Wednesday, December 25, 2013

12-25-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

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







The Best Scenes From (& Spoofs Of) “It’s A Wonderful Life”
Count me among the legions of “It’s A Wonderful Life” fans. Here are some scenes from the movie and spoofs of it, too: Of course, the famous last two minutes: And the more extensive ending: Saturday Night Live’s more satisfying end to the film: Jimmy Kimmel’s version of how Fox News would make the film: And here’s a fun animation from MTV: Let me know which ones I’m missing. And Merry Christ


Classroom Management Advice From Pope Francis
Last week, I posted What “School Reformers” — And All Of Us — Can Learn From Pope Francis About Creating Change, which highlighted a quote from a recent New Yorker article about the Pope. Here’s another quote from the Pope that appeared in the same article. I think it can also serve as a good guideline for effective classroom management:

“Feel Good” Christmas Stories For Christmas Day
I’m compiling “feel good” Christmas stories today and will be adding them — whenever I can find time — as I find them and as people let me know. I’m using Storify to “curate” them: [View the story "\"Feel Good\" Christmas Stories For Christmas Day" on Storify]


12-24-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: December’s Infographics & Interactives Galore — Part TwoThere are just so many good infographics and interactives out there that I’ve begun a new semi-regular feature called “Infographics & Interactives Galore.” You can see others at A Collection Of “The Best…” Lists On Infographics and by searching “infographics” o