Most Popular Posts Of The Weekby Larry Ferlazzo / 44min
I’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 Yearby Larry Ferlazzo / 44min
This 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: California’s plan allows school districts to select their own assessment option or use t
Friday’s Must-Read Articles On School ReopeningsAnnaliseArt / 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): Coronavirus vaccines are coming for kids — but studies have to be finished first is from The Washington Post. ‘You Can’t
Do You Want To Contribute To Ed Week’s Classroom Q&A Column?My Ed Week Classroom Q&A blog is set up so readers can send in questions to me, and then I invite guests to contribute 400- or 500-word responses, as well as shorter reader comments. I know a lot of educators, and, in fact, many have already contributed responses to questions for the fall. However, there are a far greater number of talented educators I do not know. Every year, I put out a public
Excellent #DisruptTexts Class Discussion Guide To “The Hill We Climb”I’ve previously shared about the great resource #DisruptTexts (see #DISRUPTTEXTS LOOKS LIKE AN EXCEPTIONAL RESOURCE WHERE ENGLISH TEACHERS CAN LEARN & CONTRIBUTE ). And I’ve shared a lot of resources about Amanda Gorman’s poetry (see THE BEST TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES ABOUT AMANDA GORMAN’S POETRY ). Now, they’ve come together – the wonderful #DisruptTexts team has developed a free discussion
Three New Resources To Help Support Our Asian-American StudentsGDJ / Pixabay Here are new additions to TERRIBLE STATISTIC OF THE DAY: 3,800 “HATE INCIDENTS” AGAINST ASIANS DURING PANDEMIC: A ‘History of Exclusion, of Erasure, of Invisibility.’ Why the Asian-American Story Is Missing From Many U.S. Classrooms is from TIME. Dear Educators, It Is Time to Fight for Asian America is from Rethinking Schools.
Three Accessible Ways To Search For & Find My “Best” Lists(Note: I am going to publish this same post once each month to remind regular readers and inform newer ones about how to access my “Best” lists) As regular readers know, I have about 2,200 categorized and regularly updated “Best” lists. You can find all of them in broad categories here . The link to that page can also be found at the top right of my blog: My Best Of Series I also have them all on
Thursday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopeningwiredsmartio / 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): If In-Person Schooling Is Essential, Wen Says Teachers Should Be Vaccinated is from NPR. What do swing voters think abo
My Latest BAM! Radio Show Is On Teachers Building Professional Learning NetworksMy latest ten-minute BAM! Radio Show is on teachers developing Professional Learning Networks (PLNs). I’m joined in the conversation by Kimiko Shibata, Angela Ward, Valentina Gonzalez, and Marci Harvey, who have all contributed written commentaries to my Ed Week column. I’m adding it to All My BAM Radio Shows – Linked With Descriptions .
“‘Speak Up!’ & Even More Teaching Advice – From Teachers …”‘Speak Up!’ & Even More Teaching Advice – From Teachers … is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Six educators continue this series of sharing the best teaching advice they’ve heard or given, including being willing to take risks. Here are some excerpts:
What End-Of-Year Student Activities Are You Planning?Alexas_Fotos / Pixabay Last school year, I published a very popular Education Week column headlined Nine Ways to End This Crazy School Year Strong . It still has lots of great ideas applicable to this year, as does The Best Ways To Finish The School Year Strong . However, I’m still not sure how I’m planning to end it, and would love to hear from teachers about what they are thinking about doing.
“Harmony Square” Is An Online Game Designed To Teach Teens About DisinformationThere are quite a few online games designed to help students learn about information literacy, and you can learn about many of them at The Best Tools & Lessons For Teaching Information Literacy – Help Me Find More . Harmony Square is another one I’m adding to the list. It’s pretty involved, and has a “Choose-Your-Own-Adventure”-like design. Here’s a short excerpt from its “About” section (for som
“‘Keep it Simple’ & Other ‘Best’ Teaching Advice From Educators”‘Keep it Simple’ & Other ‘Best’ Teaching Advice From Educators is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Seven educators share the best teaching advice they’ve either given or received. Here are some excerpts:
Tuesday’s Must-Read Articles & Must-Watch Videos On School Reopeningsmohamed_hassan / 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): LAUSD goes to great lengths to show schools are safe to reopen. But it’s a tough sell is from The L.A. Times. Student
Here’s A Showing The Most Up-To-Date ELL Statistics In The U.S.The Office of English Language Acquisition gave me permission to reprint the above map. You can see the original, with additional info, here and the raw data here . I’m adding it to The Best Ways To Keep-Up With Current ELL/ESL/EFL News & Research .
Video: Great CBS Interview With Amanda GormanThis is a new interview with Amanda Gorman – and a great one. I especially liked how she turned a speech impediment she had into an asset – a story and message many of our students could benefit from hearing. I’m adding it to THE BEST TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES ABOUT AMANDA GORMAN’S POETRY .
Latest TED-Ed Video & Lesson Is On “Why every world map is wrong”WikiImages / Pixabay I’m adding the latest TED-Ed lesson and video to The Best Resources On Different Types Of Map Projections :
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
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 ): Some states were still hoping to cancel testing. The Biden administration just said no. is from Chalkbeat. This continues to be ridiculous. Even those who are complaining about the need for “data” on student needs
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: An Active Reading Strategy for Any Learning Landscape is from Catlin Tucker
