Getty Museum Adds 77,000 Images To Public Domain
Last August, I published a post titled Getty Museum Makes Nearly 5,000 Public Domain Images Available Online — Will Increase In Future. Well, they did just that this week, adding 77,000 more images to the public domain. They can be used for any purpose by anyone, as long as they give proper attribution. You can read more about it at Open Culture and at The Getty. I’m adding this info to The Best
Apparently, Today Is Both “World Book Night” & “UN English Language Day” – Here Are The Best Resources For Both
It’s a little confusing to me, but UNESCO says today is apparently both “World Book Night” and “UN English Language Day.” I use the word “confusing” because UNESCO has also declared March 6th as World Book Day (see The Best Resources For World Book Day). My sense is that UNESCO’s strategy is March 6th is for celebration reading in general, and today, April 23rd, emphasizes book-giving. I’d be hap
“How Can We Best Respond To Student Grief?”
How Can We Best Respond To Student Grief? is the new “question-of-the-week” at my Education Week Teacher column. Your responses are welcome there or here…
My New Radio Program: “How Can Administrators Help Support an Engaging Curriculum in the Classroom?”
My new BAM! Radio program is on How Can Administrators Help Support an Engaging Curriculum in the Classroom? Kelly Young (who I consider to be my primary mentor) and Anne Reeves are my guests in this nine-minute podcast.
Another Big Surprise: Reflection Helps Learning
Hot on the heels of Another Shocker – NOT! Students Respond Better To Support Than Threats, yet another study has been released finding something that has been obvious to teachers for years — reflecting on a learning experience enhances it. Here’s how the Harvard Business Journal summarized the results: Research participants who did an arithmetic brain-teaser and then reflected on their strategie
Google Street View Adds “Go Back In Time” Feature Today
There are a number of sites out there that let you click on a location in Google Street View and then show you historical images of that same site going back many, many years. And you can access the best of them at The Best Historical Photo + Video Map-Based Sites. Today, Google has announced their own somewhat similar (though far more limited) “Go Back In Time” feature – they’ve put photos from
4-22-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Another Shocker – NOT! Students Respond Better To Support Than ThreatsYet another study has found that threats of punishment is not a very effective motivating tactic. You can read a summary of this new study at Science Daily, Teachers’ scare tactics may lead to lower exam scores. And if you want to read about a zillion oth