Good Piece On The Bad Term, “Learning Loss”by Larry Ferlazzo / 26min
Ron Berger, who is an exceptional educator and leads EL Education, just wrote a good piece in the Atlantic, How to Get Our Kids Back on Track . The quote in the textbox gives you an idea of the tone. I’m adding it to Trying To Bring Research, Sanity, Teacher Expertise & Student Voice To The “Learning Loss” Discussion.
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 ): Suburban Public Schools Are Now Majority-Nonwhite. The Backlash Has Already Begun and The ‘Dramatic’ Demographic Shifts Reshaping Suburban Schools: 7 Key Data Points to Know are both from Ed Week. I’m adding them t
Saturday’s Must-Read Articles & Must-Watch Videos On School Reopenings – Three Feet Edition!geralt / 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): just FYI pic.twitter.com/VLuRgl0soW — Rachel Cohen (@rmc031) March 19, 2021 Children in elementary schools don’t need to be kept six feet ap
Pins Of The WeekI’m fairly active on Pinterest and, in fact, have curated 22,000 resources there that I haven’t shared on this blog. I thought readers might find it useful if I began sharing a handful of my most recent “pins” each week (I’m not sure if you can see them through an RSS Reader – you might have to click through to the original post). You might also be interested in MY MOST POPULAR PINS OF 2020 Here
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
My Latest BAM! Radio Show Is On Supporting LGBTQ StudentsMy latest ten-minute BAM! Radio show is on how educators can support our LGBTQ students (I think the actual title of the show is a little strange, but that’s not my department). I’m joined in the conversation by Silvina Jover and Jennica Leather, who have also contributed written commentaries to my Ed Week column. I’m adding it to All My BAM Radio Shows – Linked With Descriptions .
Guest Post: “What Is ELT Buzz?”Editor’s Note: David Deubelbeiss is a “serial” developer of some of the most useful – and creative – sites on the web for teachers of ELLs. I invited him to write a guest post about his latest endeavor. David Deubelbeiss is a teacher trainer, author and professor of TESOL who champions the use of educational technology in English language teaching. He espouses the simple philosophy of “When one t
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
Top-Notch Language Conversation/Pronunciation Site “Peaksay” Now Lets Teachers Create Classes!Peaksay is an amazing site for language teachers and learners (see “Peaksay” Is Likely To Become A “Go-To” Site For Language Teachers ). It has a pronunciation game that lets users repeat phrases and uses AI to “grade” its accuracy and it has a number of conversations in different languages that you can turn into a game: it speaks and shows one line, offers four choices, and you have to pick the
Thursday’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): White House Announces $10 Billion For COVID-19 Testing In Schools is from NPR. Three Feet or Six? Distancing Guideline for Schools Stirs Deb
Video: “The True Scale of the World’s Tallest Buildings”asmuSe / Pixabay I’m adding this new video to The Best Sites To Learn About The World’s Tallest Buildings :
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
Is There Any Teacher Who Would NOT Want To Participate In “The Imagining September Project”?Last month, I published Neema Avashia’s guest post at my Ed Week column, Students Respond to Adults’ Fixation on ‘Learning Loss.’ In it, she shared several powerful responses to questions she posed to them about this pandemic year and the future. Just last week, I borrowed several of her questions and did a similar activity with several of my classes. You can read the results at Reflections From
A Perfect Video For Any Hamilton Fan: “My Shot: A COVID Vaccine Adaptation”qimono / Pixabay Thanks to Kim Williams on Facebook, I learned about this video made by medical practitioners just down the road from us. I’m adding it to The Best Teaching/Learning Resources On The Musical, “Hamilton”
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
