Latest News and Comment from Education

Monday, March 24, 2014

3-24-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

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







“Scrawlar” Will Certainly Be One Of The Top Web 2.0 Tools Of The Year…
Scrawlar lets teachers create virtual classrooms, lets students write and use a “whiteboard,” doesn’t require student email registration (just a classroom password and a student-created sign-in code, and is free. It’s also usable on laptops, desktops, tablets and phones. It doesn’t get much better than that! For now, I’m adding it to The Best Sites That Students Can Use Independently And Let Teac
Video: “What Happens In One Minute Around The World”
This video came from The Atlantic. You can read more about it here.
“Great Teachers Focus On Connections & Relationships”
Great Teachers Focus On Connections & Relationships is my latest post over at Education Week Teacher. Eric Jensen, Jason Flom, and PJ Caposey share their suggestions for five best practices that teachers can implement in the classroom. This is Part Two in a three-part series. Here are some excerpts:


Students Learn About Antonyms & Write About Their Perfect School In My Latest NY Times Post For ELLs
Students learn about antonyms, in addition to writing about what they think are the qualities of an excellent school, in my latest New York Times post for English Language Learners. An interactive and teaching ideas are included. You can see all my previous NY Times post for ELLs here.




3-23-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: New Obamacare ResourcesHere are new additions to The Best Interactives Showing How Obamacare Works: Obamacare: Enrollment numbers and Medicaid expansion is from CNN.by Larry Ferlazzo / 13min Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 3-22-14 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLarry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching E