This Week’s “Links I Should Have Posted About, But Didn’t”
I have a huge backlog of resources that I’ve been planning to post about in blog but, just because of time constraints, have not gotten around to doing. Instead of letting that backlog grow bigger, I regularly grab a few and list them here with a minimal description. It forces me to look through these older links, and help me organize them for my own use. I hope others will find them helpful, too
More Resources On Everest
Mt. Everest has been in the news recently with the news of the tragic avalanche. Here are some new additions to The Best Sites For Learning About Mount Everest (we do a unit on it to finish up the year in our mainstream ninth-grade English classes): Survivor recalls how ice tumbled down in Mount Everest avalanche is from CNN. Death Is Part of the Business for Everest Sherpa Guides is from NBC New
The Best Movies For IB Theory Of Knowledge Classes – What Are Your Suggestions?
Generally, the only times students in my classes watch full movies are the few times I’m absent (though we’ll often watch short clips), and when I’m not there it usually relates to a school-related meeting. All of the English teachers at our school spend four days each year — two near the beginning and two near the end — to review writing assessments all students in our school do twice a year (yo
Three Good New Resources On Wealth & Income Inequality
Here are some new additions to The Best Resources About Wealth & Income Inequality: Get Rich, Live Longer: The Ultimate Consequence of Income Inequality is from The Atlantic. The short guide to Capital in the 21st Century is from Vox. Economist Receives Rock Star Treatment is from The New York Times.
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 4-19-14 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAY“The Best Commentaries On The ‘Broken Compass’ Parent Involvement Book”You might, or might not, be aware of the recent controversy around a new book titled The Broken Compass:Parental Involvement With Children’s Education. Its authors recently had an op-ed in The NY Times reviewing their co