The Best Video Clips On The Benefits Of Writing Well — Help Me Find More
© 2008 Caitlin Regan, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio I’m working on a lesson about the value of writing well, and am developing a collection of video clips that might be useful. Here are the ones I’ve come up with — I hope readers will contribute more:
Can You Help Me Find Research On How Writing Strengthens The Brain?
© 2010 Enokson, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio I’ve written a lot about how learning in general strengthens the brain and reading’s effects on the brain (see The Best Resources For Showing Students That They Make Their Brain Stronger By Learning). In addition, I’ve written a lot about recent research finding how handwriting in particular helps brain development (see The Best Resources For Learning Abo
The Best Resources For Understanding “Personalized Learning”
© 2009 Alan Levine, Flickr | CC-BY-SA | via Wylio When the last Race To The Top applications came out, its focus on the idea of “personalized learning” prompted me to create a The Best Resources On “Race To The Top” (& On “Personalized Learning”) list. Now, though, I think it’s time to make the topic a “Best” list of its own… I’ve got a number of concerns, and a fair amount of skepticism, abou
July’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
Latest Resources On Child Refugees At U.S.-Mexico Border
© 2007 Richard Masoner / Cyclelicious, Flickr | CC-BY-SA | via Wylio Here are the latest additions to The Best Resources For Learning About The Children Refugee Crisis At The U.S. Southern Border: Shame on you, Murrieta, for blocking immigrant detainee buses is from The L.A. Times. Migrant children describe fear of facing protesters is a news report from an ABC affiliate in Southern California. A
Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL
© 2011 SEE TEFL, Flickr | CC-BY-SA | via Wylio 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: Ala. Puts Stop to Enrollment Policies That Discriminate Against Immigrants is from Education Week. I’m adding it to The Best Resources To Learn About Alabama’s Awful Immigrati
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Resources On The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
© 2009 Al Jazeera English, Flickr | CC-BY-SA | via Wylio With the tragedy unfolding in Israel and Gaza, I thought people might find The “Best” Resources For Learning About The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict useful. Additional suggestions are welcome….
It’s A Supermoon Today, Aug. 10 and Sept. 9 — Here Are Related Resources
© 2012 James Niland, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio I’m publishing this post a little late, but other full moons this summer, on Aug. 10 and Sept. 9, are also supermoons. You might be interested in The Best Resources About The “Supermoon.”
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 7-12-14 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAYInfographic: “Why Language Learning Is Important”I’ve got a few issues with this infographic but, in general, it offers decent advice. I’m not quite sure why it shows up so small but, if you click on it, a bigger version appears…..by Larry Ferlazzo / 6h YESTERDAYThree Good Resources On Asse