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

Video: “How to do Mardi Gras like a New Orleans local”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 8h

hannahalkadi / Pixabay I’m adding this new Washington Post video to The Best Sites To Learn About Mardi Gras & Carnivals :

A Look Back: “Teacher: How my 9th graders graded me”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 8h

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 . As regular readers know, I have students in my high school and my college classes complete anonymous evaluations of the courses and of me at the end of each semester, and publish the results here on this blog (see My Best Posts On Stud

Over 200 Million People Shop Online – Few Know This Trick

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If you aren't using this tool when you shop online, you're probably wasting money.

Resources From All My Blogs

by Larry Ferlazzo / 8h

pixelcreatures / Pixabay (I publish this post every six months so new readers are aware of the resources) In addition to this blog, I regularly post at several other sites: Engaging Parents In School: Weekly Posts At Classroom Q & A With Larry Ferlazzo: Past Posts At The New York Times Learning Network on Teaching English Language Learners: Periodic Posts at Edutopia: Quarterly Posts At The Briti

Ed Tech Digest

by Larry Ferlazzo / 8h

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

Malcolm X Was Assassinated On This Day Fifty-Five Years Ago – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources

by Larry Ferlazzo / 11h

OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay Malcolm X was assassinated 55 years ago today. You might be interested in The Best Resources For Learning & Teaching About Malcolm X . 55 years ago, Malcolm X was taken from us. Let us spend the day studying his words, analyzing his actions, practicing his humility, and exercising his discipline. May He Continue To Rest In Peace and Power. — Marc Lamont Hill (@marcla

Video: “60-Second Strategy: Community Circles”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 11h

GDJ / Pixabay Though I think you might want to read a little more about Community Circles before doing one in your classroom, this new Edutopia video does a good job explaining its basics. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About Restorative Practices – Help Me Find More .

Image: Here’s A Good Example (& Student Model) For A Poster On Self-Control

by Larry Ferlazzo / 12h

Earlier this week, I shared THE BEST SPANISH-LANGUAGE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS – HELP ME FIND MORE. It included resources I use with ELL Newcomers when the focus is more on SEL than on language. I did a simple lesson yesterday on self-control – showed the TED-Talk Marshmallow Test video with Spanish subtitles (at .75 speed); asked students what they thought was its main me

FEB 20

Studies Find That Teachers Analyzing Data Is No Help To Students If It Doesn’t Result In Different Instructional Practices

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

200degrees / Pixabay I shared the information in this post earlier this week at my weekly Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week post . Today, though, I shared it with my colleagues at an English Department meeting, and the interest shown in it is prompting me to put it out there again in its own separate post (in case readers missed it earlier): Does Studying Student Data Really Raise Test

New TIME Video: “A Look At Income Inequality In The United States”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

useche70 / Pixabay I’m adding this new video from TIME to The Best Resources About Wealth & Income Inequality:

Educators Talk About THEIR Favorite Teachers In My Lastest BAM! Radio Show

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

Four educators talk about THEIR favorite teachers in my latest ten-minute BAM! Radio show. I’m joined by Elizabeth Villanueva, Jessica Levine, Betty Cardenas, and Jenny Vo, 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 . By the way, the show is now available on iHeartRadio .

FEB 19

Video: “Leap Year for Kids”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

sasint / Pixabay I’m adding this new video from HomeSchool Pop to

A Look Back: The Importance Of Knowing What You Don’t Know

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

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 2012, I published The Best Resources On The Importance Of Knowing What You Don’t Know . Here is an introductory comment I made in it:

The Best Spanish-Language Social Emotional Learning Resources For Students – Help Me Find More

71by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

jairojehuel / Pixabay As regular readers know, I’m a big proponent of Social Emotional Learning, and teach many lessons on that topic – both to English-proficient students and to English Language Learners. Here are two ELL-specific SEL lessons: My Growth Mindset Lessons Usually Go Well, But What I Did Today Was The Best Yet (Student Hand-Outs Included) “I Like This Lesson Because It Make Me Have

Video: “Why Finland’s schools outperform most others across the developed world”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

Clker-Free-Vector-Images / Pixabay I’m adding this new video from the Australian public broadcast service to The Best Resources To Learn About Finland’s Education System :

Shameful Statistic Of The Day: The U.S. Did Not Admit A Single Refugee Last October

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

‘What Part of Illegal Don’t You Understand?’ is an important new essay in The NY Times by Sonia Nazario. Here are a few other important statistics highlighted in the piece: A new study by Doctors Without Borders found that more than two-thirds of migrants fleeing Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala had a family member murdered, kidnapped or disappeared. The Trump administration has cut the maximu

FEB 18

A Look Back: Fun Videos About Books & Reading

20by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

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 2012, I published The Best Fun Videos About Books & Reading , and have been adding to it ever since. Here’s an example of the kind of video you can find on that list:

“Educators Must Have a ‘Plan of Action’ to Confront Our Challenges”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

Educators Must Have a ‘Plan of Action’ to Confront Our Challenges is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Three educators discuss dangers facing education today, including gun violence and teacher burnout, as well as shrinking school budgets that threaten programs and student well-being. Here are some excerpts:

New Study Finds That Mentoring A Student Teacher Makes The Supervisor A More Effective Teacher

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

Wokandapix / Pixabay A new study on student teaching ( Exploring the Impact of Student Teaching Apprenticeships on Student Achievement and Mentor Teachers ) found two important results: One, having a student teacher had no negative (or positive) effect on student achievement (measured by standardized test scores): This is a somewhat surprising finding given that experienced teachers are, in some

FEB 17

A Look Back: Students Remember More When They Tell Stories

21by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

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 2012, I wrote a short piece for ASCD In Service titled Students Remember More When They Tell Stories . Educators might still find it useful. I also include additional information on the topic among the many links in The Best Sources

New Resources On Race & Racism

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

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: Slave Auction Sites is a NY Times interactive. I’m adding it to USEFUL RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF BRINGING ENSLAVED AFRICANS TO AMERICA . Why School Integr

SEL Weekly Update

by 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: Trump’s words, bullied kids

Most Popular Posts Of The Week

by 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 THIRTE

Update About Videos On This Blog

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

ElisaRiva / Pixabay Edublogs is a great platform for blogging, and one of the reasons it’s so great is because it’s constantly upgrading itself. Unfortunately, its most recent upgrade has resulted in any videos that had been embedded in this blog (and, I assume, in other blogs it hosts) in about 2013 or earlier disappearing. You may have noticed this issue over the past week or two if you’ve trie

FEB 16

A Look Back: Qualities Of A Successful Language Learner

25by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

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 2011, I posted The Best Videos Illustrating Qualities Of A Successful Language Learner . In it, I listed the qualities that researchers have found most important in…successful language learners, and included short videos illustratin

Using Brainpop With English Language Learners

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

You may, or may not, have read my extensive article in ASCD Educational Leadership on the support class we have for Long-Term English Language Learners (see Research in Action: Ramping Up Support for Long-Term ELLs ). The article touches on how we used – and continue to use – Brainpop as part of it, and I thought readers might or might not find a more extensive explanation useful. Years ago, Brai

Infographic: “The World’s Most Spoken Languages”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

Tumisu / Pixabay Here’s a new and useful infographic from Statista: You will find more infographics at Statista

‘The Silence of Educators Is Dangerous’

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Four educators share their thoughts on the biggest dangers facing schools, including the silence of educators, often keeping mum in the “face of injustices that in our hearts and minds we know are unethical.” Here are some excerpts:

Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

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: Does Studying Student Data Really Raise Test Scores? is from Ed Week. It reviews research that suggests teachers analyzing stude

FEB 15

Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

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 and THE BEST RESOURCES, ARTICLES & BLOG POSTS FOR TEACHERS OF ELLS IN 2019 – PART TWO.

Video: “Saving the World’s Oldest Languages”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

geralt / Pixabay I’m adding this new video from Great Big Story to The Best Resources For International Mother Language Day :

A Look Back: How I Milked A Lesson For Every Last Ounce Of Learning And Why I’m An Idiot For Not Thinking Of It Earlier

49by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

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. It’s connected to a column I wrote for Ed Week that I still think is the best piece I’ve ever written, My Students Help Assess My Teaching . I know the title for this blog post — How I Milked A Le

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 ): 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

FEB 14

Video: In Case You Haven’t Seen It Already, Here’s “Hair Love”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 7d

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.

My Most Popular Tweets Of The Month

by Larry Ferlazzo / 7d

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 &

A Look Back: My Book & Blog On Parent Engagement In Schools

25by Larry Ferlazzo / 7d

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

Video: “After Parkland”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 8d

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 .

Ed Tech Digest

by Larry Ferlazzo / 8d

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 

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