THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION 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

THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION

Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... 

The latest news and resources in education since 2007

Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL

by Larry Ferlazzo / 7h

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

Most Popular Posts Of The Week

by Larry Ferlazzo / 8h

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

Saturday’s Must-Read Articles About School Reopening

20by Larry Ferlazzo / 8h

Clker-Free-Vector-Images / Pixabay Doesn’t something seem ‘off’ about a school board that meets via video conference deciding to reopen schools for physical face-to-face instruction? https://t.co/ThRpGQWFDu — Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) October 9, 2020 Billions of dollars for public schools hang in the balance as bailout package remains in jeopardy is from The Washington Post. When and how wi

Everything You Wanted To Learn About Geography But Were Afraid To Ask

by Larry Ferlazzo / 8h

Free-Photos / 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 Geography:

Enrollment In Some Districts Is Going Down – Should We Be Worried?

by Larry Ferlazzo / 21h

NPR just published Enrollment Is Dropping In Public Schools Around the Country . According to the article, it sounds like the big drop is in kindergarten, which makes sense to me. I can’t imagine trying to introduce a kindergarten-age child to school through remote education. For what it’s worth, our high school’s enrollment is up from last year, though I realize one school does not make a trend.

New NPR Video: “4 Tips To Help You Prepare For A National Disaster During A Pandemic”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

WikiImages / Pixabay I’m adding this new NPR video to The Best Websites For Learning About Natural Disasters :

Here’s The “Columbus Day” Lesson I Did With My ELL History Class

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay It’s Columbus Day on Monday in the United States, and it’s also known as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. I’ve previously posted about a related lesson I do in my ELL U.S. History classes (see Here’s What My ELL Students Are Reading & Writing About Columbus ). I’ve modified it a bit this year. After learning about Columbus through our textbook and through Brainpop, students

The World Food Programme Awarded Nobel Peace Prize – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

The United Nations World Food Programme has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. You can learn more about their being give the prize at CNN . You can also learn about an activity they sponsor on October 16th, World Food Day, at The Best Sites To Learn About World Food Day . I’m adding this info to The Best Sites To Learn About The Nobel Peace Prize .

OCT 08

Pins Of The Week

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

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

If You Want To Learn About Genocide, Torture Or Weapons Of Mass Destruction, Here’s A Place To Start….

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

carlosftw / 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 Genocide, Tor

Good Advice From Soccer Star Abby Wambach On How To Support Young People

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

Soccer star Abby Wambach offered some good advice on what parents should say to their kids after watching them play in an athletic event. I think it works great for those situations, and I also think that it can, with some slight modifications, also be useful for teachers. I’d use it this way: [After a student has demonstrated some good thinking, or written something particular impressive, etc.]

OCT 07

Thursday’s Must-Read Articles & Must-Watch Videos About School Reopening

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

geralt / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : A padlocked drinking fountain, tree stump seats and a caution-taped library: See how the coronavirus has transformed schools is from The Hechinger Report. I wouldn’t worry too much what our county’s head of the county Board of Education says in this article , but it’s interesting to see

“Inside a Firenado” Is Latest Amazing “Immersive Mixed Reality” Video From The Weather Channel

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

skeeze / Pixabay Every few months, The Weather Channel publishes an amazing “Immersive Mixed Reality” video about a natural disaster (you can see them all here ). Today, they unveiled one on “Inside a Firenado.” I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About Forest Fires.

Everything You Wanted To Know About Online Learning Games But Were Afraid To Ask

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

StartupStockPhotos / 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 Onli

My Latest BAM! Radio Show Is On Possible Responses When Teachers Are Told To Keep Politics Out Of The Classroom

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

My latest ten-minute BAM! Radio Show is on possible responses when teachers are told to keep politics out of the classroom. I’m joined by Dr. Angela M. Ward, Holly Spinelli, Keisha Rembert, and Dr. Rocio del Castillo, who have all also contributed written commentaries to my Ed Week Teacher column. I’m adding it to All My BAM Radio Shows – Linked With Descriptions .

Two New Automatic Citation Generators

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

Here are two new additions to The Best Resources For Learning Research & Citation Skills : Anytime I’ve gone to Google Docs recently, I’m getting notified of a new citations feature it added. You can read about it at Easily add and manage citations in Google Docs. Bibcitation also just came out. Here’s a video about it:

Halloween & Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) Are Coming Up – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

cocoparisienne / Pixabay Halloween and The Day Of The Day are coming up this month. You might be interested in: The Best Websites For Learning About Halloween & Day Of The Dead (I’ve just done a quick update and removed a fair number of “dead” links). The Best Movie Scenes For Halloween. The Best Resources For Helping Beginner ELLs Learn About Halloween & The Day Of The Dead The Best Teaching Res

OCT 06

“Nine Ways to Implement Culturally Responsive Teaching During Distance Learning”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

Nine Ways to Implement Culturally Responsive Teaching During Distance Learning is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Four educators offer ways teachers can implement culturally responsive teaching during remote learning, including incorporating students’ lives into lessons. Here are some excerpts:

What Are Mistakes Teachers Make When Teaching ELLs?

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

Here’s an upcoming question-of-the-week at my Education Week Teacher column – I’ll look forward to your responses!

Check Out This 100 Year-Old PSA Video On Guarding Against The “Spanish Flu”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

shameersrk / Pixabay Here’s a colorized PSA from one-hundred years ago: Dr Wise is here to advise! As Britain fell under the grip of the Great Influenza of 1918-19, the Local Government Board (later the Ministry of Health) commissioned this dramatised public information film. Its hard-hitting message was designed to shock people out of their complacency towards this common illness and take preven

Here’s A Bunch Of “Fun Stuff” On Education – We Can All Use A Laugh!

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

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 “Fun Stuff”: The

New TED-Ed Video & Lesson: “Why we need national parks”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

12019 / Pixabay The latest TED-Ed lesson and video is on “Why we need national parks.” I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About Yosemite & Other U.S. National Parks .

Trump Cancels Stimulus Talks – Schools & Millions Hurt

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

geralt / Pixabay A few days ago, it looked another stimulus package – one that would provide schools with the money they need, along with support for millions of people – had a chance (see Great News: Odds Are Increasing That Schools May Get Billions In Next Stimulus! ). President Trump shot that down today. With luck, however, it will only be a temporary delay, and a Biden administration and a D

Fannie Lou Hamer Would Have Been 104 Years Old Today – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

viarami / Pixabay Fannie Lou Hamer was born on this day 104 years ago… You might be interested in FANNIE LOU HAMER WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1917 – HERE ARE RELATED TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES . Good morning… On this day, civil rights activist, Fannie Lou Hamer was born. A fierce organizer, leader, for black liberation which included voting rights and women’s rights, farm ownership and food secur

Tuesday’s Must-Read Articles & Must-Watch Videos On School Reopening

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

moritz320 / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : Now Taking the Stage in the Pandemic: The School Nurse is from The NY Times. N.Y.C. Closes Some Schools … Again is from The NY Times. What It’s Like to Be a Teacher in 2020 America is from The NY Times.

OCT 05

“Strategies for Implementing Online Culturally Responsive Teaching”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

Strategies for Implementing Online Culturally Responsive Teaching is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Four educators offer suggestions on how to provide online culturally responsive teaching, including by providing choice and opportunities for self-reflection. Here are some excerpts:

Five Helpful Resources For Teaching About The Presidential Election

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

AnnaliseArt / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST RESOURCES FOR TEACHING ABOUT THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION : Teaching Resources for the 2020 US Election is from Facing History. The Election Collection is from PBS. Civics Education Resource Site is from Illinois Civics. Is the Election Still a Teachable Moment? is from Ed Week.

Everything You Wanted To Know About Field Trips (Both “Virtual” & “Real”) But Were Afraid To Ask

26by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

AzamKamolov / 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 Field Trips

Ed Tech Digest

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

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

Results Of Weekly “Self-Assessments” Done By Members Of “Leadership Teams” In Each Of My Classes

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

I’ve previously posted about the important of “Leadership Teams” in each of the five classes I’m teaching this year via full time distance learning, and it’s definitely one of the strategies I’ll be carrying with me whenever we return to the physical classroom (I’ve also previously shared about other surveys I use – see Here Are Student Responses To Surveys I Used One-Month Into Full-Time Virtual

My Latest BAM! Radio Show Is On “Avoiding the Most Common Mistakes When Teaching English Language Learners On-site and Virtually”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

My latest ten-minute BAM! Radio Show is on “ Avoiding the Most Common Mistakes When Teaching English Language Learners On-site and Virtually. ” I’m joined in the conversation by Altagracia (Grace) H. Delgado, Dr. Denita Harris, Marina Rodriguez and Sarah Said, who have also all contributed written commentaries to my Ed Week Teacher column. I’m adding it to All My BAM Radio Shows – Linked With Des

OCT 04

“‘The Story of Arab & Muslim Students is Often an Untold Story'”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

‘The Story of Arab & Muslim Students is Often an Untold Story’ is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Three educators share ways that educators and schools can promote the inclusion of Arab and Muslim students, such as having schools accurately assess their numbers in the student population. Here are some excerpts:

World Food Day Is On Oct. 16th – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources

25by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

The United Nations has declared that Oct. 16th is World Food Day. You might be interested in: The Best Sites To Learn About World Food Day The Best Resources For Helping Beginner ELLs Learn About Food The Best Sites For Learning About Nutrition & Food Safety

Everything You Wanted To Know About The Environment But Were Afraid To Ask

35by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

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 the

Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

Each week, I publish a post or two containing three or four particularly useful resources on classroom instruction, and you can see them all here. Of course, this is a crazy time for “classroom” instruction…. You might also be interested in THE BEST RESOURCES ON INSTRUCTION IN 2020 – PART ONE. Here are this week’s picks: Our 2020-21 Writing Curriculum for Middle and High School is from The NY Tim

Monday’s Must-Read Articles About School Reopening

20by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

geralt / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : New York is now closing some newly-opened schools: Fearing 2nd Wave, N.Y.C. Will Adopt Restrictions in Hard-Hit Areas Ontario trumpeted its $1.3-billion back-to-school plan. But a closer analysis shows it’s all about muddy math is from The Toronto Star. Parents sue Louisiana school distr

The Best Resources For Learning About The Concept Of Resilience

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

Wokandapix / Pixabay Here’s an explanation of the difference between “grit” and “resilience”: “ Grit is the tendency to sustain interest in and effort toward very long-term goals” (Duckworth et al., 2007). … Grit is about sustained, consistent effort toward a goal even when we struggle, falter, or temporarily fail. Resilience is our ability to bounce back after we have struggled, faltered, or fai

SEL Weekly Update

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

I’ve recently begun this weekly post where I’ll be sharing resources I’m adding to The Best Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Resources or other related “Best” lists. You might also be interested in THE BEST SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING RESOURCES OF 2020 – PART ONE. Finally, check out “Best” Lists Of The Week: Social Emotional Learning Resources . Here are this week’s picks: Study shows keeping gratit

“Start Here” Is A Good Video Explainer Series On Current Events From Al Jazeera

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

geralt / Pixabay Al Jazeera has a pretty decent “explainer” series called “Start Here.” Here’s how they explain it: Welcome to Start Here. We contextualise, simplify and beautifully present the building blocks for both big and small stories from around the world – in around seven minutes. You can find them on a special page on their website , or on a YouTube playlist . Below, I’ve embedded two th

This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Ed Policy Issues

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

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 ): How The SAT Failed America is from Forbes. The wealth gap: How the education world fails to fully measure students’ economic disadvantage is from Chalkbeat. I’m adding it to The Best Places To Learn What Impact A T

Everything You Wanted To Know About Ed Tech But Were Afraid To Ask

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

Veex / 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 Ed Tech: The Best

OCT 03

Three New Links About The World’s Different Cultures

25by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay Here are three new additions to The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Different Cultures : How Do People Picnic Around the Globe? is from Smithsonian Magazine.

Most Popular Posts Of The Week

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

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

Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL

by Larry Ferlazzo / 7d

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

Everything You Wanted To Know About Education Policy But Were Afraid To Ask

by Larry Ferlazzo / 7d

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

Free Resources From All “My” Books

by Larry Ferlazzo / 7d

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 

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