Resources For “Endangered Species Day”
May 22nd has been named The International Day for Biological Diversity by the United Nations. In the United States, May 21st was designated Endangered Species Day by Congress. You might be interested in The Best Resources For World Biodiversity Day (& Endangered Species Day).
Just Updated “Choose Your Own Adventure” List
My students love reading “choose your own adventure” stories, and I’ve just updated my popular The Best Places To Read & Write “Choose Your Own Adventure” Stories list. Actually, I only had time to update the first half — the one with links to online stories. I still have to get around to revising the second half on tools to create them. Just another item on my “to do” list….
Wow! 800 Pound Gorilla Google Unveils “Google Classroom” That May Make Many Present Tools Irrelevant
Google has just unveiled Google Classroom, which looks like a one-stop shop for teachers and students. It’s free, with no ads, and describes itself as providing the ability to: Create and collect assignments: Classroom weaves together Google Docs, Drive and Gmail to help teachers create and collect assignments paperlessly. They can quickly see who has or hasn’t completed the work, and provide di
“Six ways teachers can stay energized” Is My New Post At Teaching English
Six ways teachers can stay energized is my latest monthly post at Teaching English at the British Council. Here’s an excerpt: You can see all my prior Teaching English posts here.
The Best Articles Showing Why Education Reform Is NOT The Best Way To Fight Poverty
Paul Bruno has described one of my common frustrations: When charged with “ignoring poverty”, many education reformers will respond that in fact improving education is the best way to fight poverty. Arne Duncan once went so far as to say that “the only way to end poverty is through education.” Here are some articles questioning that perspective, and I hope readers will contribute more. In additio
More Resources On The Upcoming World Cup
Here are some new additions to The Best Sites For Learning About The 2014 World Cup In Brazil: A Knuckleball No More: World Cup Soccer Ball Gets A Redesign is from NPR. How to Speak Football Infographic is from Kaplan. Here’s a great Powerade commercial connected to the World Cup:
5-5-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Learn About Mother’s Day & Conjunctions In My Latest NY Times Post For ELLsLearn 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 a