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

TODAY

October 16th Is World Food Day – Here Are Related Teaching & Learning Resources

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1h

PublicDomainPictures / Pixabay The United Nations has declared October 16th to be World Food Day . You might be interested in The Best Sites To Learn About World Food Day .

New TED-Ed Video & Lesson: “The myth of the Sampo” (Which Inspired The Lord Of The Rings)

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1h

Ramdlon / Pixabay According to TED-Ed, The myth of the Sampo inspired Tolkien to write “Lord Of The Rings.” I’m adding this video to A Beginning List Of The Best Folklore & Myth Sites .

Ed Tech Digest

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1h

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

YESTERDAY

Just Sent-Out Free Monthly Email Newsletter

by Larry Ferlazzo / 11h

geralt / Pixabay I’ve just mailed out the October issue of my very simple free monthly email newsletter . It has over 3,000 subscribers, and you can subscribe here . Of course, you can also join the eighteen thousand others who subscribe to this blog daily. Here Are 8 Ways You Can Subscribe For Free…

“Best” Lists Of The Month: U.S. Government

by Larry Ferlazzo / 14h

I just realized I don’t have a section for U.S. Government-related links at my revised “Best” lists section . Here they are: THE BEST TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES ABOUT IMPEACHMENT THE BEST VIDEOS FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE IMPEACHMENT PROCESS The Best Sites For Learning About The Constitution Of The United States The Best Resources For “Bill Of Rights Day” The Best Sites To Learn About The 2016 U.S

September’s “Best” Lists – There Are Now 2,077 Of Them!

by Larry Ferlazzo / 14h

Here’s my regular round-up of new “The Best…” lists I posted this month (you can see all 2,077 of them categorized here ): THE BEST TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES ABOUT IMPEACHMENT THE BEST VIDEOS FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE IMPEACHMENT PROCESS THE “ALL-TIME” BEST TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES AVAILABLE ON THIS BLOG THE BEST EXAMPLES SHOWING “THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN KNOWING THE NAME OF SOMETHING & KNOWI

Trump Administration Cuts Refugee Number To Lowest Level Ever

by Larry Ferlazzo / 23h

The Trump Administration made a pretty terrible move yesterday. You can learn more about it at: Trump Administration Slashes Limit on Refugees to Its Lowest Level Ever from Slate. Trump administration slashes refugee limit for the third consecutive year to a historic low of 18,000 from The Washington Post. Trump Slashes Refugee Cap to 18,000, Curtailing U.S. Role as Haven from The NY Times. “Give

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 Learner

SEP 26

Depressing Statistic Of The Day: Income Inequality In The U.S. Increased Last Year

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

U.S. Income Inequality Worsens, Widening To A New Gap is a depressing, but unsurprising, article from NPR. I’m adding it to The Best Resources About Wealth & Income Inequality.

“Q&A Collections: Mistakes in Education”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

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

New Study Says KIPP Students Are More Likely To Go To College, But…..

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

qimono / Pixabay Today’s education media is awash with stories about a new study saying that students who attend a KIPP charter school are more likely to attend college than those who do not attend their schools: Students who attended a KIPP middle school a decade ago were 13 percentage points more likely to enroll in college as a result, according to a new study of the country’s largest nonprofi

It’s Been Sixty-Two Years Since The “Little Rock 9” – Here Are Related Teaching & Learning Resources

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

WikiImages / Pixabay Nine African American students entered Little Rock High School sixty-two years ago. You might be interested in The Best Resources For Learning About The “Little Rock 9” Troopers escorted nine African American students as they entered Little Rock Central High School for the first full day of integration at the school, today in 1957 https://t.co/ubS7EAGauD pic.twitter.com/LwXW4

SEP 25

“Q&A Collections: Classroom Organization”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

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

The Best Teaching & Learning Resources About Impeachment

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

905513 / Pixabay Yesterday, I posted THE BEST VIDEOS FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE IMPEACHMENT PROCESS . Here are many more related resources: The Presidential Impeachment Process is a useful infographic. You will find more infographics at Statista What is US impeachment? Six things to know is from Al Jazeera. A special edition of Lesson of the Day: Warm Up: Understanding What Impeachment Means & How It

Cool Music Video: New Raffi Song About Young People Demanding Action On Climate Change

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

Gellinger / Pixabay Anybody who has had kids – or teaches English Language Learners – knows Raffi. And he just came out with the song “Young People Marching” about teens demanding action on climate change. You can read more about his song at Slate . I’m adding it to THE BEST RESOURCES ON TEENS DEMANDING AN EFFECTIVE RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE .

Google Creates “Latino Trailblazers” Interactive

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

Google has created a Latino Trailblazers interactive on Google Earth for Hispanic Heritage Month. It features Roberto Clemente, Celia Cruz and 11 other well-known Latino figures. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Hispanic Heritage Month .

Video: Robot Gymnastics

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

erik_stein / Pixabay I’m adding this new video to The Best Sites To Learn About Robots :

It’s That Time Of The Year When Students Begin Testing Boundaries – How Do You Handle It?

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

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

My Latest BAM! Radio Show Is On Student “Agency”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

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

SEP 24

‘Students Respect Teachers Who They Feel Respect Them’

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

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:

Dinners Around The World With The NY Times

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

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

Jewish Teen Girl’s Diary About Life Under Nazis In Poland – Before She Was Murdered – Is Published This Week

21by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

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

New Study Finds Black & Poor Students Punished More Harshly Than Others When Involved In School Fights

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

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 .

The Best Videos For Learning About The Impeachment Process

73by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

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):

Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

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

A Simple Way I Differentiate TPR (Total Physical Response) Lessons – Do You Have Other Suggestions?

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

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 as a teacher (or a student) modeling an action at the same time as saying that action’s verb, and then students replicate the action. I recently observed our principal mode

SEP 23

“Q&A Collections: Professional Collaboration”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

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

The Best Line Ever That Explains A Key “Advantage” Charters May Have Over Regular Public Schools

20by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

Thanks to our former (and exceptional) principal, Ted Appel, I learned about a New York Times book review that recently appeared about Robert Pondiscio’s new book about the large charter school network in New York City called Success Academy. The review was written by Dale Russakoff , who I’ve previously talked about in this blog . I’ve also posted an interview I did a few years ago with Robert P

You Might – Or Might Not – Find This Three Minute Video Useful Of Me Talking About Student Motivation

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

suju / Pixabay Awhile back, a Swedish TV show on education interviewed me via Skype about student motivation. The show just came out, and they included what I think is a relatively decent three minute clip of me talking about student motivation and growth mindset. I’ve linked directly to that short clip here (they don’t allow embedding). You might, or might not, find it useful. I’m adding it to a

“Speek” Lets You Easily Record Online Messages

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

GraphicMama-team / Pixabay Speek is a new website that lets you record audio of a message and then share a link or embed it somewhere, like this: Of course, there are a zillion phone apps (like FlipGrid where you can record audio while showing yourself or, even better with students because of privacy concerns, images) or Vocaroo (which is not ideal these days because it requires Flash) that let y

Video & Transcript Of Greta Thunberg’s speech to world leaders at UN Climate Action Summit

42by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

geralt / Pixabay Here’s the transcript and video of Greta Thunberg’s speech today. I’m adding it to THE BEST RESOURCES ON TEENS DEMANDING AN EFFECTIVE RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE :

SEP 22

‘It’s Vital to Focus on Student Engagement’

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. In it, Heather Wolpert-Gawron, Rita Platt, Gabriella Corales, Leticia Skae-Jackson, and Madeline Whitaker Good offer their best classroom-management “tips.” Here are some excerpts:

Research Studies Of The Week

30by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

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

Banned Books Week Is From Sept. 22nd To The 28th – Here Are Related Resources

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

Prettysleepy2 / Pixabay Banned Books Week is from September 22nd to the 28th. You might be interested in The Best Resources For Banned Books Week .

Michigan Decides To Ignore Evidence & Retain Thousands Of Third-Graders

100+by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

More 3rd Graders Are Expected to Be Held Back Under Michigan Law is a depressing Associated Press article: Third graders who started school in recent weeks may be forced to repeat the grade next year if they struggle with reading, the result of a 2016 Michigan law whose most controversial provision kicks in beginning next spring. The number of 3rd graders who are held back is expected to rise. Ne

SEP 21

“Q&A Collections: Best of Classroom Q&A”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

Q&A Collections: Best of Classroom Q&A is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Here’s a series called “A Look Back,” which shares particularly insightful responses educators have provided in past columns:

SEL Weekly Update

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

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: A Simple Test Predicts What

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 ): Staying at elementary school for longer associated with higher student attainment is a summary of what might be an important study. On Teachers & Teacher Bashing is from School Finance 101. California education pan

My Favorite Posts That Appeared In September

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

I regularly highlight my picks for the most useful posts for each month — not including “The Best…” lists. I also use some of them in a more extensive monthly newsletter I send-out. You can see older Best Posts of the Month at Websites Of The Month (more recent lists can be found here ). You can also see my all-time favorites here . I’ve also been doing “A Look Back” series reviewing old favorite

Learning From Our Students

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

Some people make fun of teachers who say they learn a lot from their students (see The Onion’s Teacher Who Learns More From Her Students Than She Teaches Them Fired ). I believe there is no question that we educators teach a lot more curriculum content than we learn from them. On the other hand, though, I also believe that I learn an incredible amount from my students about how to teach and about

Ed Tech Digest

by Larry Ferlazzo / 7d

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

September’s Most Popular Posts From This Blog

by Larry Ferlazzo / 7d

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

Infographic: “The Oceans Are Getting Warmer”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 7d

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

New Animated Summary Of “Switch” by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

by Larry Ferlazzo / 7d

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 

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