This Week With 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

A Look Back: 2019’s Best Posts From This Blog – Part One

by Larry Ferlazzo / 8h

Each year, I re-post my favorite blog posts, and then collect the links into one. This post is for my favorites from the first six months of 2019. You can see my choices for each of the past twelve years here. And you can also see a list of my My All-Time Favorite Posts! I’ve also been highlighting some of the “best-of-the-best” in the “A Look Back” series. I’m adding this list to All Mid-Year “B

Video: Stephen Curry On Responding To Defeat

by Larry Ferlazzo / 19h

It was a rough night for the Golden State Warriors and their fans (including me!), but, boy, I don’t think it’s possible to be more gracious and reflective than Stephen Curry was in the face of defeat. What a quote to use with students to teach resiliency! I’m adding this post to The Best Ways To Use Stephen Curry & The Warriors For Teaching Social Emotional Learning Skills .

Research Studies Of The Week

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

I often write about research studies from various fields and how they can be applied to the classroom. I write individual posts about ones that I think are especially significant, and will continue to do so. However, so many studies are published that it’s hard to keep up. So I’ve started writing a “round-up” of some of them each week or every other week as a regular feature . By the way, you mig

Pins Of The Week

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

I’m fairly active on Pinterest and, in fact, have curated 18,000 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

If You Subscribe To This Blog, You Might Have Missed Yesterday’s Posts – Here They Are

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

cripi / Pixabay Edublogs is great, and the best platform out there for blogs. However, even they sometimes have technical problems. Yesterday, this blog was off-line for a short time, and both the RSS and Feedlblitz “feeds” were temporarily disrupted. This means that you might have received all the new posts if you are one of the 17,000 readers who subscribe via those methods. So, in case you mis

The Best Resources On Class Instruction In 2019 – Part One

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

Here’s another mid-year“Best” list… I’m adding this post to All Mid-Year “Best Of 2019” Lists In One Place! Six years ago I began publishing a regular Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week post. You can see all my “Best” lists on instructional strategies here. Here are my choices from the past few months: Brain – Book – Buddy: A Strategy for Assessment is from The Effortful Educator. I’m ad

JUN 13

Listen To What May Be The Only Voice Recording Of Frida Kahlo

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

HeteroSapiens / Pixabay The National Sound Library of Mexico has discovered what they believe may be the only voice recording of Frida Kahlo. You can listen to here (and read more about it, as well as read an English translation, at The NY Times article, You Know Frida Kahlo’s Face. Now You Can (Probably) Hear Her Voice ): In some ways, it reminds me of when they found the only video of Anne Fran

All Mid-Year “Best Of 2019” Lists In One Place!

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

As regular readers know, I’ve begun posting my mid-year “Best Of 2019” lists. I’ve got a lot more to go, but thought it might be useful to create this compilation post and keep on adding to it as new ones appear. You might also be interested in ALL MY END-OF-YEAR “BEST” LISTS FOR 2018 IN ONE PLACE! Here are the mid-year 2019 lists I’ve shared so far: THE BEST WEB 2.0 APPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATION IN

The Best Ed Tech Resources Of 2019 – Part One

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

It continues to be time for mid-year “Best” lists. The first was THE BEST WEB 2.0 APPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATION IN 2019 – PART ONE . The second was The Best Social Studies Websites – 2019 (Part One) . Third was The Best Online Learning Games – 2019 (Part One) . Fourth was Best Videos For Educators In 2019 – Part One . I publish a regular series called Ed Tech Digest , and I thought it would useful t

New PBS Video Segment: “Why ‘deepfake’ videos are becoming more difficult to detect”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

GDJ / Pixabay I’m adding this new PBS NewsHour segment to The Best Tools & Lessons For Teaching Information Literacy – Help Me Find More :

New Resources On Importance Of Supporting LGBTQ Students

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

Wokandapix / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST WAYS TO SUPPORT LGBTQ STUDENTS : New Survey Finds Suicide Is a Major Risk for LGBTQ Youth is from Slate. Supporting LGBTQ Students in Elementary School is from Edutopia. When kids use their preferred pronoun, they have 35% fewer suicidal thoughts, 65% fewer suicide attempts & 71% fewer depression symptoms. @GLSEN found more than 2/3 of LGBTQ

JUN 12

Twelve Ways ELLs – & Anyone Else – Can Read & Demonstrate Understanding Of A Textbook Chapter – Add To The List!

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

geralt / Pixabay Earlier today, I posted WHAT I WANT TO DO BETTER NEXT SCHOOL YEAR – HOW ABOUT YOU? A few hours later, I realized that I had omitted another of important change I want to make – shake up how I have students read our History textbook. All-too-often, the sequence is that I pre-teach key words, students then read in pairs, taking turns reading each paragraph aloud, circling new words

‘Principals Shouldn’t Be Lonely’

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

‘Principals Shouldn’t Be Lonely’ is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. In it, Jen Schwanke, Dr. Jenny Grant Rankin, Harvey Alvy, Michael Haggen, James Erekson, Michael D. Toth write about their experiences working as, or with, school administrators. Here are some excerpts:

Google Unveils New Online Anne Frank Exhibit

45by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

aburak / Pixabay Google Arts & Culture has just unveiled an online exhibit about Anne Frank and her home (it would be her birthday today). It’s pretty impressive – and complete. I’m adding it to The Best Sites To Learn About Anne Frank .

JUN 11

What I Want To Do Better Next School Year – How About You?

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

Prawny / Pixabay We’re on the last two day of our school year, and I thought it would be a good time to reflect (as I do every year) about how it went and what I want to do differently next year. I invite you to do the same in the comments section. Overall, it’s been a pretty good year. Our pilot Long Term English Language Learner support class was an experiment that seems to have been successful

Most Popular Posts Of The Week

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

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

New Study Supports Old Fact: Going To College Pays-Off

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

It’s no secret that research has consistently found that going to college pays off income-wise (see The Best Resources For Showing Students Why They Should Continue Their Academic Career ). A new study has just come out with the same finding, and you can read all about it at Is College Worth It? Yes . I’ll add it to it the same list.

Video: “10 facts about Father’s Day”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

Kaz / Pixabay I’m adding this new USA Today video to The Best Father’s Day Sites :

“Author Interview: ‘The Aspiring Principal'”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

Author Interview: ‘The Aspiring Principal’ is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Baruti K. Kafele agreed to answer questions about his book, “The Aspiring Principal: 50 Critical Questions for New and Future School Leaders.” Here are some excerpts:

“Letterbox” Is A Word Game That Lets Classmates Play Against Each Other

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

Letterbox is a free game that follows the common structure of providing several letter and then challenges the player to create words out of them in a short period of time. Letterbox’s twist, though, is that it provides a url address for you to share so that you can play with your friends, which can work quite well in a classroom. I’m adding it to The Best Online Games Students Can Play In Privat

JUN 10

June 26th Is The International Day in Support of Victims of Torture – Here Are Related Teaching & Learning Resources

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

June 26th Is “United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.” I recently updated The Best Sites Sites For Discussing The Morality of Torture .

New Resources On Race & Racism

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

I’m adding these new resources to various “Best” lists. You can find links to all of those many lists that relate to race and racism at “Best” Lists Of The Week: Resources For Teaching & Learning About Race & Racism: Calling attention to gender bias dramatically changes course evaluations is from Eureka Alert. I wonder if research finds similar conclusions on race? Speaking of which, check out th

New TED-Ed Video & Lesson: “How close are we to eradicating HIV?”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

GDJ / Pixabay The new TED-Ed lesson and video is on “How close are we to eradicating HIV?” I’m adding it to The Best Web Resources For Learning About HIV & AIDS .

“The Biggest Mistake by Administrators ‘Is Putting Tasks Before People'”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

“The Biggest Mistake by Administrators ‘Is Putting Tasks Before People'” is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. In it, Dr. PJ Caposey, Sarah Said, Amy Fast, Andrew Miller, Anthony Kim, and Edward Cosentino share their observations on mistakes administrators make and how to avoid them. Here are some excerpts:

Quote of the Day: “Education Isn’t Enough”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

Education Isn’t Enough is useful article in The Atlantic. It makes many excellent points. However, it does have a big blindspot – the author omits any discussion of the role of racism in inequality. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On Why Improving Education Is Not THE Answer To Poverty & Inequality .

JUN 09

Two Free Online Programs For Teachers & Students – One On Student Engagement & The Other On Growth Mindset

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay PERTS (Project for Education Research that Scales) is comprised of just about every major researcher doing work on Social Emotional Learning. They offer two free online programs for teachers to use with students – one to measure and encourage student engagement, and the other to do the same with developing a growth mindset. I’m not that familiar with the student enga

SEL Weekly Update

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

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: Want Teachers to Motivate Th

“Common Administrator Mistakes & What to Do Instead”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

Common Administrator Mistakes & What to Do Instead is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. In it, commentaries from Anne Vilen, Marcy Webb, Dr. Jason Kotch, Roxanna Elden, Baruti Kafele and Dr. Manuel Rustin “kick-off” this five-part series on administrator’s mistakes. Here are some excerpts:

Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL

42by 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

“First You Make The Maps” Is A Cool Interactive On Historical…Maps

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

Pexels / Pixabay First You Make The Maps is well-done interactive showing – and discussing the importance – of multiple early maps. It’s from Lapham’s Quarterly. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About Historic Maps .

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

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

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 ):’ 5 MISTAKES MACKENZIE BEZOS AND OTHER MEGA-DONORS SHOULD AVOID is from Wired. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About The Role Of Private Foundations In Education Policy . Chicago’s Urban Prep Academ

Video: “Weirdest Buildings In The World”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

geralt / Pixabay I’m adding this new video from “Be Amazed” to The Best Images Of Weird, Cool & Neat-Looking Buildings (& Ways To Design Your Own) :

JUN 08

My New BAM! Radio Show Is On “The Mistakes We Made in Teaching Math and What We Learned”

27by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

My latest ten-minute BAM! Radio Show is on “The Mistakes We Made in Teaching Math and What We Learned.” I’m joined in the discussion by Beth Brady, Bobson Wong, and Elissa Scillieri, Ed.D, who have also all contributed written commentaries to my Education Week Teacher column. You can also now listen to the show on Google Play and Stitcher , in addition to iTunes. I’m adding this show to All My BA

Video: “Deepfakes: Can You Spot a Phony Video?”

40by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay I’m adding this new video from the San Francisco public TV station to The Best Tools & Lessons For Teaching Information Literacy – Help Me Find More :

Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week

by Larry Ferlazzo / 7d

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: Oxplore is a project of Oxford. It identifies “big” questions, and provides videos and articles students can use to explore as they

June 14th Is Flag Day – Here Are Related Teaching & Learning Resources

by Larry Ferlazzo / 7d

Free-Photos / Pixabay June 14th is celebrated as Flag Day in the United States. To quote from Wikipedia : In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, 

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