aitoff / Pixabay Things were a little rough in school yesterday, and I sent this admittedly ungrammatical tweet out that seemed to hit a nerve: I love teaching. However, late September is always a bit of a downer when some students begin to move away from being on their best behavior start testing boundaries — Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) September 25, 2019 How do I handle it? Well, it’s time
As a Teacher, Why Should I Make Student Agency a Priority? is the topic of my latest ten minute BAM! Radio Show. I’m joined in the conversation by Keisha Rembert, Sara Ottow, and Laurie Manville, who have also all contributed written commentaries to my Education Week Teacher column. I’m adding this show to All My BAM Radio Shows – Linked With Descriptions . You might also be interested in The Bes
is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. In it, Sheldon L. Eakins, Ph.D., Jenny Edwards, April Croy, Lori Jackson, Shauna Tominey, Megan McClelland, and Keisha Rembert share their ideas on classroom management. Here are some excerpts:
kaboompics / Pixabay There have been many features published over the years comparing what families around the world eat. You can see lots of them at The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Different Cultures . Today, The NY Times decided it was time for them to do one. Check out Weeknight Dinner Around the World: We asked 18 families to show us what they have for dinner on a typical weekni
RonPorter / Pixabay The diary of Renia Spiegel, a Jewish girl who lived under Nazi rule in Poland before she was murdered, is being published this week. Her tragic story will be a companion to Anne Frank’s (see The Best Sites To Learn About Anne Frank ). Learn more about it at: Before Anne Frank, there was Renia Spiegel: The ominous message of a long-forgotten World War II diary from The Washingt
Disparities and Discrimination in Student Discipline by Race and Family Income is a new study that reinforces previous research. You can find posts about all that previous research here .
heblo / Pixabay A lot of classes will be learning about impeachment in the coming days. Here are my choices for the best videos that explain the process of impeachment and its history (not the specifics of what is going on now):
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: Limiting “Teacher Talk,” Increasing Student Work! is from Achieve The Core. When Middle School Students Think Like Historians appear
harishs / Pixabay Most teachers of English Language Learners are familiar with TPR (Total Physical Response) – see The Best Resources For Learning About Total Physical Response (TPR) . TPR can probably be described most simply
