Clker-Free-Vector-Images / Pixabay I’ve used a lot of tech tools over the years to record English Language Learners speaking, whether to record stop action videos of word definitions (see The Best Resources For Learning To Use The Video Apps “Vine” & Instagram ), or, more often, to describe images or practice dialogues (see The Best Sites To Practice Speaking English ). Unfortunately, though, mos
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: Artist Kehinde Wiley unveils bold sculpture in New York’s Times Square is from NBC News, as is Wiley believes monuments to Confederate figures should be placed in social context, not
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: Why Intentionally Building
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 ): The true cost of being a teacher is from Vox. I’m adding it to The Best Data On How Much Money Teachers Pay Out Of Their Own Pocket – What Do You Spend? . School Districts Sue Juul, Saying Student Vaping Drains Res
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
geralt / Pixabay A new study in secondary schools found that teachers observing their colleagues two-or-three times and providing feedback using one-half of what lots of educators tell me is a ridiculously complex Danielson rubric resulted in improved academic results for students of both (a little more for students of the observers). It was not part of any formal evaluation process. You can read
I briefly posted about Imagine Forest over two years ago and, though it looked like it had some potential, there really wasn’t much there. I just checked back on it and came away very impressed. It’s free, filled with images that students can write about and lots of other writing opportunities, and teachers can create virtual classrooms. I’m adding it to: The Best Places Where Students Can Write
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
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: 3 Ways to Ask Questions That Engage the Whole Class is from Edutopia. I like the third way: Pause, Star and Rank. I’m adding it to T
geralt / Pixabay Here are three new additions to THE BEST TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES ABOUT IMPEACHMENT : Trump, Ukraine And The Path To The Impeachment Inquiry: A Timeline is from NPR. A diagram of events in the impeachment inquiry of President Trump is from USA Today. Trump impeachment inquiry: A visual timeline is from CNN.
Editor’s Note: Earlier this month I published We Shouldn’t “Empower” Students – Instead We Should Create The Conditions Where They Can Take It , and invited readers to answer this question: What are actions you take to create conditions for students to gain and exercise power in your classroom? Outi Frisk submitted this previous guest post, which had previously appeared at Ditch That Textbook . O
alexstrachan /Pixabay With Indigenous People’s Day (also known as Columbus Day) coming up, I thought it would useful to put my related “Best” lists together: The Best Online Resources About Christopher Columbus (& ‘Indigenous
