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
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
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 .
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
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.
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
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
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
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 .
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? 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….
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
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.
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 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
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
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 &
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
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 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:
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
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
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 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”
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
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 .
(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
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
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
