Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007

Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007

This Week With Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... 

 The latest news and resources in education since 2007

Video: “Why America Has More Tornadoes Than Anywhere Else In The World”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 8h

OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay I’m adding this new Science Insider video to The Best Resources For Learning About Tornadoes :

NPR’s “Hidden Brain” Podcasts Now Provides Lesson Plans For Many Of Its Shows

by Larry Ferlazzo / 9h

NPR’s Hidden Brain podcast is one of the few shows I always check out – practically all their shows can relate to education, and they also provide transcripts to them. Thanks to Ray Salazar on Twitter, I learned that they now provide classroom lesson plans for some of their shows . Based on a quick review, I wouldn’t call them exceptional ones, but they certainly provide good starting points for

Pins Of The Week

by Larry Ferlazzo / 23h

I’m fairly active on Pinterest and, in fact, have curated 17,000 resources there that I haven’t shared on this blog. I thought readers might find it useful if I began sharing a handful of my most recent “pins” each week (I’m not sure if you can see them through an RSS Reader – you might have to click through to the original post). You might also be interested in My Seven Most Popular Pins In 2018

Memorial Day Is Coming Up – Here Are Related Resources

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

jennifer1051 / Pixabay Memorial Day is coming up…. You might be interested in The Best Websites For Learning About Memorial Day .

Video: “What Street Markets Look Like Around The World”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

Seoulinspired / Pixabay I’m adding this new video from Insider to The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Different Cultures :

“Learning Together” Looks Like An Excellent New Resource Site From The Smithsonian

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

Learning Together is a new teacher resource site from the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center. It seems to focus on a new theme each month (how did I not know that April was Arab American Heritage Month?), and collects past resources in its archives section . I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Asian Pacific American Heritage Month .

MAY 09

Most Popular Posts Of The Week

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

I’m making a change in the content of the regular feature. In addition to sharing the top five posts that have received the most “hits” in the preceding seven days (though they may have originally been published on an earlier date), I will also include the top five posts that have actually appeared in the past week. Often, these are different posts. You might also be interested in IT’S THE TWELFT

We Don’t Need Our Students To Be Martyrs – We Need Gun Control

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

Students who tackle shooters die as heroes. Some experts worry ‘we’re setting our kids up to be martyrs’ is a very important NBC News article about the latest gun violence at our schools. You might also be interested in my “Best” lists related to gun violence in schools.

Animated Infographic: “Top 20 Country Population History & Projection (1810-2100)”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

Yuri_B / Pixabay This is a pretty interesting animated infographic. I’m adding it to The Best Websites For Teaching & Learning About World History .

Visual Summaries Of UN Report Saying We’re Pushing One Million Species To Extinction

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

geralt / Pixabay You’ve probably heard of the United Nations report that was released earlier this week that spelled-out terrible news for our planet. There’s been no shortage of media coverage about the analysis, but I thought readers might find it helpful to have some more accessible summaries of its conclusions. I’m adding these resources to The Best Resources For World Biodiversity Day (& End

My Most Popular Tweets Of The Month

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

PhotoMIX-Company / Pixabay I used to post weekly collections of my best tweets, and used Storify to bring them together. Unfortunately, Storify went under. Fortunately, however, Wakelet was a new tool that was able to import all of a person’s Storifys. So you can see all those previous Twitter “Best” lists here . I don’t want to risk putting all the work into those posts again and risk losing the

Guest Post: Teaching Adult English Language Learners

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

Editor’s Note: I recently invited readers to contribute short posts about their experiences teaching adult English Language Learners. Many have responded – and there’s room for more! This first post is by Antoinette Perez. Antoinette Perez is currently a High School English and ELD Teacher in Ventura, California. She also works as a Language and Cultural Instructor to adult ELLs. She enjoys cooki

MAY 08

Video: “Homework in High School: How Much Is Too Much?”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

geralt / Pixabay This is a very interesting video from San Francisco Public TV station. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About Homework Issues .

This Is Nuts: 47% Of Republicans Say They Are Bothered By Hearing People Speak Languages Other Than English

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

Read today’s Washington Post article, Nearly half of white Republicans say it bothers them to hear people speaking foreign languages. One of many things these 47% of Republicans (and the 18% of white Democrats) need to do is read The Best Resources For Learning The Advantages To Being Bilingual .

“How Can Games Be Used in the Classroom?”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

How Can Games Be Used in the Classroom? is the new question-of-the-week at my Education Week Teacher column. Feel free to leave responses in the comments section there or here….

“Everything” You Wanted To Know About The Teaching Profession, But Were Afraid To Ask….

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

andros1234 / Pixabay Matthew A. Kraft is one of the most talented and respected education researchers out there, and he sent out an impressive “tweetstorm” yesterday filled with important info on the teaching profession. He has given me permission to share it here. I’m adding this post to The Best Resources To Learn About World Teachers Day . FACT #1) K-12 teachers constitute the second largest o

MAY 07

My New BAM! Radio Show Is On Trauma-Informed Teaching

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

How Trauma Affects Students: What Every Teacher Needs to Know is the topic of my latest ten-minute BAM! Radio Show. I’m joined in the conversation by Dr. Christy Wolfe, Rita Platt, Jason Harelson, who have also all contributed to my Education Week Teacher column. In fact, Rita is guest-hosting a series there. You can also now listen to the show on Google Play and Stitcher , in addition to iTunes.

Design Your Own Online Anti-Apartheid Poster

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay The Canadian Museum for Human Rights has created a Fighting Apartheid with Posters site where users can create anti-apartheid posters that are included in an online gallery. It’s pretty simple, and would be a nice activity for our students to do when we’re studying Nelson Mandela’s life. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About Nelson Mandela .

“Total Darkness” Is The Newest Online Game From The Science Museum In London

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

Total Darkness is the latest free online game from the Science Museum in London. It’s like a “Choose Your Adventure” interactive. Here’s how they describe it: When the power goes out, it’s time for action in our brand new game. Venture into the dark, explore different locations and meet new characters – creating your own unique adventure as you play! Use your science skills to get the power back

MAY 06

The U.N. Recognizes May 8 & 9th As A “Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation” For Lives Lost In WW II – Here Are Related Resources

24by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

janeb13 / Pixabay The United Nations recognizes May 8th and 9th as “Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War.” “ Victory in Europe Day , generally known as VE Day (Great Britain) or V-E Day (North America), is celebrated on Tuesday, 8 May 1945 to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany’s unconditional surren

Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

Each week, I publish a post or two containing three or four particularly useful resources on classroom instruction, and you can see them all here. You might also be interested in THE BEST RESOURCES ON CLASS INSTRUCTION IN 2018 – PART TWO. Here are this week’s picks: I taught my 5th-graders how to spot fake news. Now they won’t stop fact-checking me. is from Vox. I’m adding it to The Best Tools &

MAY 05

Ed Tech Digest

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

Six years ago, in another somewhat futile attempt to reduce the backlog of resources I want to share, I began this occasional “Ed Tech Digest” post where I share three or four links I think are particularly useful and related to…ed tech, including some Web 2.0 apps. You might also be interested in The Best Ed Tech Resources Of 2018 – So Far , as well as checking out all my edtech resources . You

Do You Teach Adult English Language Learners & Want To Write A Guest Post About It?

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

Over the past year, I’ve invited readers to contribute guest posts on various English-teaching topics . Even though there is obviously a fair amount of overlap between teaching secondary ELLs and adult ELLs, there are also lots of differences. I thought it would be interesting to invite readers who teach adult English Language Learners to share short posts (300-800 words) about their experiences:

“Ways to Use Tech in Social Studies Classes”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

Ways to Use Tech in Social Studies Classes is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. In it, Sarah Cooper and Ken Halla share suggestions on how to…use tech in Social Studies classes. Here are some excerpts:

Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

BiljaST / Pixabay Five years ago I began this regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that have caught my attention. You might also be interested in The Best Resources, Articles & Blog Posts For Teachers Of ELLs In 2018 – So Far and THE BEST RESOURCES, ARTICLES & BLOG POSTS FOR TEACHERS OF ELLS IN 2018 – PART TWO . A

This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Ed Policy Issues

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

Here are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues (You might also be interested in THE BEST ARTICLES, VIDEOS & POSTS ON EDUCATION POLICY IN 2018 – PART TWO ):’ It looks like I might be back on the picket line soon: Teachers announce second strike at Sacramento City Unified School District and Ruling favors teachers union in salary dispute with Sacramento City Unified are

MAY 04

Simple ELL Women’s History Project With Handout & Student Examples

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

My ELL U.S. History classes are studying women in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. As part of that unit, I had students make simple presentations on a woman of their choice from that era, along with talking about a woman who they personally know who reminds them of that person (the simple student handout is downloadable here ). As students made their presentations, using index car

The Freedom Riders Began This Week In 1961 – Follow Them On This New Google Earth View

26by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

The History Channel uses Google Earth in an interactive that lets you follow along with Freedom Writers, using maps, images and text. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About The “Freedom Riders”

Three Education-Related Star Wars Resources

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

From the Star Wars site : “May the 4th be with you.” What started as pun warmly shared by fans has become a full-fledged Star Wars holiday: Star Wars Day, a special once-a-year celebration of the galaxy far, far away. Here are three related resources: First, awhile back I wrote a column for Education Week headlined What ‘Star Wars’ Can Teach Educators About Parent Engagement . Secondly, here’s a

NBC News Unveils Great Resource In Honor Of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

Mizter_x94 / Pixabay Write Our Stories is a huge collection of stories from NBC News related to Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. And the stories are substantial, not fluff. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Asian Pacific American Heritage Month .

Three Accessible Ways To Search For & Find My “Best” Lists

by Larry Ferlazzo / 7d

(Note: I am going to publish this same post once each month to remind regular readers and inform newer ones about how to access my “Best” lists) As regular readers know, I have about 2,000 categorized and regularly updated “Best” lists. You can find all of them in broad categories here . The link to that page can also be found at the top right of my blog: My Best Of Series I also have them all on

SEL Weekly Update

by Larry Ferlazzo / 7d

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. You might also be interested in The Best Social Emotional Learning Resources Of 2018 – So Far. Finally, check out “Best” Lists Of The Week: Social Emotional Learning Resources . Here are this week’s picks: Making SEL More Relevant to

Two New Engaging Interactives On Climate Change

by Larry Ferlazzo / 7d

andreas160578 / Pixabay Two very engaging interactives about climate change recently were published online, and they both use similar strategies – you are challenged to answer questions, including ranking things in order, and then are