“Q&A Collections: Differentiating Instruction”Q&A Collections: Differentiating Instruction is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Posts and videos from the past 10 years offering practical suggestions on differentiating instruction. Here’s an excerpt from one of them:
Saturday’s New Articles On School Reopeningsanaterate / Pixabay Here are today’s additions to The Best Posts Predicting (& Showing) What Schools Look Like During The Pandemic : As Childhood Covid Cases Spike, School Vaccination Clinics Are Slow Going is from The NY Times. Salt Lake City Mayor Announces Mask Mandate For K-12 Students is from NPR. School boards are in open revolt against Ron DeSantis’s anti-mask crusade is from Vox. Uncertai
New Resources On Critical Race Theory Hysteriammi9 / Pixabay Here are new additions to RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT ATTACKS ON “CRITICAL RACE THEORY,” THE 1619 PROJECT & ATTEMPTS TO STOP EDUCATORS FROM TEACHING ABOUT SYSTEMIC RACISM : American Education Is Founded on White Race Theory is from The New Republic. TO COUNTER “CRITICAL RACE THEORY” ATTACKS, ADVOCACY GROUPS DODGE THE TERM is from The Intercept. Republicans newly alarmed by critica
A Look Back: “What I Cannot Create, I Do Not Understand”I thought that new – and veteran – readers might find it interesting if I began sharing my best posts from over the years. You can see the entire collection here . www_slon_pics / Pixabay “What I Cannot Create, I Do Not Understand” That’s what was on Nobel-Prize winning physicist Richard Feynman’s blackboard when he died . I found this image in an article at Scientific American titled Hunters of
My “Chess Stalemate Meme” & How To Make Your OwnHere’s my latest meme. You can make your own here . I’m adding it to The Best Tools For Making Internet ” Memes.”
iCivics Upgrades Its Site & Adds New FeaturesiCivics made a number of changes to their site this month, and added some features. I’ve often posted about its different activities, though this year will be the first time I expect to be trying out many of them since I’m teaching ELLs U.S. Government for the first time. Their new additions include a number of animated videos. Unfortunately, though, I was not able to turn-on closed captioning, e
The First Enslaved Africans Were Brought Here On This Day In 1619 – Here Are Teaching & Learning ResourcesEngin_Akyurt / Pixabay It’s the 402nd anniversary of a terrible day. You might be interested in: USEFUL RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF BRINGING ENSLAVED AFRICANS TO AMERICA RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT ATTACKS ON “CRITICAL RACE THEORY,” THE 1619 PROJECT & ATTEMPTS TO STOP EDUCATORS FROM TEACHING ABOUT SYSTEMIC RACISM #otd in 1619, a ship carrying over 20 enslaved Africans a
“Q&A Collections: Assessment”Q&A Collections: Assessment is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Scores of educators share commentaries on the use of assessments in schools. Here’s an excerpt from one of them:
Friday’s New Articles On School ReopeningsOpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay Here are today’s additions to The Best Posts Predicting (& Showing) What Schools Look Like During The Pandemic : As quarantines send students home, what’s the plan to keep them learning? is from Chalkbeat. Parents pull kids from schools as district bucks CDC guidance and board member spreads misinformation is from CNN. A Texas school superintendent speaks out after p
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. You might also be interested in THE BEST RESOURCES ON INSTRUCTION IN 2021 – PART ONE . Here are this week’s picks: 6 Ideas to Support Students in a Fight, Flight, Freeze Response is from The Teaching Channel. I’m adding it to Best Posts On Classroom Ma
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 ): Education Dept. Will Erase $5.8 Billion In Loans For Borrowers With Disabilities is from NPR. MacKenzie Scott’s Money Bombs Are Single Handedly Reshaping America is from Bloomberg. I’m adding it The Best Resources For Learning
A Look Back: Animated Video I’ve Done With Ed Week: “What Is ‘Transfer of Learning’ and How Does It Help Students?”I thought that new – and veteran – readers might find it interesting if I began sharing my best posts from over the years. You can see the entire collection here . This post originally appeared in 2017. You can see other videos, including a series Katie Hull and I did on differentiated instruction, and another on student motivation, here . In preparation for a series I did for them, I worked with
We Teachers Should Try To Avoid “Toxic Positivity” This FallI’m a longtime believer in the importance of projecting a positive attitude in class, and the benefits that provides to students (see Best Posts On Why It’s Important To Be Positive In Class ). But, as an article in today’s Harvard Business Review suggests (see Leaders, Don’t Be Afraid to Talk About Your Fears and Anxieties ), maintaining a façade of constant positivity can have negative conseque
Three New Resources For Planning The First Days Of SchoolDarkmoon_Art / Pixabay Here are new additions to The Best Resources For Planning The First Day Of School : Listen Before You Leap (One Thing You Might Try . . .) is by Neema Avashia. We Belong: The First Week of School I Wish I Had is from ASCD. I've updated my beginning of the year student intro form. You're welcome to steal whatever you want! Updates include specifically asking about who I'm ta
My Keanu Reeves Meme & How To Make Your OwnHere’s my latest meme, referring to our new TOK textbook. You can make your own here . I’m adding it to The Best Tools For Making Internet ” Memes.”
“Q&A Collections: Science Instruction”Q&A Collections: Science Instruction is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Fifty teachers share ten year’s worth of science-teaching advice. Here’s an excerpt from one of them:
Thursday’s New Articles On School Reopeningsmoritz320 / Pixabay Here are today’s additions to The Best Posts Predicting (& Showing) What Schools Look Like During The Pandemic : Texas parent rips mask off teacher’s face, superintendent says is from NBC News. Florida Schools Wrestle With Whether To Require Students To Wear Masks is from NPR. A Texas School Made Masks Part Of Its Dress Code To Get Around Gov. Abbot’s Ban is from NPR. Washingt
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 Importance Of Pronouncing Student Names Correctly!OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay As we all begin a new school year, here’s a reminder to teachers everywhere – including me! Pronounce our new students’ names correctly! To learn reasons why this is so important, and hints to get it right, check out The Best Resources On The Importance Of Correctly Pronouncing Student Names .
Infographic Of The Week: “Map Explainer: Key Facts About Afghanistan”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, Map Explainer: Key Facts About Afghanistan , is 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 The Afghanistan War .
