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

The Best Resources For Learning & Teaching About The Possible Second Impeachment Of President Trump

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1h

quinntheislander / Pixabay It appears likely that the House of Representatives is going to consider impeaching President Trump for the second time this coming week because of his incitement of last Wednesday’s insurrection (see WAYS TO TEACH ABOUT TODAY’S INSURRECTION – SHARE YOUR OWN ) There are obviously a ton of still-relevant resources at THE BEST TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES ABOUT IMPEACHME

YESTERDAY

Ed Tech Digest

by Larry Ferlazzo / 9h

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

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

Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL

by Larry Ferlazzo / 12h

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

Saturday’s Must-Read Articles About School Reopenings

by Larry Ferlazzo / 13h

geralt / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : K-12: The Spring Semester to Come is from The NY Times. Newsom’s state budget earmarks billions in COVID-19 help for workers and schools is from The L.A. Times. California schools struggle to pay for ventilation upgrades, key to safely reopen campuses is from Ed Source. What U.S. Educato

Nice Review Of “Math Teacher’s” Toolbox Book

by Larry Ferlazzo / 13h

As regular readers know, my colleague Katie Hull and I – in addition to authoring several books, including The ELL Teacher’s Toolbox – have edited a series of “Toolbox” books for different subjects. Today, Middleweb published a very positive review of one of them, The Math Teacher’s Toolbox . It’s titled A Toolbox Packed with Practical Math Ideas . I’m adding the link to where you can find plenty

Depressing Quote Of The Day: Teachers At The Capitol Insurrection

22by Larry Ferlazzo / 23h

This depressing passage above comes from today’s New York Times article, These Are the Rioters Who Stormed the Nation’s Capitol . One can only imagine what these teachers are doing in their classrooms…. You might be interested in Ways To Teach About Today’s Insurrection – Share Your Own , which has many new resources I added earlier this morning.

JAN 07

Friday’s Must-Read Articles About School Reopenings – Especially For CA Teachers Today!

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

geralt / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : I think everybody – especially teachers here in California – will want to read this first article: I know we're all correctly focused on the insurrection but, if u read anything else today, check out these stats —— Gov. Newsom’s push to reopen schools slams up against raging COVID-19 sur

More (A LOT MORE) Teaching Resources About The Insurrection At The Capitol

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

I have added a ton of very useful resources today to WAYS TO TEACH ABOUT TODAY’S INSURRECTION – SHARE YOUR OWN. For what it’s worth, I talk about what I did today in this article: Lessons from an Insurrection: A Day After D.C. Rampage, How 15 Educators From Across U.S. Helped Students Make Sense of the Chaos @The74 https://t.co/6kXO5Eopbl — JoAnne Wasserman (@Bkjowasserman) January 8, 2021 In add

“17 Approaches for Encouraging Students to Revise Their Writing”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

17 Approaches for Encouraging Students to Revise Their Writing is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Five educators offer instructional strategies to use when teaching writing revision, including the power of an authentic audience. Here are some excerpts: I’m adding this five-part series to The Best Resources On Getting Student Writers To “Buy-Into” Revision – Help Me Find M

JAN 06

Thursday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

Memed_Nurrohmad / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : I have concerns about our district’s leadership, but this letter signed by superintendents, including ours, is a good one: 7 key California school superintendents blast governor’s new school reopening plan is from The Washington Post. California schools need more than Newsom’s $

Ways To Teach About Today’s Insurrection – Share Your Own

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

Wokandapix / Pixabay Here are a few teaching ideas for tomorrow (teachers have given me permission to share their tweets): – Starting by covering the process of electoral college voting verification and the Georgia senate election. – give students a chance to take a look a three different news sources on what happened today at capital hill (2) — Nicole Pate (@MrsPateHistory) January 7, 2021 – giv

Incredible Tweets About Today’s Insurrection At The U.S. Capitol

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

ElisaRiva / Pixabay Here are just a few tweets about today’s insurrection, called for by President Trump: Take this in: Never once, in the years 1860-1865, was this flag ever paraded in the halls of the American capitol. pic.twitter.com/NFFVM0aSY0 — Sam Wineburg (@samwineburg) January 6, 2021 Disrespectful Respectfully Protesting Protesting pic.twitter.com/E51qTm1Qhe — Top Shotta P (@vitaminDiddy

This Is Probably A Good Time To Learn (& Teach) About The Work Of Stacey Abrams & Her Colleagues – Here’s A Good Start

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

amberzen / Pixabay If you don’t already know about the work of Stacey Abrams and her colleagues, and what undergirds their work, you might want to check out my previous post, Here Are Resources For Learning About The Work Of Stacey Abrams & Her Colleagues. You might also be interested in The Best Posts & Articles On Building Influence & Creating Change .

JAN 05

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

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

StockSnap / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : Many Chicago teachers stay home to protest school reopening plans. is from The NY Times. This is happening in our county and is nuts: Roseville high school students return to campuses for live, in-person instruction is from The Sacramento Bee. Yes, there’s risk in opening schools. But

New TED-Ed Video & Lesson Is On “Why should you read Toni Morrison’s ‘Beloved’?”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

Check out the latest Ted-Ed video and lesson :

A Teacher’s Predictions For 2021

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

nvodicka / Pixabay Some of these predictions are educated guesses that I hope don’t come true, and some may be pipe dreams. Check them out, let me know which ones are off-base, and share your own! You can see the predictions I’ve made in previous years at the end of this post. *The new stimulus package will be a much-needed boost for schools. However, it won’t be sufficient to deal with the full

Are You Using Remote Teaching Strategies, Tools Or Routines That Are Working Well With ELLs & Want To Write A Guest Post About Them?

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

geralt / Pixabay We’re halfway into the and I suspect that many of us who are teaching remotely (and our students!) could use some new ideas. I’ve shared what I’ve been doing here , and would love to hear about specific lessons, instructional strategies, online tools, or class routines that have been working well with you while teaching English Language Learners. If you’re interested in writing a

“Ways to Help Ignite Students’ Intrinsic Desire for Writing Revision”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

Ways to Help Ignite Students’ Intrinsic Desire for Writing Revision is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Five educators make suggestions that might help students want to revise their writing, including by using “editing stations.” Here are some excerpts:

JAN 04

Jan. 30th is Fred Korematsu Day – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

Many states, including California, recognize January 30th as Fred Korematsu Day: Fred T. Korematsu was a national civil rights hero. In 1942, at the age of 23, he refused to go to the government’s incarceration camps for Japanese Americans. You might be interested in The Best Resources On Japanese-American Internment In World War II .

The Best Sites For Learning About The Presidential Inauguration – 2020

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

heblo / Pixabay Joe Biden will take the oath of office on January 20, 2021 and become the 46th President of the United States. I have previously shared a number of resources to help teach about what’s been happening between the election and now. Here are some resources for teaching about the event itself: What you need to know about Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration is from The Washington Pos

Tuesday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : You definitely want to read The Atlantic’s article, The Debate About School Safety Is No Longer Relevant . Chicago’s School Dispute Intensifies is from The NY Times. Protesting teachers work from parking lot after colleague dies of COVID, GA video shows is from The Sacramento Bee. Do schools spread COVID

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

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

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 Education Secretary Nominee Miguel Cardona Works With Teachers is from The American Prospect. Private schools pull students away from public schools is from Axios. Trump Issues School Choice Executive Order All

How To Talk About – And Respond To – “Learning Loss”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

mojzagrebinfo / Pixabay Teresa Thayer Snyder, a former school district superintendent in New York State, has written a very popular Facebook post pushing back on the idea of “learning loss.” You can read her whole statement , and here’s a line from it: In our determination to ‘catch them up,’ I fear that we will lose who they are and what they have learned during this unprecedented era. What on e

JAN 03

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 TWO. Finally, check out “Best” Lists Of The Week: Social Emotional Learning Resources . Here are this week’s picks: This Year, Try Downsizing

Monday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

geralt / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : The pandemic has made the ‘unseen’ dysfunctionality of the leadership of many school districts’ ‘seen’ https://t.co/AGKnz1c4KI — Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) January 3, 2021 When will teachers get vaccinated? Some already have — but most are nervously waiting. is from The Washington P

Three Accessible Ways To Search For & Find My “Best” Lists

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

(Note: I am going to publish this same post once each month to remind regular readers and inform newer ones about how to access my “Best” lists) As regular readers know, I have about 2,200 categorized and regularly updated “Best” lists. You can find all of them in broad categories here . The link to that page can also be found at the top right of my blog: My Best Of Series I also have them all on

A Look Back: “What I Cannot Create, I Do Not Understand”

by 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 . www_slon_pics / Pixabay “What I Cannot Create, I Do Not Understand” That’s what was on Nobel-Prize winning physicist Richard Feynman’s blackboard when he died . I found this image in an article at Scientific American titled Hunters of

Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

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

‘I No Longer Give Grades on Student Writing Assignments, and It’s the Best Thing Ever!’

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Five educators share how they have helped students motivate themselves to revise their writing. Here are some excerpts:

JAN 02

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Is On Jan. 18th – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources

28by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

WikiImages / Pixabay Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be celebrated on January 18th this year. You might be interested in The Best Websites For Learning About Martin Luther King, Jr .

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

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

20by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

Memed_Nurrohmad / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : Schools in India have been closed since March. The costs to children are mounting. is from The Washington Post. 4) Given this evidence, I think we need to rethink school reopenings until we get this new B117 variant strain under control. We need every teacher and school worker (

A Look Back: Here’s My Chapter On Elements Of A Successful Lesson, Along With Student Hand-Outs THEY Use To Teach

29by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

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 2015. Kidaha / Pixabay I’m a big advocate and practitioner of creating opportunities for students to be teachers (see The Best Posts On Helping Students Teach Their Classmates ). I’ve previously posted

“substack” Looks Like An Easy Way To Create Email Newsletters

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

I had heard a little about substack , but didn’t really have any idea about what it was until I read this week’s New Yorker article headlined Is Substack the Media Future We Want? I thought it was a pretty interesting article, and it’s not very long. It’s easy to use it substack to “monetize” an email newsletter by charging for a subscription, but it appears just as easy to create a free one. I’m

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

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

congerdesign / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : What Gov. Newsom’s $2 billion school reopening plan means for Sacramento-area districts is from The Sacramento Bee. Covid fears spark revolt by unions over return to school in England is from The Guardian. Ministers urged to close all schools in England for two weeks is from The Gu

This Would Be An Interesting Social Studies Assignment: Choose The Best & Worst Years In History

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

johnhain / Pixabay In my ELL World and U.S. History classes, I’ll often have students do projects where they have to identify who they think were the most influential figures, or the most important events (of course, they have to back-up their claims with evidence). I use materials from The Best “Lists Of Lists” Of Influential People, Events & Ideas as models. I’ve recently seen pieces arguing ab

Ed Tech Digest

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

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 

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