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
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
PublicCo / Pixabay I’m adding this new infographic to The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Oceans : You will find more infographics at Statista
AbsolutVision / Pixabay I’ve previously posted an animated summary of the book, Switch, which has a lot of ideas applicable to education. I’m including that video in this post but, today, a revised version was just published on YouTube by Productivity Game (which was the same site that published the other video two years ago. Here is the new one: Here’s the old one: And here’s one about one of th
Q&A Collections: Instructional Strategies is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. All Classroom Q&A posts offering advice on Instructional Strategies (from the past eight years!) are described and linked to in this compilation post. Here’s an excerpt from one of them:
OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST RESOURCES ON TEENS DEMANDING AN EFFECTIVE RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE : ‘We will make them hear us’: Millions of youths around the world strike for action is from The Washington Post. Millions take to the streets as climate strike protests hit cities across Asia, Europe is from NBC News. “We vote next.” Millions of young people aroun
Pexels / Pixabay I’m one day late: Happy birthday to Paulo Freire, a champion of literacy for all! (September 19, 1921 — May 2, 1997) pic.twitter.com/mxCbzdqTE5 — edutopia (@edutopia) September 19, 2018 Nevertheless, I thought readers would find it useful to see a list of my previous posts related to Paulo Freire: Quote Of The Day: Wisdom From Paulo Freire A LOOK BACK: “USING FREIRE & FOTOBABBLE
I’m fairly active on Pinterest and, in fact, have curated 19,000 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
What Are Your Best Classroom-Management Tips? is the new question-of-the-week at my Education Week Teacher column. Feel free to leave a response in the comments sections there or here…
There is a lot of content available on this blog – especially after posting for thirteen years! I know it can seem overwhelming. Here is a short list of my choices for the best and most useful resources you can access here: A Collection Of My Best Resources On Parent Engagement A Collection Of My Best Resources On Student Motivation A Collection Of My Best Resources On Teaching English Language L
Wokandapix / Pixabay Here’s a video segment that appeared on tonight’s PBS NewsHour. You can read the transcript here . I’m adding it to The Best World Poetry Day Resources – Help Me Find More .
How to Keep Teachers From Leaving the Profession is an excellent article in The Atlantic by KRISTINA RIZGA. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On Professional Development For Teachers — Help Me Find More .
is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. A six-part series on why educators must “see color” is wrapped by Justin A. Coles, Dr. Chezare A. Warren, and Christopher Emdin. This series has been guest-edited by Shannon R. Waite, Ed.D. Here are some excerpts: I’m adding the series to THE BEST RESPONSES TO “I DON’T SEE COLOR”
Don’t even ask me to explain all the details of this new study, Reciprocal Effects between Reading Achievement and Intrinsic and Extrinsic Reading Motivation. However, I did understand its section titled “Practical implications for teaching practices” (oh, how I wish more research papers had sections with that title!), and the excerpt at the top of this blog post comes from that portion of the pa
Free-Photos / Pixabay Playing For Change’s “Songs Around The World” are always delightful, and usable in the classroom. The newest one doesn’t disappoint.
Wokandapix / Pixabay Here are new additions to The Best Resources For Hispanic Heritage Month : Hispanic Heritage Month | All About the Holidays is from PBS. #NBCLATINO20 is from NBC News. Key facts about U.S. Hispanics and their diverse heritage is from the Pew Research Center. Lesson of the Day: ‘Does Hispanic Heritage Month Need a Rebrand?’ is from The NY Times Learning Network. Heritage Month
Tumisu / Pixabay The latest in a year-long series of student strikes demanding action on climate change is planned for this Friday. Here are some resources on it, and I’ll be adding this post to THE BEST RESOURCES ON TEENS DEMANDING AN EFFECTIVE RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE : Climate Strike N.Y.C.: 1.1 Million Can Skip School for Protest is from The NY Times. Greta Thunberg is leading kids and adul
OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay Here is Sandy Hook Promise’s new and powerful PSA on gun violence in schools. You can read more about it at The New York Times article, With Harrowing Ads, Gun Safety Groups Push a Darker Reality . I’m adding it to my other materials on gun violence .
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
When People Say They Don’t See Race, ‘I Ask Them If They Don’t See Me’ is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. In it, Dr. Marcelle Mentor, Jane Bolgatz, and Dr. Akane Zusho discuss the costs of not addressing colorblindness in education. This post is Part Five in a series guest-edited by Shannon R. Waite, Ed.D. Here are some excerpts:
GDJ / Pixabay This is a question I’ve been thinking about for awhile, and I’m eager to hear answers from readers. Lots of people give advice about classroom instruction, but who should we really take seriously? There seems to me some fairly obvious people who go on the list, like our local school administrators, assuming we respect their judgment (and, if our job is dependent on gaining their app
Q&A Collections: Professional Development is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. All Classroom Q&A posts offering advice on Professional Development (from the past eight years!) are described and linked to in this compilation post. Here’s an excerpt from one of them:
picjumbo_com / Pixabay We do a school-wide writing assessment each fall, which students then take again in the spring (using the same article and prompt). We also use an asset-focused “improvement rubric” to evaluate student writing (see earlier guest posts “Inquiry” vs. “Diagnostic” Frameworks For Writing Assessments and “Instead of seeing students as Far Below Basic or Advanced, we see them as
A new study finds that adverse childhood experiences (called ACEs) experienced by children can a least somewhat mitigated by what it calls “Counter-ACES,” including having a trusting relationship with a caring teacher. Check out For kids who face trauma, good neighbors or teachers can save their longterm health. I’m adding it to The Best Ways For Responding To Student Trauma – Help Me Find More .
My latest ten-minute BAM! Radio Show is on How Can Students Write for ‘Authentic’ Audiences? and What Difference Does It Make? I’m joined in the conversation by Katherine Schulten, Kelly Love and Tatiana Esteban, who have also all contributed written commentaries to my Ed Week Teacher column. I’m adding this show to All My BAM Radio Shows – Linked With Descriptions .
Maklay62 / Pixabay Eight Ways To Help English Language Learners Feel Motivated To Read & Write is the headline of my latest post for The British Council. Many of the ideas in the article can easily apply to non-ELLs, too. You can see all my British Council posts here . I’m adding this particular one to: Best Posts On “Motivating” Students Best Posts On Writing Instruction
is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. In it, Jia Lee, Melissa Payne, and Brady Smith write about the myth of “not seeing race.” This post is Part Four in a series guest-edited by Shannon R. Waite, Ed.D. Here are some excerpts:
JESHOOTS-com / Pixabay Student cellphone use in class is definitely a problem. However, I consider it more of an annoyance than one worthy of some of the kind of “nuclear options” some schools are taking by having students put them into pouches (see Ed Week’s recent article, Schools Say No to Cellphones in Class. But Is It a Smart Move? ). This year, one way I’ve tried to get ahead of the issue a
ar130405 / Pixabay Thanks to Rusul Alrubail for sharing this video on Twitter. I’m adding it to New & Revised: Resources To Help Us Predominantly White Teachers To Reflect On How Race Influences Our Work ..
GDJ / Pixabay Fifty-six years ago today four African-American girls were killed when their church was bombed in Birmingham, Alabama. You might be interested in The Best Resources For Learning About The Birmingham Church Bombing.
bodobe / Pixabay Artbreeder lets you create art – for free – that you can then use anyway you want. Here’s how Recomendo describes it: Using deep learning (AI) algorithms it generates multiple photo-realistic “children” mutations
