“Fight The Power” Looks Like An Interesting History Channel Show & WebsiteOpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay Fight the Power: The Movements That Changed America is a History Channel show premiering in June. Here’s how they describe it: Public protest has always forced our country to take an uncompromising look at itself to judge if we are on the right course. Civil disobedience created this country in 1776 and continues to serve as a charged impetus for change in the 21st c
Here’s What I’ll Be Doing This SummerAlexas_Fotos / Pixabay Summertime is fast approaching. Though I am primarily focused on surviving the final two-and-a-half weeks of school – just putting one foot after the other – I have also been putting some time into thinking about the following two-and-a-half months. Here is what I have planned: 1.Naps. Lots of naps. This has been a helluva year for all of use. I plan to liberally nap, enjoy
Friday’s Must-Read Articles On School ReopeningMichaelGaida / 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): Helping Students Bounce Back From a Disrupted Year: Strategies for Schools is from Ed Week. I’m adding it to A BEGINNIN
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
Here Are What Will Be The Final Two Assignments In All My Classes This YearTanteTati / Pixabay We have two-and-a-half weeks of school left. For what it’s worth, here are the last two assignments will be in each of my classes. I’m adding this post to The Best Ways To Finish The School Year Strong . I modified this first one from an How Can You Close the School Year? is from Facing History. It is similar to something I did earlier this year: I DID THIS SIMPLE THING TO TRY
New Research Identifies Conditions That Help People Reach Full Potential – Good Classroom TipsBedexpStock / Pixabay An article today in The Harvard Business Review reported on new research identifying the conditions employees identified that helped them reach what they identified as their “full potential.” My understanding is that researchers in general tend to be a bit wary of self-reported findings, but their results do make sense to me and, I think, can be easily applied to the classro
‘There’s a Lot of Potential Learning From Teachers Waiting to Happen’is the headline of my latest Education Week column (guest-hosted by Cara Jackson). Three educators and researchers share suggestions about how the two groups can better work together. Here are some excerpts: I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Understanding How To Interpret Education Research .
Just Sent-Out Free Monthly Email Newslettergeralt / Pixabay I’ve just mailed out the May issue of my very simple free monthly email newsletter . It has over 3,000 subscribers, and you can subscribe here . Of course, you can also join the eighteen thousand others who subscribe to this blog daily. Here Are 8 Ways You Can Subscribe For Free…
Infographic: “15 Writing Lessons From Successful Authors”StockSnap / Pixabay I’m adding this infographic to The Best Writing Advice From Famous Authors : You can also find more infographics at Visualistan
“What Education Researchers Can Learn From Teachers”What Education Researchers Can Learn From Teachers is the headline of my latest Education Week column (guest-hosted by Cara Jackson). Four educators discuss how researchers can make sure they are not asking the “wrong questions.” Here are some excerpts:
Wednesday’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): NYC Schools Chancellor Says Her Message To Parents Is Simple: Schools Are Safe is from NPR. Parents react with relief and out
May’s “Best” Lists – There Are Now 2,247 Of Them!Prawny / Pixabay Here’s my regular round-up of new “The Best…” lists I posted this month (you can see all 2,247 of them categorized here ): THE BEST FUN VIDEOS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN 2021 – PART ONE THE BEST ONLINE LEARNING GAMES – 2021 (PART ONE) ALL 2021 MID-YEAR “BEST” LISTS IN ONE PLACE! MY BEST POSTS ON NEW RESEARCH STUDIES IN 2021 – PART ONE 2021’S BEST POSTS FROM THIS BLOG – SO F
Good Video To Show Students & Reduce Concerns About Getting Vaccinated: “COVID-19 Vaccines: How Do We Know They Are Safe?”Clker-Free-Vector-Images / Pixabay Students might have concerns about getting vaccinated against COVID 19. Danny Muth, a talented teachers at our school, found that this video was a helpful one for our students to watch. We’re having the third vaccination clinic at our school tomorrow! I’m adding this video to A BEGINNING LIST OF THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS .
My Most Popular Tweets Of The MonthPhotoMIX-Company / Pixabay I used to post weekly collections of my best tweets, and used Storify to bring them together. Unfortunately, Storify went under. Fortunately, however, Wakelet was a new tool that was able to import all of a person’s Storifys. So you can see all those previous Twitter “Best” lists here . You might also be interested in MY MOST POPULAR TWEETS OF THE YEAR and RECOMMENDATIO
Tuesday’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): What will the school year look like in the fall? The fight is on is from The L.A. Times. No 10 ‘tried to block’ data on sprea
Video About – & Fairly Decent Lesson Plans From – Planet WordPlanet Word is a new Washington, D.C. museum celebrating language. Voice of America just published this video about it. The museum also has a number of lesson plans for all grades . I only did a quick review of them, but the ones I saw actually seemed pretty usable. Generally, I haven’t been that impressed by lessons I’ve seen on museum websites, so it was a pleasant surprise.
May’s Most Popular PostsAs regular readers know, at the end of each week I share the five most popular posts from the previous seven days. I thought people might find it interesting to see a list of the ten most popular posts from the previous thirty days. You might also be interested in IT’S THE FOURTEENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THIS BLOG – HERE ARE THE FORTY ALL-TIME MOST POPULAR POSTS . Not to mention THE TWENTY MOST POPULAR
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
