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Wickedgood / Pixabay The Weather Channel has done a series of what they call “immersive mixed reality videos” about weather events. Here’s their latest one. Good thoughts from the California wildfire country to the hurricane inundated area…
geralt / Pixabay Our teachers’ union local and district have not been able to agree on a schedule for distance learning, even though the first day of school is in one week. There are a number of points of contention – one in particular is the number of instructional hours that would be required each day. The state has created minimum requirements : Whether schooling is online or in person, the ru
Q&A Collections: Administrator Leadership is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. All Classroom Q&A posts on Administrator Leadership (from the past nine years!) are described and linked to in this compilation post. Here’s an excerpt from one of them:
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
There are several Pictionary-like games at The Best Online Games Students Can Play In Private Virtual “Rooms” and they are all good. Skribbl , though, might be the easiest to play and quickest to understand. It would be nice regular addition to any ELL class and a fun occasional game for any other class to lighten things up.
Madhana_gopal / Pixabay Another Black man was killed this week by police. You might find New & Revised: A Collection Of Advice On Talking To Students About Race & Racism useful. In addition, many more resources can be found at “Best” Lists Of The Week: Resources For Teaching & Learning About Race & Racism. The Milwaukee Bucks statement: pic.twitter.com/F7XOPs4NqE — Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews
jairojehuel / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST VIDEOS IN SPANISH TO HELP PARENTS & STUDENTS ACCESS TECH IN REMOTE LEARNING : JANCY AMAYA has a great YouTube Channel . Here are her Spanish-language videos so far: New York State TESOL has videos in many languages explaining Google Classroom . Here’s an example of one:
EvgeniT / Pixabay Whether we’re online or in the physical classroom, we generally want to have our students actively engaging in text once we ask them to read something (see The Best Posts On Reading Strategies & Comprehension – Help Me Find More! ). The following posts contact fifty-three (more-or-less – there may be a little duplication) ways we can have students actively engage with any text:
Nike’s new video honoring Kobe Bryant would be a great one to show to show to students and then ask them what things do they want to get “better” at and what their plans are to make that happen. I’m adding this post to: Best Posts On Students Setting Goals The Best Video Clips On Goal-Setting — Help Me Find More You might also be interested in R.I.P. Kobe Bryan t.
geralt / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : The New York Times is published a daily news briefing on school reopening. You can see today’s issue here . Scroll down to the bottom and you can see the sign-up link for free emails. Covid in the Classroom? Some Schools Are Keeping It Quiet is from The NY Times. When can schools reopen?
Thirty Time-Saving ‘Hacks’ for Teachers is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Five educators offer 30 time-saving suggestions for teachers, including using a digital task manager and not grading every student paper. Here are some excerpts:
Englund / Pixabay I’m taking a few days off from publishing new posts this week. 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 originally shared this post in 2009. You might also be interested in Celebrate What Would Have Been Paulo Freire’s Birthday – Here Are Related Resources
I’m taking a few days off from publishing new posts this week. 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 originally shared this post in 2009. In addition, since this original post, I’ve published The Best Resources On The Importance Of Saying “I’m Sorry” I am human. I someti
I’m taking a few days off from publishing new posts this week. 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 originally shared this post in 2009. In 2009, I began teaching explicit lesson
