What Works Clearinghouse Publishes Online Learning Research Review – Points To Adaptive Learning & GamesThe What Works Clearinghouse is a sort of the gold standard of education research. Today, they unveiled their Evidence Review of Distance Learning Programs Report . They included a zillion caveats and disclaimers, but did point to adaptive learning and gamification as two approaches that are more likely than not to be effective in distance learning. Those two strategies happen to be big parts of
Jan. 26th Is Australia Day – Here Are Related ResourcesWikiImages / Pixabay January 26th is Australia Day, which commemorates the first convict ships that brought white immigrants to the continent. I should also note that many Indigenous people in Australia call it “Invasion Day.” You might be interested in The Best Sites To Learn About Australia . There are also many resources there on Australia’s indigenous peoples.
Wash. Post Publishes My Column: “What’s missing from calls for summer school to stem ‘learning loss’”geralt / Pixabay Teacher: What’s missing from calls for summer school to stem ‘learning loss’ is the headline of my latest column for The Washington Post. I’d love to hear your reaction to it!
Ed Tech DigestNine 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
The Super Bowl Is Coming Up – Here Are Teaching & Learning ResourcesArtTower / Pixabay The Super Bowl is coming up soon… You might be interested in The Best Sites Where ELL’s Can Learn About The Super Bowl (which I’ve just updated and revised). You might also be interested in GUEST POST: WHAT DOES TOM BRADY HAVE IN COMMON WITH A GREAT TEACHER?
Tuesday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopeningssofisorgin / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : Biden Is Vowing to Reopen Schools Quickly. It Won’t Be Easy. is from The NY Times. Sac City schools paid $6 million for costly air cleaners with unnecessary features is from Sacramento Bee. Boris Johnson: English schools ‘priority’ for reopening but no date yet – video is from The Gu
Biden Administration Renews Plans To Replace Jackson With Harriet Tubman On $20 BillThe Biden Administration is moving forward with a redesigned twenty dollar bill that features Harriet Tubman. You can read about it in The NY Times article, Biden’s Treasury will seek to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, an effort the Trump administration halted and listen to the announcement in the video below. I’m adding this info to The Best Teaching & Learning Resources About Harriet Tubman
Excellent Visualization Of What Has Happened In The Ten Years Since Arab SpringErikaWittlieb / Pixabay Arab Spring began ten years ago this month. The Guardian has put together an impressive visualization headlined How the Arab spring engulfed the Middle East – and changed the world. I’m adding it to the top of A Collection Of “The Best…” Lists On The Arab Spring , which I compiled in 2011. That means many of those links may not be working, but I would bet a fair number mig
My Most Popular Tweets Of The MonthPhotoMIX-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
Monday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopeningssweetlouise / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : Chicago Teachers Union votes to refuse in-person work, defy Chicago Public Schools’ reopening plan is from The Chicago Sun Times. Would a Chicago teachers action to stay remote be an ‘illegal strike?’ What you need to know about the fight over reopening CPS schools is from The Chica
Valentine’s Day Is Coming Up – Here Are A Ton Of Teaching & Learning ResourcesJillWellington / Pixabay Valentine’s Day is coming up soon! You might be interested in The Best Sites To Learn About Valentine’s Day .
My Favorite Posts That Appeared In JanuaryI regularly highlight my picks for the most useful posts for each month — not including “The Best…” lists. I also use some of them in a more extensive monthly newsletter I send-out. You can see older Best Posts of the Month at Websites Of The Month (more recent lists can be found here ). You can also see my all-time favorites here . I’ve also been doing “A Look Back” series reviewing old favorite
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” :
