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

Slideshow: Sketchnotes From Books About Teaching ELLs

by Larry Ferlazzo / 19min

Katie Toppel is the founder and coordinator of a fabulous online book study group for teachers of English Language Learners. She makes “sketchnotes” about the different books, and she agreed to let me share a sampling. Enjoy!

Google Unveils “It’s A Wonderful World” For Traveling – Virtually

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4h

Today, Google unveiled “It’s A Wonderful World, ” a Google Arts and Culture selection of the most iconic places to visit around the world. You can read more about it here . In addition, they provide video instructions about how to create a video travelogue showing your own virtual travels throughout the world. Unfortunately, it requires using Google Meet which, for inexplicable reasons, our distr

“Ways to ‘Break Down Walls Between Classroom & Community'”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 12h

Ways to ‘Break Down Walls Between Classroom & Community’ is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Three educators share ways to connect their students to community engagement, including through project-based learning and community-service projects. Here are some excerpts:

Here Are Links To The Best Education Reporting For The Year

by Larry Ferlazzo / 12h

geralt / Pixabay The Education Writers Association has just announced 2019 Awards for Education Reporting. Check them all out here and here . You can see their picks from previous years here.

A Look Back: Surprise, Surprise: Study Finds That Relationships Promote Perseverance & Cash Bonuses Do Not

by Larry Ferlazzo / 12h

I thought that new – and veteran – readers might find it interesting if I began sharing my best posts from over the years. You can see the entire collection here . I wrote this post in 2013. You might also be interested in The Best Resources On The Value & Practice Of Having Older Students Mentoring Younger Ones . That post includes my latest related post, Here Are The Instructions I Give Mentors

Thursday’s Four Must-Read Articles Or Must-Watch Videos About Fall Reopening

by Larry Ferlazzo / 12h

Here are today’s new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : The Latest in School Segregation: Private Pandemic ‘Pods’ is from The NY Times. The huge problem with education ‘pandemic pods’ suddenly popping up is from The Washington Post.

Updated Distance Learning Plan For My Newcomer/Intermediate ELL Class

by Larry Ferlazzo / 17h

geralt / Pixabay Yesterday, I posted Okay, Now, Here’s My Tentative Remote Teaching Plan For U.S. History . Thinking it through, and writing it out, made me feel a little less worried . Perhaps doing the same for my combination Beginners/Intermediate class will make feel even better. We’ll see. And I’ve still other classes to go, too! But, today is for my ELL class. The fact that things went so w

Check Out New Ed Week Video: “Tips for New Teachers this Fall”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 21h

OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay Education Week just published a new video Katie Hull and I did with them sharing tips for new teachers entering a remote/hybrid teaching environment this fall. I think veteran teachers might find it helpful too. I’m adding it to my video page , where you can find quite a few other useful ones…

Wednesday’s Three “Must-Read” Articles On School Reopening Plans

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

Here are today’s new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : The Urgency Of Reopening Schools Safely is by Linda Darling Hammond. How other countries reopened schools during the pandemic – and what the US can learn from them is from The Conversation. COLUMN: School reopening plans must ensure safety of custodians, cafeteria workers, bus drivers and substit

Most Popular Posts Of The Week

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

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

“Q&A Collections: Writing Instruction”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

Q&A Collections: Writing Instruction is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. All Classroom Q&A posts on Writing Instruction (from the past nine years!) are described and linked to in this compilation post. Here’s an excerpt from one of them:

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