“Strategies for Supporting LGBTQ Students”Strategies for Supporting LGBTQ Students is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Three educators share ways to help LGBTQ students. Here are some excerpts:
This Week’s Two Cool Infographics About LanguageI’ve recently begun sharing two “cool infographics about language” each week , starting with ones from Visual Capitalist. You might also be interested in The Best Infographics About Teaching & Learning English As A Second (or Third!) Language . Here are two more: Learn more about this first one at All the World Languages in One Visualization : Learn more about this next one at Mapped: The Literal
New Resources On Race & RacismI’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 Teachers Are Exploring the Derek Chauvin Trial With Students is from The NY Times. I’m adding it to HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR TEACHING ABOUT GEORGE FLOYD’S DEATH . Why Black Teachers
April 25th Is World Malaria Day – Here Are Teaching & Learning ResourcesOpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay The United Nations has declared April 25th to be World Malaria Day . You might be interested in The Best Resources For Learning About World Malaria Day .
Yes, Let’s Stop Talking About A “Lost Year” – And “Learning Loss”Parents, and education-policy makers, and all educators, should read today’s NY Times article headlined Parents, Stop Talking About the ‘Lost Year.’ They should also read the resources at Trying To Bring Research, Sanity, Teacher Expertise & Student Voice To The “Learning Loss” Discussion. Come on, people! Also, editors at TIME Magazine should read the NY Times article, too:
This Week’s Resources To Support Teachers Coping With School ClosuresWokandapix / 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
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 ): Big news on the standardized testing front: Local assessments an option if Smarter Balanced tests ‘not viable,’ U.S. education officials affirm is from Ed Source. Btw, I asked the California department of ed what c
Important Article On “Deficit Models” In EducationIf you really want more equitable schools, you must first ask some questions by Howard Fields is an important column at The Hechinger Report. He pulls no punches: Nonquantifiable, nonsystemic trash equity practices typically lack accountability and thus do not impact the overall experiences, outcomes and access to resources for students from previously excluded groups. I’m adding it to The Best P
Sunday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopeningsgeralt / 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): Asian Americans Most Likely To Be Learning Remotely is from The NPR. New from the CDC Director: She expects all schools will
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: Why Mindfulness And Trauma
Statistic Of The Day: Biden Budget Proposes Huge Increase To Support High-Poverty SchoolsBiden seeks huge funding increases for education, health care and environmental protection in first budget request to Congress is a Washington Post article detailing the Biden Administration’s first budget proposal, which
