Video: Stephen Colbert On The Common Core
If you haven’t seen it already, check out Stephen Colbert’s clip from last night on the Common Core: The Colbert ReportGet More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,Video Archive
Three Useful Posts On The “Flipped” Classroom
Here are three new additions to The Best Posts On The “Flipped Classroom” Idea: Modifying the Flipped Classroom: The “In-Class” Version is from Edutopia. Fixing the Flipped Classroom: @EDpuzzle is from Ed Tech Coaching. What ‘They’ Forgot to tell you When Flipping your Classroom is from Common Core and Ed Tech.
Nice Growth Mindset Chart I Hadn’t Seen Before
I’m adding this to The Best Resources On Helping Our Students Develop A “Growth Mindset”: Love this #GrowthMindset #Attitude pic.twitter.com/OWu0jGPuYF — Dr. Steve Gray (@sgray_NCSD) April 9, 2014
“What Are Dos and Don’ts of a Successful One-to-One Computing Program?”
What Are Dos and Don’ts of a Successful One-to-One Computing Program? is the latest “question-of-the-week” at my Education Week Teacher column. Response are welcome there or here….
Big News! Sacramento Withdraws From NCLB Waiver Granted CORE Districts
Photo: Sacramento City Teachers Association President Nikki Milevsky and School Board President Patrick Kennedy announce the District’s decision to withdraw from CORE I’ve written a lot about the awful decision made by the U.S. Department of Education to grant eight California school districts (known as CORE) a waiver from No Child Left Behind (see The Best Posts & Articles On The NCLB Waiver
“Booktrack” Lets You Read Books With Soundtracks & Make Your Own
Booktrack Classroom has books in the public domain online to which they’ve added “soundtracks” — music, street sounds, etc. In addition, students can create their own soundtracks to books that they write. Even better, teachers can create virtual classrooms with assigned readings and/or to share their own creations. And, best of all, it’s free. You can read many of the books without having to regi
My New BAM! Podcast Is Tragically Timely: “How Can We Help Students Handle Loss and Grief?”
Tragically, my brand new BAM! podcast is very timely with today’s stabbings in Pennsylvania. Mary Tedrow and Stephen Lazar join me in a ten minute conversation on How Can We Help Students Handle Loss and Grief? You might also find these resources useful: The Best Resources For Helping Students Deal With Grief The Best Resources On Talking With Children About Tragedies
“Poverty-related Challenges Sap Instructional Time in High Schools”
Poverty-related Challenges Sap Instructional Time in High Schools is the headline of an article in Education Week on a new study that finds teachers in high-poverty schools like ours end up with thirty minutes of less instructional time each day than those in higher-income areas: Disruptions such as welcoming new students to the classrooms, and locking down the school during emergencies and drills
Even More Resources On Rwandan Genocide
It’s the twentieth anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, and here are even more additions to The Best Sites To Learn About Genocide In Rwanda: Remembering Rwandans Who Followed Their Conscience is from NPR. The Rwandan Genocide: 20 years later is a photo gallery from The Boston Globe. Here’s a video from NBC News:
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U.S. Department Of Ed Releases Useful Guide On Teaching Academic Language To ELLs
The What Works Clearinghouse at the U.S. Department of Education has just released an updated Guide for Teaching Academic Content and Literacy to English Learners in Elementary and Middle School. The recommendations are good ones, and it’s always nice to be able to tell one’s administrator that you’re following the recommendations of the U.S. Department of Education . Even though they say it’s f
4-8-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: The Best Posts & Videos About Sugata Mitra & His Education IdeasProfessor Sugata Mitra and is famous for his “holes in the wall” experiments where he placed computers in impoverished Indian communities and students “self-organized” their instruction. Professor Mitra was awarded the TED Prize last year, and expanded