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A VERY BUSY DAY 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


A VERY BUSY DAY
Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
The latest news and resources in education since 2007


Four School Reopening-Related Articles From The Past Day That Are Worth Reading
Clker-Free-Vector-Images / Pixabay Wow, school reopening has been getting a lot of attention the past few days. I’ve already shared some of the most interesting and useful resources that have appeared. Here are a few more that I’ve picked from the blizzard of coverage. I’m adding these to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : The American Academy of Pediatrics has ce
This Is Great – Canva Begins To Unveil Real-Time Collaboration Ability!
Canva has so many tools in one that it’s one of the most versatile apps on the Internet. However, it has has one major shortcoming – the inability to collaborate in “real-time.” You could have others work on a project with you, but only one person could work on it at the same time. Especially during this pandemic, this inability makes it less attractive to have teachers encourage students to use
“Strategies for Using Music in ALL Subjects”
Strategies for Using Music in ALL Subjects is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Five educators share multiple ways to use music in nonmusic classes, including having students create their own songs to help remember content and y interpreting the music of different eras in social studies classes. Here are some excerpts:

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Video: I Think This Is A Pretty Good CNN Segment On Schools In The Fall
ernestoeslava / Pixabay I’m adding this good CNN segment to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL :
A Look Back: Big Study Finds Several Math & Reading Interventions Helpful To Secondary Students, But Offering Incentives Is Useless
I thought that new – and veteran – readers might find it interesting if I began sharing my best posts from the first half of this year. You can see the entire collection of best posts from the past thirteen years here . A meta-analysis of math and reading interventions targeting middle and high schools students experiencing academic difficulties found several interventions helpful, but found one
New PBS NewsHour Video Segment: “The ‘unwise, disruptive policy’ of shutting out international students”
nikolayhg / Pixabay Here’s an overview of yesterday’s awful decision by the Trump Administration – it appeared on tonight’s PBS NewsHour:
“Q&A Collections: Cooperative & Collaborative Learning”
Q&A Collections: Cooperative & Collaborative Learning is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. All Classroom Q&A posts sharing advice on Cooperative & Collaborative Learning (from the past nine years!) 


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