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THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION
Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... 
The latest news and resources in education since 2007

Saturday’s Must-Read Articles & Must-Watch Videos On School Reopenings

by Larry Ferlazzo / 26min

geralt / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : Schools start closing — or delay reopening — as covid-19 cases jump across the country is from The Washington Post. A group of Philadelphia researchers sees ‘no-win situation’ when it comes to schools. is from The NY Times. Surges in COVID cases are upending school reopening plans across

Ruby Bridges Integrated An All-White School In Louisiana On This Day In 1960 – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources

by Larry Ferlazzo / 53min

viarami / Pixabay Ruby Bridges is famous for, as a first-grader, integrating an all-white school in Louisiana on this day in 1960. You might be interested in THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT RUBY BRIDGES .

YESTERDAY

NY Times Learning Network Announces “15-Second Vocabulary Video Contest”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 9h

PDPics / Pixabay The New York Times Learning Network has just launched its Eighth Annual 15-Second Vocabulary Video Contest. It’s a fun and engaging learning activity, and submissions are due December 15th. When they originally began the contest, they used a video one of my English Language Learner students created as a model. I often have my students use Instagram video for vocabulary improvemen

A Look Back: Building Trust With Students In A Distance Learning Environment

by Larry Ferlazzo / 9h

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’m starting with posts from earlier this year. geralt / Pixabay Relationships are key in any kind of teaching situation (see The Best Resources On The Importance Of Building Positive Relationships With Students ), and developing trust

Most Popular Posts Of The Week

by Larry Ferlazzo / 9h

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

My Latest BAM! Radio Show Is On “Why Do Students Resist Revising Their Writing, How Can We Encourage Them?”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 14h

My latest ten-minute BAM! Radio Show is on Why Do Students Resist Revising Their Writing, How Can We Encourage Them? I’m joined in the conversation by Melissa Butler, Mary Beth Nicklaus, Jenny Vo, and Jeremy Hyler, 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 .

Friday’s Must-Read Articles About School Reopenings

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

Victoria_Borodinova / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : Lessons From Europe, Where Cases Are Rising But Schools Are Open is from NPR. N.Y.C. Schools May Close Again, a Grim Sign of a Global Dilemma is from The NY Times. Across the country, school districts are shutting down or canceling plans to reopen. is from The NY Times. How

NOV 12

‘Allow Time for Children to Read Whatever They Want’

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Four educators share ideas for how teachers can create the conditions in which students are more intrinsically motivated to read, such as eliminating rewards and ensuring that students are represented in accessible books. Here are some excerpts:

Three Useful Resources On Creating Social Change

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

Alexas_Fotos / Pixabay Here are new additions to The Best Posts & Articles On Building Influence & Creating Change : 6 Black women organizers on what happened in Georgia — and what comes next is from Vox. Grassroots Organizers Flipped Georgia Blue. Here’s How They Did It. is from TruthOut. Here’s a new addition to The Best Ways To Talk With Someone Who Disagrees With You : What Conversations with

What A Surprise (Not!) – New Study Finds That Value-Added Approach To Teacher Evaluation Isn’t Accurate

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

To few the surprise of very few teachers, a new study questions the accuracy of Value-Added Models for evaluation purposes. Teacher quality scores change depending on students, school, PSU study finds from Eureka Alert is definitely worth checking out. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About The “Value-Added” Approach Towards Teacher Evaluation .

Ed Tech Digest

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

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 TWO , as well as checking out all my edtech resources . Here are this w

A Look Back: Four Actions I’ve Taken That Seem To Have Both Helped Students In My Virtual Classrooms & Helped Me Maintain My Sanity

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

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’m starting with posts from earlier this year. Leunert / Pixabay As most teachers in the U.S., and many around the world, know, distance learning is “no ride in the park.” And, even though I had a relatively successful experience with

NOV 11

Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

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

A Look Back: Here’s Our Chapter On Distance Learning With ELLs & It’s Free To Download (No Registration Required!)

21by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

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’m starting with posts from earlier this year. Our publisher has just released the Distance Learning chapter from our upcoming book, The ESL/ELL Teacher’s Survival Guide, 2nd edition . Please remember that it is a draft , so it hasn’t

“World AIDS Day” Is On December 1st – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

GDJ / Pixabay The United Nations has declared December 1st to be World AIDS Day . You might be interested in The Best Web Resources For Learning About HIV & AIDS .

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

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

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 ): High school seniors have made no progress in math or reading on closely watched federal test is from Chalkbeat. Should We Alter the Reading Benchmarks Because of the Pandemic? is by Timothy Shanahan. How an Oregon

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 : Will Any More Schools Reopen in 2020? is from The NY Times. Wincing at high community case rates, major districts put off reopening schools. is from The NY Times. Rocklin Unified experiences increase in school COVID-19 cases is from The Sacramento Bee.

How Are You Handling The Election’s Aftermath In Your Classroom?

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

Please consider responding to this upcoming question at my Ed Week Classroom Q & A column: How are you handling the aftermath of the Presidential election in your classroom now and in the coming weeks and months?

“Teachers Share This Year’s Best Classroom Moments – So Far”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

Teachers Share This Year’s Best Classroom Moments – So Far is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Many educators, including me, share their best classroom moments so far this year, including a Halloween costume unveiling and virtual visits from poets. Here are some excerpts:

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

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

PDPics / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : Schools increasingly return to online learning as Covid-19 spikes across the U.S. is from NBC News. Averting “Generational Catastrophe”: How We Can Safely Re-Open Our Schools is from Health Affairs. The Children Never Had the Coronavirus. So Why Did They Have Antibodies? is from The NY T

NOV 10

New Edutopia Video: “Research-Backed Strategies for Better Classroom Management”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

steveriot1 / Pixabay I’m adding this new video from Edutopia to Best Posts On Classroom Management :

Everything You Wanted To Know About Writing Instruction But Were Afraid To Ask

23by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

StockSnap / 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 Writing Instr

Thirteen Instructional Strategies & Web Tools To Support ELLs In Distance Learning

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

johnhain / Pixabay I’ve been doing a series of posts on different aspects of teaching ELLs in distance learing. The first was Six Ways That Newcomers Can Interact With Online Text . The second was Four Ways To Support ELLs Who Were Absent From Class . You also might be interested in First Quarter Report on What I’m Doing in Full-Time Distance Learning & How It’s Going . This post will discuss som

“Teacher-Recommended Tools for Online Learning”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

Teacher-Recommended Tools for Online Learning is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Four teachers offer several suggestions for online tools to promote interactive learning, and many others offer readers’ comments about their favorites. Here are some excerpts:

Everything You Wanted To Know About Web 2.0 Tools For Education But Were Afraid To Ask

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

LoboStudioHamburg / 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 Web 2

My Best Posts On The Presidential Election & What Comes Next

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

geralt / Pixabay I’ve been posting a lot about the Presidential election and its aftermath, and I’ve been updating them regularly. Here are they all are: THE BEST RESOURCES FOR TEACHING ABOUT THE 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION How Will Probable Biden/Harris Administration Immigration Policies Affect The Number Of ELLs in Schools? WHAT EDUCATION POLICIES CAN WE EXPECT FROM THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION? JO

NOV 09

Diwali Takes Place On Saturday – Here Are Related Teaching & Learning Resources

29by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

bhuwanpurohit / Pixabay Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights, will start on November 14th this year. . You might be interested in The Best Sites For Learning About Diwali.

“Gamilab” Looks Like A Decent Site For Creating Online Learning Games

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

There is no shortage of easy and free sites where teachers can create or find learning games for students to play (see The Best Websites For Creating Online Learning Games ). Gamilab is another to add to that list. The game choices are limited to three kinds, but it might be worth a try….

Four Ways To Support ELLs Who Were Absent From Class

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

422737 / Pixabay I’m preparing a workshop for teachers (along with co-presenter Melanie Bean) at our school on teaching English Language Learners. Much of it will be similar to other trainings I’ve done and have shared here. You can see information about them at: Could This Be A Good Template For Just About Any Professional Development Session? More Of What Our Teachers Have Learned About Teachin

NOV 08

“10 Favorite Online Teaching Tools Used by Educators This Year”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

10 Favorite Online Teaching Tools Used by Educators This Year is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Three other teachers and I share our favorite online tools to use during this unusual year, including sites for educational games and others for collaborative work. Here are some excerpts:

New Resources On Race & Racism

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

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: Systemic racism, not $200 Air Jordans, suppresses Black wealth is from The Washington Post. I’m adding it to THE BEST RESOURCES DEMONSTRATING THE WEALTH GAP BETWEEN AFRICAN-AMERICANS

Pins Of The Week

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

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

Everything You Wanted To Know About Wars In History But Were Afraid To Ask

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

PublicDomainPictures / 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 Wa

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 : Success Academy, NYC’s largest charter network, to stay remote through March 2021 is from Chalkbeat. Are We Losing a Generation of Children to Remote Learning? is from The NY Times. Leading school superintendents ask Gov. Newsom to impose a ‘common standard’ for reopening schools in Cali

How Will Probable Biden/Harris Administration Immigration Policies Affect The Number Of ELLs in Schools?

25by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

I’ve previously published several posts about our Presidential election, including: WHAT CAN EDUCATION POLICIES CAN WE EXPECT FROM THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION? JOE BIDEN GIVES EDUCATORS A “SHOUT-OUT” IN HIS FIRST SPEECH AS PRESIDENT-ELECT IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE NOW FOUR OPTIONS FOR A STIMULUS PACKAGE FOR SCHOOLS & OTHERS – WHICH DO YOU THINK IS MORE LIKELY? WHAT MIGHT THE RESULTS OF THIS PRESIDENTI

NOV 07

Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

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: Theory of Knowledge teacher Marc Biefnot has created a nice introduction to

Everything You Wanted To Know About Vocabulary Instruction But Were Afraid To Ask

25by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

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 Voc

Video: “The Oldest (Known) Song of All Time”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

Nietjuh / Pixabay This is a pretty interesting video that I’ll be able to use in a lesson I do with my ELL World History classes (see Using Examples Of The World’s Oldest Music In History Class ). In the lesson, students identify examples of ancient music from their home cultures. It’s always pretty popular.

Video: “Things Simon’s Cat Is Grateful For”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

RyanMcGuire / Pixabay Simon’s Cat videos are always great ones to show English Language Learners and then have them discuss and write about what they saw. Here’s the latest one. I’m adding it to The Best Sites To Teach and Learn About Thanksgiving .

“Data Alone Is Not Knowledge”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

The Human Experience Will Not Be Quantified is a pretty interesting column in today’s NY Times. The quotation in the text box offers something worth all of us educators to consider – what biases do we show in our evaluation of “data”? For writing, which data really is more useful and accurate: assessing through a typical rubric or through an “improvement rubric” (learn more at “Inquiry” vs. “Diag

Joe Biden Gives Educators A “Shout-Out” In His First Speech As President-Elect

300+by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

Joe Biden gave teachers a “shout-out” in his speech tonight, as the above text box shows. You can see his, and Kamala Harris’, speech embedded below:

What Can Education Policies Can We Expect From The Biden Administration?

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

geralt / Pixabay As I just previously posted, obviously an immediate big question for schools relates to a possible federal stimulus package (see IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE NOW FOUR OPTIONS FOR A STIMULUS PACKAGE FOR SCHOOLS & OTHERS – WHICH DO YOU THINK IS MORE LIKELY? ). What are other things we should be looking for? Well, certainly we can say Goodbye, Betsy DeVos , and Biden has pledged to repla

It Looks Like There Are Now Four Options For A Stimulus Package For Schools & Others – Which Do You Think Is More Likely?

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

geralt / Pixabay Now that Joe Biden is the President-Elect, there appear to be four options regarding the needed federal stimulus: 1. Speaker Pelosi & Treasury Secretary Munchin make a deal before January, and President Trump decides to use his remaining political capital with Republican Senators to get it passed. The last White House offer included $150 billion for education . Presidential histo

What Is The Best Thing That Has Happened In One Of Your Classes So Far This Year?

by Larry Ferlazzo / 7d

Please consider responding to a new question-of-the-week at my Classroom Q & A column at Education Week Teacher: What is the best thing that has happened in one of your classes so far this year?

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