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Wednesday, August 27, 2014

8-27-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

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






“‘Building A Better Teacher’: An Interview With Elizabeth Green”
‘Building A Better Teacher’: An Interview With Elizabeth Green is my latest post over at Education Week Teacher. For today’s author interview, Elizabeth Green has offered to answer a few questions about her book, Building A Better Teacher. Here are two excerpts:

This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Education Policy
© 2010 Dave, Flickr | CC-BY-ND | via Wylio Here are some recent valuable posts and articles on educational policy issues: A Quick Look At The ASA Statement On Value-Added is from The Shanker Blog. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About The “Value-Added” Approach Towards Teacher Evaluation. Do Evaluations Penalize Teachers of Needy Students? is from Ed Week. I’m adding it to the sam
Zaption Adds “Ready-To-Use” Video Gallery
Zaption is a tool that lets you easily add videos with interactive questions for students, and then you can track student progress. They recently made it free-of-charge. It’s on A Potpourri Of The Best & Most Useful Video Sites list. Today, they announced a “gallery” of ready-to-use video collections that have been created by educators and that others can use. They look pretty good, especiall


8-26-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Sunday & Monday (2nd Wk) Tweets About #Ferguson #MichaelBrown© 2014 Mike Licht, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio [View the story "Sunday & Monday (2nd Wk) Tweets About #Ferguson #MichaelBrown" on Storify]by Larry Ferlazzo / 9min hide  //  saveTwo Of The Most Student Accessible Articles I’ve Seen On Self-Control©