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Wednesday, September 3, 2014

9-3-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

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







170,000 Library Of Congress Images Put Online At Unique Interactive Site
Yale has just unveiled a unique interactive site of 170,000 images from The Library of Congress taken during the Great Depression, and it includes over 3,000 photos taken by the legendary Dorthea Lange, including the famous one at the top of this post. The Library of Congress states: Most photographs in this collection are considered to be in the public domain; however, labels on a few images ind


The Onion: “Teacher Asks Students To Split Into 2 Groups To Simulate Ideal Class Size”
You’ll want to read the funny and sad piece in The Onion that’s titled “Teacher Asks Students To Split Into 2 Groups To Simulate Ideal Class Size.” I’m adding it to The Best Education Articles From “The Onion.” You might also be interested in The Best Resources For Learning About How Class Size Does Matter.

Uh Oh, It Looks Like Facebook’s Zuckerberg Now Has His Own Pet Teacher Evaluation Project
© 2010 Damian Gadal, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio Mark Zuckerberg, fresh from his disastrous $100 million investment in Newark schools (The Best Posts & Articles For Learning About Newark’s $100 Million From Facebook) has decided he wants his own piece of the teacher evaluation business. He’s just become a major (I assume, THE major) investor in an education start-up called Panorama that is prom
More Great Teaching Ideas For #Ferguson #MichaelBrown
© 2014 Debra Sweet, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio I’ve previously posted this list twice before, but I felt it was worth sharing again because of some new additions (at the top): [View the story "Teaching Ideas For #Ferguson #MichaelBrown" on Storify]


Video: Iceland Volcano
I’m adding this video to The Best Sites For Learning About Volcanoes:
All My Ed Week Posts On “Relationships” From The Past 3 Years — In One Place!
My latest Ed Week Teacher column brings together all my posts there from the past three years on the topic of “relationships.” Here’s an excerpt: I’m adding it to The Best Resources On The Importance Of Building Positive Relationships With Students.


9-2-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: The New York Times Learning Network Begins Another Year!The New York Times Learning Network, one of the best resources out there for teachers (I said that before I began writing for it, and I’ll continue to say it), just published a useful post describing its upcoming activities for the new school year. Last year, I wrote a