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: Setting Priorities in Trau
This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Ed Policy IssuesHere 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 ): Why Evidence-Backed Programs Might Fall Short in Your School (And What To Do About It) is from Ed Week. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Understanding How To Interpret Education Research . The Case for Payin
Infographic Of The Week: “Visualizing the Power and Frequency of Earthquakes”I’ve been sharing an infographic or two each week, and you can find previous ones here . You might also be interested in all my “Best” lists on infographics. Here’s my latest pick, Visualizing the Power and Frequency of Earthquakes , from Visual Capitalist. You can find more information on it – and a bigger version – at the link. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About Earthquakes .
Resources For Learning About Attacks On “Critical Race Theory,” The 1619 Project & Attempts To Stop Educators From Teaching About Systemic Racismmmi9 / Pixabay Though critiques of The 1619 Project have been going on for awhile (see AUGUST 23RD IS “INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE REMEMBRANCE OF THE SLAVE TRADE AND ITS ABOLITION” – HERE ARE RELATED RESOURCES ), the frenzy about Critical Race Theory and how it’s being used to stop educators from teaching about systemic racism is a line of attack from conservatives that I certainly did not see comi
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: Revitalizing Rubrics is from Impact. I’m adding it to The Best Rubric Sites
Sunday’s Must-Read Articles On School ReopeningsBestGraphics_Com / 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): Something we don’t really need right now from researchers is an impact estimate based on wild extrapolations and ho
Research Suggests All Those Districts Considering Adding More Days Or Minutes Should Think AgainThere’s a lot of talk these days about adding days to the school calendar, or minutes to the day. However, as the new Hechinger Report article, Could more time in school help students after the pandemic? , points out, not much research suggests it’s a very effective strategy. You can find similar results at The Best Resources On The Idea Of Extending The School Day . The big problem is that when
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
Tracking How My Students Have Been Feeling Throughout This School YearI’ve been having my students complete a weekly bilingual check-in every Monday since school began. I’ve blogged about it before – it’s been invaluable and I plan on doing it next year, too. I’ve gained important information that has helped me adjust my instruction and provide social emotional support to students. I thought it would be useful to review the check-ins from the past ten months and se
Ed Tech DigestTen years ago, in another somewhat futile attempt to reduce the backlog of resources I want to share, I began this occasional “” post where I share three or four links I think are particularly useful and related to…ed tech, including some Web 2.0 apps. You might also be interested in THE BEST ED TECH RESOURCES OF 2020 – PART TWO , as well as checking out all my edtech resources . Here are this we
“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
