Video: Bringing Syria’s Civil War Home
I’m adding this video to The Best Resources For Learning About What’s Happening In Syria:
Excellent Updated Resources On Ukraine
Here are some excellent new additions to The Best Resources On The Protests (& Crisis) In Ukraine: Ukraine embroiled in East-West divide is an Associated Press interactive. Ukrainian crisis: Situation maps is from The Washington Post. What’s Going On in Ukraine? An Up-to-Date Guide is from ABC News.
My Slide Presentation For Education Writers Association: “Connecting Educators & Education Journalists”
This morning, I joined three other educators, including Jose Vilson, for an online panel discussion sponsored by the Education Writers Association on Talking to Teachers: New Voices, New Views. Participation in the Webinar was limited to journalists. My short presentation focused on suggesting ways journalists could connect with teachers, and have embedded by PowerPoint below. I have to get back t
Khan Academy To Do SAT Prep Not Just For Math, But For Reading & Writing, Too
I’ve previously shared info on the SAT changes that were announced yesterday (see “The Story Behind the SAT Overhaul”). I had seen that one of the parts of the announcement was that the Khan Academy was going to work with the College Board to develop free online test prep materials, and assumed it was only going to be for math. However, I know see in a very good Ed Week story on the program that
“The Story Behind the SAT Overhaul”
The Story Behind the SAT Overhaul is a very interesting piece in this week’s New York Times Magazine. Here’s an excerpt: Still, Coleman concedes that the redesigned SAT won’t quiet everyone’s complaints, and he doesn’t expect there to be a universal celebration of what they’ve done. You can imagine there will be substantial questions, for instance, about whether any standardized test can be fair
“Four questions to ask before using an Ed Tech tool” Is My New British Council Post
Four questions to ask before using an Ed Tech tool is my latest post over at Teaching English-British Council. Here’s how I start: You can see all my British Council posts here.
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Excellent Post: “This Brilliant Math Teacher Has a Formula to Save Kids’ Lives”
This Brilliant Math Teacher Has a Formula to Save Kids’ Lives is an excellent post by Glennon Melton. You’ll definitely want to read the entire piece, but here’s an excerpt: Every Friday afternoon Chase’s teacher asks her students to take out a piece of paper and write down the names of four children with whom they’d like to sit the following week. The children know that these requests may or may
Neat Interactive Shows English Words “Borrowed” From Other Languages
Borrowed Words is a net interactive that shows from which languages English has borrowed the most words from during which periods of time. It’s fun to play around with it. Thanks to Joyce Valenza for the tip.
3-5-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: “Earth Hour” Is On March 29th — Here Are Lots Of Related ResourcesEarth Hour, the annual time when people around the world switch-off lights for an hour to bring attention to environmental issues, takes place on March 29th this year. You might find The Best Sites To Learn About “Earth Hour” helpful….by Larry Ferlazzo / 1h T
