Tuesday, December 10, 2013

12-10-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL:





A Few More Exceptional Nelson Mandela Resources
Here are a few more really exceptional additions to The Best Resources Honoring Nelson Mandela At His Passing….: From Rebel to Statesman: Teaching About the Life of Nelson Mandela is from The New York Times Learning Network. In Defense of Mandela’s Defense of Tyrants is from TIME. Honoring Mandela is a photo gallery from The New York Times. Here are videos from the Memorial Service/Celebration:


“Flowchart For When A Day Goes Bad In Classroom Management”
As regular readers of this blog and my books know, I love teaching at our school. Nevertheless, it is not a “walk in the park.” One hundred percent of our students receive a free breakfast and lunch, and many face other challenges inherent in the inner-city. Sometimes those challenges play-out in the classroom. One of my classes has been a bit challenging classroom management-wise for me recently


“Male Teachers ‘Walking A Tight Rope’”
Male Teachers ‘Walking A Tight Rope’ is Part Two in my series at Education Week Teacher on the challenges of being a male teacher. It features guest responses from New York City teacher José Vilson and Sacramento educator Alice Mercer.
Nelson Mandela’s Memorial Service
Nelson Mandela’s memorial service is still going on at the time of my writing this post. I’m sure I’ll be adding more reports on it as videos become available, but here are some resources I’m adding to The Best Resources Honoring Nelson Mandela At His Passing….: Crowds Mass in South Africa to Bid Farewell and Honor Mandela is from The New York Times. World leaders join singing crowds for Mandela

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The Best Websites For English Language Learner Students In 2013 – Part Two
  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 Students In 2013 – So Far The Best Websites For English Language Learner Students In 2012 — Part Two The Best Websites For English Language Learner Students In 2012
12-9-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Telling Jokes As A Language-Learning ActivityMy latest New York Times post for English Language Learners is about telling jokes as a language-learning activity. It includes a student interactive and teaching ideas. You can also seen all my previous Times posts here.by Larry Ferlazzo / 1h YESTERDAYThe Best Articles (And Blo