writing prompts we often use (see Writing Prompts — Feel Free To Contribute Your Own! and Rwanda Lesson & … Continue reading →
Interesting Tweets From #CalTURN Conference
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 5 days ago
The California Teacher Union Reform Network just had a conference over the weekend, and here are some interesting and useful tweets that came out of it. Most were shared by David B. Cohen. David Berliner and Linda Darling-Hammond were two … Continue reading →
What Bill Gates Didn’t Say About Videotaping Teachers In His TED Talk On Education
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 5 days ago
Bill Gates announced his multi-billion dollar plan to videotape teachers in his TED Talk earlier this month (see The Best Of “TED Talks On Education”). As part of his talk, he highlighted videos of teacher Sarah Brown Wessling, who just … Continue reading →
Quote Of The Day: “No One Likes To Be Changed”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 5 days ago
No One Likes To Be Changed is a useful post at The Harvard Review that includes research and examples useful to educational policy issues and the classroom. Here’s an excerpt: I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles On … Continue reading →
Two Excellent Resources On “Close Reading”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 5 days ago
Here are two excellent additions to The Best Resources On “Close Reading”: Here’s a sample chapter from Notice and Note, the great book by Kylene Beers and Robert E. Probst. Grant Wiggins has written a very thorough and helpful post … Continue reading →
“Ways to Use Class Time During the Last Two Weeks Of School”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 5 days ago
Ways to Use Class Time During the Last Two Weeks Of School is my new Education Week Teacher post. Today’s post offers suggestions from two exceptional teacher authors: Roxanna Elden and Donalyn Miller. Part Two in this series will include … Continue reading →
Find Quotations — & Their Sources — With “Quotesome”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 6 days ago
I’ve written about my frustration with many quotation sites on the Web because they don’t provide their sources. There are some out there that do, and you can find them at The Best Places To Find Quotations On The Web. … Continue reading →
Infographic: “Increase Your Blog Traffic in 3 Easy Ways”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 6 days ago
I’m adding this infographic to The Best Sources Of Advice For Teachers (And Others!) On How To Be Better Bloggers: Source: visual.ly via Stephanie on Pinterest
Video: “This Is Water”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 6 days ago
You may have heard about the late David Foster Wallace’s amazing commencement address from several years ago at Kenyon College. A few days ago, a video, using his audio, was unveiled on the Web, and has since been seen millions … Continue reading →
The Best Posts On LA’s Banning Of Suspensions For “Willful Defiance” (Along With Commentary From An LA Teacher)
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 6 days ago
The Los Angeles Unified School District’s recent vote to ban student suspensions for “willful defiance” — without having a plan in place for alternatives (the Superintendent has four months to develop such a plan) — is a complicated issue. Clearly, … Continue reading →
May’s Best Tweets — Part Three
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 6 days ago
Every month I make a few short lists 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. I’ve already shared in earlier posts several … Continue reading →
A Few Nice Infographics
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 week ago
I’m adding this infographic to The Best Sites For Learning About Nuclear Weapons: Top Countries with Nuclear weapons infographic This infographic “outlines different hand gestures of peace and where in the world the gesture may have originated.” I’m adding … Continue reading →
Resources For World Biodiversity Day & Endangered Species Day
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 week ago
May 22nd has been named The International Day for Biological Diversity by the United Nations. In the United States, May 21st was designated Endangered Species Day by Congress. You might find The Best Resources For World Biodiversity Day (& Endangered … Continue reading →
“Social and emotional learning gaining new focus under Common Core”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 week ago
Social and emotional learning gaining new focus under Common Core is a very useful and interesting article published by Ed Source. I’m adding it to: The Best Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Resources The Most Useful Resources For Implementing Common Core
“Travel back in time to share one piece of scientific knowledge from today”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 week ago
Science magazine is inviting young people to contribute responses to a GREAT question. Unfortunately, the deadline to submit a 250 word response is May 17th, the day after I publish this post. Here’s their question: You can travel back in … Continue reading →
“Educators’ Guide to RSS and Google Reader Replacements”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 week ago
Educators’ Guide to RSS and Google Reader Replacements is another great post by Sue Waters. It’s probably the best review of alternatives that I’ve seen. I’m adding it to The Best Alternatives To Google Reader Now That It’s Being Shut … Continue reading →
Quote Of The Day: Deborah Meier On Being Part Of The Solution
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 week ago
Deborah Meier has written a great post in Education Week titled Problem vs. Solution: A Response. Here’s an excerpt: I’m adding it to The Best Articles Providing An “Overall” Perspective On Education Policy.