“Four Good Science Teaching Strategies & How to Use Them”Four Good Science Teaching Strategies & How to Use Them is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Three science educators share their “go-to” teaching strategies, including encouraging student talk & implementing project-based learning. Here are some excerpts:
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
Four New Videos About The Tokyo Olympicsblende12 / Pixabay Here are new additions to A Beginning List For Learning About The 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics :
“Q&A Collections: Best Ways to End the School Year”Q&A Collections: Best Ways to End the School Year is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Ten years’ worth of posts full of advice from teachers about how to conclude a school year! Here’s an excerpt from one of them:
This Interview With Zaretta Hammond Is Well-Worth Your Time To Read/Listen To…The 180 Podcast: Zaretta Hammond: What is Culturally-Responsive Teaching? is a podcast (with written transcript) that is well-worth educators listening to or reading. I was particularly struck by the second half. You might also be interested in ‘Culturally Responsive Teaching’: An Interview With Zaretta Hammond. I’m adding this info to The Best Resources About “Culturally Responsive Teaching” & “
Couldn’t Resist Another Meme Of The Week: Giannis & School CopiersI couldn’t resist, and am adding this to The Best Tools For Making Internet ” Memes,” where you can see lots of other education-related memes I’ve been making this summer!
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
“Skipped History” Looks Like A Video Series That Could Be Helpful To Social Studies TeachersI just learned about Skipped History , which the NY Times describes as: a comedy web series, explores overlooked ideas, people and events that continue to shape the United States. Hosted by Ben Tumin, a historical satirist, the series makes history both accessible and funny. It has a new YouTube Channel . It’s worth reading more about it at The Times article . I’ve embedded a video example below.
Meme Of The Week: Expanding Brain & 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 “Expanding Brain” meme here . You might also be interested in Best Posts On Students Evaluating Classes (And Teachers) . And, if you want to learn more about the Principle of Subsidiarity, check out “KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THE 2020/2021 SCHOOL YEAR
“The Three Most Effective Instructional Strategies for Science—According to Teachers”The Three Most Effective Instructional Strategies for Science—According to Teachers is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Three science educators share their favorite instructional strategies, including incorporating a sense of play in their classes. Here are some excerpts:
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: I’m going to add these first few resources to The Best Sites For International Day Of The World’s Indigenous People: EXPLAINER: Why some schools in Canada have unmarked graves is fro
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
Best Lists Of The Week: Lessons & Lesson-PlanningTheDigitalArtist / Pixabay Here are all my “Best” lists related to lessons and lesson-planning: A FEW OF THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LESSON PLANNING The Best Places To Find Free (And Good) Lesson Plans On The Internet The Best Places On The Web To Write Lesson Plans — Who Have I Missed? The Best Ideas For Helping Students Connect Lessons To Their Interests & The World The Best Sites Offering Free Less
“Eid Mubarak”: It’s Eid al-Adha – Here Are Teaching & Learning ResourcesSyaibatulhamdi / Pixabay Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha today. You might be interested in The Best Online Resources For Learning About Eid al-Adha
“Q&A Collections: Best Ways to Begin the School Year”Q&A Collections: Best Ways to Begin the School Year is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Ten years’ worth of posts full of advice from teachers about how to start a new school year! Here’s an excerpt from one of them:
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
Meme Of The Week: The People Writing Education-Related BooksAs regular readers know, I’ve been publishing an education-related meme of the week, and you can see them all at The Best Tools For Making Internet ” Memes.” This meme showing the actors in Wes Anderson’s new movie has been making the rounds, and I couldn’t resist. You can see much better memes using the photo at Slate’s The Wes Anderson Cannes Actors Meme Is Like The Breakfast Club, Basically.
This Ed Week Series On Teachers During The Pandemic Looks Really InterestingFour researchers followed seventy-five teachers from across the country as they tried to handle the pandemic, and Education Week has begun publishing a series where they discuss what they learned. The series is called What We Learned About Teachers During the Pandemic: A Series . You can see the first article, I’ve Studied Teachers for 20 Years. The Pandemic Was Their Ultimate Challenge now. It c
Quote Of The Day: All Students Should Should Wear Masks This FallRead about this common sense advice at All children should wear masks in school this fall, even if vaccinated , according to pediatrics group. Of course, a number of states have made the ridiculous decision to outlaw mask requirements in schools. With the Delta Variant spreading, it does not take a medical degree to make an accurate prediction of what will probably happen in those areas….
“Q&A Collections: Classroom-Management Advice”Q&A Collections: Classroom-Management Advice is the headline of my latest Education Week column. See links to 10 years of posts featuring over 100 educators sharing classroom- management advice. Here’s an excerpt from one of them:
