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Thursday, June 19, 2014

6-19-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL:








All Of My “Best Of 2014 – So Far″ Lists In One Place!
Here are my “Best of 2014 – So Far” lists — all in one place! I might have one or two more to do, and will just add them here when I get around to writing more. Of course, you can see all over 1,300 of my “The Best” lists here. And you might also want to take a look at All Of My “Best Of 2013″ Lists In One Place! The Best Science Sites Of 2014 – So Far The Best Websites For English Language Learn


The Best Science Sites Of 2014 – So Far
Well, this should be the last of my mid-year lists…. It’s a fairly small list this year, though there are certainly tons of good resources from previous ones. You might also be interested in: The “All-Time” Best Science Sites The Best Science Sites Of 2013 – Part Two The Best Science Sites Of 2013 – So Far The Best Science Sites Of 2012 — Part Two The Best Science Sites Of 2012 — Part One The B


June’s Best Tweets — Part Three
Every month I make a few short lists highlighting my choices of the best resources I through (and learned from) Twitter, but didn’t necessarily include them in posts here on my blog. I’ve already shared in earlier posts several new resources I found on Twitter — and where I gave credit to those from whom I learned about them. Those are not included again in post. If you don’t use Twitter, you can


What Can School Districts (& School Reformers) Learn From Pixar?
I haven’t been a big fan of schools being run like businesses (see The Best Posts & Articles Explaining Why Schools Should Not Be Run Like Businesses). However, here’s one thing school districts and “school reformers” can learn from Pixar Animation studies: Substitute "schl dist" 4 "company" RT @hollybrocks: Every company needs this quote from Pixar's 'Creativity, Inc' pic
Thursday’s New World Cup Resources
Here are today’s additions to The Best Sites For Learning About The 2014 World Cup In Brazil: Battle Cries is a wonderful interactive from The NY Times. Here are several Wall St. Journal interactives: Meet Team USA Profiles the Favored Teams Scoring: A National Style Guide


June’s Infographics & Interactives Galore – Part Three
There are just so many good infographics and interactives out there that I’ve begun a new semi-regular feature called “Infographics & Interactives Galore.” You can see others at A Collection Of “The Best…” Lists On Infographics and by searching “infographics” on this blog. I’ll still be publishing separate posts to individually highlight especially useful infographics and interactives, but you

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The Best Websites For English Language Learner Students In 2014 – So Far
This list focuses on sites that ELL students would use directly. Of course, many other sites on my other lists can also be used effectively with ELL’s. You might also be interested in: The Best Websites For English Language Learner Students In 2013 – Part Two The Best Websites For English Language Learner Students In 2013 – So Far The Best Websites For English Language Learner Students In 2012 —


6-18-14 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 Articles (And Blog Posts) Offering Practical Advice & Resources To Teachers In 2014 – So FarI continue my mid-year “The Best…” lists… The title of this “The Best…” list is pretty self-explanatory. What you’ll find here are blog posts and articles this year (some written by me, some by others) that were, in my o