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

All The “Best” Lists Related To Supporting Teachers In The Age Of The Coronavirus – In One Place!

by Larry Ferlazzo / 37min

enriquelopezgarre / Pixabay I’ve obviously been posting a lot of resources to support teachers during school closures. I thought it would be helpful to put them all together in one place: The Best Advice On Teaching K-12 Online (If We Have To Because Of The Coronavirus) – Please Make More Suggestions ! The “Best Of The Best” Resources To Support Teachers Dealing With School Closures The Best Vide

Video: “Explaining coronavirus to kids”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 54min

OrnaW / Pixabay This new animated video from the CBC in Canada could be useful for explaining the Coronavirus to both young children and to English Language Learners. I’m adding it to A BEGINNING LIST OF THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS .

YESTERDAY

“Building a ‘Sense of Community’ Online Among Teachers & Students”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 8h

Building a ‘Sense of Community’ Online Among Teachers & Students is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Four educators review strategies they’ve been applying in distance learning, including using “advisories” to build a sense of community and focusing on a small number of innovative tech tools. Here are some excerpts:

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

by Larry Ferlazzo / 8h

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 ): $31 billion in federal coronavirus relief coming soon to schools, college students and universities is from Ed Source. Pandemic could lead to ‘major upheaval’ in school district budgets is from Education Dive. With

Video: This Daily Show Interview With Dr. Anthony Fauci Would Be Great To Show Students

by Larry Ferlazzo / 10h

Alexey_Hulsov / Pixabay If you’re going to share any info with your students about the Coronavirus (virtually, of course) – and who isn’t – this Trevor Noah interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci is the video you want to use. I’m adding it to A BEGINNING LIST OF THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS .

“Mission to the Mesozoic” Is A Neat Bilingual Game About Dinosaurs

by Larry Ferlazzo / 10h

Mission to the Mesozoic is a neat bilingual (English/Spanish) game from the Field Museum. It’s designed “to find plants and animals across the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous time periods in this online game.” I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About Dinosaurs .

Guest Post: Teaching Newcomers Via Remote Learning

by Larry Ferlazzo / 10h

Editor’s Note: I’ve been publishing a series of posts – both here and at Education Week – sharing teacher’s experiences dealing with the school closure crisis. The first post appearing here was headlined Guest Post: My School Was Closed Because Of COVID-19 & Here Is A Report About Our Online Teaching. Eva Buyuksimkesyan shares her experience in the second, Guest Post: Teaching An Istanbul English

Guest Post: E-Learning for English Language Learners during Covid-19

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

Editor’s Note: I’ve been publishing a series of posts – both here and at Education Week – sharing teacher’s experiences dealing with the school closure crisis. The first post appearing here was headlined Guest Post: My School Was Closed Because Of COVID-19 & Here Is A Report About Our Online Teaching. Eva Buyuksimkesyan shares her experience in the second, Guest Post: Teaching An Istanbul English

Friday’s Top New Resources To Help Teachers Cope With School Closures

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

Wokandapix / Pixabay Some of these new resources will be added to The Best Advice On Teaching K-12 Online (If We Have To Because Of The Coronavirus) – Please Make More Suggestions ! and the best will go to The “Best Of The Best” Resources To Support Teachers Dealing With School Closures: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Teaching Through Coronavirus is from Teaching Tolerance. GUIDANCE ON CULTURALLY

“Instructional Coaching During the Coronavirus Crisis”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

Instructional Coaching During the Coronavirus Crisis is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Four educators discuss the role of instructional coaching during school closures, including the importance of staying connected and supporting teachers’ emotional health. Here are some excerpts:

MAR 26

Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

BiljaST / Pixabay Six 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. A

Two Links Demonstrating How Cultures Around The World Are Responding To The Pandemic

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

qimono / Pixabay Here are two interesting additions to The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Different Cultures : Here is a wonderful interactive from The Washington Post sharing videos from around the world encouraging people to wash their hands correctly. Cologne Sanitizer, Boxed Wine and Bidets: How People in 68 Countries Are Coping With Coronavirus is from Politico.

The Best Summaries Of Research About Online Instruction

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

kreatikar / Pixabay I’ve obviously been posting lots of resources to help teachers during the school closure process, including: My eleven-part Ed Week series . The “Best Of The Best” Resources To Support Teachers Dealing With School Closures The Best Video Tutorials On Teaching Remotely – Please Suggest More! The Best Advice On Teaching K-12 Online (If We Have To Because Of The Coronavirus) – Pl

Thursday’s Top New Resources To Help Teachers Cope With School Closures

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

Geraldine Lewa Some of these new resources will be added to The Best Advice On Teaching K-12 Online (If We Have To Because Of The Coronavirus) – Please Make More Suggestions ! and the best will go to The “Best Of The Best” Resources To Support Teachers Dealing With School Closures: Google has unveiled a “Teach From Home” site that looks very, very useful. Learning Keeps Going is a site that appea

“Assisting Students With Unique Needs as Schools Close Down”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

Assisting Students With Unique Needs as Schools Close Down is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Four educators consider how to provide inclusive learning opportunities during the school closure crisis, including by keeping IEP goals in mind and by keeping things simple. Here are some excerpts:

MAR 25

“Ask Science How” Is A Smithsonian Program That Invites Students To Ask Questions

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

Ask Science How is a feature at the National Museum of Natural History that invites students to ask questions which scientists then answer on webcasts . I’m adding it to The Best Sites Where Students Can Ask Science Questions & Receive Responses .

My Latest BAM! Radio Show Is On Handling “Attendance” Issues – During Remote Learning & Beyond

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

How Can We Manage Absenteeism During Distance Learning and Beyond? is the topic of my latest ten-minute BAM! Radio Show. I’m joined in the conversation by Janice Wyatt-Ross, Maurice McDavid and Rhonda Neal Waltman, who have also all contributed written commentaries to my Ed Week Teacher column. I’m adding this show to All My BAM Radio Shows – Linked With Descriptions . By the way, the show is now

Guest Post: Teaching An Istanbul English Class Online During The Time Of Corona

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

Editor’s Note: I’ve been publishing a series of posts – both here and at Education Week – sharing teacher’s experiences dealing with the school closure crisis. A previous post appearing here was headlined Guest Post: My School Was Closed Because Of COVID-19 & Here Is A Report About Our Online Teaching. Today, Eva Buyuksimkesyan shares her experience… Eva Buyuksimkesyan has been teaching English f

Infographic: “COVID-19 Has Forced 1.4 Billion Students To Stay Home”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

Couleur / Pixabay Here’s a new infographic from Statista. Ed Week also has a detailed map of school closures in the United States . You will find more infographics at Statista

Today’s Top New Resources To Help Teachers Cope With School Closures

53by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay Some of these new resources will be added to The Best Advice On Teaching K-12 Online (If We Have To Because Of The Coronavirus) – Please Make More Suggestions ! and the best will go to The “Best Of The Best” Resources To Support Teachers Dealing With School Closures: MIT has created Full Steam Ahead , which shares some great lesson plans for students of all grades. T

“The Do’s & Don’ts of a Quick Switch to Remote Learning”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

The Do’s & Don’ts of a Quick Switch to Remote Learning is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column – it’s number seven in an eleven-part series. Two educators who had to switch quickly to remote learning share their recommendations, including keeping in mind that parents are feeling overwhelmed and that we are teaching students, not the curriculum. Here are some excerpts:

MAR 24

My Latest BAM! Radio Show is On Teaching Online In The Face Of School Closures

27by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

Maslow Before Bloom’s: Clarifying Our Priorities As Teaching Goes Online is the topic of my latest ten-minute BAM! Radio Show. Lorie Barber, Cathleen Beachboard, Amy Roediger and David Sherrin join me in the discussion, and they have all also contributed to my Ed 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

Here’s The Revised Online Teaching Plan I Hope To Implement Next Week

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

geralt / Pixabay I’m adding this post to THE “BEST OF THE BEST” RESOURCES TO SUPPORT TEACHERS DEALING WITH SCHOOL CLOSURES As regular readers know, the week prior to school closures, I had developed an online teaching plan (see HERE’S MY ONLINE TEACHING PLAN IF OUR SCHOOL CLOSES DOWN BECAUSE OF THE CORONAVIRUS ) and went over with students extensively in the days prior to our district’s decision

“Supporting Multilingual Learners ‘Through the Storm’ of COVID-19”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

Supporting Multilingual Learners ‘Through the Storm’ of COVID-19 is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher columh. Three educators of multilingual students share their strategies to manage the transition to online learning, including using translation apps to communicate with parents and maintaining a sense of community with their classes. Here are some excerpts:

MAR 23

This Week’s Resources To Support Teachers Coping With School Closures

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

Wokandapix / Pixabay I have a number of regular weekly features (see HERE IS A LIST (WITH LINKS) OF ALL MY REGULAR WEEKLY FEATURES ). It’s time for a new addition to that list, and this post introduces a weekly compilation of new and good resources to support those of us dealing with school closures. Some will be added to The Best Advice On Teaching K-12 Online (If We Have To Because Of The Coron

March’s Most Popular Posts From This Blog

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

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 Thirteenth Anniversary Of This Blog – Here Are The Forty All-Time Most Popular Posts. Not to mention THE MOST POPULAR POSTS F

Video: “A brief history of the pandemics over the last century”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

rottonara / Pixabay I’m adding this new video from The World Economic Forum to A BEGINNING LIST OF THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS:

How Are You Working With Students Who Don’t Have Internet Access? Want To Write About What You’re Doing?

45by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

GDJ / Pixabay As regular readers know, I’ve been inviting teachers to contribute to a series at Ed Week on how they’re teaching students online during this crisis. As we know, though, many students don’t have Internet access (this is the first year in my teaching career that all my students do). Many districts are offering paper packets (see “LEARNING PACKETS” FOR STUDENTS DURING SCHOOL CLOSURES

Ed Tech Digest

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

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

My Favorite Posts That Appeared In March

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

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

“What Is & Is Not Working as Educators Transition to Online Learning”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

What Is & Is Not Working as Educators Transition to Online Learning is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column – the fifth in a series. Four educators talk about what is and is not working as they transition to online learning, including the importance of taking time to plan and recognizing inequities. Here are some excerpts:

MAR 22

Best Lists Of The Week: Teaching Online Amid School Closures

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

I have three sections on this blog where I organize all my “Best” lists a bit differently: one where you can find them listed by the date they were posted , another where they are listed by broad subject , and a relatively new on where I’m slowly but surely organizing them in a more detailed and accessible way . This post will soon be linked to a new “box” on that third page. The box will say “Te

March’s “Best” Lists – There Are Now 2,139 Of Them!

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

Here’s my regular round-up of new “The Best…” lists I posted this month (you can see all 2,139 of them categorized here ): THE “BEST OF THE BEST” RESOURCES TO SUPPORT TEACHERS DEALING WITH SCHOOL CLOSURES THE BEST VIDEO TUTORIALS ON TEACHING REMOTELY – PLEASE SUGGEST MORE! THE FOUR BEST TOOLS FOR TAKING EXISTING VIDEOS & MAKING THEM INTERACTIVE FOR ONLINE LEARNING THE BEST RESEARCH RELATED TO CLO

Most Popular Posts Of The Week – All Coronavirus Related

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

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

“Ten Strategies for Teaching English-Language Learners Online”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

Ten Strategies for Teaching English-Language Learners Online is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Four teachers offer specific suggestions for teaching English-language learners online, including by maintaining consistency and not overdoing it. Here are some excerpts:

MAR 21

Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

BiljaST / Pixabay Six 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. A

New Study Finds That Peer Assessment Works – Pretty Much Any Way You Do It

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

The Impact of Peer Assessment on Academic Performance: A Meta-analysis of Control Group Studies is a new meta-analysis on peer assessment, and it’s not behind a paywall. I’ve shared it before, but didn’t have a chance to really carefully review it until now. It’s pretty long, and contains more than you’d ever really want to know about peer assessment. Its bottom line, though, is that pretty much

Video: “A look back at the years the Olympics were called off”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

Kyle Dias I’m adding this new CBS News video to A Beginning List For Learning About The 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics :

Helpful New Resources For Teaching Online

100+by Larry Ferlazzo / 7d

geralt / Pixabay I don’t think I’m ready to add any of these new resources to The “Best Of The Best” Resources To Support Teachers Dealing With School Closures , but they do look helpful, so they’re going on the much bigger The Best Advice On Teaching K-12 Online (If We Have To Because Of The Coronavirus) – Please Make More Suggestions! list: CRPE has published District Responses to COVID-19 Scho

“Ways Educators Are Responding to School Closures”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 7d

Ways Educators Are Responding to School Closures is the headline of the third post in a series at my Education Week Teacher column. Five educators discuss ways to respond to the COVID-19 school shutdown crisis, including by listening, instead of talking, and by taking a step to “breathe.” Here are som

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