This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Ed Policy
© 2012 Brad Perkins, Flickr | CC-BY-SA | via Wylio Here are some recent useful posts and articles on education policy issues: Actually, public education is getting better, not worse is from The Washington Post. I’m adding it to The Best Articles Pointing Out That Our Schools Are Not Failing. Due Process Should Include Peer Assistance and Review is by Anthony Cody. I’m adding it to The Best Resourc
September’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
Researchers See What A Growth Mindset Does To The Brain
Many of us teachers have seen the effect of helping our students develop a growth mindset — that their recognizing that effort trumps intelligence will result in success and better learning. You can read more about this idea, coming out of the work of Carol Dweck, at The Best Resources On Helping Our Students Develop A “Growth Mindset.” Now, researchers have announced results of a study where the
9-18-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Nice Video Animation: “Scottish independence referendum 2014 explained”The citizens of Scotland are voting on whether to be their own independent country. In fact, the voting is taking place as I’m writing these words. I’ve previously shared a nice, short video explaining what’s going on, and here’s another good explanation