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 ): School Reforms That Are Persistent and Admired But Marginal (Part 1) and School Reforms That Are Persistent and Admired But Marginal (Part 1) by Larry Cuban are interesting posts. Inexperienced teachers are often s
Just in case you haven’t seen it already, here’s “Hair Love”: Hair Love, an Oscar®-winning animated short film from Matthew A. Cherry, tells the heartfelt story of an African American father learning to do his daughter’s hair for the first time.
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 . You might also be interested in MY MOST POPULAR TWEETS IN 2019 – PART TWO and NEW &
I thought that new – and veteran – readers might find it interesting if I began sharing my best posts from over the years. You can see the entire collection here . In 2009, I published my first book, Building Parent Engagement In Schools , co-authored by Lorie Hammond. The book is best known for highlighting the differences between parent involvement and parent engagement . At the time of the boo
13smok / Pixabay “After Parkland” is a new documentary about that terrible school shooting. Here’s a clip about it from ABC News, and you can read more about it here . You might also be interested in Not Very “Best” Lists Of The Week: Gun Violence .
Eight 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
The next question-of-the-week at my Education Week Teacher column is: What are the biggest dangers facing schools, teachers, and their students right now? Feel free to leave a response in the comments section here or via Twitter.
I thought that new – and veteran – readers might find it interesting if I began sharing my best posts from over the years. You can see the entire collection here . I originally shared this post in 2011. The site continues to be a favorite of my students, and has expanded since this original post. Draw a Stickman is an amazing adventure where you…draw a stick and he comes to life. You’re given ins
I’m fairly active on Pinterest and, in fact, have curated 20,000 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
Clker-Free-Vector-Images / Pixabay I’m adding this new video from Reddit to The Best Resources On Different Types Of Map Projections : [OC] 10 map projections and how they distort the world, video 57s. from r/MapPorn
I thought that new – and veteran – readers might find it interesting if I began sharing my best posts from over the years. You can see the entire collection here . I originally shared this post in 2011. You might also be interested in another post I wrote about the same topic: More On The “Zeigarnik Effect” Bluma Zeigarnik was a Russian psychologist who identified what came to be called the “Zeig
WikiImages / Pixabay This is Charles Darwin’s Birthday! You might be interested in: The Best Online Resources To Learn About Charles Darwin The Best Sites For Learning About Human Evolution Charles Darwin was born on this day in 1809. On the hundredth anniversary of his ship's arrival in the Galapagos, The Times wrote: "Biology has undoubtedly expanded since the Beagle made her famous voyage." ht
I’ve previously shared a number of posts and articles about research showing the negative impact poverty has on “cognitive bandwidth” – the understandable preoccupation with day-to-day survival that sometimes crowds out putting energy into longer-term planning and other behaviors. For example, lack of self-control does not result in poverty; in reality, poverty can cause what might be viewed by s
A new report supported by the nation’s two largest teachers’ unions questions the value of student involvement in school shooting drills. You can read the full report here . You can get summaries of it from NPR’s story, 2 Big Teachers Unions Call For Rethinking Student Involvement In Lockdown Drills , and from the video below. You might also be interested in the NOT VERY “BEST” LISTS OF THE WEEK:
geralt / Pixabay Every several years, the International Baccalaureate Program makes changes to the Theory of Knowledge course. The last update wasn’t the big of a deal, the upcoming one beginning this fall is a different kettle of fish. Ugh. Who among us get that excited about having to become familiar with a new curriculum you have to teach? I’m even less thrilled that I’ll have to take an onlin
I thought that new – and veteran – readers might find it interesting if I began sharing my best posts from over the years. You can see the entire collection here . I originally shared this post in 2011. You might also find Best Posts On Classroom Management useful. The New York Times has a fascinating article about Lincoln and The Mormons . It explains that he basically made a deal to leave them
OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay Nelson Mandela was released from prison thirty years ago today. You might be interested in: The Best Sites For Learning About Nelson Mandela The Best Resources Honoring Nelson Mandela At His Passing…. 30 years ago today, Nelson Mandela was released from prison. The Times's TV critic said: "Everything we had been hearing of the man's dignity and strength was there on
Our school is doing a series of professional development sessions this year on ELL instruction for all our teachers. We did the first session with about fifteen or so teachers and ended it using this neat idea I learned from Andrea Honigsfeld: What a great idea. Who wouldn’t want to end a professional development session with this? https://t.co/NQSRE4k7NU — Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) January
pinkzebra / Pixabay The Atlantic Magazine recently began publishing a series of photos about each U.S. state. Unfortunately, they also began a metered “Paywall,” so you can only access a few of their articles each month without buying a subscription. They certainly could come in handy when teaching Geography. So far, they’ve done slideshows on: Wyoming Georgia Indiana Hawaii South Carolina
biancamentil / Pixabay This new Simon’s Cat video for Valentine’s Day joins several others at The Best Sites To Learn About Valentine’s Day . They’re great to show to ELLs, who then have to talk and write about what they saw. I’ll be showing them on Friday!
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: The Secret To Giving Great Feedback is a new and short TED Talk that offers a simple, but useful, formula to keep in mind when g
Tumisu / Pixabay Thanks to Jenn Binis , I learned about this great video from YelloPain. It would obviously have to be played at a slow-speed for ELLs, but all students could do an analysis of it:
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 THIRTE
I thought that new – and veteran – readers might find it interesting if I began sharing my best posts from over the years. You can see the entire collection here . I originally shared this series of posts in 2010. You might also be interested in The Best Sites To Teach About African-American History . In addition, you might also find these related posts useful: Researchers Find That Science Textb
12 Ways to Make Culturally Responsive Instruction Work in Your Classroom is the topic of my latest ten-minute BAM! Radio show. I’m joined in the conversation by Lisa Stringfellow, Rocio P. del Castillo, Maurice McDavid, and Valentina Gonzalez, 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 Descri
geralt / Pixabay English Language Learners in the United States are required to regularly take an English Language Proficiency Assessment to….assess their progress towards learning English. Several years ago, the federal government funded two separate state consortia to develop new versions of these tests (you can read many articles about that saga in the second-half of The Best Resources For Lea
Free-Photos / Pixabay This New Yorker animated video might provide a powerful language experience for English Language Learners to watch and then write about what they saw, as well as potentially connect to writing about their own immigration experiences. However, it could also trigger traumatic flashbacks, too. As I’ve done in the past (see Reading & Writing About El Salvador With Salvadoran Ref
is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Four educators offer recommendations on how to respond to teachers who say they “don’t see race,” including specific questions to use for deepening the conversation. Here are some excerpts: 10
Tuesday is “Safer Internet Day” : Over the years, Safer Internet Day (SID) has become a landmark event in the online safety calendar. Starting as an initiative of the EU SafeBorders project in 2004 and taken up by the Insafe network as one of its earliest actions in 2005, Safer Internet Day has grown beyond its traditional geographic zone and is now celebrated in approximately 150 countries world
I thought that new – and veteran – readers might find it interesting if I began sharing my best posts from over the years. You can see the entire collection here . I originally shared this series of posts in 2010. In 2010, I posted about A Lesson Highlighting Community Assets — Not Deficits . It has continued to be one of my favorite lessons each year. English Language Learner students first iden
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: Zaretta Hammond on Coaching and Culturally Responsive Teaching is from ASCD. I’m adding it to The Best Resources About “Culturally Responsive Teaching” & “Culturally Sustaining Pedag
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: New Sections on Social Emot
Eight 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
OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay What would have been Bob Marley’s birthday was on February 6th (see NPR’s For Bob Marley’s 75th Birthday, Ziggy Marley Reflects On His Father’s Legacy ). You might be interested in The Best Websites For Learning About Bob Marley.
I thought that new – and veteran – readers might find it interesting if I began sharing my best posts from over the years. You can see the entire collection here . I wrote this post in 2010… A couple of years ago, I read a short piece by classroom management author Marvin Marshall about the importance of emphasizing to students what they could do, as opposed to what they couldn’t do. That perspec
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 ): University of California made a mistake by recommending that the SAT/ACT requirement for admission be kept . For what it’s worth, here’s how The Washington Post quoted me on the report: Larry Ferlazzo, a veteran hi
Frederick Douglass, ca. 1879. George K. Warren. (National Archives Gift Collection) Exact Date Shot Unknown NARA FILE #: 200-FL-22 WAR & CONFLICT BOOK #: 113 Frederick Douglass chose to celebrate his birthday on February 14th, though he did not know for sure what day he was born (see The Mystery Behind Frederick Douglass’s Birthday ). Here are related resources: Frederick Douglass from Slavery to
mohamed_hassan / Pixabay Generally, when my ELL Beginner students go on the computer, they use one of my Thematic Lists For Beginner ELLs (depending on which theme we’re studying at the time) or one of the other sites at the “All-Time Best” list I wrote for the British Council. This year, I haven’t really pushed students to use online tools for pronunciation improvement because our antiquated com
CarlottaSilvestrini / Pixabay The Day of Remembrance For The Japanese American Internment is on every February 19th , which marks the anniversary of the Executive Order by President Roosevelt authorizing that shameful event.
