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Tuesday, February 4, 2014

2-4-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

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







Just Did A Quick Update On “Best” List About Connecting With Classes Around The World
I just did a quick update of my The Best Ways To Find Other Classes For Joint Online Projects list. Some of the groups listed might not be particularly active right now, but at least there are no dead links….
Disappointment At Trial Attacking California Teachers
As regular readers know, I’ve been sharing updates about the ongoing trial attacking teachers, tenure, and educator’s due process rights here in California (see The Best Resources On California Court Case Attacking Teacher’s Rights). I was deeply disappointed yesterday to learn that Jonathan Raymond, the recently-departed Superintendent for our District here in Sacramento, testified for the plain


“Assessing English language learners” Is My New Post At TeachingEnglish
Assessing English language learners is my newest post at The British Council’s TeachingEnglish site. Here’s an excerpt: You can see all my TeachingEnglish posts here.


Today’s Resources On Sochi Olympics
Here are today’s additions to The Best Sites For Learning About The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games: The Games Are A Great Party, But Not A Great Investment is from NPR. The CBC has an excellent Olympics site (thanks to Michelle Henry for the tip). Explore more infographics like this one on the web’s largest information design community – Visually.
2-3-14 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 Collection Of #EvaluateThat TweetsThe BATS have started a great campaign — #EvaluateThat. Check out a few of them below and tweet out your own! [View the story "A Collection Of #EvaluateThat Tweets" on Storify]by Larry Ferlazzo / 1h hide  //  saveMy Latest NY Times Post For ELLs Is On The OlympicsMy latest New Y