The latest news and resources in education since 2007
Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 -http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2020/08/this-week-in-education-larry-ferlazzos_29.html
As you may know, my Education Week column is set up so readers send in questions to me, and then I invite guests to contribution 400- or 500-word responses, as well as printing shorter reader comments. I know a lot of educators, and, in fact, many have already contributed responses to questions for the fall. However, there are a far greater number of talented educators I do not know. I’m adding s
Q&A Collections: Teacher Leadership is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. All Classroom Q&A posts on Relationships in Schools (from the past nine years!) are described and linked to in this compilation post. Here’s an excerpt from one of them:
Here are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues (You might also be interested in THE BEST ARTICLES, VIDEOS & POSTS ON EDUCATION POLICY IN 2019 – PART TWO ): The 52nd Annual PDK Poll on education was released. It was conducted pre-COVID and prior to George Floyd’s murder, so I think the responses may have to be taken with a grain of salt. School Choice Was the Main Poli
viarami / Pixabay Knowing how to split a screen on Chromebooks is an important skill for students to know. It can help students take notes on a presentation they are also watching but, for me, the most important reason is so they can see their classmates in breakout rooms when they are working on collaborative projects. I have a video from Kahoot at THE BEST VIDEO TUTORIALS ON TEACHING REMOTELY –
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
geralt / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : California issues new guidance to reopen schools. What does this mean for your child? is from The Sacramento Bee. Why the breakdown of stimulus talks is doubly painful for schools: no money and added uncertainty is from Chalkbeat. How Many Coronavirus Cases Are Happening In Schools? This
Here’s how the Crash Course site describes this video: At the end of our journey through modern European history, we’re taking an episode to look back at how the practice of history developed and what the aim and goals and purpose of history have been. We’ll also take time to consider how we should approach history research and writing going forward. Of course, since it’s part of their European H
Alexandra_Koch / Pixabay Anyone who has used Zoom knows that the breakout rooms feature is gold. One of their shortcomings, however, is that they don’t allow easy student choice for which rooms they get to enter. A relatively popular workaround to that used by many has students “rena
