New TED-Ed Lesson & Video: “How the world’s tallest skyscraper was built”JESHOOTS-com / Pixabay How the world’s tallest skyscraper was built is the topic of the latest TED-Ed lesson and video. I’m adding it to The Best Sites To Learn About The World’s Tallest Buildings .
Wednesday’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): A New Mexico school sent all kids back in person in one day. We followed a teacher to see how it went. is from USA Today. Dis
Google Unveils Climate Change Visualizations – “Heartbeat Of The Earth”madartzgraphics / Pixabay Google has connected artists with climate chang e data to create striking visualizations. You can see them all her e. I’ve embedded a video about the project below. I’m adding this info to The Best Sites To Learn About Climate Change .
Classroom Lesson Ideas To Discuss The Chauvin Verdict – Please Suggest MoreQuinceCreative / Pixabay Yesterday, I shared Lessons For The Derek Chauvin Trial & Its Aftermath , which included several previous “Best” lists, including New & Revised: A Collection Of Advice On Talking To Students About Race & Racism and HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR TEACHING ABOUT GEORGE FLOYD’S DEATH . Now that a verdict has been reached, I know that many educators – including me – are figuring out l
Webby Award Nominees Announced – Here Are A Few Useful To EducatorsThe annual Webby Awards are supposed to honor the best in web design. They’ve just announced this year’s nominees and, as usual, there are a zillion of them and, as usual, it’s not easily-designed to go through them. Here are a few that were new to me that I think educators might find useful: NASA At-Home For Kids has tons of activities. If you click on “Students,” you can find activities for all
Don’t ‘Make the Math Classroom a PBL-Free Zone’is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Three educators share advice on incorporating project-based learning in math classes, including asking the question “What’s nearby?” Here are some excerpts:
Tuesday’s Must-Read Articles On School ReopeningsClker-Free-Vector-Images / 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): ‘We Need To Be Nurtured, Too’: Many Teachers Say They’re Reaching A Breaking Point is from NPR. ‘The first
Coolest Video You’ll See Today: “First Video of NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter in Flight”WikiImages / Pixabay Ingenuity flew today! Here are some articles about it: NASA flies a helicopter on Mars, the first time an aircraft has flown on another planet is from The Washington Post. NASA’s Mars Helicopter Completes First Flight on Another Planet is from The NY Times. Nasa successfully flies small helicopter on Mars is from The BBC. I’m adding this post to NOT NECESSARILY THE “BEST,” BU
Words Matter – Biden Administration Orders Changes When Discussing ImmigrantsIn February the Biden Administration began the process of stopping government agencies from using dehumanizing terms when talking about immigrants (see QUOTE OF THE DAY: BIDEN ADMINISTRATION STOPS USING TERM “ILLEGAL ALIEN” ). They expanded that effort today. You can read more at The Washington Post story, ICE, CBP to stop using ‘illegal alien’ and ‘assimilation’ under new Biden administration or
Lessons For The Derek Chauvin Trial & Its AftermathGDJ / Pixabay With the Derek Chauvin trial nearing its conclusion, here are some lists with lessons that might be particularly timely and helpful: New & Revised: A Collection Of Advice On Talking To Students About Race &
