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June’s “The Best” Lists — There Are Now 1,322 Of Them!
Here’s my monthly round-up of new “The Best…” lists I posted this month (you can see all 1,321 of them categorized here): The Best Science Sites Of 2014 – So Far The Best Websites For English Language Learner Students In 2014 – So Far The Best Articles (And Blog Posts) Offering Practical Advice & Resources To Teachers In 2014 – So Far The Best Resources, Articles & Blog Posts For Teachers
JUN 26
Video: Experience A Little Bit Of What Someone With Autism Feels….
I’m adding this video to The Best Sites For Walking In Someone Else’s Shoes:
More On Freedom Summer
Here are new additions to The Best Resources For Learning About Freedom Summer: Still Learning From The ‘Pearl Harbor’ Of The Civil Rights Movement is from NPR. In anniversary ceremony, historic church is center for Freedom Summer lessons is from The Hechinger Report. People came together 50 summers ago to transform education’s trajectory – let’s finish the job is also from The Hechinger Report.
JUN 24
This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Good Posts & Articles On Education Policy
Here are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues: Aren’t California tenure policies in fact unreasonable? Plus 4 more Vergara questions asked and answered is from The Washington Post. I’m adding it to California Court Rules It’s All The Teachers’ Fault, which is where I’ve collected a number of thoughtful reactions to a terrible decision. I’m also adding these three pos
JUN 23
Infographic: “Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy With Verbs”
Here’s a nice infographic I’m adding to The Best Resources For Helping Teachers Use Bloom’s Taxonomy In The Classroom. It comes from Mia MacMeekin, who creates lots of great infographics at An Ethical Island. And thanks to MindShift for the tip.
Scary Video: Irish Public Service Video On Speeding Good For Language Development & Public Safety
Northern Ireland’s DOE Road Safety has released a public service video on safety that is so disturbing that it can’t be shown until after 9:00 PM at night there. I wouldn’t use it with younger English Language Learners, but showing it to older students and having them describe what they see could be useful on a number of levels:
‘Teachers Know A Lot About Scaffolding’ For Complex Texts
‘Teachers Know A Lot About Scaffolding’ For Complex Texts is my latest post over at Education Week Teacher. It’s Part Two in a series on…scaffolding for complex texts. Part One featured responses from three educators: Wendi Pillars, Amy Benjamin, and Christopher Lehman. Today’s post includes three joint commentaries from Nancy Frey and Douglas Fisher; Tammy Mulligan and Clare Landrigan; and Aaron
Washington Post Reprints My “Best & Worst” Ed News List
The Washington Post has just republished my The best and worst education news of 2014 — so far piece. Check it out if you missed it when I originally posted it on this blog.
Monday’s New World Cup Resources
Here are new additions to The Best Sites For Learning About The 2014 World Cup In Brazil: The Curious History Of The World Cup Soccer Ball is a slideshow from Fast Company. 22 maps that explain the World Cup is from Vox. World Cup 2014 resources and activities is from TES Connect.
JUN 22
My Favorite Posts In 2014 — So Far
Every year I identify my personal favorite posts, and it’s time for my mid-year selection. You can see my choices for each of the past seven years here. Here are My Favorite Posts In 2014 — So Far: Here are some of my favorite “The Best…” lists from this year (by the way, the total lists I’ve published reached 1,300 this year): The Best Posts & Articles Highlighting Why We Need To Be Very Car
Tips On Taking Good Photographs
Here are new additions to The Best Sites For Learning Beginning Photography Tips: How to Take Better Pictures with Your Smartphone’s Camera is from Lifehacker. How To Take The Perfect Photo is from Shutterfly (thanks to Richard Byrne for the tip).
Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL
I’ve started a somewhat regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that have caught my attention: Welcome.us invites people to share their immigration stories and to celebrate June as Immigrant Heritage Month: I’m adding the link and video to The Best Sites For Learning About Immigration In The United States. David Pe
Sunday’s New World Cup Resources
Here are today’s additions to The Best Sites For Learning About The 2014 World Cup In Brazil: Let The Commercials Explain World Cup Passion is from NPR. The Clubs That Connect The World Cup is a NY Times interactive. Watch the Most Beautiful Free Kicks in World Cup History is from Slate. How We Play The Game is another neat interactive from the NY Times. What language does soccer speak? is from A
The Best and Worst Education News of 2014 — So Far
I always do a year-end “Best & Worst” round-up of ed news, and I also often do a preliminary mid-year summary. June is a good time for it, and here it is — not ranking in any order…. I hope readers will let me know if they agree or disagree, and also share what they think I missed. You might also be interested in lists from previous years: Best and worst education news of 2013 The best — and
Five Useful Ed Tech Articles & Posts
Here are some recent useful pieces on ed tech-related issues: From Apple II to Touchcast, the evolution of computers in the classroom is from The Washington Post. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About The History Of Technology. Via Tablet or Smartphone, Learning With MOOCs is from The New York Times. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles On MOOC’s — Help Me Find More. Three
JUN 21
The Best Articles I’ve Written In 2014 — So Far
In addition to the thousands of posts I’ve written in this blog (and in my parent engagement blog) over the past seven years, my six books, my weekly posts for Education Week Teacher and The New York Times, and my monthly posts for the British Council, I’ve also written well over one hundred articles for different publications. You can access all of them here. You can also see what I think are
Fun Infographic: “20 Movie Snacks Around the World Infographic”
I’m adding this infographic to The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Different Cultures: Learn more about Movie Snacks Around the World and Infographic Design from Lemonly.
Fourth Of July Resources
July 4th is Independence Day in the United States. You might be interested in The Best Websites For Learning About The Fourth Of July.
June’s Infographics & Interactives Galore – Part Four
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