Video: Vice-President Kamala Harris’ Video Commencement Address To High School GraduatesVice-President Kamala Harris recorded this video commencement for high school seniors. You might also be interested in The Best Commencement Speeches .
Monday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopeningswiredsmartio / 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 Teachers Are Reacting To Utah’s Lifted Mask Mandates is from NPR. Why A Few Big SoCal School Districts Are Sticking
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
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: Why you don’t learn from f
Video: “Accent Expert Gives a Tour of North American Accents – (Part 3)”pencilparker / Pixabay I’m adding this new video from Wired to The Best “Language Maps” You can find Parts One and Two there, too.
Infographic Of The Week: “The Happiest Countries in the World”OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay I’m adding this new infographic from Statistica to The Best Sites To Learn About…Happiness? : You will find more infographics at Statista
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
My Favorite Posts That Appeared In MayI regularly highlight my picks for the most useful posts for each month — not including “The Best…” lists. I also use some of them in a more extensive monthly newsletter I send-out. You can see older Best Posts of the Month at Websites Of The Month (more recent lists can be found here ). You can also see my all-time favorites here . I’ve also been doing “A Look Back” series reviewing old favorite
Today Is The International Day for Biological Diversity – Here Are Teaching & Learning ResourcesThe United Nations has declared May 22nd to be the International Day for Biological Diversity . You might be interested in The Best Resources For World Biodiversity Day (& Endangered Species Day) ,
George Floyd Was Murdered A Year Ago On May 25th – Here Are Teaching & Learning ResourcesGeorge Floyd was murdered nearly one year ago. It was terrible, and Mr. Floyd was just one of many African-Americans who have been the victim of police violence. You might be interested in: HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR TEACHING ABOUT GEORGE FLOYD’S DEATH CLASSROOM LESSON IDEAS TO DISCUSS THE CHAUVIN VERDICT – PLEASE SUGGEST MORE New & Revised: A Collection Of Advice On Talking To Students About Race & R
The Guardian Publishes Amazing Visual Guide To Racist Monuments & Brands Removed Over Past YearHow Centuries Of Racist Images Came Down In One Year – A Visual Guide is an amazing interactive from The Guardian. It highlights Confederate monuments, ones to colonization, and product brands that have been removed since George Floyd’s murder. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Teaching About Confederate Monuments .
Saturday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopeningsstevepb / 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): Schools Are Dropping Mask Requirements, But A New CDC Study Suggests They Shouldn’t is from NPR. The Rush to Reopen Schools
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: Teach About Inequality With These 28 New York Times Graphs is from The NY T
