A Collection Of Useful Posts, Articles & Videos On Race & Racism – Help Me Find More
Issues of race and racism are critical for us to discuss and act on in our classrooms, among the teaching profession, and in society. I’ve posted a number of useful related resources over the years, and I thought this would be a good time to bring them all together and to also invite readers to contribute more. Here are my choices, so far, for inclusion in A Collection Of Useful Posts, Articles &
Great Video For ELLs: “Teeth”
This is a great video for English Language Learners — there’s no dialogue, but it’s engaging and funny. ELLs can watch it and then describe in writing and verbally what happened in it:
As Carthay Center turns magnet, parents want principal out
Carthay Center Elementary School Disgruntled parents from Carthay Center Elementary school in LA Unified’s District 1 are holding rallies this week to build support for removing their principal. Their outrage arose after the principal, Crystal Campbell-Shirley, who is completing her first year at the school, told seven teachers on Friday — half the faculty — that they would not be welcome back in
Google’s New Teacher Appreciation Video
I’m adding Google’s brand-new teacher appreciation video to The Best Resources To Learn About World Teachers Day:
President Obama Declares This Week “National Charter Schools Week” – Perhaps He Should Read Some Of These Articles
President Obama has declared this week to be “National Charter Schools Week.” Perhaps he could benefit from reading The Best Posts & Articles Analyzing Charter Schools before he does the same next year.
Learn About Mother’s Day & Conjunctions In My Latest NY Times Post For ELLs
Learn about Mother’s Day AND conjunctions in my latest New York Times post for English Language Learners. It includes a student interactive and teaching ideas. You might also be interested in my previous forty NY Times posts for ELLs. You might also want to check-out The Best Sites For Learning About Mother’s Day.
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Pinterest Changes The Way You Can Embed Pins — Again!
I like Pinterest a lot, and have several very active Boards. One thing I don’t like about it, though, is that the company keeps on changing the way you can embed Pins on blogs and websites. First, it was easy — they just gave you an embed code. Then, they created a new two-step process that was a pain, while at the same time disabling all the previous embedded images people at used on their sites
5-4-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Video: “Hans Rosling – fossil fuel distribution in two minutes”I’m adding this video to The Best Hans Rosling Videos:by Larry Ferlazzo / 59min Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 5-3-14 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLarry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF T