School Starts Tomorrow!
The first day of our new school year is tomorrow! It should be a great year! I suspect that there might be fewer posts on this blog than usual over the next few days — I’m usually pretty exhausted at the end of the first two-or-three days of school until I get my “teacher legs” back. And any remaining energy will be devoted to evening basketball and memorizing student names, which will leave littl
“‘The Teacher Wars’: An Interview With Dana Goldstein”
‘The Teacher Wars’: An Interview With Dana Goldstein is my latest post at Education Week Teacher. I interview journalist Dana Goldstein about her book, “The Teacher Wars.” Here are some excerpts:
More Theory Of Knowledge Changes From IB
© 2012 Nana B Agyei, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio Over the past year, the International Baccalaureate program has been making lots of changes to the Theory of Knowledge course, and I’ve posted about them all. The changes continue… IB just sent out a document to all IB Coordinators sharing even more changes around the TOK oral presentation and the essay. In regards to the presentation, I’ve already p
Two Valuable Labor Day Resources
© 2010 Karen Horton, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio Here are two important additions to The Best Websites For Learning About Labor Day: US unions are shrinking. These 7 charts show what that means. is from Vox. The Power In Our Hands: A Curriculum on the History of Work and Workers in the United States is from The Zinn Education Project.
Just Published! 42nd ELT Blog Carnival: Back To School!
David Deubelbeiss has just published the 42nd edition of the ELT Blog Carnival (formerly known as the ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival) and it’s a great one on back-to-school activities. Teachers from all around the world have contributed their ideas! I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Planning The First Days Of School. You can see all the previous Blog Carnivals here. And you can express your inte
8-31-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: This Weekend Is The Ninth Anniversary Of Hurricane Katrina — Here Are Related Resources© 2005 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio This weekend is the ninth-anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s devastation. You might be interested in The Best Websites For Teaching & Learning About New Orleans, wher
