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Infographic On Parent Involvement
Larry Ferlazzo at Engaging Parents In School... - 11 hours ago
Here’s an infographic on parent involvement. It’s interesting, though I’ve had it on my “to do” list for awhile to review the study they say is the source of the infographic data. You can read an Education Week post about the same study here. You can find a bigger version here. An Infographic by Open [...]
Useful ASCD Article On Using The Summer To Engage With Families
Larry Ferlazzo at Engaging Parents In School... - 21 hours ago
How To Connect With Families is a useful article in the summer issue of ASCD Educational Leadership. It’s by well-known parent engagement research Anne Henderson and Melissa Whipple. It includes some excellent suggestions. I’m adding it to The Best Sources Of Parent Engagement Advice For Teachers.
Organize Your Own “ParentCamp” In November
Larry Ferlazzo at Engaging Parents In School... - 21 hours ago
I’ve previously posted about the great work of Knapp Elementary School in Pennsylvania is doing with the leadership of Joe Mazza (see “A Guide to Hosting Your Own ParentCamp”). Now they’re encouraging schools everywhere to join them in organizing ParentCamps (interactive parent events) on November 2nd of this year. You can read more about it [...]
Big New Report On Parent Engagement In United Kingdom
Larry Ferlazzo at Engaging Parents In School... - 23 hours ago
A new research report on parent engagement in the United Kingdom has just been released. The Rapid review of parental engagement and narrowing the gap in attainment for disadvantaged children doesn’t seem to share anything that would be new to people involved in parent engagement efforts. I did like that it talked about “instances of [...]
“What’s Good For Parents is Good For Schools”
Larry Ferlazzo at Engaging Parents In School... - 1 day ago
What’s Good For Parents is Good For Schools is a nice post by Christopher Lehman. It includes lots of good parent involvement ideas for teachers, including this one: Help parents see the journey. Weight loss before and after photos are dramatic and inspiring, if even for a moment. Consider ways you are providing a “before” [...]
Minnesota Parent Engagement Video
Larry Ferlazzo at Engaging Parents In School... - 2 days ago
Increasing Parent Engagement Through Absent Narratives is an hour-long series of interviews with parents talking about engagement with schools. It’s a collaborative project of The Minnesota Humanities Center, Northwest Suburban Integration School District and the St. Paul Neighborhood Network. I think showing portions of it could be useful for a presentation — an hour is [...]
New Parent Involvement Research
Larry Ferlazzo at Engaging Parents In School... - 3 days ago
Anne Henderson, the well-known researcher on parent involvement, is making a presentation to the National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education (NCPIE) today, and was gracious enough to share her PowerPoint presentation. She describes her presentation as: a short update on important new research, including a study from Great Britain that shows dramatic gains for [...]
Reminder: Google Reader Is Shutting-Down July 1st — Subscribe Through A Different RSS Reader Or By Email
Larry Ferlazzo at Engaging Parents In School... - 4 days ago
Google Reader, the RSS Reader of choice for many of us, is shutting down on July 1st. In order to continue subscribing to this blog, you’ll either have to use a different reader, or just subscribe by email. If you want to receive posts by email, just type in your email to the right of [...]
Program Offers Parenting Classes To Latino Families
Larry Ferlazzo at Engaging Parents In School... - 4 days ago
Parenting classes tailored for Latino families show promise in closing achievement gap is a post over at Ed Source that is worth reading. I’d be interested in hearing from other people who have had experience with the program described in the article. It’s called “Abriendo Puertas.”
Another Reason To Wonder About Huge Parent Engagement Experiment In Providence
Larry Ferlazzo at Engaging Parents In School... - 4 days ago
I’ve previously published a couple of posts wondering about a $5 million dollar experiment with low-income families being done in Providence, Rhode Island (see Could Providence’s Word Counting Project Be A “Boondoggle” As Well As Being Creepy?). A new study seems to question the research behind that experiment. Check out my other blog for a [...]
Useful Collection Of Parent Involvement Articles
Larry Ferlazzo at Engaging Parents In School... - 4 days ago
Education World has an extensive collection of short articles related to parent involvement in schools. I’m sure they vary in quality, but the list is at least worth a visit….
“Parent-Teacher relationships: They didn’t just name an organization after them for fun”
Larry Ferlazzo at Engaging Parents In School... - 4 days ago
Parent-Teacher relationships: They didn’t just name an organization after them for fun is a blog post by teacher Starr Sackstein that offers good, basic advice aimed towards high school teachers. It’s worth a look….
Great Article About Teachers Making Home Visits In Minnesota
Larry Ferlazzo at Engaging Parents In School... - 5 days ago
St. Paul teachers build parent engagement, trust through home visits is a great local newspaper article about teachers making home visits to parents. Here’s an excerpt: Since the project’s beginning with just eight trained teachers, to now with more than 250, the St. Paul Federation of Teachers has been instrumental in ensuring the program’s run. [...]
“National PTA installing first African American male president”
Larry Ferlazzo at Engaging Parents In School... - 1 week ago
National PTA installing first African American male president is a post from Valerie Strauss at The Washington Post. Here’s how it begins: The National PTA is installing its first African American male and a veteran of the Iraq war as its president this weekend. Otha Thornton, a senior operations analyst with General Dynamics in Fort [...]
“Community Schools: A Model for the Middle Grades”
Larry Ferlazzo at Engaging Parents In School... - 1 week ago
Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 8 hours 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: ELL Assessment Groups Move Ahead on Standards, New Tests … Continue reading →
The Best Sites For Learning About The Battle Of Gettysburg
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 11 hours ago
It’s the 150th anniversary of the Battle Of Gettysburg, and there isn’t a shortage of related online resources. You might also be interested in The Best Sites For Learning About The American Civil War. Here are my choices for The … Continue reading →
A Couple of Good Posts On Asking Questions
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 12 hours ago
Here are two new additions to The Best Posts & Articles About Asking Good Questions — Help Me Find More: Revising the questions that shape learning is by Jason Flom. Rethinking Whole Class Discussion is from Edutopia.
Final Reminder: Google Reader Shuts Down On Monday & You Can Subscribe To This Blog By Many Other Ways
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 13 hours ago
Many readers subscribe to this blog using Google Reader, which is being shut-down on July 1st. There are plenty of alternatives to Google Reader if you still want to subscribe using an RSS Reader (see The Best Alternatives To Google … Continue reading →
Second Quote Of The Day: The Dangers Of Being “Data-Driven”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 16 hours ago
I’ve written a lot about the dangers of being “data-driven,” as opposed to being “data-informed” (see The Best Resources Showing Why We Need To Be “Data-Informed” & Not “Data-Driven”). James Boutin has written a nice post on this same topic, … Continue reading →
Quote Of The Day: Dr. James Heckman On The “Worst Fallacy In This Business”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 19 hours ago
The Raising of America – Are We Crazy About Our Kids? is: one of the supporting episodes to the forthcoming documentary series, The Raising of America: Early Childhood and the Future of Our Nation, now in production. Here’s the video, … Continue reading →
The Most Fun Video You’ll Ever See For Reviewing Fruit Vocabulary With ELLs
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 20 hours ago
All My 2013 “The Best…” Lists (So Far) On Education Policy In One Place
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 21 hours ago
I’ve posted quite a few “The Best…” lists on education policy issues this year, and thought readers might find it useful if I collected them all in one post. You might also be interested in: All My 2012 “The Best…” … Continue reading →
More On Charter School Study
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 21 hours ago
Here are new additions to A Beginning List Of The Best Posts & Articles On The Charter School CREDO Study: Thompson: What’s New in the Latest CREDO Charter School Study? is from This Week In Education. Charter School Study Is … Continue reading →
“EveryBody: An Artifact History of Disability in America”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 22 hours ago
EveryBody: An Artifact History of Disability in America is a new and impressive online exhibition from The Smithsonian Museum. I’m a bit surprised, though, that they didn’t take advantage of new technology to provide non-disabled web visitors a little bit … Continue reading →
Here’s What I’m Doing To Replace Google Reader
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 day ago
Google Reader is shutting down on July 1st. After trying out fifteen or twenty alternatives out there, including the new Digg Reader, I have yet to find a service that I think is a great replacement. However, there’s no value … Continue reading →
New Resources On Voyager 1
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 day ago
Here are new additions to The Best Sites For Learning About Voyager 1 & Its Departure From Our Solar System: Voyager’s epic journey: How long would it take you? is a neat interactive from The BBC. Going, Going, Still Going? … Continue reading →
June’s Best Tweets — Part Four
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 day 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 →
Infographic: “Understanding Car Dashboard Warning Lights”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 day ago
I’m adding this infographic to The Best Online Resources For Drivers Education & Car Information: Car Dashboard Warning Lights – Understanding What They Mean & How To Act infographic
Infographics On Immigration Reform Vote
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 day ago
Here are two infographics on today’s Senate vote to approve immigration reform, and where it might go from here. I’m adding them to The Best Resources About The New Push For Immigration Reform: Progress on an Immigration Overhaul in 5 … Continue reading →
Resources On Canada (Canada Day Is July 1st)
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 day ago
Canada Day is July 1st, and you might be interested in The Best Sites To Learn About Canada. New suggestions are always welcome…
Video: “Heritage Foundation Head Start Scholar Fares Poorly Against Adorable 10-Year-Old”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 day ago
You can read more about the budget committee meeting where these two video testimonies about Head Start took place at The Huffington Post article “Heritage Foundation Head Start Scholar Fares Poorly Against Adorable 10-Year-Old”:
Even More On The Next Generation Of State Tests
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 day ago
Here are some more updates to The Best Resources For Learning About The “Next Generation” Of State Testing: PARCC Approves Testing Policies for English-Language Learners is from Learning The Language. PARCC Adopts Spec. Ed. Testing Policy For Common Core is … Continue reading →
Infographic: “7 Easy Icebreakers You Can Do With Post It Notes”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 day ago
Here’s a useful infographic from BusyTeacher.org: Source: busyteacher.org via Larry on Pinterest
“Ten Practices To Avoid In A Differentiated Classroom”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 day ago
Here’s an important image from a Rick Wormeli presentation (I’m adding it to The Best Resources On Differentiating Instruction): @RickWormeli Refusing do-overs for kids does not "teach responsibility" – just reinforces failure. @FultonSchoolsPL pic.twitter.com/sO2EBdk4Bl — Karen Cox (@FultonCLC) June 27, … Continue reading →
The Best Tools For Making Internet ” Memes”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 day ago
Makr.io , QuickMeme, and now, perhaps the easiest of them all, the Imgur Meme Generator, are sites that make creating an Internet meme very easy. They let you grab anything off the web, or remix other memes on the site. … Continue reading →
Recent Studies & Reports On Ed Tech & Learning
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 day ago
Here are a variety of relatively new studies, posts and commentaries related to ed tech and learning: iPads in Los Angeles and TCO is by Larry Cuban. Rosetta Stone Is No Replacement for In-Class Learning, Study Finds is from The … Continue reading →
Photo Galleries Of The Week
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 2 days ago
Obviously, photos can be great educational tools with English Language Learners and with any students (see The Best Ways To Use Photos In Lessons). I post about many photo galleries, also called slideshows. To do it in a little more organized … Continue reading →
Excellent Project-Based Learning Resources
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 2 days ago
Here are some new additions to The Best Sites For Cooperative Learning Ideas: Yong Zhao Makes the Case for Creativity is by Suzie Boss. Classroom Guide: Top Ten Tips for Assessing Project-Based Learning is from Edutopia. This is the slide … Continue reading →
The Latest Example Of “School Reformers” Not Understanding Irony….
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 2 days ago
Today, The Wall Street Journal published an article pointing out that top New York City school administrators (who pushed for the public release of teacher evaluations and who fought bitterly with the teachers union to get an unfair evaluation system … Continue reading →
Infographic: “Common Standards and Assessment Consortia Membership”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 2 days ago
I’m adding this updated infographic from Education Week to The Best Resources For Learning About The “Next Generation” Of State Testing. I’m also adding the Ed Week article, Schools Test-Drive Common Core, to the same list. Common Standards and Assessment … Continue reading →
Free Monthly Email Newsletter Sent-Out
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 2 days ago
I’ve just emailed my free monthly email newsletter. If you’re interested, you can subscribe to it here.
June’s “The Best…” Lists — There Are Now 1,132 Of Them
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 2 days ago
Here’s my monthly round-up of new “The Best…” lists I posted this month (you can see all 1,132 of them categorized here): The Best Websites For English Language Learner Students In 2013 – So Far The Best Resources, Articles & … Continue reading →
What Are They Thinking? Cleveland Paper Publishes Teachers’ VAM Ratings
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 3 days ago
Thanks to Valerie Strauss, I just learned that the Cleveland Plain Dealer has published the Value Added Measurement (VAM) ratings of local teachers (connected to their names), even though the Plain Dealer itself says: Reporting by The Plain Dealer and … Continue reading →
The Best Websites For English Language Learner Students In 2013 – So Far
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 3 days ago
This list focuses on sites that ELL students would use directly. Of course, many other sites on my other lists can also be used effectively with ELL’s. You might also be interested in: The Best Websites For English Language Learner … Continue reading →
Video: “7 Things You Can Learn From Nelson Mandela’s Life”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 3 days ago
CNN and, of all groups, BuzzFeed, came up with this well-done video. I’m not sure that these are the 7 most important things that I would one can learn from Nelson Mandela’s life, but it can also be used as … Continue reading →
Infographic: “What You Wish You’d Known Before Your Job Interview”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 3 days ago
This infographic doesn’t cite its sources, but it seems to me that it still offers good advice. I’m adding it to The Best Websites For Students Exploring Jobs & Careers:
June’s Best Posts From This Blog
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 3 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 … Continue reading →
A Beginning List Of The Best Posts & Articles On The Charter School CREDO Study
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 4 days ago
The Center for Research on Education Outcomes at Stanford University came out late last night, and I thought I’d begin collecting some of the most useful posts and articles about it. Feel free to suggest others in the comments section. … Continue reading →
The Best Infographics Of 2013 – So Far
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 4 days ago
Infographics show data in a visual way, and make the information much more accessible for English Language Learners — and everybody else. Interactive infographics are especially engaging because they allow users to customize the data they see. You’ll find both … Continue reading →
Finally Began Working On My Next Book About Student Motivation….
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 4 days ago
Today, I began work on the third book in my “trilogy” on helping students develop intrinsic motivation. Unlike the first two books, though, I’m not writing this one in one summer. I’ve taken the sane route and will be working … Continue reading →
The Best Resources For Learning About The “Maker Movement” — Help Me Find More
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 4 days ago
The Maker Movement has been receiving more and more attention lately. I thought I’d quickly bring together a few links giving an introduction to it, and invite readers to contribute more. Here is a beginning list: Invent To Learn: Makers … Continue reading →
Intriguing Study Seems To Question Importance Of Word Quantity Spoken To Young Children
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 4 days ago
As far as I can tell — and I hope readers will let me know if I’m wrong — it’s been generally accepted that a child’s success in school can be directly connected to the number of words they hear … Continue reading →
Two Ongoing Discussions On This Blog: Sugata Mitra & Ruby Payne
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 4 days ago
Readers might be interested in revisiting two of my previous posts that have ongoing lively discussions in their comment sections: A Response To Questions About Sugata Mitra is a guest post written by Rory Gallagher, which was written after I … Continue reading →
Wow, Must-Read New Issue Of “American Educator” On Teaching English Language Learners!
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 4 days ago
The summer issue of American Educator (from The American Federation Of Teachers) has three very important articles on teaching English Language Learners, and they’ve made all three available in one easy-to-download PDF. If only other journals would be as generous … Continue reading →
Want To Make A Meme?
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 4 days ago
I’ve previously posted a quasi-in depth post on Internet Meme’s, how to make them, and their potential classroom use (see Creating An Internet Meme With Makr.io). Now, Wendi Pillars has just tweeted about another tool for using to create them. … Continue reading →
AOL Unveils RSS Reader That Isn’t Half-Bad
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 4 days ago
AOL unveiled a Google Reader today that isn’t half-bad. It uploaded my Google Reader subscription file in seconds, and it has easy sharing functions. I’m adding it to The Best Alternatives To Google Reader Now That It’s Being Shut Down. … Continue reading →
Two New Interactives On Income & Wealth Inequality
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 5 days ago
Here are two new interactives I’m adding to The Best Resources About Wealth & Income Inequality: Inequality.is is an extremely impressive interactive. Growing Apart: A Political History of American Inequality includes many interactive charts.
The Best Resources, Articles & Blog Posts For Teachers Of ELLs In 2013 – So Far
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 5 days ago
Another day, another “The Best…” list….. You might also be interested in: The Best Resources, Articles & Blog Posts For Teachers Of ELL’s In 2012 — Part Two The Best Resources, Articles & Blog Posts For Teachers Of ELL’s In … Continue reading →
Nice Cloze Generating Tool
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 5 days ago
I’m a big fan of using clozes (also known as “gap-fills” and “fill-in-the-blanks”) in the classroom — both ones used by teachers for assessment and instruction, and also student-created ones. I talk a bit more about this in The Best … Continue reading →
Contribute A Post To The 33rd EFL, ELL, ESL Blog Carnival
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 5 days ago
Eva Buyuksimkesyan is hosting the next EFL, ELL, ESL Blog Carnival on August 1st, and the theme will be Songs in ELT Classrooms. You can learn more it at her blog post and contribute a post though this submission form … Continue reading →
How The NBA Finals Taught A Lesson About Not Being “Data-Driven”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 5 days ago
I’ve written a lot about the importance of being “data-informed” and not “data-driven” in schools (see The Best Resources Showing Why We Need To Be “Data-Informed” & Not “Data-Driven”) and, among other examples, have used stories from baseball and basketball … Continue reading →
Images Of The “Supermoon”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 6 days ago
Here are some new additions to The Best Resources About The “Supermoon”: Supermoon rises is a slideshow from The Washington Post. Up in the sky, look: It’s Supermoon! is a CNN slideshow. In pictures: ‘Supermoon’ lights up night sky is … Continue reading →
All My Ed Week Posts On The Common Core In One Place!
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 6 days ago
Q & A Collections: Implementing The Common Core is my new post over at Education Week Teacher. It brings together all my posts there on…the Common Core. I’m adding it to two “The Best…” lists: The Most Useful Resources For … Continue reading →
A Few Well-Done Interactive Infographics
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 6 days ago
Here are a few well-done interactive infographics I’ve seen recently: The Associated Press has a new interactive on hurricanes. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About Hurricanes. E-Mail: Not Dead, Evolving is a pretty interesting interactive from … Continue reading →
Bono Organizes Impressive Site Of Protest Songs
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 6 days ago
The singer Bono has organized an impressive online collection of protest songs, including their video performances, lyrics and background information on each. You can read about his new site in this newspaper article, and visit the site directly here. I’m … Continue reading →
The Best Resources For Learning About The Summer Solstice
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 6 days ago
The Summer Solstice arrived two days ago, and I thought I’d start putting together a quick list of related resources that could at least be ready for use next year! I hope others will make additional suggestions. Here’s a beginning … Continue reading →
Reminder: Google Reader Shuts Down Soon & You Can Subscribe To This Blog By Many Other Ways
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 6 days ago
Many readers subscribe to this blog using Google Reader, which is being shut-down on July 1st. There are plenty of alternatives to Google Reader if you still want to subscribe using an RSS Reader (see The Best Alternatives To Google … Continue reading →
The Best Articles (And Blog Posts) Offering Practical Advice & Resources To Teachers In 2013 – So Far
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 6 days ago
I continue my mid-year “The Best…” lists… The title of this “The Best…” list is pretty self-explanatory. What you’ll find here are blog posts and articles this year (some written by me, some by others) that were, in my opinion, the ones … Continue reading →
Ask A Classroom Question, Any Classroom Question….
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 week ago
I’m beginning to organize questions and answers I’ll be covering at my Education Week Teacher blog next school year. I’ve received plenty, but could always use more. Feel free to leave them in the comments section here….
The Best Resources About The “Supermoon”
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 week ago
Watch for a Supermoon today and tomorrow — it’s the closest and biggest full moon of the year. Here are some useful resources on it: How to watch this weekend’s supermoon is from CBS News. What does a supermoon look … Continue reading →
This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Good Posts & Articles On Education Policy
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 week ago
Here are some relatively recent good posts on education policy issues: Policymakers, do your homework on evaluation reform is an important post by Barnett Berry. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About Effective Student & Teacher Assessments. … Continue reading →
How My IB Theory Of Knowledge Students Evaluated Me This Year
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 week ago
Yesterday, I posted how my ninth-grade mainstream English students evaluated our class and me. Today, it’s time to report how my IB Theory of Knowledge felt about our class. As regular readers know, I’ve been publicly posting the results of … Continue reading →
Cool Visualizations Of How We Spend Each Day
Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 1 week ago
There are a number of visualizations reflecting research how people in the United States tend to spend each minute of their day. The Bureau of Labor Statistics just came out with their annual report on that topic, and news organizations … Continue reading →
Infographic: “Over The Centuries: A Technology Timeline”
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 The History Of Technology: Over The Centuries: A Technology Timeline infographic by Webrevolve.