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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

I Created My Own News Aggregator With AllTop – You Can Use Mine Or Create Your Own

by Larry Ferlazzo / 9h

AllTop has been around awhile. It’s a “news aggregator” – it identifies a number of topics and then creates pages on them with updated stories from different sites specializing in those topics. The stories are updated by RSS feeds which, prior to the advent of social media ten years ago, which was the way a ton of people consumed Web content. It’s still around, and many of us use feed readers lik

A Look Back: Classroom Management Strategy: “Sometimes The Only Thing Worse Than Losing A Fight Is Winning One”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 19h

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 . This post originally appeared in 2013. OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay An old community organizing adage goes like this: “Sometimes the only thing worse than losing a fight is winning one.” In organizing, that can mean your group gave so

Video: “What is a Map?”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 20h

MabelAmber / Pixabay I’ve previously shared about a new Geography video series Crash Course started last month. I thought this episode in particular would be useful:

DEC 31 2020

All Twenty-Eight Annual Education-Related “Best” Lists!

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

geralt / Pixabay Though I didn’t quite get to all the “Best” lists I wanted to compile (one collecting IB Theory of Knowledge resources and another with various ed pundit predictions for the new year fell by the wayside), I did get to most of them. You can see all the mid-year lists at ALL 2020 MID-YEAR “BEST” LISTS IN ONE PLACE! and all previous annual lists at All My “Annual” Best List Collecti

My Best Writing (& Editing) Of The Year

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

geralt / Pixabay Here’s my final “Best” list of the year, and I’m adding it to ALL END-OF-YEAR “BEST” LISTS FOR 2020 IN ONE PLACE! Here is a relatively short list of pieces I’ve written this year outside of this blog (for posts appearing here, you can check out 2020’s Best Posts From This Blog! ). Because of lack of time, I haven’t made “Best” picks from my Ed Week column, but you can check out T

Wash. Post Republishes My Eight Worries For The New Year

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

iXimus / Pixabay A teacher’s deepest fears about 2021: Students who disappeared, covid-19 myopia and six more is the headline The Washington Post put today on one of my posts from last week. That one originally has a much shorter headline: EIGHT TEACHING CONCERNS I HAVE GOING INTO 2021 .

My Most Popular Tweets Of The Month

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

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 OF THE YEAR and RECOMMENDATIO

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 2020. Also, check out A Collection Of My Best Resources On Teaching English Language Learners. In additi

DEC 30 2020

A Look Back: Animated Video I’ve Done With Ed Week: “What Is ‘Transfer of Learning’ and How Does It Help Students?”

by 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 . This post originally appeared in 2017. You can see other videos, including a series Katie Hull and I did on differentiated instruction, and another on student motivation, here . In preparation for a series I did for them, I worked with

Thursday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

USA-Reiseblogger / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : Newsom to announce plan to encourage in-person instruction in elementary grades is from Ed Source. Newsom to promise $2 billion in hopes of reopening schools beginning in February is from The L.A. Times. *Ten* paragraphs down into the Post story it says this https://t.co/P55W9g

Here’s Info On “Public Domain Day”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

geralt / Pixabay This is from Duke’s Center for the Study of the Public Domain : On January 1, 2021, copyrighted works from 1925 will enter the US public domain, 1 where they will be free for all to use and build upon. These works include books such as F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway, Ernest Hemingway’s In Our Time, and Franz Kafka’s The Trial (in the origin

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

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

MIH83 / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL Covid testing plans leave England’s school leaders guessing is from The Guardian.

DEC 29 2020

Depressing Statistic Of The Day: A Lot of Our Students Have Disappeared Since Last Spring

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

Report Estimates 1 to 3 Million Students Missing From School Since March, But Data on Disrupted Learning is ‘At Best a Moving Target’ is an article that appeared in The 74 in late October about research on this issue, and NPR published a less detailed piece this morning about it. I’ve never met or heard from several students who are on my rosters, despite many attempts to connect. And others are,

A Look Back: What My Students Say About Teachers Mispronouncing Their Names

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

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 . This post originally appeared in 2013. I’m a big advocate of teachers making a point to pronounce student names correctly (see The Best Resources On The Importance Of Correctly Pronouncing Student Names ). I always do a lesson on names

“Author Interview: ‘Reading & Writing with English Learners'”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

Author Interview: ‘Reading & Writing with English Learners’ is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Authors Valentina Gonzalez & Melinda Miller answer questions about their book Reading & Writing with English Learners: A Framework for K-5. Here’s an excerpt:

This Was Interesting – Biden Says He Wants K-8 Schools Open In 100 Days; Doesn’t Mention Secondary Ones

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

President-Elect Biden spoke today about the pandemic, and said his goal was to open K-8 schools in his first 100 days. I might be wrong but, though he’s talked about reopening schools in his first 100 days, I believe this is the first time he’s narrowed it to down to only K-8 ones (see BIDEN WANTS MOST SCHOOLS TO REOPEN BY MAY 1ST – HERE’S WHY I THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT TIMING IF IT CAN BE DONE

DEC 28 2020

Video: “Eating Breakfast To Go Around The World”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

Einladung_zum_Essen / Pixabay I’m adding this new video to The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Different Cultures :

A Look Back: Knowledge Isn’t Power — “Power is Power”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

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 . This post originally appeared in 2013. PublicDomainPictures / Pixabay I’ve been watching “Game of Thrones” on DVD, and just saw this great scene that teaches an important lesson about making change: Knowledge is not power — “Power is p

“You Can’t Be Stopped” Is New Nike Video That Could Be Used In Goal-Setting Activity

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

Tumisu / Pixabay I’m adding this new Nike video to Best Posts On Students Setting Goals :

Here’s How Much Your School District Will Receive From The New Stimulus Package

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

geralt / Pixabay You may be wondering how much your district will be receiving from the $900 billion stimulus package that was finally signed by President Trump yesterday. In very rough and general terms, it will be $1,000 per student. However, if you want to get a more specific amount – again, such a slightly less rough total, according to Chalkbeat : districts can expect to receive four times w

DEC 27 2020

A Look Back: The Elephant In The Room In The Talent vs. Practice Debate

20by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

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 . This post originally appeared in 2016. An article in last week’s New Yorker, Practice Doesn’t Make Perfect , is the latest salvo in attempts to debunk the popularized mythology that people can become experts in any field through practi

I Wonder How Many District & School Leaders Are Applying This Research Finding Today?

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

The above quote comes from a research study titled Sustaining a Sense of Success: The Importance of Teacher Working Conditions During the COVID-19 Pandemic . It was written by Matthew A. Kraft, Nicole S. Simon, and Melissa Arnold Lyon, and was published in August after examining last spring’s emergency remote teaching. Of course, there finding is no surprise. I know that our school’s administrato

Useful New Video From NPR: “Is It Time To Say R.I.P. to P.O.C.?”

22by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

This is definitely a video worth watching:

DEC 26 2020

My Goals For 2021

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

gabrielle_cc / Pixabay Yesterday, I shared Eight Teaching Concerns I Have Going Into 2021 . I thought it would be a good reflective exercise for me to follow that post with one sharing my goals for the next year, and thought that at least a few readers might find them interesting. 1. Of course, one major goal is that the eight concerns I listed yesterday get prevented, or at least are substantial

Pins Of The Week

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

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 Here

How Could I Have Not Known How Easy It Is To Use Graphic Organizers In Jamboard?

26by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

htuuli / Pixabay I don’t know about you, but using graphic organizers in Google Drive has been a pain-in-the-butt for me. Yes, I know I can create them in Google Drawings, and I have been doing that, but it takes some time. Today, though, I learned a Google Drive trick that rivals MY MIND WAS BLOWN TODAY AFTER LEARNING HOW TO COLLABORATIVELY ANNOTATE PDFS ON GOOGLE DRIVE . I had not realized that

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 ): Public Schools Face Funding ‘Death Spiral’ as Enrollment Drops is from The NY Times. 5 big questions facing Miguel Cardona, Biden’s pick for education secretary is from Chalkbeat. Arizona charter school got a PPP l

Special Edition: Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

Note: Usually, I only post this regular feature once a week. This week, though, there are a lot of resources to share, so I’m posting twice to make space for all of them!) 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 i

DEC 25 2020

Eight Teaching Concerns I Have Going Into 2021

30by Larry Ferlazzo / 7d

Clker-Free-Vector-Images / Pixabay In July, I wrote a column for The Washington Post headlined Teacher: Eight concerns about school this fall that are robbing me of sleep . And, boy, was I “spot-on” with those concerns as the fall semester unfolded. I was able to get a decent handle on the ones I listed that were within my control (such as what to cover in the curriculum and what to jettison), ha

Research Studies Of The Week

by Larry Ferlazzo / 7d

I often write about research studies from various fields and how they can be applied to the classroom. I write individual posts about ones that I think are especially significant, and will continue to do so. However, so many studies are published that it’s hard to keep up. So I’ve started writing a “round-up” of some of them each week or every other week as a regular feature . By the way, you mig

Surprise (Not)! New Study Finds Applying Asset-Based Instruction Helps Black Youth Academic Achievement

by Larry Ferlazzo / 7d

School Cultural Socialization and Academic Performance: Examining Ethnic‐Racial Identity Development as a Mediator Among African American Adolescents is a new study by Juan Del Toro and Ming‐Te Wang. It’s behind a paywall, but there are ways to still access it (see The Best Tools For Academic Research ). As the textbox above states, the study finds that “school cultural socialization” supports Af

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