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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
 
 


“Q&A Collections: Best of Classroom Q&A”
Q&A Collections: Best of Classroom Q&A is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. The “Best” Classroom Q&A posts (from the past nine years!) are described and linked to in this compilation post. Here’s an excerpt from one of them:
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
Sept. 16th Is Mexico’s Independence Day – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources
Clker-Free-Vector-Images / Pixabay September 16th is Mexico’s Independence Day. You might be interested in: The Best Resources For Learning About Mexico’s Independence Day The Best Sites For Learning About Mexico, Central & South America
U.S. Constitution Day Is On September 17th – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources
Federal legislation requires schools in the United States to offer lessons related to the U.S. Constitution on U.S. Constitution Day — September 17th of each year. You might be interested in The Best Sites For Learning About The Constitution Of The United States .
Thursday’s Four Must-Read Articles & Must-Watch Videos About School Reopening
geralt / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : Teachers in Texas Are Fighting for Their Lives is from The New Yorker. Is it Safe to Send Your Kids to School? is from The NY Times.
How Would You Define Success This School Year?
geralt / Pixabay I shared this on Twitter this afternoon: These r my criteria 4 success this year in 100% distance learning: *Do students come 2 my class? *Do they learn something valuable? * Do they feel coming 2 my class makes their lives better? What REALISTIC suggestions should b added (only from people doing distance learning)? — Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) September 2, 2020 As you see,
Here’s A List Of The Primary Online Tools I’ll Be Using In Distance Learning This Year
472301 / Pixabay I have previously shared a number of posts (see HERE ARE DETAILED – & TENTATIVE – DISTANCE LEARNING PLANS FOR ALL MY FALL CLASSES ) laying out my plans for this school year, which begins TOMORROW! Those plans continue to be more-or-less accurate, though some of the online tools I mentioned in them might be a bit different. I made a point of writing that some things were likely to
Must-Watch Video: “Kid Superintendent”
Maklay62 / Pixabay Exceptional teacher and colleague Jen Adkins shared this with our school’s faculty today as we prepare for the first day of school….TOMORROW! It’s well worth watching by everyone: