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

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

by Larry Ferlazzo / 9h

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 TWO ): How to overcome the education hype cycle is by David Yeager. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Understanding How To Interpret Education Research . I’m adding this tweet to the same list: Essential caveats fro

SEL Weekly Update

by Larry Ferlazzo / 9h

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: Do Classroom Environments M

Four New Teaching Resources About Impeachment

by Larry Ferlazzo / 13h

JeanineW / Pixabay Here are three new additions to THE BEST TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES ABOUT IMPEACHMENT : A Lesson Plan for Teaching About the Impeachment Hearings is from The NY Times Learning Network. The Trump impeachment hearings highlight immigrants’ stories is from The Associated Press. What to Know About the U.S. Presidents Who’ve Been Impeached is from TIME. The BBC has been doing thr

President Kennedy Was Assassinated On This Day In 1963 – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources

by Larry Ferlazzo / 14h

skeeze / Pixabay President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on this day in 1963. You might be interested in The Best Online Resources About President John F. Kennedy . These are the last lines of the last speech ever typed for President Kennedy, intended for remarks on November 22, 1963. Read the full speech: https://t.co/jL8ziKuQfn pic.twitter.com/Jt88wxtttf — JFK Library (@JFKLibrary) November

NOV 21

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

A Look Back: There Are Lots Of Reasons To Regularly Be Kind To Our Students, & A New Study Found Another One

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

I’m beginning to republish posts that made it onto my A LOOK BACK: 2019’S BEST POSTS FROM THIS BLOG – PART TWO list. reneebigelow / Pixabay We teachers obviously need to be kind to our students — just because. In the midst of our hectic days, however, it’s probable we miss plenty of opportunities to do so. A new study (focused on employees but, it seems to me, easily applicable to the classroom)

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 . Here are this we

iCivics Updates “Win The White House Game,” Including Support For ELLs

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

Pexels / Pixabay iCivics, best known for its Social Studies oriented learning games but also offering many other resources (see WOW! IT LOOKS LIKE ICIVICS WANTS TO BE THE ONE-STOP SHOP FOR SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS ) announced that they just updated their popular Win The White House game . The changes include: • Updated issues for both parties that reflect what your students are hearing in the news

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 MOST POPULAR PINS OF 2019 The f

“Information Is Beautiful” Announces Winners Of Best Infographics

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

kreatikar / Pixabay Information is Beautiful is the premiere organization promoting data visualization internationally, and they just announced their awards for the best infographics created during this past year. You can see them all here . Next month, I’ll be posting an annual list of all the different year-end collections of visualizations from media around the world. This Information Is Beaut

“What Has Been Your Best Social Studies Lesson?”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

What Has Been Your Best Social Studies Lesson? 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…

Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

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: PBS has created a central hub for Ken Burns’ documentaries and tons of related teaching resources. You can learn more about it h

NOV 20

A Look Back: The Math, Science & Social Studies Books We’re Editing Are Now Available For Pre-Order!

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

I’m beginning to republish posts that made it onto my A LOOK BACK: 2019’S BEST POSTS FROM THIS BLOG – PART TWO list. The most recent book that Katie Hull and I wrote, The ELL Teacher’s Toolbox (click on its book cover at the bottom of this post for more info), has become very popular. In fact, it became so popular and useful to teachers immediately after its publication last year that we proposed

Check Out Google’s New “NASA’s Visual Universe”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

Here’s how Google describes NASA’s Visual Universe : To celebrate 60 years of NASA and 50 years of Project Apollo, the Google Arts & Culture Lab has created NASA’s Visual Universe – an experiment drawing on NASA’s vast image archive. Using NASA’s public API, we explored 127,000 historic images stretching back to 1915, and analyzed them using machine learning – bringing surprising and interactive

‘Fair Means Providing What They Need’

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. This four-part series on “fair” versus “equal” is being “wrapped up” today with answers from Rick Wormeli, Pedro A. Noguera, Ph.D., Elizabeth Stringer Keefe, Ph.D., and Dr. Sheila Wilson. Here are some excerpts:

Google Earth Unveils New “Creation” Tools For Users

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

AP_edits / Pixabay Google just unveiled several tools users can use – on the web or on mobile devices – for “creation” on Google Earth . Here’s a video tutorial: I’m adding this info to The Best Resources For Google Earth Beginners Like Me.

My Two VERY Popular Gratitude Lessons – One For ELLs, Another For More English-Proficient Students

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

NOTE: I’m republishing this post from 2017 since both of these lessons are extremely popular this week, and thought new readers might want to hear about them. (Editor’s Note: I originally published this post in 2015) I’ve previously posted about A Simple & Effective Classroom Lesson On Gratitude , one that I’ve done with my mainstream and Advanced ELL classes. I’m modifying it this year for my Lo

NOV 19

A Look Back: Wow! Wordwall Looks Like A Great – & Free – Site For Creating Online Learning Games

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

I’m beginning to republish posts that made it onto my A LOOK BACK: 2019’S BEST POSTS FROM THIS BLOG – PART TWO list. I have just learned about Wordwall from ELT Planning, which has a great post about it In fact, I think the post provides a better explanation of Wordwall than the actual site does! The screenshot above shows all the different templates you can use for creating games, and you can as

My Latest BAM! Radio Show Is On “Moving from Thinking about Student Deficits to Student Assets”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

Moving from Thinking about Student Deficits to Student Assets is the topic of my latest ten-minute BAM! Radio show. Carmen Nguyen, Adeyemi Stembridge and Larry Walker join me in the discussion, and they 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 .

New PBS NewsHour Video Segment: “How these Oregon teachers are fighting back against white nationalism”

24by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

johnhain / Pixabay Here’s how PBS describes tonight’s segment: The FBI reports that hate crime violence in the U.S. is at a 16-year high. The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, meanwhile, says the highest percentage of hate incidents since the 2016 election occurred in elementary and secondary schools. Special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault takes a look at how this problem has manifest in nor

The Best Articles (& Blog Posts) Offering Practical Advice & Resources To Teachers In 2019 – Part Two

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

Time for another end-of-year “Best” list. I’m adding list list to All My 2019 “Best” Lists In One Place! You can find previous editions of this list, along with other “Best” lists related to instruction, here . Here are my choices: There are a lot of good guides out there for how to speak in public, and you can find many of them at The Best Sources Of Advice For Making Good Presentations . I’m no

‘Equitable Practices Elevate Everyone’

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Dr. Debbie Silver, Gloria Brown Brooks, Tasha Moyer, Barbara Blackburn, and LaChawn Smith discuss if “fair” means “equal” in the realm of education. Here are some excerpts:

A Look Back: New Study Finds That Specific Ninth-Grade Intervention Very Effective & It’s Remarkably Similar To What We Do At Our School

20by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

I’m beginning to republish posts that made it onto my A LOOK BACK: 2019’S BEST POSTS FROM THIS BLOG – PART TWO list. Kunnasberg / Pixabay The American Institutes of Research just released a study finding that a program called Building Assets, Reducing Risks (BARR) was very effective at improving academic progress for ninth-graders and enhancing their connection to school. Here’s how Ed Week summa

Most Popular Posts Of The Week

22by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

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

NOV 18

The Best Resources, Articles & Blog Posts For Teachers Of ELLs In 2019 – Part Two

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

This is another end-of-year “Best” lists. I’m adding list list to ALL MY 2019 “BEST” LISTS IN ONE PLACE! You can find previous editions of this list, along with all “Best” lists related to ELL instruction, here. Here are my choices: To start off, you want to follow all these folks on Twitter and, if you’re not on Twitter, go to their Twitter page and then click on links to their blogs. They share

A Look Back: “If You Want Engaged Employees [or Students], Offer Them Stability”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

I’m beginning to republish posts that made it onto my A LOOK BACK: 2019’S BEST POSTS FROM THIS BLOG – PART TWO list. TuendeBede / Pixabay If You Want Engaged Employees, Offer Them Stability is an interesting new article in The Harvard Business Journal. The author, Marla Gottschalk, makes lots of points that are directly applicable to the classroom. She highlights three main features, based on res

New CBS Video: “Documentary explores why black girls are punished more at school”

23by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

waldryano / Pixabay Check out this video from CBS This Morning. You might also be interested in this three-part series Dr. Terri Watson guest-hosted at my Ed Week column on this very topic , as well as this previous post: Good USA Today Feature On How Black Girls Are Treated Unfairly.

Depressing Statistic Of The Day: The U.S. Has World’s Highest Rate Of Children In Detention

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

U.S. has world’s highest rate of detained kids; should be ‘last resort,’ says U.N. is a depressing article appearing at NBC News. It says: The United States detains an average of 60 out of every 100,000 children in its justice system or immigration-related custody, Nowak said, the world’s highest rate, followed by countries such as Bolivia, Botswana and Sri Lanka….The U.S. rate compared with an a

“Student Differences Are Not Deficits”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

Student Differences Are Not Deficits is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Today’s commentaries on the difference between treating students “equally” and “fairly” come from Kelly Capatosto, Gina Laura Gullo, Cheryl Staats, Dr. PJ Caposey, Ashley McCall, Orion Nolan, Jen Schwanke, Marisa Nathan, Carol Bruzzano, Keisha Rembert, and Tatiana Esteban. Here are some excerpts:

NOV 17

Video: “World’s MOST Unusual Buildings”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

PublicDomainPictures / Pixabay I’m adding this video to The Best Images Of Weird, Cool & Neat-Looking Buildings (& Ways To Design Your Own) :

Three Videos About The World’s Tallest Buildings

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

melissamahon / Pixabay I’m adding these three videos to The Best Sites To Learn About The World’s Tallest Buildings :

A Look Back: Responding To Racist “Go Back To Your Country” Trope

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

I’m beginning to republish posts that made it onto my A LOOK BACK: 2019’S BEST POSTS FROM THIS BLOG – PART TWO list. So many of our students have had to deal with taunts of “Go back to your country” over the years, and President Trump is doing his best to ensure it goes on for a long time to come. Hate Crimes In U.S. Increased By 17 Percent last year, and I fear the numbers will continue to incre

‘Fair Is Not Equal’

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. In it, Dr. Julia Stearns Cloat, Dr. Rocio del Castillo, Holly Spinelli, Sabrina Hope King, Joe Feldman, and Dr. Felicia Darling discuss the difference between treating students “fairly” and “equally.” Here are some excerpts:

The Smithsonian Releases New Curriculum On U.S. Migration & Immigration History

22by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

The Smithsonian’s National Museum Of American History has just released a five unit curriculum on U.S. migration and immigration history called Becoming US (click on “Units and Case Studies” at the top). Here’s how they describe it: Becoming US is a new educational resource for high school teachers and students to learn immigration and migration history in a more accurate and inclusive way. The p

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: Hundreds March In Reenactment Of A Historic, But Long Forgotten Slave Rebellion is from NPR. An Artist’s March to Freedom is a NY Times article about the same event. I’m adding both

NOV 16

Research Studies Of The Week

40by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

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

A Look Back: I Created A New Facebook Page – Feel Free To “Like” It If You Want To Be Notified Of New Blog Posts!

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

I’m beginning to republish posts that made it onto my A LOOK BACK: 2019’S BEST POSTS FROM THIS BLOG – PART TWO list. I was nearing the “friends” limit on my Facebook Profile, so I created a new “Larry Ferlazzo – Educator” Page . I’ll be sharing links to new posts there, and will also continue to do the same at my Profile Page . I’ll also share occasional personal updates on my Profile page. Feel

SEL Weekly Update

24by 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 TWO Finally, check out “Best” Lists Of The Week: Social Emotional Learning Resources . Here are this week’s picks: Effects of Practice on the

All The “Best” Lists Posted Here In 2019

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

Here’s another end-of-year “Best” list that I’ll be adding this list to I’m adding this post to All My 2019 “Best” Lists In One Place! You might also be interested in THREE ACCESSIBLE WAYS TO SEARCH FOR & FIND MY “BEST” LISTS. Here are all the “Best” lists I’ve published this year (so far): RESOURCES ON CHALLENGES NATIVE AMERICANS FACE IN SCHOOLS THE BEST RESOURCES ON TEENS DEMANDING AN EFFECTIVE

CBS News Video: “How “Sesame Street” has educated children for 50 years”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

InspiredImages / Pixabay You’ll want to check this out:

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

by Larry Ferlazzo / 7d

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 TWO ): Betsy DeVos Might Outlast Them All is from The Huffington Post. Supreme Court to Tackle DACA. What Does It Mean for Students, Teachers, and Schools? is from Ed Week. Where Civility Is a Motto, a School Integration

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 

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