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 I have over 2,100 frequently revised and updated “Best” lists on just about every subject imaginable, and you can find them listed three different ways in three different places (see Three Accessible Ways To Search For & Find My “Best” Lists ). I’m starting to publish a series where each day I will highlight the “Best” lists in a separate category. Today, it’s on Education Policy
Every two months, I reprint this post so that new subscribers learn about these resources. I have many free resources, including excerpts and student hand-outs, available from all “my” books (“my” is quotation marks because several are ones I have co-authored or edited). Clicking on the covers will lead you to them. Look for a fourth book in my student motivation series (out in 2023) and a second
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
The United Nations has declared October 11th to be the International Day of the Girl Child . You might be interested in The Best Resources For “The International Day Of The Girl Child.”
geralt / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : Teaching in-person and virtual students at once? It’s an instructional nightmare, some educators say is from Chalkbeat. Kids In New York City Go Back To School For In-Person Classes is from NPR. School Districts Rethink Attendance Policies To Accommodate Pandemic Realities is also from N
geralt / Pixabay I have over 2,100 frequently revised and updated “Best” lists on just about every subject imaginable, and you can find them listed three different ways in three different places (see Three Accessible Ways To Search For & Find My “Best” Lists ). I’m starting to publish a series where each day I will highlight the “Best” lists in a separate category. Today, it’s on Education Fundin
You definitely don’t want to miss reading this big story in today’s New York Times, ‘A Battle for the Souls of Black Girls.’ I’m adding it to THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING HOW BLACK GIRLS ARE TREATED UNFAIRLY & WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT . You might also be interested in: The Best Resources Explaining The GAO Report That Finds Racial Disparities In School Discipline Shocking – NOT! New Study Finds Edu
Trump plans to slash refugee admissions to US to record low is a new Associated Press article about a decision The Trump Administration made last night. Honestly, how can these folks look at themselves in the mirror? I’m adding this post – somewhat ironically – to The Best Sites For Learning About World Refugee Day .
harishs / Pixabay Dr. Carl Wieman is a Stanford professor and a Nobel Prize winner, and he’s also done important work over the years trying to shake up the antiquated lecture style of so many college courses. Much of that work is also applicable to K-12 settings. He also helped establish PhET Interactive Simulations , which are well-known among science teachers. You can see a guest piece he wrote
Nine years ago, in another somewhat futile attempt to reduce the backlog of resources I want to share, I began this occasional “” post where I share three or four links I think are particularly useful and related to…ed tech, including some Web 2.0 apps. You might also be interested in THE BEST ED TECH RESOURCES OF 2020 – PART ONE , as well as checking out all my edtech resources . Here are this w
‘More Than Aladdin’: Dismantling Common Misconceptions About Arab and Muslim Students is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Teachers have the power to help students view their Middle Eastern peers as individuals with rich cultures who defy the stereotypes, say four educators who offer guidance. Here are some excerpts:
Pexels / Pixabay I have over 2,100 frequently revised and updated “Best” lists on just about every subject imaginable, and you can find them listed three different ways in three different places (see Three Accessible Ways To Search For & Find My “Best” Lists ). I’m starting to publish a series where each day I will highlight the “Best” lists in a separate category. Today, it’s on Education Resear
On Monday, the Democratic House leadership announced a new bill that would provide $175 billion to schools (yes I know that total is different from what’s in the text box and I’m not sure why there’s the discrepancy), along with billions more to help other needed sectors. Tonight, Roll Call reported the details of a counter-offer from the White House: Mnuchin coronavirus relief plan includes more
I”ve written A LOT about the value of having students anonymously evaluate classes ( My Best Posts On Students Evaluating Classes (And Teachers) ) and, more specifically, the importance of doing it a lot more often in virtual learning (see THIS EDUTOPIA VIDEO OFFERS A CRITICAL POINT ABOUT SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE DOING IN OUR ONLINE CLASSROOMS – & I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN IT! ). Here are two surveys I’v
geralt / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : This article says that, if our county’s infection numbers continue to decrease, schools from K-12 can reopen in as soon as two weeks. They certainly are not going to open that quickly – you can put money on that. To tell you the truth, though, I’m not sure it makes sense to open before s
‘Teaching Beyond Stereotypes’: Ways to Teach the Middle East & Islam in Schools is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Three educators share strategies to support Arab and Muslim students, including by countering “false narratives” and encouraging them to become leaders. Here are some excerpts:
Wokandapix / Pixabay I’ve posted a lot about the late Nobel Prize winning physicist, Richard Feynman. There are a lot of videos about his strategies for learning, called The Feynman Technique. Here’s the latest one that has hit YouTube:
I’m becoming quite knowledgeable about teaching in an all-virtual school environment (though, as the below tweet indicates, I’m not quite sure “knowledgeable” is equal to “successful”). However, I don’t know squat about teaching is a hybrid situation which, I suspect, most of us are going to be teaching in – if we aren’t already doing so. Feel free to leave a comment on this post with your respon
geralt / Pixabay I have over 2,100 frequently revised and updated “Best” lists on just about every subject imaginable, and you can find them listed three different ways in three different places (see Three Accessible Ways To Search For & Find My “Best” Lists ). I’m starting to publish a series where each day I will highlight the “Best” lists in a separate category. Today, it’s on Economics and Jo
AnnaliseArt / Pixabay The Hamilton cast sings about the importance of voting in this new video. You can read more about it at Lin-Manuel Miranda Hosts Get Out The Vote Video With His ‘Hamilton Family’ I’m adding it to The Best Teaching/Learning Resources On The Musical, “Hamilton”
geralt / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : The Students Left Behind by Remote Learning appeared in ProPublica. Behind the White House Effort to Pressure the C.D.C. on School Openings is from The NY Times. Covid-19 twice as likely in teens than in younger kids is from NBC News. Europe stays committed to in-person classes as school
PhotoMIX-Company / Pixabay I used to post weekly collections of my best tweets, and used Storify to bring them together. Unfortunately, Storify went under. Fortunately, however, Wakelet was a new tool that was able to import all of a person’s Storifys. So you can see all those previous Twitter “Best” lists here . You might also be interested in MY MOST POPULAR TWEETS IN 2019 – PART TWO and NEW &
badalyanrazmik / Pixabay I have over 2,100 frequently revised and updated “Best” lists on just about every subject imaginable, and you can find them listed three different ways in three different places (see Three Accessible Ways To Search For & Find My “Best” Lists ). I’m starting to publish a series where each day I will highlight the “Best” lists in a separate category. Today, it’s on Differen
Supporting Arab & Muslim Students in the Classroom is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Guest editor Dr. Sawsan Jaber discusses how to support Arab and Muslims students in U.S. schools, including by supporting their identity and recognizing there is not a “single story.” Here are some excerpts:
I’m fairly active on Pinterest and, in fact, have curated 22,000 resources there that I haven’t shared on this blog. I thought readers might find it useful if I began sharing a handful of my most recent “pins” each week (I’m not sure if you can see them through an RSS Reader – you might have to click through to the original post). You might also be interested in MY MOST POPULAR PINS OF 2020 – PAR
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 ): A Pivotal Moment for U.S. and Public Schools? (Part 2) is by Larry Cuban. Beyond Spending Levels: Revenue Uncertainty and the Performance of Local Governments∗ is a new study that finds even questions about future
To help build a sense of community in my distance learning classes, one of the activities I did with them was Jason Reynolds’ Frame A Special item lesson I found at Facing History. It went very well. However, it wasn’t until this week that I found out that it was just one of many videos and activities that he made for The Library of Congress this year, and they look great! You can find them all a
geralt / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : Florida education commissioner orders Miami to open schools earlier than planned is from The Washington Post. As Covid-19 Closes Schools, the World’s Children Go to Work is from The NY Times. As I said last week, I wasn’t sure it was possible to find a school district that was more dysfu
stux / Pixabay I have over 2,100 frequently revised and updated “Best” lists on just about every subject imaginable, and you can find them listed three different ways in three different places (see Three Accessible Ways To Search For & Find My “Best” Lists ). I’m starting to publish a series where each day I will highlight the “Best” lists in a separate category. Today, it’s on Current Events: Th
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
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
Does Minority Status Drive Women out of Male-Dominated Fields? is a study that just came out. It suggests that women in a college course who are assigned to small groups where there are fewer women than men are more likely to drop the course. Just this week a young woman in one of my high school classes asked me if she could be put in small groups that only had young women, and that’s happened a
geralt / Pixabay I’ve just mailed out the October issue of my very simple free monthly email newsletter . It has over 3,000 subscribers, and you can subscribe here . Of course, you can also join the eighteen thousand others who subscribe to this blog daily. Here Are 8 Ways You Can Subscribe For Free…
OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay I have over 2,100 frequently revised and updated “Best” lists on just about every subject imaginable, and you can find them listed three different ways in three different places (see Three Accessible Ways To Search For & Find My “Best” Lists ). I’m starting to publish a series where each day I will highlight the “Best” lists in a separate category. Today, it’s on Cri
I’m adding these new resources to various “Best” lists. You can find links to all of those many lists that relate to race and racism at “Best” Lists Of The Week: Resources For Teaching & Learning About Race & Racism: I’m adding Black History In Two Minutes to The Best Sites To Teach About African-American History I’m adding this video to The Best Resources For Teaching About Confederate Monuments
mohamed_hassan / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : Where bringing students back to school is most risky is from Axios. Young People Are Spreading the Virus is from The NY Times. ‘All Eyes Are on New York’: Can It Pull Off Hybrid Learning in Schools? is from The NY Times. ‘People are just being dishonest’: Parents are sending coro
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
Columbus Day, also known as Indigenous Peoples’ Day in many communities, takes place on October 12th in the United States. You might be interested in The Best Online Resources About Christopher Columbus (& ‘Indigenous Peoples’ Day’). Many monuments to him have been taken down in the past year, so you might also want to check out The Best Resources For Teaching About Confederate Monuments . I’ve p
Race and Ethnicity of Public School Teachers and Their Students is a new report from The Institute of Education Sciences. To absolutely no one’s surprise, it shows that 79% of teachers in the United States are White (though the student population is a majority of people of color – see New & Revised: The Best Resources For Learning About The Ethnic & Racial Make-Up Of The U.S. Student Population )
Shut Out of Schools Due to Pandemic, Many Education Researchers Say Their Work Is ‘In Shambles ’ is an article in The 74 this is generally not very interesting. I mean, really? In the scheme of things, probably one of the last
