Resources For Connected Educators Month
© 2013 BarbaraLN, Flickr | CC-BY-SA | via Wylio October is Connected Educators Month. Here’s a description of the event: Millions of educators and others around the world have participated in hundreds of professional development opportunities as part of Connected Educator Month (CEM) the past two years. Originally developed by the U.S. Department of Education and its partners as part of the Connec
Just Updated “The Best Spelling Sites”
© 2009 greeblie, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio I’ve just revised and updated The Best Spelling Sites. More suggestions are welcome….
Publisher Offering 20% Discount On My Three Student Motivation Books
As regular readers know, the third book in my student motivation “trilogy” will be published in early March of next year. My publisher, Routledge, is now offering a twenty percent discount on pre-orders for that volume, and offering the same deal on my first two books, Helping Students Motivate Themselves and Self-Driven Learning, until December 31st. You can read about the discount here, or jus
The Best Resources For Learning About The Hong Kong Protests
© 2011 Thomas Galvez, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio Massive protests are rocking Hong Kong right now, and I’ve brought together some related resources that I will continue to expand in the coming days and weeks. You might also be interested in The Best Sites For Learning About Protests In History. Here are my choices for The Best Resources For Learning About The Hong Kong Protests: Protests Have Thei
“‘Reinventing Writing’: An Interview With Vicki Davis”
‘Reinventing Writing’: An Interview With Vicki Davis is my latest post at Education Week Teacher. Vicki Davis, known in education technology circles around the world as “Cool Cat Teacher,” is one of the Web’s most popular writers about ed tech. She recently agreed to answer a few questions about her new book, Reinventing Writing. Here are some excerpts:
Excellent List Of Eleven “Classroom Discipline Mistakes”
© 2014 Tim Pierce, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio Marvin Marshall, a great writer on positive classroom management, has published an excellent list of eleven “Classroom Discipline Mistakes.” You definitely want to read them all, but here are his first three: 1. BEING REACTIVE Teachers become stressed by reacting to inappropriate behavior. It is far more effective to employ a proactive approach to insp
Learn About Different Culture With New Version Of “Fasten Seat Belts”
Thanks to Richard Byrne and to InterCom, I’ve learned about a new and revised version of a neat site called Fasten Seat Belts. It shares a series of short and light videos about cultural norms in different countries. They’re framed as “Dos & Don’ts.” Here’s an example of one about India: I’m adding the site to The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Different Cultures.
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This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Ed Policy
© 2012 Susan O’Connell, Flickr | CC-BY-ND | via Wylio Here are recent useful posts and articles on education policy issues: Why Don’t We Have Real Data on Charter Schools? is by Pedro Noguera in The Nation. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles Analyzing Charter Schools. Don’t Let Distractions Erase Genuine Critiques Of Rhee And Campbell is by Sabrina Joy Stevens. Fixing the Best Schools
9-28-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Five Most Popular Posts Of The Week© 2010 Paul Townsend, Flickr | CC-BY-SA | via Wylio Here’s the second post in this now every-Sunday feature. These are the posts appearing this blog that received the most “hits” in the preceding seven days (though they have originally been published on an earlier date). Here they are: 1.
