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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


The World Day Against Trafficking in Persons Is On July 30th – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources
sammisreachers / Pixabay The United Nations has declared July 30th to be The World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. You might be interested in The Best Resources For Learning About Human Trafficking Today .
Friday’s “Must Read” Articles On School Reopening In The Fall
mohamed_hassan / Pixabay Fall reopening plans continue to heavily in the news. Here are a few articles that I think are worth reading by educators. I’m adding them to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : ‘A challenge we can meet’: Sacramento-area teachers react to plans for an online fall is from the Sacramento Bee. There Are Literally No Good Options for Educating
A Look Back: Could This Be A Good Template For Just About Any Professional Development Session?
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 . TeroVesalainen / Pixabay We’re doing a series of professional development sessions (about three hours each) for all of our teachers on teaching English Language Learners. Because
“A Superintendent Explains Why Having to Decide About Fall Reopening Is the ‘Absolute Worst'”
A Superintendent Explains Why Having to Decide About Fall Reopening Is the ‘Absolute Worst’ is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. District school Superintendent PJ Caposey shares the challenges and questions he is grappling with as he plans for a school year during the pandemic. Here are some excerpts:
“WindowSwap” Is A Great Site For English Language Learners
Free-Photos / Pixabay WindowSwap lets you look out windows from homes all around the world. It would be easy to open up to browser tabs and have students use the photos to create a Venn Diagram and then some compare/contrast paragraphs. In fact, that’s what I had my Newcomers class do in the spring when we were doing remote learning. The difference was I had them take photos of what they saw outs
Most Popular Posts Of The Week
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
Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL
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
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 ). This is a relatively new addition to that list. Some of these 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
Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week
Each week, I publish a post or two containing three or four particularly useful resources on classroom instruction, and you can see them all here. Of course, this is a crazy time for “classroom” instruction…. You might also be interested in THE BEST RESOURCES ON INSTRUCTION IN 2020 – PART ONE. Here are this week’s picks: How formative assessment boosts metacognition—and learning is from Teach Lea
SEL Weekly Update
I’ve recently begun this weekly post where I’ll be sharing resources I’m adding to The Best Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Resources or other related “Best” lists. You might also be interested in THE BEST SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING RESOURCES OF 2020 – PART ONE. Finally, check out “Best” Lists Of The Week: Social Emotional Learning Resources . Here are this week’s picks: The Collaborative for Acad
Statistic Of The Day: More Money Is Coming For Schools, But Will It Have Reopening Conditions?
The Washington Post article, Trump administration, congressional Republicans eye tying school aid to reopening in next funding bill , describes Republican plans to provide money to K-12 schools in the next stimulus bill. Education groups have asked for $175 billion, while it appears the 


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