“Harmony Square” Is An Online Game Designed To Teach Teens About DisinformationThere are quite a few online games designed to help students learn about information literacy, and you can learn about many of them at The Best Tools & Lessons For Teaching Information Literacy – Help Me Find More . Harmony Square is another one I’m adding to the list. It’s pretty involved, and has a “Choose-Your-Own-Adventure”-like design. Here’s a short excerpt from its “About” section (for som
“‘Keep it Simple’ & Other ‘Best’ Teaching Advice From Educators”‘Keep it Simple’ & Other ‘Best’ Teaching Advice From Educators is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Seven educators share the best teaching advice they’ve either given or received. Here are some excerpts:
Tuesday’s Must-Read Articles & Must-Watch Videos On School Reopeningsmohamed_hassan / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING (& SHOWING) WHAT SCHOOLS LOOK LIKE DURING THE PANDEMIC (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): LAUSD goes to great lengths to show schools are safe to reopen. But it’s a tough sell is from The L.A. Times. Student
Here’s A Showing The Most Up-To-Date ELL Statistics In The U.S.31by Larry Ferlazzo / 14h
The Office of English Language Acquisition gave me permission to reprint the above map. You can see the original, with additional info, here and the raw data here . I’m adding it to The Best Ways To Keep-Up With Current ELL/ESL/EFL News & Research .
Video: Great CBS Interview With Amanda GormanThis is a new interview with Amanda Gorman – and a great one. I especially liked how she turned a speech impediment she had into an asset – a story and message many of our students could benefit from hearing. I’m adding it to THE BEST TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES ABOUT AMANDA GORMAN’S POETRY .
Latest TED-Ed Video & Lesson Is On “Why every world map is wrong”WikiImages / Pixabay I’m adding the latest TED-Ed lesson and video to The Best Resources On Different Types Of Map Projections :
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
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 ): Some states were still hoping to cancel testing. The Biden administration just said no. is from Chalkbeat. This continues to be ridiculous. Even those who are complaining about the need for “data” on student needs
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: An Active Reading Strategy for Any Learning Landscape is from Catlin Tucker
Monday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopeningsstevepb / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING (& SHOWING) WHAT SCHOOLS LOOK LIKE DURING THE PANDEMIC (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): Where the schools aren’t reopening: What one district’s decision says about the challenges ahead for America’s schools is fr
“‘Stay Away From Negativity’: Educators Share the Best Teaching Advice They’ve Received”‘Stay Away From Negativity’: Educators Share the Best Teaching Advice They’ve Received is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Eight educators share the best teaching advice they’ve been given over the years.
