‘Beware of Teaching Math Vocabulary Out of Context!’is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Three educators share their favorite math instructional strategies, including ‘Turn & Talk to Your Neighbor.’ Here are some excerpts:
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 seeing all my “Best” lists related to education policy here ): Aspiring Teachers Get New Help Paying For College is from NPR. Pomona school district defunds police, reimagines school safety is from The L.A. Times. I’m adding it to TEACHING RESOURCES ABOUT IF POLICE SHOULD BE IN SCHOOLS . T
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: Write The World looks like a good place where students can write for an aut
Video: “How your mask protects other people”cromaconceptovisual / Pixabay This video could come in handy to show classes when school begins. I’m adding it to A BEGINNING LIST OF THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS .
Thursday’s Must-Read Articles On School ReopeningsPexels / 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): In abrupt turnaround, California to let school districts decide how to enforce mask rules is from The L.A. Times. As the arti
Video: “Why diverse children’s books are important tools for teaching kids about themselves and others”LubosHouska / Pixabay I’m adding this new video to A BEGINNING COLLECTION OF RESOURCES ABOUT BOOKS AS “WINDOWS, MIRRORS & SLIDING GLASS DOORS” – PLEASE SUGGEST MORE :
“Q&A Collections: School Closures & the Coronavirus Crisis”Q&A Collections: School Closures & the Coronavirus Crisis is the headline of my latest Education Week column. See links to 17 months of posts on how educators, students, and their families have dealt and are dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s an excerpt from one of them:
Meme Of The Week: “Freeway Off-Ramp” & How To Make Your OwnI’ve started making an education-related “Meme Of The Week” and you can see them all at The Best Tools For Making Internet ” Memes.” You can make your own freeway meme here . Let me know what you think!
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
A Beginning List Of Resources For Supporting Educators Teaching English Internationally (Or Wanting To)PIRO4D / Pixabay I often get asked for advice about teaching English internationally – either in-person or online. And I know absolutely nothing about it (though I certainly have gained some online teaching experience – that I hope to never repeat – during the pandemic). So, I figured I’d start a list including resources from people and organizations I trust, and hope that others will contribute
It’s Bastille Day! Here Are Teaching & Learning ResourcesOpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay It’s Bastille Day! You might be interested in The Best Resources For Learning About Bastille Day .
Infographic Of The Week: “Long Waves: The History of Innovation Cycles”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, Long Waves: The History of Innovation Cycles , is from Visual Capitalist. You can find more information on it – and a bigger version – at the link. I’m adding this infographic to The Best Sites Where Students Can Learn
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 2021 – PART ONE , as well as checking out all my edtech resources . Here are this we
Video: “Iconic Cookies Around The World”congerdesign / Pixabay I’m adding this new video to The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Different Cultures :
I’d Like To Create A “Best” List Offering Links To Advice & Resources For People Teaching English Internationally (Or Wanting To) – What Would You Suggest?OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay The headline of this post says it all! I’d like to create a “Best” list of links to advice and resources for people teaching English internationally and for people who want to teach English internationally. I’ve never taught English outside of the United States, so I’m probably not the best listmaker. So, crowdsourcing it is! Please leave a comment, Facebook message,
“Four Teacher-Recommended Instructional Strategies for Math”Four Teacher-Recommended Instructional Strategies for Math is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Four teachers share their favorite strategies for math instruction, including the Concrete Representational Abstract (CRA) approach. Here are some excerpts:
Video: “Plate tectonic evolution from 1 Billion years ago to the present”Clker-Free-Vector-Images / Pixabay If you are going to teach about Pangaea, you’ll want to use this new video via Visual Capitalist . I’m adding it to The Best Websites For Teaching & Learning About World History . Plate tectonic evolution from 1 Billion years ago to the present..mp4 from Visual Capitalist on Vimeo .
Video: “The Biggest Myth In Education”Wokandapix / Pixabay I’m adding this new video to The Best Resources For Learning About The Issue Of “Learning Styles” :
The Best Resources For Teaching Adult English Language LearnersOur upcoming second edition of The ESL/ELL Teacher’s Survival Guide will have a chapter on teaching adult ELLs. It’s written by Antoinette Perez, and two sites she specifically recommends for goal-setting exercises are: Goal Setting Lesson Plan ESL Resources – Goal Setting I thought it would also be useful to bring together additional resources to support teachers of adult ELLs. Here are a few mo
“Q&A Collections: Race & Racism in Schools”Q&A Collections: Race & Racism in Schools is the headline of my latest Education Week column. See links to 10 years of posts on Race & Racism, including contributions from Gloria Ladson-Billings, Christopher Emdin, & many others. Here’s an excerpt from one of them:
