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

August’s Most Popular Posts From This Blog

by Larry Ferlazzo / 9h

As regular readers know, at the end of each week I share the five most popular posts from the previous seven days. I thought people might find it interesting to see a list of the ten most popular posts from the previous thirty days. You might also be interested in IT’S THE TWELFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THIS BLOG – HERE ARE THE FORTY ALL-TIME MOST POPULAR POSTS. Not to mention THE MOST POPULAR POSTS FROM

The Best Resources For Teaching & Learning About The Terrible Amazon Fires

by Larry Ferlazzo / 9h

eismannhans / Pixabay The terrible fires in the Amazon continue to burn. I’m adding this list to The Best Sites For Learning About Brazil . Here’s what I have so far: People are deliberately starting fires in the #AmazonRainforest to illegally deforest indigenous land for cattle ranching Pataxó woman: “These assholes came in and burned down [our reservation]… I want all of the media here to see t

August 28th Is The 56th Anniversary Of The March On Washington – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources

by Larry Ferlazzo / 9h

designwebjae / Pixabay August 28th is the anniversary of The March on Washington. You might be interested in The Best Resources About The March On Washington . August 28, 2019 64th anniversary- murder of #EmmettTill 56th anniversary- #IHaveADream #MarchOnWashington As we remember, King Center CEO, @BerniceKing , is hosting a #BelovedCommunityTalks dinner conversation, ‘ #TheLook : #TheBlackMaleEx

Video: “Meet Hong Kong’s Teenage Protesters”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 10h

OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay I’m adding this new video from The New York Times to The Best Resources Sharing The History Of Teens Organizing For Justice :

SEL Weekly Update

by Larry Ferlazzo / 21h

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 2019 – PART ONE Finally, check out “Best” Lists Of The Week: Social Emotional Learning Resources . Here are this week’s picks: Weaving SEL Into Our Classr

Three New Resources On Teaching About Slavery In America

by Larry Ferlazzo / 21h

Wokandapix / Pixabay Here are new additions to USEFUL RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF BRINGING ENSLAVED AFRICANS TO AMERICA: Slavery’s explosive growth, in charts: How ’20 and odd’ became millions is a new interactive from USA Today. Listen to "1619," our podcast about how the legacy of slavery still shapes America. #1619Project https://t.co/WgVDjgo48H — The New York Times (

I Just Learned About A Gold Mine: A TOK Teachers Facebook Group!

by Larry Ferlazzo / 22h

3D_Maennchen / Pixabay As regular readers know, I’ve been teaching International Baccalaureate Theory of Knowledge classes (as well as a zillion others) at our school for many years (you can see all my TOK resources here ). Now, thanks to my new TOK – teaching colleague Kara Synhorst, I’ve learned about an amazing Facebook group for TOK teachers. I’m not sure how I did not know about it until kno

Another Study On Value Of Practice Misses The Most Important Point

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

Lots of news articles are coming out about a new study that says practice will not necessarily result in someone becoming the “best” at a sport or task. That may very well be correct. That result also misses the point. What research does show is that deliberate practice is the most important element in developing expertise that is within a person’s control . I’ve talked about this issue in the pa

AUG 22

NY Times Learning Network Unveils “A Free School-Year Curriculum in 7 Units”

38by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

StartupStockPhotos / Pixabay Earlier this week I shared an exciting announcement from The New York Times Learning Network (see NY TIMES LEARNING NETWORK ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE FOR AMAZING STUDENT CONTESTS ). Today, they made another big announcement saying they’ve organized their materials into a seven-unit writing curriculum . They describe it as “A flexible program for middle and high schools based

Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

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 2019 – PART ONE. . Also, check out A Collection Of My Best Resources On Teaching English Language Learn

“Q&A Collections: Differentiating Instruction”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

Q&A Collections: Differentiating Instruction is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. All Classroom Q&A posts offering advice on Differentiating Instruction (from the past eight years!) are described and linked to in this compilation post. Here’s an excerpt from one of them:

AUG 21

A Look Back: My “All-Time” Favorite “Best” Lists

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

I thought the summer might be a good time to re-share posts from My All-Time Favorite Posts! list… I’m wrapping-up this series by sharing my favorite “Best” lists from over the years. You can see all 2,100 of them here . Prawny / Pixabay The Best Resources For Teaching “What If?” History Lessons The Best Resources On The Importance Of Knowing What You Don’t Know The Best Posts & Articles On Build

NY Times Learning Network Announces Schedule For Amazing Student Contests

40by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

Clker-Free-Vector-Images / Pixabay The New York Times Learning Network is an incredible resources for teachers and students, and I’m not just saying that because I wrote a ton of posts for them about teaching English Language Learners . They just announced their calendar of contests for teenagers and middle-schoolers, and it’s an amazing list . They’re wonderful opportunities for students to writ

“How Can Teachers Help Students Develop Information-Literacy Skills?”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

How Can Teachers Help Students Develop Information-Literacy Skills? 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…

Ed Tech Digest

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

Six years ago, in another somewhat futile attempt to reduce the backlog of resources I want to share, I began this occasional “” 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 2019 – PART ONE , as well as checking out all my edtech resources . You might also w

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

AUG 20

The NY Times Wants To Know How Slavery Was Taught When You Were In School

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

One of the articles in The NY Times 1619 Project (see TWO VIDEO INTERVIEWS WITH NIKOLE HANNAH-JONES ABOUT THE NY TIMES’ “1619 PROJECT” ) was about teaching slavery in schools . Now, The Times wants to hear about readers’ experiences in school when they were taught about slavery. Share your comments at How were you taught about slavery? We want to hear your story.

Infographic: “The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Uprooted Millions”

45by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

Engin_Akyurt / Pixabay I’m adding this new infographic to USEFUL RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF BRINGING ENSLAVED AFRICANS TO AMERICA : You will find more infographics at Statista

“Q&A Collections: Assessment”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

Q&A Collections: Assessment is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. All Classroom Q&A posts offering advice on Assessment (from the past eight years!) are described and linked to in this compilation post. Here’s an excerpt from one of them:

You’ll Want To Watch This New StoryCorps Animated Video “A Mother’s Promise”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

cherylholt / Pixabay Here’s how StoryCorps describes this new video: In 2000, Maria Rivas immigrated from El Salvador to the United States. A year later, she received Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to stay and work legally in the U.S. TPS is set to expire for people from El Salvador in September of 2019. But if Maria is forced to leave the U.S., she won’t risk taking her American-born children

The Math, Science & Social Studies Books We’re Editing Are Now Available For Pre-Order!

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

The most recent book that Katie Hull and I wrote, The ELL Teacher’s Toolbox (click on its book cover at the bottom of this post for more info), has become very popular. In fact, it became so popular and useful to teachers immediately after its publication last year that we proposed to Jossey-Bass that it be used as a template for a series of books in each academic subject area to help teachers of

AUG 19

This Is Probably The Best & Most Accessible Review Of Growth Mindset Research That You’re Going To Find

47by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

Last week I posted about a huge new study on teaching students about a growth mindset (see RESULTS OF BIGGEST MINDSET STUDY FINDS POSITIVE IMPACT ). The Scientific American has published a report on the same study (see Debate Arises over Teaching “Growth Mindsets” to Motivate Students ). It gives a nice overview of the results (see the text box at the top of this post). However, it does a lot mor

Infographic: “How Many Websites Are There?”

28by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

kreatikar / Pixabay I’m adding this new infographic to The Best Sites To Learn About The Internet : You will find more infographics at Statista

“Q&A Collections: Education Policy Issues”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

Q&A Collections: Education Policy Issues is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. All Classroom Q&A posts offering advice on Education Policy Issues (from the past eight years!) are described and linked to in this compilation post. Here’s an excerpt from one of them:

New Resources On Race & Racism

20by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

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: How Do We Teach With Primary Sources When So Many Voices Are Missing? is from Ed Week. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Using Primary Sources . ACESSE Resource C: Making Scien

AUG 18

Video: “Deepfakes: Is This Video Even Real?”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

pixel2013 / Pixabay I’m adding this new video from The New York Times to The Best Tools & Lessons For Teaching Information Literacy – Help Me Find More :

September 8th Is International Literacy Day – Here Are Related Resources

30by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

kabaldesch0 / Pixabay The United Nations has declared September 8th to be International Literacy Day . You might be interested in The Best Resources For International Literacy Day. This year’s theme is ‘Literacy and Multilingualism.’ You might also be interested in my collection of Best lists related to multilingualism.

Two Video Interviews With Nikole Hannah-Jones About The NY Times’ “1619 Project”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

Nikole Hannah-Jones, the amazing NY Times writer who put together that paper’s new “The 1619 Project” (see AMAZING NY TIMES PROJECT ON THE 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BEGINNING OF SLAVERY IN AMERICA and TWO NEW & INCREDIBLY USEFUL LESSON COLLECTIONS FOR TEACHING ABOUT AMERICAN SLAVERY ) gave two very excellent interviews today. The first one is from The PBS NewsHour ( you can find the transcript her

“Laughter in the Classroom”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

Laughter in the Classroom is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. In it, teachers (including me!) describe some of the funniest moments in their classrooms over the years, and in some instances, how those moments improved classroom relationships. Here are some excerpts:

Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

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 2019 – PART ONE. Here are this week’s picks: OpenSciEd unveiled free materials to teach to the Next Generation Science Standards. Learn more about it at Ed Source’s article, Nat

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 2019 – PART ONE ): Bread Crumbs and School Reform is by Larry Cuban. LAUSD’s school ranking system is a bad idea is from School Data Nerd. It’s an important commentary on a new and bad plan by the Los Angeles schools to create a simp

July Was The Hottest Month In Recorded History – Here Are New Resources For Learning About Climate Change

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

Tumisu / Pixabay July, 2019 was the hottest month in recorded history . Here are two new additions to The Best Sites To Learn About Climate Change : 2°C: BEYOND THE LIMIT: Extreme climate change has arrived in America is a very useful interactive from The Washington Post. You will find more infographics at Statista

A Look Back: My Growth Mindset Lessons Usually Go Well, But What I Did Today Was The Best Yet (Student Hand-Outs Included)

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

I thought the summer might be a good time to re-share posts from My All-Time Favorite Posts! list… This post originally appeared in 2017. I’ve done a variety of different types of lessons over the years about a growth mindset, and you can see most of them at The Best Resources On Helping Our Students Develop A “Growth Mindset” – along with a ton of other related resources. The one I did today, th

AUG 17

Fascinating PBS NewsHour Video Segment: “How a group of Syrian residents assembled a secret library”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

StockSnap / Pixabay Check out this segment from tonight’s PBS NewsHour:

U.S. Constitution Day Is On September 17th – Here Are Related Resources

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

Federal legislation requires schools in the United States to offer lessons related to the U.S. Constitution on U.S. Constitution Day — September 17th of each year. You might be interested in The Best Sites For Learning About The Constitution Of The United States .

“If You Want Engaged Employees [or Students], Offer Them Stability”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

TuendeBede / Pixabay If You Want Engaged Employees, Offer Them Stability is an interesting new article in The Harvard Business Journal. The author, Marla Gottschalk, makes lots of points that are directly applicable to the classroom. She highlights three main features, based on research, critical for employees to feel engaged: 1. Acknowledgement of the psychological contract. The psychological co

Report Says Trump Administration Tried To Give States Right To Stop Undocumented Immigrant Children From Attending School

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

Hatred – and it does appear to be hatred – of immigrants appears to have no bounds in the Trump Administration. It’s drumbeat of “invaders” continues (see The Demonization Of Immigrants As Invaders, And What Teachers & Students Can Do About It and SUPPORTING OUR LATINO STUDENTS IN THE FACE OF HATE ). Now, Bloomberg reports that White House aides like Stephen Miller had been working hard until rec

Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL

20by Larry Ferlazzo / 7d

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 

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