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Tuesday, April 15, 2014

4-15-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

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Three Useful Posts On Student Engagement
Here are three new additions to The Best Posts & Articles On Student Engagement: How Engaged Are Students and Teachers in American Schools? is from MindShift. More Than Half of Students ‘Engaged’ in School, Says Poll is from Education Week. Updated Personalization vs. Differentiation vs. Individualization Chart Version 3 is from Personalize Learning.
The Best Research On Listening To Music When Studying
I’ve published a few posts about the question of playing background music in the classroom, along with info on the practice of listening to music when studying. I thought I’d bring them together in one post, and invite readers to contribute their own ideas and experiences, too. I’ll be adding this “Best” list to The Best Resources On The Dangers Of Multitasking. Here goes: This is a reprint of my

Research Studies Of The Week
I often write about research studies from various fields and how they can be applied to the classroom. I write individual posts about ones that I think are especially significant, and will continue to do so. However, so many studies are published that it’s hard to keep up. So I’ve started writing a “round-up” of some of them each week or every other week as a regular feature. By the way, you mi

“Spacehopper” Is One Of The Best Geography Games I’ve Seen
There are quite a few online geography games out there, and you can see them at The Best Online Geography Games. Many of them are pretty hard, and can be frustrating to students. Spacehopper is a new online game that isn’t easy but, after showing you a Google Street View image of a location, provides clues that make it less difficult. You’re shown a map with various dots on it, as well as the map


ELL Teachers & Students Will Love MusiXmatch – It Provides Karaoke-Style Lyrics To Most YouTube Music Videos
MusiXmatch is a free Chrome extension that will provide karaoke-style lyrics to most YouTube music videos. It can be used very easily on desktop and mobile devices. Using songs, and using lyrics karaoke-style, is a longstanding and effective language-learning strategy, and you can read about many of them at The Best Music Websites For Learning English. You can read more about it at TechCrunch. I


National Teacher Day Is Coming-Up & Here Are Two Great Ways To Celebrate It On Social Media!
National Teacher Day in the United States is always celebrated on the Tuesday in the first full week of May. World Teachers’ Dayis held annually on October 5th since 1994, celebrates teachers worldwide, and was started by UNESCO. You can find lots of related resources for both days at The Best Resources To Learn About World Teachers Day. This year, two great groups are sponsoring ways to celebrat
4-14-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: April’s Infographics & Interactives Galore – Part FourThere 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” on