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
What YouTube Channels Do You Think Are Best For ELLs – For Learning English And/Or For Learning Other Academic Content?geralt / Pixabay It’s time for me to update The Best YouTube Channels For Learning English . In addition, I have some others, including accessible channels for other academic content, at The Best Popular Movies/TV Shows For ESL/EFL . However, I want to create another specific list for those kinds of channels (accessible math, science, and social studies content). Okay, which ones do you suggest?
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
The Best Resources For Thinking About Summer School This Yeargeralt / Pixabay After over a year of pandemic schooling, and after now receiving a huge influx of funds, at least some districts have begun thinking about what summer school might look like. I say some because one thing that has been made transparent over the past year is the lack of skilled leadership in many districts, and I’m sure that quite a few haven’t even begun thinking about it yet. Des
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Was Assassinated On This Day In 1968 – Here Are Learning & Teaching ResourcesWikiImages / Pixabay Today is the anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination. You might be interested in: The Best Resources For Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 50 Years After His Assassination The Best Websites For Learning About Martin Luther King, Jr. The Best Sites For Learning About The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial The Best Resources To Remember Dr. Martin Luther King
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: all the TOK is a new resource site created by a TOK teacher. I’m adding it
“Twenty-Eight Educators Share Their Best Teaching Advice”Twenty-Eight Educators Share Their Best Teaching Advice is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Twenty-eight—yup, count ’em, 28—educators offer teaching advice that has helped them and their students. Here are some excerpts: I’m adding this series to The “Best” Lists Of Recommendations About What “Effective” Teachers Do .
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: You can learn more about this first infographic at The 100 Most Spoken Languages Around the World (you can see a much larger version th
Saturday’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): Randi Weingarten on Opening Schools Safely is from The New Yorker. Fed Up With Remote Learning, Governors Make a Push to Reop
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
Animated Video: “John Dewey’s 4 Principles of Progressive Education”Peggy_Marco / Pixabay Though I’m certainly no scholar of John Dewey, this animated video seems to me to give a pretty good overview of his work. Below it, I’ve also embedded a video from the 1940’s on progressive education which includes footages of a speech by Dewey.
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
This Sure Surprised Me! California Gets Okay To NOT Do Full-Fledged Standardized Tests This YearThis was a shocker – late last night the federal Department of Education approved California’s request for flexibility around required state testing. You can read about it at Ed Source’s article, California school districts get OK to choose local assessments or statewide tests this spring . Here’s an excerpt:
