October 4th Is World Animal Day & Here Are Tons of Resources For Learning About Animals
October 4th is World Animal Day, and I’ve just updated The Best Sites For Learning About Animals. There are zillions of accessible resources there…
More Resources On The Federal Government Shutdown
Here are new additions to The Best Resources To Help Understand The Federal Government Shutdown: Visual Resources To Teach About The U.S. Government Shutdown is from The ASIDE blog. Government shutdown:What’s closed, what’s open? is from CNN. ABC News has an interactive infographic on the shutdown. Fox News has an interactive on the effect of the shutdown. Government Shuts Down is a slideshow from
October 5th Is World Teachers Day
World Teachers’ Day, held annually on October 5th since 1994 – when it was created by UNESCO – celebrates teachers worldwide (in the United States, National Teacher Day is Tuesday in the first full week of May). You might be interested in The Best Resources To Learn About World Teachers Day.
“Chatbots” & “Command Sites” For English Language Learners
Chatbots and sites that let users issue “commands” (in English) to virtual animals and people can be very good tools for language instruction. I’ve just updated The Best Online “Chatbots” For Practicing English, as well as The Best “When I Say Jump” Online Sites For Practicing English. Feel free to offer additional suggestions.
More On LA’s iPad Fiasco
Here are some new additions to A Very Beginning List Of The Best Articles On The iPad Debacle In Los Angeles Schools: The L.A. schools’ excellent iPad adventure is a very good piece from The Los Angeles Times. Students Are ‘Hacking’ Their School-Issued iPads: Good for Them may be the best piece written on so far on what’s going on. It’s written by Audrey Watters, and appears in The Atlantic. Here’
I’ll Be Giving Keynote At National Parent/Teacher Home Visit Conference
It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of the Parent/Teacher Home Visit Project (see The Best Resources For Learning About Teacher Home Visits). The 7th National Parent/Teacher Home Visit Conference will be taking place from October 24th-26th. I’ll be giving the keynote that Saturday, as well as leading a break-out session afterwards. I hope to see you there!
Education Week Releases My Newest Book
Education Week has just released my newest book — it’s an Ebook compilation of posts on classroom management and student engagement that have appeared in my Education Week Teacher column, along with some new materials I’ve added. Contributions from many educators from around the United States are featured. Its title is Classroom Management Q&As: Expert Strategies for Teaching. The cost is $8.
October’s (2013) Best Tweets — Part One
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 new resources I found on Twitter — and where I gave credit to those from whom I learned about them. Those are not included again in this post. If you don’t use Twit
October Is National Bullying Prevention Month — Here Are Some Useful Resources
October is National Bullying Prevention Month. I discovered this infographic, along with a number of other useful resources on bullying, at Shelly Terrell’s blog. You might also be interested in A Very, Very Beginning List Of The Best Resources On Bullying. Bullying Prevention Infographic October 2013 Provided by:Liahona Academy
“Preparing Students To Write Is ‘About Our Own Collaboration’”
Preparing Students To Write Is ‘About Our Own Collaboration’ is Part Two in my Education Week series on teaching writing in the context of the Common Core. Today’s post highlights the ideas of Heather Wolpert-Gawron, Kathy Glass, and Carol Jago.
10-1-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Easily Create A “Portrait” Of Your Twitter ConnectionsI’ve previously used Vizify to make a thirty-second “greatest hits” animation of your time on Twitter You can read about it at Read Write Web, and check mine out below: Just made a movie of my twitter: vizify.com/mrferlazzo/twi… What do you think? #FollowMe #Vizify — Lar