Sunday’s Must-Read Articles & Must-Watch Videos On School Reopeningsijmaki / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : Surge of Student Suicides Pushes Las Vegas Schools to Reopen is from The NY Times. Only 19 percent of students eligible for in person learning in Chicago Public Schools showed up (on average) during the first week it was offered. That is far worse than the 30% CPS was expecting. — Sarah
“Student ‘Compliance Does Not Equal Engagement’”Student ‘Compliance Does Not Equal Engagement’ is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Four educators share suggestions for how schools can maintain student engagement, especially during the teenage years. Here are some excerpts:
Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELLBiljaST / 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 2020. Also, check out A Collection Of My Best Resources On Teaching English Language Learners. In additi
“PuzzGrid” Is An Excellent Inductive Learning Game For ELLs & All StudentsOnly Connect is a British game show where contestants have to find connections between items in sixteen boxes – each category has four boxes. I posted about it many years ago . The show used to have online examples that people could play online, but they removed them. They were too difficult for English Language Learners to play, anyway. However, I’ve periodically used the concept as a game in wi
This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Ed Policy IssuesHere 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 ): Jeff Bezos Wants to Go to the Moon. Then, Public Education . is from Ed Surge. It’s a weirdly positive article about turning public education over to Amazon, but it’s important to be aware of what they might want t
Video: “Accent Expert Gives a Tour of U.S. Accents”ZIPNON / Pixabay I’m adding this new video from Wired to The Best “Language Maps” :
