Useful Videos & Tweets From #AFT14
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“Cost Of Living Map” Is A Nice Interactive
The Cost of Living Map lets you pick any two major cities in the United States and it compares their costs of living — overall and in specific categories. It’s very, very easy to use, and could be very helpful to students. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning Economics & Practical Money Skills. Thanks to Google Maps Mania for the tip.
“Thesaurus.Land” Looks Like A Helpful Tool
Thanks to a tweet from Eric T. MacKnight, I’ve learned about a new site called Thesaurus.Land. It’s an online…thesaurus, and a pretty neat one. You type in a word, as I did with the word “sad” in the above image. Once you click on the arrow/triangle to the left of each word, it will show you synonyms for each one of them. I’m adding it to The Best Reference Websites For English Language Learners.
This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Education Policy
© 2011 claudia gabriela marques vieira, Flickr | CC-BY-ND | via Wylio Here are some useful posts and articles on educational policy issues: ‘Innovation’ Schools Get a Chance to Shake Up the Rules is from WNYC in New York City. Departure of Official Is Sought by Teachers is from The New York Times. A Draft Bill of Research Rights for Educators is by Daniel Willingham. I’m adding it to The Best Reso
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More Resources On The Child Refugee Crisis At U.S. Border
© 2012 U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Flickr | CC-BY-SA | via Wylio Here are some new additions to The Best Resources For Learning About The Children Refugee Crisis At The U.S. Southern Border: The Children Crossing Our Border Just Want a Better Life—Let’s Treat Them as Our Own is by Jose Luis Vilson. Fleeing Gangs, Children Head to U.S. Border is from The New York Times. Book Drive Seeks To
July’s Infographics & Interactives Galore – Part Two
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
July’s Best Tweets — Part Two
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
7-10-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL, & EF
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: “‘Collaboration Is Crucial’: An Interview With Carmen Fariña & Laura Kotch”In my latest Education Week Teacher post, I interview Carmen Fariña, Chancellor of the New York City schools, & Laura Kotch, its former Director of Professional Development and Curriculum, about the new edition of their book, A School Leader’