“Unknown Unknowns” & The Potential Of An Exceptional Theory Of Knowledge Lesson
One of Donald Rumsfeld’s most famous – if not his most famous – utterance was his “unknown unknowns” response at a press conference related to Iraq (you can see a video of it at the end of this post). Now, filmmaker Errol Morris has just published The Certainty of Donald Rumsfeld (Part 1) over at The New York Times, the first in a four-part series. I don’t know what the next three parts are goin
The Best Posts, Articles & Videos On “Teacher Leadership” — Contribute More!
“Teacher Leadership” is a phrase that’s used a lot, and to not always mean the same thing. It’s particularly important, I think, to talk about it now since Education Secretary Arne Duncan is kicking-off an initiative using the term (you’ll find commentaries on that effort later in this post). I thought it might be useful to share a few of what I think are the best ones (or, at least, the ones tha
Infographic: Universal Declaration Of Human Rights
I’ve previously posted about how I use the UN Universal Declaration Of Human Rights in a modified version of the well-known Rethinking Schools lesson ((I provide students excerpts of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights and the South African Bill of Rights, have students compare them our own, and then students develop one for their own imaginary country — with justifications). You can se
“8 Tips for Reaching Out to Parents”
8 Tips for Reaching Out to Parents is a very good list of suggestions by educator David Cutler that has been published by Edutopia. Here is one of his suggestions: 6. Call Home to Report Good News Parents rarely receive a positive call home. Twice a semester, I make a point to call and tell them how impressed I am with something their student did or said. It surprises me when parents nervously ans
Video: This “Unusual” Bus Shelter Could Be A Good Video For English Language Learners
This video of an “unusual” bus shelter could be useful to show to English Language Learners and have them describe — in writing and verbally — what they see:
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: Students Learn About Antonyms & Write About Their Perfect School In My Latest NY Times Post For ELLsStudents 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 i