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

All My “Annual” Best List Collections – Look For 2019’s “Best Of Year” Lists Soon!

by Larry Ferlazzo / 30min

TeroVesalainen / Pixabay As regular readers know, among my 2100 “Best” lists are thirteen years of “annual” Best collections. In other words, each year – and in recent years, every six months – I produce posts sharing my choices of the resources covering twenty or more topics. Today, though, I realized that I have never put them all together in one list to make them a bit more accessible. Here th

Three Accessible Ways To Search For & Find My “Best” Lists

by Larry Ferlazzo / 45min

(Note: I am going to publish this same post once each month to remind regular readers and inform newer ones about how to access my “Best” lists) As regular readers know, I have about 2,100 categorized and regularly updated “Best” lists. You can find all of them in broad categories here . The link to that page can also be found at the top right of my blog: My Best Of Series I also have them all on

YESTERDAY

The “International Day for the Eradication of Poverty” Is On Oct. 17th – Here Are Related Teaching & Learning Resources

by Larry Ferlazzo / 11h

mohamed_hassan / Pixabay The United Nations has declared October 17th to be The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty . You might be interested in The Best Visualizations Of Poverty In The U.S. & Around The World or The Best Resources About Wealth & Income Inequality. And if you want to teach about how to do something about it, check out: The Best Websites For Learning About Civic Part

How Can Students Write for ‘Authentic’ Audiences?

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

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.

OCT 03

Halloween & Día de los Muertos Are Coming Up – Here Are Related Teaching & Learning Resources

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

Myriams-Fotos / Pixabay It’s approaching that time! Check out a zillion resources at The Best Websites For Learning About Halloween .

Pins Of The Week

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

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

New PBS NewsHour Video: “Why Flint residents are still dealing with water worries, 5 years after lead crisis”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

alefonte / Pixabay The PBS NewsHour showed this very good overview of what has happened – and continues to happen – Flint:

“Links to All Q&A Posts From the Past Eight Years – in One Place!”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

Links to All Q&A Posts From the Past Eight Years – in One Place! is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Here are links–categorized and with descriptions–to all the posts appearing there for the past eight years!

OCT 02

Oct. 11th Is The “International Day of the Girl Child” – Here Are Related Teaching & Learning Resources

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

From The United Nations : On December 19, 2011, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 66/170 to declare 11 October as the International Day of the Girl Child, to recognize girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world. You might be interested in The Best Resources For “The International Day Of The Girl”

“Legends Of Learning” Adds A Ton Of Math Games

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

Legends of Learning is a fairly well-known science games site that is free for students to create virtual classrooms and monitor student progress (see It Appears That The Exceptional Science Site “Legends Of Learning” Is Now Really Free ). Though I haven’t used it much with students because I don’t teach science, it appears like a fair number of teachers give it a positive review . I’ve thought t

How Do You Give Individual Feedback To Students When Everyone Wants Your Attention?

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

MIH83 / Pixabay As any teacher of English Language Learner classes (and teachers of many other types of classes, too) knows, after students have been given an assignment, it’s not unusual for many of them to subsequently have lots of questions or want individual work checked. In my experience, there’s often a high-level of student motivation in ELL classes and, as teachers, we want to help! At th

‘Classroom Management Is About Being Proactive’

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. In it, Cindy Garcia, Gianna Cassetta, Amanda Koonlaba, Ed.S., Chelonnda Seroyer, Dennis Griffin Jr., Janice Wyatt-Ross, Barry Saide, and Dr. Vance Austin contribute their classroom-management suggestions. Here are some excerpts:

OCT 01

Media Literacy Week Is October 21st – 25th – Here Are Related Teaching & Learning Resources

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay Media Literacy Week is From October 21st to the 25th. You might be interested in: The Best Tools & Lessons For Teaching Information Literacy – Help Me Find More The Best Tools To Help Develop Global Media Literacy

The Best Resources For Learning About Dunning Kruger Effect

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

TeroVesalainen / Pixabay I’ve applied The Dunning Kruger Effect in my classroom (see New Metacognition Study & How I’m Thinking Of Applying It In My Classes – Feedback Welcome! ). And I’ve previously posted about a good TED-Ed video on the topic that, however, I don’t think is usable in the classroom because of its title (see Useful New TED Video & Lesson On The Dunning-Kruger Effect ). You might

The National Day Of Writing Is On Oct. 20th – Here Are 37 Related Teaching & Learning “Best” Lists

29by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

Free-Photos / Pixabay From The National Council Of Teachers Of English: The National Day on Writing® (October 20), an initiative of the National Council of Teachers of English, is built on the premise that writing is critical to literacy but needs greater attention and celebration. Every year NCTE and enthusiastic participants around the world continue to grow this event. Since 2009 we’ve seen hu

Most Popular Posts Of The Week

20by 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

‘Indigenous People’s Day’ (Columbus Day) Is Coming Up – Here Are Related Teaching & Learning Resources

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay Columbus Day, also know as Indigenous People’s Day, is coming up. You might be interested in The Best Online Resources About Christopher Columbus (& ‘Indigenous Peoples’ Day’).

New TED-Ed Video & Lesson Is On Japanese American Internment

26by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

ErikaWittlieb / Pixabay The latest TED-Ed lesson and video is on Japanese American Internment during World War II. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On Japanese-American Internment In World War II.

“Author Interview: ‘Be Excellent on Purpose'”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

Author Interview: ‘Be Excellent on Purpose’ is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. In it, Sanée Bell agreed to answer a few questions about her new book, “Be Excellent On Purpose: Intentional Strategies for Impactful Leadership.” Here are some excerpts:

Diwali Takes Place Later This Month – Here Are Related Teaching & Learning Resources

23by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

bhuwanpurohit / Pixabay Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, will start on October 25 this year. It concludes on October 29th. You might be interested in The Best Sites For Learning About Diwali.

SEP 30

New Animated Video: “NASA’s Guide To Black Hole Safety”

22by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

FelixMittermeier / Pixabay Check out this neat new video from NASA:

Infographic: “U.S. Slashes Refugee Limit To Historic Low”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

GDJ / Pixabay I’ve previously shared about Trump Administration policies on refugees (see Trump Administration Cuts Refugee Number To Lowest Level Ever ). This infographic, though, makes it much more clear than any text article. I’m adding it to I’m adding this info to The Best Sites For Learning About World Refugee Day . You will find more infographics at Statista

ReadWorks FINALLY Lets Students Choose What Texts They Want To Read!

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

ReadWorks is one of the best educational sites out there – I’ve been posting constantly about it for years , and it’s on several “Best” lists. It has zillions of texts, audio support for many of them, annotation tools, and lots more. It’a always had one major drawback, however: in order for students to read their texts, teachers have had to “assign” them – they’ve never had the ability for studen

“Classroom Management ‘Is All About Relationships'”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

Classroom Management ‘Is All About Relationships’ is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. In it, Dr. Debbie Silver, Dr. PJ Caposey, Serena Pariser, Timothy Hilton, Dr. Beth Gotcher, Paula Mellom, Rebecca Hixon, and Jodi Weber offer their commentaries on how best to handle classroom management. Here are some excerpts:

My Latest BAM! Radio Show Is On Student Engagement

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

The Look, Sound and Feel of Effective Student Engagement is the topic of my latest ten minute BAM! Radio Show. I’m joined in the conversation by Cathy Beck, Kathy Dyer, Sarah Said and Samantha Cortez, 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 .

What Impact Will Trump Administration Policies Have On Future ELL Numbers? Here Is My Guess, & I Would Love To Hear Yours

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay The number of English Language Learners in U.S. public schools has been growing steadily over the years (see The Best Ways To Keep-Up With Current ELL/ESL/EFL News & Research ). Those numbers have been expected to grow. Some statistics have said that by 2025, 25% of U.S. public school students will be ELLs, others say 40% by 2030 . Of course, none of these projection

SEP 29

Excellent – & Short – Overview Of Culturally Responsive Teaching’s Benefits

46by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

Jenny Muñiz has written a good – and short – piece over at New America reviewing the benefits of culturally responsive teaching. 5 Ways Culturally Responsive Teaching Benefits Learners contains lots of links to research, and is the perfect piece to share with administrators and colleagues who have questions about it and are open to learning. I’m adding it to The Best Resources About “Culturally R

Pins Of The Week

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

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

The Best Sites Where Students Can Participate In Citizen Science Projects

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

markmags / Pixabay Plenty of research has found that students tend to become more motivated when their work will be seen by other people in addition to the teacher (see Best Places Where Students Can Write For An “Authentic Audience “). I’ve previously written about these kinds of opportunities for Social Studies students (see The Best Sites Where Students Can Transcribe Historical Texts ). I’ve

New Resources On Race & Racism

by 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: ‘It Was Very Humiliating’: Readers Share How They Were Taught About Slavery is from The NY Times. I’m adding it to USEFUL RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF BRINGI

My Most Popular Tweets Of The Month

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

PhotoMIX-Company / Pixabay I used to post weekly collections of my best tweets, and used Storify to bring them together. Unfortunately, Storify went under. Fortunately, however, Wakelet was a new tool that was able to import all of a person’s Storifys. So you can see all those previous Twitter “Best” lists here . I don’t want to risk putting all the work into those posts again and risk losing the

SEP 28

Video: “Top 10 Countries by Tourism Data”

20by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

Free-Photos / Pixabay I’m adding this video to The Best Sites Showing The Most Popular Tourist Destinations In The World :

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 ): Chicago Teachers Are Ready To Strike is from NPR. School spending cuts triggered by great recession linked to sizable learning losses for learning losses for students in hardest hit areas is from Eureka Alert. Kids

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: I’m adding this tweet to The Best Posts & Articles On Student Engagement : Research on Engagement that Every Teacher Should Know | B

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

by Larry Ferlazzo / 7d

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 / 7d

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 / 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 

Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007