What’s The Real Number Of Our Students Who Are Disengaged or Completely Disappeared?geralt / Pixabay I wonder what the real number of students who have become disengaged or disappeared over the past twelve months? I’m defining the word “disengaged” as students who have shown-up very rarely, and done hardly any academic work, but I have had some contact with them this year. I have a total of 138 students in my classes this year. Of that number, eight I would categorize as “diseng
“Strategies for Teaching Students Online & Face to Face at the Same Time”Strategies for Teaching Students Online & Face to Face at the Same Time is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Four educators share how they are teaching students simultaneously online and in the physical classroom. Here are some excerpts:
The Best Face Masks For Teachers In The Classroom (Or, At Least, The Most Comfortable Ones)mohamed_hassan / Pixabay As regular readers know, our district, like many urban districts around the United States, will be returning to our physical classrooms soon. One of my concerns has been finding a face mask that will be comfortable to wear for hours at a time. So, I sent out this tweet today asking for advice: What face masks (w/ links, please) do u recommend for wearing in physical class
Monday’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 : A teacher’s view: What policymakers and the public don’t understand about reopening schools is from CAL Matters. CDC Study Finds Teachers ‘Central’ To COVID Transmission When Distancing, Masks Not Enforced is from The 74. As School Closures Near First Anniversary, a Diverse Parent Moveme
New Video On Teens Fighting School SegregationiCivics just released a new video, Students and the Struggle for School Integration (it’s not embeddable). Here’s how they describe it: In this video, students learn about the activism of teenager Barbara Johns. In 1951, she organized over 400 students to protest in support of better conditions at their segregated high school in Prince Edward County, Virginia. The students’ actions would lead to
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
Video: New Pixar Short, “Float,” Is Good To Show ELLs & Everybody ElseHG-Fotografie / Pixabay Pixar just released this new short, titled “Float.” It would be very accessible to ELLs – and to everybody else – and has a good message on celebrating differences. ELLs could watch and then talk and write about what they saw, including its message.
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: The Anatomy of an Effective and Efficient Piece of Feedback is from Matthew
SEL Weekly UpdateI’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: Student Motivation and Ass
Sunday’s Must-Read Articles On School ReopeningsMoteOo / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : This article has some interesting comments from an African-American leader here in Sacramento: California parents mobilize after feeling ‘political disillusionment ‘ from Politico. Why Opening Windows Is a Key to Reopening Schools is from The NY Times. This will b an issue when we return
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 ): L.A. school board cuts its police force and diverts funds for Black student achievement is from The L.A. Times. I’m adding it to TEACHING RESOURCES ABOUT IF POLICE SHOULD BE IN SCHOOLS . Protesters Urged Defunding
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
My Most Popular Tweets Of The MonthPhotoMIX-Company / Pixabay I used to post weekly collections of my best tweets, and used Storify to bring them together. Unfortunately, Storify went under. Fortunately, however, Wakelet was a new tool that was able to import all of a person’s Storifys. So you can see all those previous Twitter “Best” lists here . You might also be interested in MY MOST POPULAR TWEETS OF THE YEAR and RECOMMENDATIO
Just Sent-Out Free Monthly Email Newslettergeralt / Pixabay I’ve just mailed out the March issue of my very simple free monthly email newsletter . It has over 3,000 subscribers, and you can subscribe here . Of course, you can also join the eighteen thousand others who subscribe to this blog daily. Here Are 8 Ways You Can Subscribe For Free…
February’s “Best” Lists – There Are Now 2,233 Of Them!Prawny / Pixabay Here’s my regular round-up of new “The Best…” lists I posted this month (you can see all 2,233 of them categorized here ): NOT NECESSARILY THE “BEST,” BUT SOME USEFUL RESOURCES FOR TEACHING ABOUT THE MARS ROVER PERSEVERANCE THE BEST
