“Nine Strategies for Promoting Student Engagement”Nine Strategies for Promoting Student Engagement is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Five educators discuss how to maximize engagement, including the importance of understanding student motivation in and out of the classroom. 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
Most Popular Posts Of The WeekI’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 FOURTE
Ed Tech DigestTen 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 we
Sunday’s Must-Read Articles On School ReopeningsPeggy_Marco / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : Chicago orders some teachers to resume in-person classes next week, setting up showdown with union is from CNN. Reopening of schools emerges as complex flashpoint for Biden administration is from CNN. Proposal to sue LAUSD to reopen school campuses is a political stunt, Beutner says
Summer School Might “Make Sense,” But The Devil Is In The DetailsSummer School Is a Hot Idea Right Now. Could It Work? is the headline of an article in today’s NY Times, and it highlights the growing calls to expand learning into the summer. Yup, it does “sound” good, but many people making those calls are ignoring a number of issues, as I described in my recent
