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SPECIAL EDITION PROTEST AND EDUCATION: 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 EDITION PROTEST AND EDUCATION
Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... 
The latest news and resources in education since 2007

TODAY

Video: “Kids Around the World Share Their Lockdown Experiences”
MiroslavaChrienova / Pixabay I’m adding this new video to A BEGINNING LIST OF THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS :
Ed Tech Digest
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

YESTERDAY

Part Five: Important Tweets About The Murder of George Floyd
Check out: Part One: Important Tweets About The Murder Of George Floyd Part Two: Important Tweets About The Murder of George Floyd Part Three – Important Tweets About The Murder Of George Floyd Part Four – Important Tweets About The Murder Of George Floyd You might also be interested in all my “Best’ lists related to racism , particularly: New & Revised: Resources To Help Us Predominantly White T
Useful Book Excerpt On Differentiated Math Instruction
PublicDomainPictures / Pixabay Tiered Activities Make Math More Inclusive is the headline of a book excerpt appearing over at Middleweb. The book it’s excerpted from is The Math Teacher’s Toolbox by Bobson Wong and Larisa Bukalov, which is one of the three Toolbox books that Katie Hull and I have edited. I’m adding the excerpt to a post where you can find a ton of free materials from all the book
New CNN Video: “Schools in Hong Kong reopen after 4 months”
Bob_Dmyt / Pixabay I’m adding this new CNN video to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL :
How My Theory Of Knowledge Students Evaluated Our Class – And Me!
Clker-Free-Vector-Images / Pixabay As I always do at the end of a semester and a school year, students do anonymous evaluations of our classes and me. I’ve previously posted: Here Are The Questions I’m Having ELL Newcomer Students Answer In An End-Of-Year Class Evaluation The Results Are In! Here Is How My ELL Newcomer Students Evaluated Our Distance Learning Class Here Are The Questions I’m Havi
Video: “U.S. Protests Spark Reactions Around the World, From Citizens to Leaders”
OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay This Wall Street Journal video is interesting for a whole lot of reasons, including to help students see how the U.S. is being perceived around the world:
Must-Watch Video: “Nikole Hannah-Jones on protests and the roots of racism in the U.S.”
Here’s how CBS News describes this video: Nikole Hannah-Jones of The New York Times Magazine won a Pulitzer Prize for her work as the creator of “The 1619 Project,” which explored the legacy of slavery in the United States. She joined CBSN to discuss why that history is critical to understanding the protests that have spread across the country since the death of George Floyd in police custody las
Sacramento County Office Of Education Releases Fall Re-Opening Guidelines, Apparently Without Talking To Unions?
The Sacramento County Office of Education today released their guidelines for re-opening schools in the fall. You can read about it at the Sacramento Bee article, Sports canceled. Students in masks. Sacramento health officials urge big changes for schools . That article also has embedded the entire report which, as far as I can tell, is the only place you can get it right now. I called SCOE’s off
“What Educators Should – and Should Not Do – in Response to George Floyd’s Death”
What Educators Should – and Should Not Do – in Response to George Floyd’s Death is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Two educators offer suggestions on what to do – and not do – in the wake of George Floyd’s death, such as learning about the legacy of racism before taking action and not just limiting actions to empty messages of support. Here are some excerpts:

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Part Four – Important Tweets About The Murder Of George Floyd
Check out: Part One: Important Tweets About The Murder Of George Floyd Part Two: Important Tweets About The Murder of George Floyd Part Three – Important Tweets About The Murder Of George Floyd You might also be interested in all my “Best’ lists related to racism , particularly: New & Revised: Resources To Help Us Predominantly White Teachers To Reflect On How Race Influences Our Work New & Revis
New TED-Ed Video & Lesson: “When is a pandemic over?”
MirceaIancu / Pixabay I’m adding this new TED-Ed lesson and video to A BEGINNING LIST OF THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS :
“What Teachers Should Learn From the Murder of George Floyd”
What Teachers Should Learn From the Murder of George Floyd is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Two teachers (one is Antoine Germany, my colleague and friend) reflect and communicate about what they think educators should learn from the murder of George Floyd, including the importance of being anti-racist and challenging White teachers to acknowledge their implicit biases.
Very Good Interview: “What’s motivating nationwide protests?”
GDJ / Pixabay This is a very good ABC News interview with Marc Lamont Hill:
Part Three – Important Tweets About The Murder Of George Floyd
Check out: Part One: Important Tweets About The Murder Of George Floyd Part Two: Important Tweets About The Murder of George Floyd You might also be interested in all my “Best’ lists related to racism , particularly: New & Revised: Resources To Help Us Predominantly White Teachers To Reflect On How Race Influences Our Work New & Revised: A Collection Of Advice On Talking To Students About Race &
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