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 USA Today Video: “Wildfires: The science inside the flames”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 16h

skeeze / Pixabay I’m adding this new video from USA Today to The Best Sites For Learning About Forest Fires:

Pins Of The Week

by Larry Ferlazzo / 22h

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 MOST POPULAR PINS OF 2019 The f

According To New Research, Rita Pierson Was More Right Than Not When She Said, “Kids don’t learn from people they don’t like.”

32by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

Many teachers have seen the late Rita Pierson’s great TED Talk and, if you haven’t, it’s embedded at the bottom of this post. Perhaps the most quoted line from the video is “Kids don’t learn from people they don’t like.” Plenty of research shows the importance of teacher/student relationships (see The Best Resources On The Importance Of Building Positive Relationships With Students ). Still, thou

OCT 31

World Toilet Day Is On Nov. 19th – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

Nov. 19th is World Toilet Day , organized by the U.N. to bring attention to the need for public sanitation in developing countries. You might be interested in The Best Resources For Learning About World Toilet Day & The Issue Of Public Sanitation In The Third World .

Ed Tech Digest

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

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 TWO , as well as checking out all my edtech resources . You might also w

Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL

31by 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

Just Sent-Out Free Monthly Email Newsletter

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

geralt / Pixabay I’ve just mailed out the November 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…

Chicago Teachers’ Strike Is Over – Here’s The Latest

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

Alexas_Fotos / Pixabay The strike is over! Here are new additions to THE BEST ARTICLES & VIDEOS FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE 2019 CHICAGO TEACHERS’ STRIKE: Chicago teachers strike ends after 11 days. CPS will have 5 make-up days of school is from USA Today. Chicago mayor announces 11-day teacher strike has ended, classes to resume Friday is from NBC News. Chicago Teachers Strike: What We Know About the

October’s “Best” Lists – There Are Now 2,099 Of Them!

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

Here’s my regular round-up of new “The Best…” lists I posted this month (you can see all 2,099 of them categorized here ): THE BEST ONLINE LEARNING GAMES – 2019 (PART TWO) THE BEST FUN VIDEOS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN 2019 – PART TWO THE BEST SITES WHERE STUDENTS CAN PARTICIPATE IN CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECTS “BEST” LISTS OF THE MONTH: U.S. GOVERNMENT THE BEST UP-TO-DATE TEACHING RESOURCES AB

A Few Final Halloween & Day Of The Dead Teaching Resources

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

GDJ / Pixabay Here are new additions to The Best Websites For Learning About Halloween & Day Of The Dead : Preparing For The Day of The Dead is a photo gallery from The Atlantic. Cultural Appropriation, A Perennial Issue On Halloween is from NPR. What’s Your Favorite Halloween Costume, Past or Present? is a lesson from The NY Times Learning Network. The real danger on Halloween night isn't razor

OCT 30

“What Are Your Best Recommendations for How to Handle Grading?”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

What Are Your Best Recommendations for How to Handle Grading? is the new question-of-the-week at my Ed Week Teacher column. Feel free to leave responses in the comments sections there or here…

NBC News Video: “600+ Teachers Are Working A Second Shift At This South Carolina Factory”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

geralt / Pixabay I’m adding this new video from NBC News to The Best Resources For Learning About The Teacher Compensation Crisis :

The Headlines You See Today About NAEP Scores Don’t Tell The Whole Story….

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

geralt / Pixabay Scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress came out today, and lots of people, as usual, are using the results to pump up their own policy agendas. The most publicized results show that reading scores went down, and Betsy DeVos is saying that more school choice will solve things and that the fact that more money has been going to schools demonstrates that they do

New Resources For Teaching About Impeachment

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

905513 / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES ABOUT IMPEACHMENT : Is the Impeachment Inquiry a Teachable Moment? Or Should Politics Stay Out of the Classroom? is from The NY Times. How The Impeachment Process Is Similar Or Different Than A Legal Trial is from NPR. Here’s a useful slideshow from iCivics. Teaching Impeachment in the Classroom: Q&A With Emma Humph

‘Building Student Engagement Begins With Community & Relationships’

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. In it, Paula Mellom, Rebecca Hixon, Jodi Weber, Dr. PJ Caposey, Blake Howard, Katie White, Michael Fisher, and Meena Srinivasan discuss how to best promote student engagement. Here are some excerpts:

OCT 29

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

Infographic: “A Day In The Life Of A U.S. Teen”

21by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

manseok / Pixabay The way U.S. teens spend their time is changing, but differences between boys and girls persist is a report from the Pew Research Center. It includes several charts and infographics, including one titled “A Day In The Life Of A U.S. Teen.” Their top three are sleep, leisure and education. I’m adding this info to The Best Visualizations Of How People Spend Their Days .

The Internet Was Born On This Day Fifty Years Ago – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources

54by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

GDJ / Pixabay From the U.S. Department of State : On October 29, 1969, researchers working under the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency sent the first host-to-host message between laboratories at the University of California Los Angeles and the Stanford Research Institute. This marked the birth of the Internet as we know it. Today, more than half the world’s population is online and t

My Latest BAM! Show Is On How To Create Effective Social Studies Lessons

48by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

How to Create a Compelling and Effective Social Studies Lesson is the topic of my latest Education Week Teacher column. I’m joined in the conversation by Deborah Gatrell, Denise Facey, Carina Whiteside, and Mark Honyman, who have all also contributed written commentaries to my Education Week Teacher column. I’m adding this show to All My BAM Radio Shows – Linked With Descriptions .

Update On Chicago Teachers’ Strike

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

geralt / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST ARTICLES & VIDEOS FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE 2019 CHICAGO TEACHERS’ STRIKE: Chicago Teachers Strike Enters Its 8th Day On Monday is from NPR. CPS strike update: Why are Chicago teachers still out? Classes out 9 days as Trump arrives is from USA Today. Chicago schools reach a tentative deal with a union. But teachers are still on strike is from CNN.

Today Is The Ninetieth Anniversary Of “Black Tuesday” – Here Are Resources On The Great Depression

28by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

Momentmal / Pixabay Today is the ninetieth anniversary of Wall Street’s Black Tuesday , which is typically considered the beginning of the Great Depression. You might be interested in The Best Resources For Learning About The Great Depression .

OCT 28

‘Student Engagement Means Connectedness’

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Today’s commentaries on student engagement are offered by Cheryl Abla, Jessica Garza, Heather Wolpert-Gawron, Michelle Shory, Irina V. McGrath, Cindy Garcia, Kim Morrison, and Ann Mausbach. Here are some excerpts:

More Teaching Resources About Halloween & Day Of The Dead

30by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

Clker-Free-Vector-Images / Pixabay Here are new additions to The Best Websites For Learning About Halloween & Day Of The Dead : The Code Switch Guide To Halloween is from NPR.

“Ways to Promote Student Engagement”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

NOTE: I’ll be sharing fewer posts for awhile because, as you’ve probably heard, things are crazy here in Northern California. Though we are not in any danger from fires, we don’t have power and we are hosting friends who have evacuated from areas that are under threat. Ways to Promote Student Engagement is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. In it, Kathy Dyer, Sarah Said, Sam

OCT 26

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 ): Warren’s Education Plan Promises Billions for Low-Income Schools and Desegregation is from The NY Times. Breaking the Cycle of Reforming Again and Again (Thomas Hatch) is from Larry Cuban’s blog. Here are new addit

My Favorite Posts That Appeared In October

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

November Is Native American Heritage Month – Here Are Related Teaching & Learning Resources

33by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

November is Native American Heritage Month in the United States. I don’t have a specific “Best” list for the month. However, I have many related resources at: The Best Sites For International Day Of The World’s Indigenous People The Best Online Resources About Christopher Columbus (& ‘Indigenous Peoples’ Day’) The Best Resources For Teaching & Learning About The Standing Rock Protests A Beginning

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 TWO , as well as checking out all my edtech resources . You might also w

October’s Most Popular Posts From This Blog

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

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

Video: “‘Harriet’: Bringing an American icon to the screen”

31by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

KlausHausmann / Pixabay “Harriet,” the movie about the life of Harriet Tubman, is being released on November 1st. CBS This Morning just ran this segment on it. I’m adding it to The Best Teaching & Learning Resources About Harriet Tubman .

New Resources On Race & Racism

by Larry Ferlazzo / 7d

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 / 7d

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 / 7d

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”

24by Larry Ferlazzo / 7d

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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