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

New Resources On Race & Racism

by Larry Ferlazzo / 56min

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: Breaking the Silence: Inviting Students to Write About Race is by Tricia Ebarvia. I’m adding it to New & Revised: A Collection Of Advice On Talking To Students About Race & Racism .

My “All-Time” Most Popular BAM! Radio Shows

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1h

As regular readers know, I host a weekly ten-minute BAM! Radio Show that accompanies my Education Week Teacher columns and, over the years, they’ve now exceeded two-hundred episodes. I thought readers – and listeners – would be interested in seeing the most popular ones. I’m adding this list to my other “All-Time” collections . Here they are: Why the Death of Paper Books May Be Greatly Exaggerate

New Simon’s Cat Video Collection: “Spooky Tales”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1h

QuinceMedia / Pixabay There’s no better time to have ELLs watch a scary (or funny) video clap and then talk and write about what they saw than Halloween week! The people behind Simon’s Cat just released a compilation called “Spooky Tales” that’s perfect. I’m adding it to The Best Movie Scenes For Halloween .

Video: “My Favorite Spot”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1h

geralt / Pixabay Here’s My Entire ELL Beginners Seven-Week Unit On Writing A Story (Including Hand-outs & Links) is a fairly popular post of mine. One of the first activities in that unit is reading The Story Of Ferdinand . In the story , Ferdinand has a “favorite spot,” and I’ve had students create posters and make presentations of their favorite spot. This year, I added a new element – having s

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My Most Popular Pins Of 2019

by Larry Ferlazzo / 10h

FirmBee / Pixabay My end-of-year “Best” list post continue… I’ll be adding this list to I’m adding this post to All My 2019 “Best” Lists In One Place! I have “pinned” nearly 20,000 educational resources on my Pinterest boards that I have not shared on this blog. Here are the most popular ones for this year:

The Best Ed Tech Resources Of 2019 – Part Two

by Larry Ferlazzo / 10h

My end-of-year “Best” list post continue… I’ll be adding this list to I’m adding this post to All My 2019 “Best” Lists In One Place! I publish a regular series called Ed Tech Digest , and I thought it would useful to readers and to me to review them and highlight the ones I think are the best of the year. You can see previous editions of this list, along with all the “Best” lists related to ed te

Statistic Of The Day: Students Don’t Get Enough Sleep

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

Another study has come out finding that our students don’t get enough sleep. You can read about it at Only half of US children get enough sleep during the week . I share lessons I do about the topic, along with tons of other resources at The Best Resources For Helping Teens Learn About The Importance Of Sleep .

New Teaching Resources For Halloween

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

webandi / Pixabay Here are new additions to The Best Websites For Learning About Halloween : Teach About Blackface and Other Racist Halloween Choices is from Teaching Tolerance. Some Halloween Costumes Continue To Cause Offense, But People Keep Wearing Them is from NPR. I’m adding this GIF to The Best Movie Scenes For Halloween : The House of Ghosts (1908) By Segundo de Chomón pic.twitter.com/w6U

OCT 24

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

The Weather Channel’s New Immersive Mixed Reality Video Is On The Dangers Of Flash Flooding

21by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

Hermann / Pixabay I’ve previously shared all the Weather Channel’s “Immersive Mixed Reality” videos. Here’s the new one they released today (you might also be interested in all my Natural Disaster “Best” lists ):

Today’s Update On The Chicago Teachers’ Strike

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

geralt / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST ARTICLES & VIDEOS FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE 2019 CHICAGO TEACHERS’ STRIKE: It’s More Than Pay: Striking Teachers Demand Counselors and Nurses is from The NY Times. 25,000 educators swarmed City Hall with their demands in day 5 of the Chicago teachers’ strike is from CNN

“What Does Student Engagement Look Like?”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

What Does Student Engagement Look Like? is the new “question-of-the-week” at my Education Week Teacher column. Responses in the comments sections there or here or welcome…

OCT 23

The WRITE Center For Secondary Students Looks Like A “Go-To” Resources For Writing Instruction Ideas

28by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

Free-Photos / Pixabay The WRITE Center For Secondary Students is having its “launch event” tomorrow, and the organization looks very impressive. Here’s how it describes itself: The WRITE (Writing Research to Improve Teaching and Evaluation) Center for Secondary Students researches academic writing in middle and high school. We are extending best practices learned in the English language arts clas

Interesting Video: “Most Popular Websites 1996 – 2019”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

PhotoMIX-Company / Pixabay I’m adding this new video to The Best Sites To Learn About The Internet :

Tonight’s PBS NewsHour Video Segment: “In Chicago, striking teachers argue working conditions are key to improving schools”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay I’m adding this video segment from tonight’s PBS NewsHour to THE BEST ARTICLES & VIDEOS FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE 2019 CHICAGO TEACHERS’ STRIKE:

“Everything You Wanted to Know About Student Agency But Were Afraid to Ask …”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

Everything You Wanted to Know About Student Agency But Were Afraid to Ask … is the headline of the final post in a four-part series at my Education Week Teacher column. In it, Dr. Rebecca Alber, Andrea Keith, Tamara Fyke, Jenny Edwards, and Michael D. Toth “wrap up” a four-part series on student agency. Here are some excerpts: I’m adding it to The Best Resources On Student Agency & How To Encoura

Video: “School by day, factory by night: US teen fights to graduate amid threat of family separations”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

EliasSch / Pixabay This new video from The Guardian is worth watching. Here’s how they describe it: Ashley Solis is a Mexican American teenager, farmworker and factory worker who dreams of being the first in her family to graduate from high school and go to college. Her mother is undocumented, and like many families with mixed documented status, they face the threat of family separation. With res

OCT 22

Most Popular Posts Of The Week

by 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

Day Four Of The Chicago Teacher’s Strike – Here’s What’s Happening

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST ARTICLES & VIDEOS FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE 2019 CHICAGO TEACHERS’ STRIKE: Chicago Teachers’ Strike Continues As Students And Parents Start To Feel The Toll is from NPR.

Guest Post: New Study Highlights Success Of High School Black Male Achievement Class – Here’s What We Are Doing At Our School

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

Editor’s Note: Yesterday, a study was released finding that classes supporting African American males resulted in reducing their drop-out rates. Following links to articles about that study, Antoine Germany, the head of our school’s English Department, writes about his experience teaching a similar class this year. Here are links to articles about the study: This is immensely encouraging evidence

My Latest BAM! Radio Show Is On “Treating Students Fairly Versus Treating Students Equally”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

Treating Students Fairly Versus Treating Students Equally is the topic of my latest ten-minute BAM! Radio Show. I’m joined in the discussion by Dr. Julia Cloat and Holly Spinelli, who have also contributed written commentaries to my Ed Week Teacher column. I’m adding this show to All My BAM Radio Shows – Linked With Descriptions .

‘Agency’ Lets Students ‘Take an Active Role in Shaping Their Future’

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. In it, Debbie Silver, Jennifer Casa-Todd, and Bill Ivey provide responses to the question “What is agency and how can teachers encourage its growth among students?” Here are some excerpts:

Daylight Saving Time Ends On Nov. 3rd – Here Are Related Teaching & Learning Resources

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

Free-Photos / Pixabay Yup, it’s that time again. You might be interested in The Best Sites For Learning About Daylight Saving Time.

OCT 21

NPR Announces They’re Doing Another Year Of Their Student Podcast Contest

28by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

Clker-Free-Vector-Images / Pixabay NPR has just announced that they are going to have a second year of their student podcast challenge (see The NPR Student Podcast Challenge Is Back! ). It’s actually a bit of a strange announcement – they say it will start in January, but they aren’t ready to announce its rules or share supporting resources yet. I don’t really understand why they wouldn’t have ju

SEL Weekly Update

20by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

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 TWO Finally, check out “Best” Lists Of The Week: Social Emotional Learning Resources . Here are this week’s picks: Why Aren’t We Curious About

Day Three Of The Chicago Teacher’s Strike – Here’s What’s Happening

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST ARTICLES & VIDEOS FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE 2019 CHICAGO TEACHERS’ STRIKE: Live updates from Day 3 of the Chicago teachers strike: A quick settlement ‘not likely,’ union says is from Chalkbeat. Chicago teacher strike continues as negotiations grind on is from The Washington Post.

Video: “Why wildfires in the western U.S. are only going to get worse”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

skeeze / Pixabay Wildfires are a big concern here in California. I’m adding this new USA Today video to The Best Sites For Learning About Forest Fires :

The Best Up-To-Date Teaching Resources About Brexit

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

Elionas2 / Pixabay Brexit may be coming to head. Here are the best up-to-date resources I can find for use in a U.S. classroom. You might also be interested in TWO DECENT VIDEOS ABOUT THE EUROPEAN UNION. Reader suggestions are welcome! What Is Brexit? A Simple Guide to Why It Matters and What Happens Next is from The NY Times. Brexit: All you need to know about the UK leaving the EU is from The B

New TED-Ed Video: “The Mayan myth of the morning star”

34by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

Connectingdots / Pixabay The new TED-Ed video and lesson is on “The Mayan myth of the morning star.” I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About The Maya .

“Ways to Support Student Agency”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

Ways to Support Student Agency is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column – part two in a series. In it, Adeyemi Stembridge, Mary Beth Nicklaus, Alycia Owen, and Dr. Laura Greenstein discuss the value of student agency and how to promote it in schools. Here are some excerpts:

Leonardo Da Vinci Died 500 Years Ago – Here Are Related Teaching & Learning Resources

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

WikiImages / Pixabay Leonardo Da Vinci died 500 years ago . You might be interested in The Best Sites For Learning About Leonardo Da Vinci .

OCT 20

This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Ed Policy Issues

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

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 ): Who to Believe on Twitter is from Dan Willingham. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Understanding How To Interpret Education Research . Flawed Algorithms Are Grading Millions of Students’ Essays is from Vice.

‘Student Agency Is Ownership’

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. In it, Keisha Rembert, Sarah Ottow, Laurie Manville, Dr. Alva Lefevre, Dr. Lynell Powell, Dr. Felicia Darling, Paula Mellom, Rebecca Hixon, and Jodi Weber define student agency and how to promote it in the classroom. Here are some excerpts:

Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL

21by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

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

OCT 19

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 CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION IN 2019 – PART TWO. Here are this week’s picks: 6 Ways to Make the Most of Classroom Movies appeared in Edutopia. I’m adding it to The Best Sites Offering Free Lesson Plans For

Ed Tech Digest

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

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

The Best Videos Showing We Have More Than Five Senses

by Larry Ferlazzo / 7d

geralt / Pixabay When we learn about perception in IB Theory of Knowledge class, we talk about how there really are more than five senses. Here are some videos I’ve shown to students about the topic:

Tons Of Resources For Teaching Students To Write “This I Believe” Essays

39by Larry Ferlazzo / 7d

742680 / Pixabay People may remember the great This I Believe broadcasts on NPR a few years ago ( that are still available on their site ). Many of us have used them in class. Lots of educators probably know this already, but it was 

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