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THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007

 Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007


THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION
Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... 
The latest news and resources in education since 2007



Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL
BiljaST / 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
Teacher Appreciation Week Is May 3rd-7th – Here Are Some Useful Resources
12019 / Pixabay Teacher Appreciation Week on May 3rd-7th. You might be interested in The Best Resources To Learn About World Teachers Day : Actually, instead of a gift, I’d much prefer you to challenge your school board on what they are doing to listen 2 teachers, students & families AND to ensure district has competent leadership —What do get Teachers on Teacher Appreciation Day https://t.co/Ju7

APR 22

Friday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings
geralt / 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): As the school year ends, many districts expand summer school options is from The Washington Post. For what it’s worth, it inc
Three New Resources For Teaching Poetry
cromaconceptovisual / Pixabay Here are new additions to The Best World Poetry Day Resources – Help Me Find More: Thank Goodness for Poetry is a series of animated videos illustrating poems by Langston Hughes, Muriel Rukeyser and Toyo Suyemoto. Celebrate Poetry Month with 5 Fun Activities appeared in Middleweb. Blackout Poetry Maker lets you create…blackout poetry online.
Report On My Very First Day Of Concurrent/Hybrid Teaching!
geralt / Pixabay I’ve been sharing my preparations as we move from over a year of full-time distance learning to a concurrent/hybrid model (see Images: My Classroom For The First Day Of Hybrid Teaching Tomorrow Looks Different Than It Looked Eighteen Months Ago and Here’s My Tech Set-Up For When We Begin Concurrent Teaching – Let Me Know How I Can Make It Better .). Well, today was the day! Repor
“10 Strategies for Building a Professional Learning Community”
10 Strategies for Building a Professional Learning Community is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Four educators share suggestions for how teachers can build online and in-person professional learning communities. Here are some excerpts:
Most Popular Posts Of The Week
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 Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Ed Policy Issues – Not A Good Day For Superintendents
Here 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 ): Florida Superintendent Arrested on Perjury Charge in School Safety Inquiry is from The NY Times (The superintendent of Broward County Public Schools, Robert W. Runcie – Parkland). LAUSD Supt. Austin Beutner to step

APR 21

Two Important Articles That We White Teachers Could Benefit A Lot From Reading
We white teachers should always be reflecting on how we can more effectively confront systemic racism, and this week is a particularly good time to do so (see CLASSROOM LESSON IDEAS TO DISCUSS THE CHAUVIN VERDICT – PLEASE SUGGEST MORE ). I’ve benefited from reading two recent pieces: I’ve previously posted about one of them by Howard E Fields III, Ph.D. at Important Article On “Deficit Models” In
Images: My Classroom For The First Day Of Hybrid Teaching Tomorrow Looks Different Than It Looked Eighteen Months Ago
Tomorrow is our first day of concurrent/hybrid teaching after over a year of distance learning. Here is what the front looks like: I’ve previously described the technical set-up at Here’s My Tech Set-Up For When We Begin Concurrent Teaching – Let Me Know How I Can Make It Better . It’s pretty much as I described it there, with two changes: I did connect a Chromecast to the overhead computer proje

APR 20

Wednesday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings
geralt / 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
Classroom Lesson Ideas To Discuss The Chauvin Verdict – Please Suggest More
QuinceCreative / 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 Educators
The 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

APR 19

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 Reopenings
Clker-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 Immigrants
In 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 Aftermath
GDJ / 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 & Racism HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR TEACHING ABOUT GEORGE FLOYD’S DEATH The Best Resources For Lessons On Trayvon Martin The Best Posts, Articles & Lesson Plans On The Jordan Davis Trag

APR 18

“Assessment Strategies for English-Language Learners”
Assessment Strategies for English-Language Learners is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Four educators share practical assessment strategies to support English-language learners. Here are some excerpts: I’m adding it to The Best Resources On “Differentiated Grading” For English Language Learners .
Monday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings
meineresterampe / 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 unequal reopening: Nearly full classrooms on Westside, emptier elsewhere is from The L.A. Times. COVID hit thi
This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Ed Policy Issues
Here 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 ): Backlash growing to Biden’s insistence that schools give standardized tests during the pandemic is from The Washington Post. As Biden eyes infrastructure, recent research suggests students’ environments affect acad
Pins Of The Week
I’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
Guest Post: The First Two Days Of Concurrent/Hybrid Teaching
Editor’s Note: Our district began concurrent/hybrid teaching over the past two weeks in elementary schools, and we begin in high school later this week. I invited Alice Mercer, an extraordinarily talented friend and colleague, to write about her first week. I’m adding this post to A BEGINNING LIST OF THE BEST RESOURCES TO SUPPORT CONCURRENT/HYBRID TEACHING Alice Mercer teaches fourth grade at an

APR 17

Sunday’s Must-Read Articles & Must-Watch Videos On School Reopenings
geralt / 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): Teachers are choosing to quit rather than go back to school while pandemic lingers is from CNN. Two new studies about schools
SEL Weekly Update
I’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: Find the Right Words to In
Infographic: “Language Acquisition Milestones”
I’ve been sharing an infographic or two about language, and you can find previous ones here . You might also be interested in all my “Best” lists on infographics , including The Best Infographics About Teaching & Learning English As A Second (or Third!) Language . Maryville University

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