Image: Useful For Teaching Perception
Here’s a good image useful for teaching Perception in IB Theory of Knowledge classes: Perspective! pic.twitter.com/PwsMDW82m6 — Fascinating Pictures (@Fascinatingpics) November 6, 2013
Student-Created Prompts As A Differentiation Strategy
I’m very good at differentiating instruction to make lessons more accessible to students facing learning challenges. Differentiating the other way, however, is another story. And one of my goals this year is to get better at providing a more intellectually stimulating environment for some of my students who want it and/or who I think need it. As our principal, Ted Appel, succinctly put it, these
English Language Learners Using Screentastic For Folktale Presentations
This year, our School District loosened our Internet filter, so there are now many more options for tools we can use (though, of course, our antiquated tech does create some barriers). Because of this new freedom of access without having to battle for individual sites to be unblocked, I’ve been pretty aggressive in experimenting with Web 2.0 tools to determine which ones provide the most benefit
Infographic: “National Teacher’s day around the world”
I’m adding this infographic to The Best Resources To Learn About World Teachers Day: Explore more infographics like this one on the web’s largest information design community – Visually.
Literably Is An Excellent Reading Site — If Used With Caution
Reader Erika Chapman tipped me off to an excellent site called Literably. It allows students to read a text and have it automatically assessed for accuracy and words-per-minute speed. Plus, and this is what was most surprising to me, it also provides a fairly accurate indentification of student errors — in other words, what word they said instead of the word in the text. You’re able to provide th
Getting A Special Wristband Is Not The Best Road To Greater Student Motivation
An article about a Florida high school providing special wristbands to academically eligible students which lead to special privileges is getting a lot of attention this week: Tyler Minnick showed off his school-issued yellow rubber bracelet with pride. It bore just two words — “on track.” To Minnick, it represented more than a wrist accessory. It meant he had earned enough credits to be on the w
11-5-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Good Posts & Articles On Education PolicyHere are some recent posts and articles on education policy issues that are worth reading: The WOW! factor of CCSS is by Alice Mercer. I’m adding it to The Best Articles Sharing Concerns About Common Core Standards. State Board executive director optimis