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A VERY BUSY DAY
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...
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Terrible Statistic Of The Day: 3,800 “Hate Incidents” Against Asians During PandemicThere were 3,800 anti-Asian racist incidents, mostly against women, in past year is the headline of an NBC News report yesterday, and that was before the horrible murder of Asian women last night in Atlanta . Of course, this is unfortunately no surprise based on the daily articles about anti-Asian hate crimes in the news, which was not helped by the Trump Administration’s racist use of the term “
Wednesday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopeningsgeralt / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL (you might also be interested in SCHOOLS WENT REMOTE A YEAR AGO – HERE ARE MY CHOICES FOR THE BEST PIECES WRITTEN ABOUT SCHOOL REOPENING SINCE THEN): Why Kids Should Get Their COVID-19 Vaccines at School is from Slate. San Diego Unified reaches deal with teachers on reopening schools is fr
Classroom Instruction Resources Of The WeekEach 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: Here are two sources of potentially very good science lessons (since I don’
We Tried “Speed Dating” In Zoom Class Today & It Went Great!mmi9 / Pixabay I’ve written a number of posts about different ways I’ve used breakout rooms in Zoom, ranging from having students play Quizizz against each other in teams to modifying the Messenger and Scribe game for ELLs. Since Zoom allowed self-select as an option for going into breakout rooms (see I DISCOVERED TODAY THAT OUR DISTRICT HAD PUSHED OUT ZOOM UPDATES TO CHROMEBOOKS & OUR STUDENTS C
“Introducing Primary Sources to Students”Introducing Primary Sources to Students is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Five educators share strategies for introducing primary sources to students, including English-language learners. Here are some excerpts: I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Using Primary Sources .
A Beginning List Of The Best Resources For Using Google Jamboards With English Language Learners – Please Add Your Own!I know there are a ton of resources out there for using Google Jamboards in distance learning. However, I wanted to specifically being a list of resources for teachers working with English Language Learners (obviously, some Jamboard activities are good for ELLs and for everybody else). Please suggest additions either in the comments here, or on Twitter or Facebook. Here’s what I have so far: 5 wa
Tuesday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopeningsgeralt / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL (you might also be interested in SCHOOLS WENT REMOTE A YEAR AGO – HERE ARE MY CHOICES FOR THE BEST PIECES WRITTEN ABOUT SCHOOL REOPENING SINCE THEN): Debate, angst and many questions emerge over L.A. school reopening plans is from The L.A. Times. About half of LAUSD students won’t return t
“Eight Ways to Teach With Primary Sources”Eight Ways to Teach With Primary Sources is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Four educators share ways they use primary sources with students, including a strategy called “Zoom.” Here are some excerpts:
I Still Can’t Believe We Have To Make Standardized Test Plans The Same Time We’re Planning A Return To The Physical Classroomgeralt / Pixabay I’ve already shared many resources explaining why the decision to require standardized testing this year makes very little sense (see Why Is The Biden Administration Decision To Have Standardized Tests This Year An Extremely Unwise One? Let Me Count The Ways ). I laid out my perspective simply in a Twitter thread I thought readers here might find useful: Will teachers in the fall
Reflections From My Students On What They’ve Lost & Learned, & What They Needsasint / Pixabay Last month, I published Neema Avashia’s guest post at my Ed Week column, Students Respond to Adults’ Fixation on ‘Learning Loss.’ It was a great post, and I shared more related commentaries at Trying To Bring Research, Sanity, Teacher Expertise & Student Voice To The “Learning Loss” Discussion. I took the questions that Neema asked her students, made some very minor modifications
My Favorite Student Comment On An Anonymous Class EvaluationYesterday, I shared HOW MY THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE STUDENTS EVALUATED OUR CLASS – AND ME! Though I listed many student comments, I should have highlighted my favorite one that was written in
Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007
