‘Students Deserve to Know Our History’is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Two educators “wrap up” a four-part series on how teachers should respond to attacks on critical race theory and lessons on systemic racism. Here are some excerpts:
The Best Resources For Learning How To Use The Language Experience Approachgeralt / Pixabay The Language Experience Approach describes a lesson, typically done with English Language Learners, in which the entire class does a common activity (playing a game, watching a video, anything), and then the teacher leads students in a process of writing about it. Those sentences can then be used for a myriad of other follow-up activities. It’s particularly useful for mixed-level
Guest Post: Report From 2021’s IATEFL ConferenceEditor’s Note: The IATEFL (the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language) is not as well known in the United States as TESOL. IATEFL just had its annual conference, and Jessica Mackay was graciously agreed to write about its highlights. Jessica Mackay has taught EFL at the School of Modern Languages (EIM) at the University of Barcelona for more than 25 years. She is t
Friday’s Articles On School Reopening – New CDC Guidelines Edition!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): Of course, today is all about the new CDC guidelines for K-12 schools…. CDC puts out new guidance on masks in schools is from ABC News: The bi
Here’s My Anakin Padme Meme & How To Make Your OwnI’ve been on a meme kick this week. Here’s my latest. You can make your own here. I’m adding it to The Best Tools For Making Internet ” Memes”
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
The World Day Against Trafficking in Persons Is On July 30th – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resourcessammisreachers / Pixabay The United Nations has declared July 30th to be The World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. You might be interested in The Best Resources For Learning About Human Trafficking Today .
New Poll Says California’s Teachers Are Doing A Great Job!California voters give schools and teachers top grades in year-end survey from Ed Source reports on a new poll reporting on the public’s perception of schools and teachers this year. I’m adding this info to The Best Articles Pointing Out That Our Schools Are Not Failing — Please Suggest More .
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 2021 – PART ONE. Finally, check out “Best” Lists Of The Week: Social Emotional Learning Resources . Here are this week’s picks: Promises and limitations o
“Connect With Colleagues to Counter Critical Race Theory Critics”Connect With Colleagues to Counter Critical Race Theory Critics is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Three educators discuss how teachers respond to the CRT controversy, including urging administrators to create “space” for collaboration. Here are some excerpts:
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
Here’s My New Distracted Boyfriend Meme & How You Can Make Your OwnI made the version of the distracted boyfriend meme that’s at the bottom of this post awhile ago, and just made one at the top reflecting some local discussions. You can easily make your own here . I’m adding this to: The Best Resources On Professional Development For Teachers — Help Me Find More The Best Tools For Making Internet ” Memes”
Infographic Of The Week: “Mapped: Global Happiness Levels in 2021”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, Mapped: Global Happiness Levels in 2021 , is from Visual Capitalist. You can find more information on it – and a bigger version – at the link. The info there, I think, is particularly interesting, including an explanat
Video: “$1 Candy Around The World”Shirley810 / Pixabay I’m adding this new video to The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Different Cultures :
Free Resources From All “My” BooksEvery two months, I reprint this post so that new subscribers learn about these resources. I have many free resources, including excerpts and student hand-outs, available from all “my” books (“my” is quotation marks because several are ones I have co-authored or edited). Clicking on the covers will lead you to them. Look for a fourth book in my student motivation series (out in 2023) and a second
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: Massacres in the United States is an interactive map highlighting massacres in U.S. History, particularly those of African-Americans and Native Americans. I’m adding it to The Best S
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
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 2021 – PART ONE . Here are this week’s picks: Here’s writing advice from Judy Blume . It’s accessible to students. I’m ad
“Educators Should ‘Teach the Truth to Young People’ in Response to Conservative Attacks”Educators Should ‘Teach the Truth to Young People’ in Response to Conservative Attacks is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Three educators offer suggestions about how to respond to attacks on their ability to teach about systemic racism. Here are some excerpts:
