Apollo 11 launched on this day in 1969. You might be interested in: The Best Sites To Learn About The Apollo 11 Moon Landing The Best Resources For Learning About Neil Armstrong Today in 1969: #Apollo11 launched on first mission to land humans on the Moon: https://t.co/UkZvAVVet9 pic.twitter.com/0vvlXbvyvU — SmithsonianAirSpace (@airandspace) July 16, 2017
I’ve shared a lot about teacher evaluations, including: The Best Resources For Learning About Effective Student & Teacher Assessments The Best Resources For Learning About The “Value-Added” Approach Towards Teacher Evaluation
Every month I make a few short lists highlighting my choices of the best resources I through (and learned from) Twitter, but didn’t necessarily include them in posts here on my blog. I’ve already shared in earlier posts several new resources I found on Twitter — and where I gave credit to those from whom I learned about them. Those are not included again in post. If you don’t use Twitter, you can
This short video on texting moves from funny to tragic pretty quickly, and is accessible to English Language Learners. Having them talk and write about what happened in the funny parts, and then doing the same about the serious message at the end would be a great learning opportunity!
I’ve recently begun this weekly post where I’ll be sharing resources I’m adding to The Best Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Resources or other related “Best” lists: On Campus, Failure Is on the Syllabus is from The New York Times. I’m adding it to The Best Posts, Articles & Videos About Learning From Mistakes & Failures . Why does bullying cost California schools $276 million every year? is from
Dictation exercises in class, where English Language Learners need to listen and write down what they hear, is an excellent language-learning practice (you can learn more about these classroom lessons at The Best Resources For Learning How To Use The Dictogloss Strategy With English Language Learners ). I have had online dictation sites on The Best Listening Sites For English Language Learners ,
Editor’s Note: I’ve invited two exceptional, Dr. Isabel Baca and Lorena Germán, to write about an exciting opportunity for Latinx teachers and researchers (If you’re not familiar with the term “Latinx,” you can learn about it here . Dr. Isabel Baca is an associate professor of English at the University of Texas at El Paso and is an active member of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCT
Q & A Collections: Race & Gender Challenges is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. It includes links to all the columns on Race and Gender Challenges from the past six years! Here’s one excerpt:
In yet another attempt to get at the enormous backlog I have of sites worth blogging about, I post a regular feature called “The Week In Web 2.0.” (you might also be interested in The Twenty-Five Best Web 2.0 Applications For Education In 2017 – So Far ). I also sometimes include tech tools or articles about them that might not exactly fit the definition of Web 2.0: Richard Byrne shared a good ex
This is from CNN: In the New Mexico desert just before dawn on July 16th 1945 a chain reaction lasting a fraction of a second would alter the course of human history. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About Nuclear Weapons .
As many teachers already know, one of the most effective responses we can make to classroom management problems is by saying: “I’m not feeling respected right now.” Assuming you have good relationships with your students, I’m not really sure if there’s anything better we can say in the moment. Of course, it’s also important for us to follow-up later with the main student or students who appeared
