We’re exploring what kind of schedule we want to institute at our school while we’re closed, and came up with a simple document examining six models. Please check it out and let me know what we’re missing… I’m adding this info to The “Best Of The Best” Resources To Support Teachers Dealing With School Closures.
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
Editors Offer Suggestions to Teachers Who Want to Write a Book is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Two editors explain what it takes for teachers to get published in the education realm, such as doing homework about the education book field and the publishers, knowing the audience, and focusing the topic. Here are some excerpts:
LwcyD / Pixabay Having students transcribe actual historic documents for museums, universities and libraries is a pretty cool learning project for students – it’s certainly an authentic audience. I have many sites that teachers can use at The Best Sites Where Students Can Transcribe Historical Texts . Here are five more that I’m adding to the list: From The Page has about a zillion different proj
Yusril Permana ali The U.S. House of Representatives has designed April as “National Bilingual/Multilingual Learner Advocacy Month.” It’s a particularly timely reminder as many English Language Learners face a threat of being short-changed in our transition to online learning (see English-Learners May Be Left Behind as Remote Learning Becomes ‘New Normal’ ). You might also be interested in The Be
Five Ways to Boost Student Participation in Remote Learning is another new column at Education Week Teacher. Helping students form habits and explaining they’ll get a chance to see their friends are just two ways to motivate them to do their online learning, says educator and researcher Harry Fletcher-Wood. Here’s an excerpt:
kaboompics / Pixabay With the mass distribution of Chromebooks around the country, and the subsequent increased use of web tools, lots of our students and their parents may need to learn how to use it all. We’re not in the physical classroom to show students what to do, and Spanish-language videos might be helpful. By the way, I’m adding this post to The “Best Of The Best” Resources To Support Te
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
I’ve written a lot about CommonLit , and it’s on several “Best” lists. They’ve now released some fairly decent one-to-two week units for various grade levels, and are creating more. If you are an English teacher and are looking for some reasonably engaging off-the-shelf curriculum, I’d encourage you to take a look at them. I’m adding them to The “Best Of The Best” Resources To Support Teachers De
Thousands of California students still without laptops and Wi-Fi for distance learning is a new article in Ed Source that’s worth reading. The information is no surprise, however, to many teachers, especially those of us who teach in
