Video: “Self Control: Dan Ariely at TEDxDuke”
I’m a big fan of Duke professor, author and researcher Dan Ariely, and have written a lot about his work. Here’s a video of a talk he gave on self-control (you can find the transcript here). It’s really quite good. Unfortunately, I think most of the examples and stories he uses — which are great — would just be too hard for high school students to connect with, and apply to, their own situation. N
Video & Useful Tweets From #TeachDoNow Panel On Teachers & Social Media
Vicki Davis, Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach, Tina Barseghian Matt Williams and I participated in a #TeachDoNow Google+ panel discussion on teachers and social media. Here is the video and some useful tweets sent during the hour event. You can learn more about KQED’s #TeachDoNow online course here. [View the story "Useful Tweets From #TeachDoNow Panel On Teachers & Social Media" on Storify]
Video: ‘World Cup Chemistry: The Science Behind the Brazuca Ball”
© 2013 Calcio Streaming, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio Here are some new additions to The Best Sites For Learning About The 2014 World Cup In Brazil, in including a video: The New York Times has collected all their World Cup interactives in one place. Your World Cup Ethical Questions, Answered is from The New York Times.
“The Leftovers” Shared A Key To Motivation & Perseverance In The First 30 Seconds Of Last Night’s Episode
“The Leftovers” is an intriguing, though depressing, new show on HBO, and last night was its second episode. The first thirty seconds of the show demonstrated a key to motivation and grit (perseverance) — I wish the clip could be found online, but no such luck. Two FBI agents were sitting in an office, and one told the other that his kid wanted to quit soccer and wanted to know if he should let h
Our National Union Has A New President!
Lily Eskelsen García was just elected President of the National Education Association. You can read more about her at: Eskelsen García: We Are Fearless and We Will Not Be Silent at NEA Today. Doug Robinson: Former lunch lady Lily Garcia goes to Washington to run for the NEA from Deseret News. Check out her blog, Lily’s Blackboard. Next NEA leader’s first task: Win back public is from Politico an
Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL
© 2014 Charles Seo, Flickr | CC-BY-ND | 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: The Disabled Access Friendly Site is for teachers of English Language Learners and “provides teachers with free teaching material that can be used in class, for projects or
7-6-14 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: More Sites For Learning About Different Cultures© 2009 Nina Matthews, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio Here are some new additions to one of my most popular lists, The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Different Cultures: What Beauty Looks Like, From Argentina to Vietnam is from The Atlantic. MAP: The most popular sport i