The OER Project Offers The Same Social Studies Texts In Different Lexile Levels – For Free!I’ve previously posted about The OER Project: Project Score is from the OER Project. It provides a lot of Social Studies prompts with scaffolded instruction and a free automating assessment tool for the student-written essays. I’m skeptical of computer-graded essays (see The Best Posts On Computer-Graded Essays ), but it may be worth a look. I’d be interested in hearing from teachers who use this
Friday’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): Teachers have been asking the district to let high schools expand to 4 days a week in person learning, but district won’t do
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
Updated Resources For Learning About The Israeli-Palestinian Conflictbadwanart0 / Pixabay What’s happening in the Middle East right now is awful (see Gaza children bearing the brunt in Israel-Hamas conflict ). I’ve just revised and updated The “Best” Resources For Learning About The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict .
Video: “What ADHD Feels Like – An Animation”Ogutier / Pixabay I’m adding this new video to The Best Sites For Walking In Someone Else’s Shoes :
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: Don’t Underestimate the Po
Malcolm X Would Have Been 96 Years Old Today – Here Are Teaching & Learning ResourcesWikiImages / Pixabay Malcolm X was born on this day 96 years ago. You might be interested in The Best Resources For Learning & Teaching About Malcolm X .
“Students’ Questions Can ‘Drive Their Learning’”Students’ Questions Can ‘Drive Their Learning’ is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Four educators provide advice on how teachers can equip students with tools to support their asking “open-ended & relevant” questions. Here are some excerpts: I’m adding this series to The Best Posts & Articles About Asking Good Questions — Help Me Find More .
Students Will Have A Lot Of Fun Easily Creating Music With These Three Google ToolsThere are a number of free and easy online tools where students can create music (see The Best Online Sites For Creating Music ). I’m sure there are a lot of educational uses for them. I use them as part of the Language Experience Approach (LEA) with English Language Learners. Simply put, LEA means that students do something, and then they can write and talk about what they did. Many students lov
Here’s A Draft Plan For Our School’s Summer School Newcomer/Intermediate ELL ClassWokandapix / Pixabay Our school will be having a summer school class that will be a combined Newcomer/ Intermediate English Language Learners one. I won’t be teaching it – I’ll be at home taking naps between finishing the second edition of our ESL/ELL Teacher’s Survival Guide and playing basketball and Pickleball. Each year for the past many years, one of my student teachers handles summer school
Wednesday’s Must Read Articles 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
