Wednesday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopeningsijmaki / 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): How many high school students will come back in the fall? Dismal return rate raises alarms is from The L.A. Times. We recentl
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
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: Some conservatives have been attacking Critical Race Theory AND The 1619 Project. Here are some good commentaries on what’s going on: EXPLAINED: The Truth About Critical Race Theory
‘Cultivating Student Questioning Is Not a Onetime Thing’is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Five educators and authors discuss ways to cultivate students asking questions, including through “question-storming.” Here are some excerpts:
My Best Posts On New Research Studies In 2021 – Part OneAnother day, another mid-year “Best” list. Now, it’s time for research studies. You can see all previous editions of this list, as well as all my ed research related “best” lists, here . Here are my choices for the past six months: UNSURPRISING STATISTIC OF THE DAY: MORE TEACHERS ARE CONSIDERING LEAVING THE PROFESSION DO STUDENTS VIEW “FORMALLY DRESSED” TEACHERS AS HAVING MORE EXPERTISE? WHAT A G
Tuesday’s Must-Read Articles On School ReopeningsMIH83 / 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): Only 7% of LAUSD high school students return to reopened campuses, far less than expected is from The L.A. Times. Can schools
The Best Online Learning Games – 2021 (Part One)It continues to be time for mid-year “Best” lists. You can see all my previous Online Learning Games “Best” lists (and there are a lot since I’ve doing this since 2007) here. Note that they’re also continually revised and updated. Here are my picks from the first part of 2021: I’ve Begun Having Students Play This Game In My Concurrent Classroom & It’s Been Working Well! IThrive Games looks like i
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: The Weak Case for Grit app
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
Five New Resources To Support Asian-Americans & Pacific IslandersHere are new resources I’m either adding to The Best Sites For Asian Pacific American Heritage Month or to TERRIBLE STATISTIC OF THE DAY: 3,800 “HATE INCIDENTS” AGAINST ASIANS DURING PANDEMIC , which is where you’ll find specific materials about battling Asian-American hate: A guide to combating anti-Asian racism — from relationships to the workplace is from NBC News. What’s Missing from Classroo
What Are Your Favorite Pop Songs For ELL Newcomers?Free-Photos / Pixabay What are the favorite pop songs you use with ELL Newcomers? Pop songs are obviously more engaging to older students than the typical simple English songs that work with younger ones. The problem is that, though it is fairly easy to find pop songs with choruses that work with Newcomers, it’s not so easy to find full songs that are accessble. Mine are: Hello, Goodbye You Are S
“10 Strategies for Encouraging Students to Ask Questions”10 Strategies for Encouraging Students to Ask Questions is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Four educators share ways to encourage students to ask questions, including the “Notice & Wonder” routine. Here are
