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SPECIAL CORONAVIRUS UPDATE 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


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



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

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
What Teachers Are Facing Right Now, & It Ain’t Pretty – Check Out How Many Are Feeling

I sent out the above tweet yesterday afternoon. Lots of teachers are not doing well.Check out some of the scores of replies: Oh my gosh. It’s endless. There is no escape. — Elisabeth Johnson (@ElisJohnsonEDU) April 15, 2020 We are barely making it. Husband is a principal and our 2 and 5 year olds DO NOT CARE A LICK ABOUT OUR FULL TIME JOBS. — Lorena doesn't want to meet Rona (@nenagerman) April 1


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YESTERDAY

Earth Day Is On April 22nd – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources

Wild0ne / Pixabay Earth Day is on April 22nd. Public events recognizing the day will obviously be different this year, but we can still teach about it. I’ve just revised and updated The Best Earth Day Sites .
Pretty Neat Video: “What Social Distancing Looks Like Across the World”

geralt / Pixabay This is a pretty neat video from The Atlantic. Here’s how they describe it: People from more than 30 countries share joyous moments from their lives in quarantine. A BEGINNING LIST OF THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Different Cultures
“Helping ELLs Succeed in Distance Learning”

Helping ELLs Succeed in Distance Learning is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Teacher Sarah Said offers suggestions about how teachers can better communicate with English-language learners when teaching online, including by modeling and offering empathy. Here’s an excerpt:
Two VERY Disturbing Statistics About The Teaching Profession

The Institute of Education Sciences just came out with Characteristics of Public and Private Elementary and Secondary School Teachers in the United States: Results From the 2017–18 National Teacher and Principal Survey. Education Week wrote a good summary of it at Still Mostly White and Female: New Federal Data on the Teaching Profession. I’ve highlighted two of the most disturbing statistics in
CBS News Video: “Students fear lack of internet access could leave them behind with online learning”

janeb13 / Pixabay This new CBS News video holds no surprises to those of us who are teaching, but it’s still worth watching:
ASCD Educational Leadership Publishes Great Open-Access Issue On Distance Learning

ASCD Educational Leadership has just published a great open-access issue on distance learning . Here’s just a portion of the Table of Contents: I’m adding it to THE “BEST OF THE BEST” RESOURCES TO SUPPORT TEACHERS DEALING WITH SCHOOL CLOSURES .


Interesting Video: Denmark Reopens Elementary Schools

cromaconceptovisual / Pixabay This was a surprise to me:
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