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

Pres. Biden’s State Of The Union Address Is Likely To Take Place On Feb. 23rd – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources

by Larry Ferlazzo / 9h

janeb13 / Pixabay President Biden’s first State of the Union address is tentatively scheduled for February 23rd . You might be interested in The Best (& Most Intriguing) Resources For Learning About The State Of The Union Message .

Saturday’s Must Read Articles On School Reopenings – CDC Guidelines Edition

by Larry Ferlazzo / 9h

niekverlaan / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : The big news, of course, was the CDC issuing guidelines about reopening schools. Though there were obviously a zillion articles about it, here are the best ones: New CDC guidance: Vaccinate teachers, but don’t wait to open schools is from Chalkbeat. The C.D.C. Has New School Guideli

Guest Post: Thoughts On Black History Month

by Larry Ferlazzo / 17h

Antoine Germany is a teacher at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, Calif., and chair of its English Department. He shared these thoughts to our school’s faculty, and agreed to have it published here as a guest post: I have often heard throughout my career educators say a variation of the following: “What we really need to be doing is teaching Black history every month and not just in Febru

FEB 11

Friday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

Clker-Free-Vector-Images / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : Biden Trims Ambitions on School Reopening Pledge is from The NY Times. 3 Teachers On The Push To Return To The Classroom is from NPR. It looks as if the reopening timeline for Philly schools could depend on the school is from The Philadelphia Inquirer. Reflections on te

This Is Exciting – New Center & Website Launched To Support Instruction For Secondary ELLs

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

Peter-Lomas / Pixabay The Institute of Education Sciences recently announced that they had funded WestEd to create a National Research & Development Center to Improve Education for Secondary English Learners that has already developed a website chock full of resources. Interestingly, last July I posted about the IES funding another group in Texas to do something similar. Here’s what I shared: Thi

I Discovered Today That Our District Had Pushed Out Zoom Updates To Chromebooks & Our Students Can Now Self-Select Breakout Rooms!

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

mohamed_hassan / Pixabay In late September, Zoom added the option for students to self-select breakout rooms, which was a feature that I had long-hoped they would add. However, as I noted then, there was a catch (see Zoom Adds The Ability Of Participants To Self-Select Their Breakout Rooms, But There Is A Catch ) – it wasn’t available if you used the Zoom website, and you had to actually update t

Video: Good Explainer About India Farmer Protests From The Daily Show – For Secondary Students

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay This new video from The Daily Show provides the best explanation I’ve seen of the giant protests going on in India by its farmers. Unfortunately, though I didn’t hear the “f” word, Trevor Noah does use some language that would probably be okay in many secondary classrooms, but probably wouldn’t cut-it in younger grades. I’m adding this post to The Best Sites For Lear

Should Schools Start Preparing For A Wave Of Unaccompanied Minor Refugees?

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

With the ending of former President Trump’s draconian immigration policies, it appears possible that more children fleeing Central American gang violence may be trying to enter the United States. Influx of Unaccompanied Minors Along Southern Border Could Pose Test for Schools is a new article from The 74 detailing a recent increase. Thought it’s obviously nowhere near the numbers of eight years a

FEB 10

It Seems To Me That This Infographic On “How To Spot Fake News” Could Be Useful In Class

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

Visual Capitalist just published this infographic, and can find a bigger version on its site . I’m adding this post to The Best Tools & Lessons For Teaching Information Literacy – Help Me Find More.

Thursday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings

by Larry Ferlazzo / 2d

geralt / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : Teachers’ Union Leaders Face a Tough Test Over School Reopening is from The NY Times. Chicago Teachers Union OKs Deal To Return To Class, With Vaccines Promised is from NPR. L.A. elementary schools rapidly approach reopening threshold, but teacher vaccines lacking is from The L.A. Times.

Guidelines For The $130 Billion Schools Will Get In The Next Stimulus Look Amazing! What An Opportunity!

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

Matt Barnum at Chalkbeat has written an excellent and accessible summary of how the Biden Administration is proposing the $130 billion earmarked for schools in its extremely-likely-to-pass stimulus package be used. And it sounds amazing! It will be an average of $2,600 per public school student, but that’s an average. High-poverty schools will get more – it will be allotted using Title 1 formulas

“Implementing ‘Multiple Career Pathways to Engage All Learners’”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

Implementing ‘Multiple Career Pathways to Engage All Learners’ is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Four educators wrap up a four-part series on teenage student engagement with several ideas, including providing noncollege options. Here are some excerpts:

FEB 09

lThis Week’s Resources To Support Teachers Coping With School Closures

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

Wokandapix / Pixabay I have a number of regular weekly features (see HERE IS A LIST (WITH LINKS) OF ALL MY REGULAR WEEKLY FEATURES ). This is a relatively new addition to that list. Some of these resources will be added to The Best Advice On Teaching K-12 Online (If We Have To Because Of The Coronavirus) – Please Make More Suggestions ! and the best will go to The “Best Of The Best” Resources To

NY Times Learning Network Announces Winners Of Annual 15-Second Vocabulary Video Contest

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

PDPics / Pixabay The New York Times Learning Network has announced this year’s winners of their annual 15-Second Vocabulary Video Contest. You can see them all here. Here’s one example: I’ve often used Instagram videos with English Language Learner students to create similar videos. In fact, The Learning Network used videos from my class as examples to introduce the first year of its contest. You

Wednesday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3d

geralt / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : Schools plan for potential of remote learning into the fall is from The Associated Press. California school reopening deal could come this week, Gavin Newsom says is from The Sacramento Bee. Teachers, food employees, essential workers cleared for COVID-19 vaccine in San Francisco is from

FEB 08

Intriguing Study On Supporting Struggling Students In After-School Programs

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

talhakhalil007 / Pixabay Even older teens benefit from catch-up classes is an interesting summary by Jill Barshay of two research studies – one that showed after-school tutoring to high school students was effective in the short-term, and another one that suggests the improvement was long-lasting. I was most interested in what they actually did in the after-school support, so I went to the first

Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

Each week, I publish a post or two containing three or four particularly useful resources on classroom instruction, and you can see them all here. Of course, this is a crazy time for “classroom” instruction…. You might also be interested in THE BEST RESOURCES ON INSTRUCTION IN 2020 – PART TWO . Here are this week’s picks: Starting off with a little fun: Me, trying to find a lesson I did a year ag

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 ): Karen Lewis, Who Fought for Chicago’s Teachers, Dies at 67 is from The NY Times. RIP Is there really a ‘science of reading’ that tells us exactly how to teach kids to read? is from The Washington Post. I’m adding i

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 : ‘We have educators who are dying’: Teachers still fear COVID-19, but calls to open schools grow louder is from USA Today. The Union Leader Who Says She Can Get Teachers Back in Schools is from The NY Times. Pandemic learning takes another turn: Will teachers be in person in classrooms? is from The Washin

Infographic: “U.S. Refugee Admissions at All-Time Low in 2020”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 4d

12019 / Pixabay These numbers should change in 2021 (see QUOTE OF THE DAY: PRESIDENT BIDEN VOWS TO INCREASE REFUGEE PROGRAM ). I’m adding this info to The Best Sites For Learning About World Refugee Day . You will find more infographics at Statista Help me understand why we can’t do this for those who have fled gangs and narco trafficantes https://t.co/wTNdUjlWCP — Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo)

FEB 07

“Games To Learn English” Is A Neat (& Free) Site Where You Can Assign Games For Students To Play

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

Games To Learn English is a free site with many English-learning games. Yes, there are a zillion online sites with English-learning games. This one, though, lets you very easily assign specific ones for homework . Of course, I don’t assign homework during the pandemic, but this could be useful when we return to normal times. I’m adding it to: The Best Sites Where Students Can Work Independently &

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: Students Excel When They F

Monday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : Chicago Teachers At Odds With District Over School Reopening is from NPR. S.F. teachers share demands for returning to classrooms but no timeline is from The San Francisco Chronicle. ‘I would like for them to come back’: Mayor wants Philadelphia teachers to return to schools Monday is from Chalkbeat. Wha

New Resources On Race & Racism

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

I’m adding these new resources to various “Best” lists. You can find links to all of those many lists that relate to race and racism at “Best” Lists Of The Week: Resources For Teaching & Learning About Race & Racism: How The Navajo Nation Is Transforming Math Education is from Forbes. I’m adding it to The Best Resources About “Culturally Responsive Teaching” & “Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy” – P

Video: “Amanda Gorman Performs at Super Bowl LV”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

I’m adding this post to THE BEST TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES ABOUT AMANDA GORMAN’S POETRY. Amanda Gorman honoring three honorary captains, including a teacher — Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) February 7, 2021

“Nine Strategies for Promoting Student Engagement”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 5d

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:

FEB 06

Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL

by Larry Ferlazzo / 6d

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

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