“Twelve Ways to Support Afghan Refugee Students”Twelve Ways to Support Afghan Refugee Students is the headline of one of my latest Education Week columns. Four teachers with experience teaching refugee students share their suggestions. Here are some excerpts:
“‘Listening Is Free’—How Administrators Can Support Teachers This Year”‘Listening Is Free’—How Administrators Can Support Teachers This Year is the headline of one of my new Education Week columns. Clearly define and articulate your values and find ways to bring people together are two ways principals and assistant principals can help. Here are some excerpts:
August’s Most Popular PostsAs regular readers know, at the end of each week I share the five most popular posts from the previous seven days. I thought people might find it interesting to see a list of the ten most popular posts from the previous thirty days. You might also be interested in IT’S THE FOURTEENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THIS BLOG – HERE ARE THE FORTY ALL-TIME MOST POPULAR POSTS . Not to mention THE TWENTY MOST POPULAR
Saturday’s New Articles & Videos On School ReopeningsClker-Free-Vector-Images / Pixabay Here are today’s additions to The Best Posts Predicting (& Showing) What Schools Look Like During The Pandemic : A Florida dad tried to enter a school maskless. When a student confronted him, he assaulted her, police said. is from The Washington Post. US outbreaks force early reversals on in-person learning is from The Associated Press. N.Y.C.’s Challenge: Keepi
My Latest BAM! Radio Show Is On Supporting Students With Learning Differences This School YearWhat Do We Need to Support Students With Learning Differences As the Pandemic Lingers? is the topic of my latest ten-minute BAM! Radio Show. I’m joined in the conversation by Amy Gaines, Anne Lê, Ann Stiltner and Elizabeth Stein, who have also all contributed written commentaries to my Ed Week column. I’m adding it to All My BAM Radio Shows – Linked With Descriptions .
“Q&A Collections: Entering the Teaching Profession”Q&A Collections: Entering the Teaching Profession is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Ten years’ worth of advice for those considering a teaching career. Here’s an excerpt from one of them:
Women’s Right To Vote Became Part Of The Constitution On This Day In 1920 – Here Are Related ResourcesWokandapix / Pixabay Women’s right to vote became part of the U.S. Constitution on this day in 1920. You might be interested in The Best Resources For Learning About Women’s Suffrage .
Here’s A Short Slidedeck I Made For Our School On The Difference Between “Cooperative” & “Collaborative” JigsawsMarna / Pixabay I think many teachers are familiar with the Jigsaw instructional strategy. Not everyone, though, might know the difference between applying it “cooperatively” and applying it “collaboratively.” We wrote about the difference between the two concepts in our book Navigating The Common Core With English Language Learners. Today, I gave a short presentation on how applying those two pe
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
A Collection Of The Best Advice To Teachers About Supporting Afghan Refugee StudentsGDJ / Pixabay With the crisis happening in Afghanistan, and with the large numbers of refugees arriving in the U.S., here are some useful resources: 12 Ways to Support Afghan Refugee Students is the headline of one of my Ed Week columns. Helping Refugee Students Thrive: Best Practices from Milken Educators is from The Milken Educator Awards. Perspective | What Afghan students need from educators
My Favorite Posts That Appeared In AugustI regularly highlight my picks for the most useful posts for each month — not including “The Best…” lists. I also use some of them in a more extensive monthly newsletter I send-out. You can see older Best Posts of the Month at Websites Of The Month (more recent lists can be found here ). You can also see my all-time favorites here . I’ve also been doing “A Look Back” series reviewing old favorite
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
Thursday’s New Articles & Videos On School ReopeningsAlexandra_Koch / Pixabay Here are today’s additions to The Best Posts Predicting (& Showing) What Schools Look Like During The Pandemic : Delta Variant Makes It Even More Important To Have Improved Air Quality In Schools is from NPR. Ohio State announces a vaccine mandate for students and employees. is from The NY Times. Coronavirus cases lead to missed school days for 6,500 LAUSD students during
Video: “The climate science behind wildfires: why are they getting worse?”It’s been a pretty bad fire season here in the West. I’m adding this video to: The Best Sites To Learn About Climate Change The Best Sites For Learning About Forest Fires
A Look Back: The Lessons Our ELL Students Taught Their Schoolmates – Downloadable Book Included!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 . Mojpe / Pixabay Editor’s Note: Guest Post: What ELLs Taught Our School In A Week-Long Empathy Project is a very popular post by Pam Buric, the writer of today’s post, about an annual project students do at our school – ELLs write about
Five New Resources For Supporting Students This Yeargeralt / Pixabay Here are new additions to A BEGINNING LIST OF RESOURCES ON SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS AS WE MAKE BABY STEPS TOWARDS A THIRD PANDEMIC SCHOOL YEAR The science of catching up is from The Hechinger Report. Fostering Hope, Healing, and Well-Being is from ASCD. Supporting a Restorative Opening of U.S. Schools is from The Learning Policy Institute (it’s from last year, but it’s new to me).
“Q&A Collections: The Inclusive Classroom”Q&A Collections: The Inclusive Classroom is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Ten years of posts from experienced teachers of students with learning differences. Here’s an excerpt from one of them:
A Look Back: My Growth Mindset Lessons Usually Go Well, But What I Did Today Was The Best Yet (Student Hand-Outs Included)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. I’ve done a variety of different types of lessons over the years about a growth mindset, and you can see most of them at The Best Resources On Helping Our Students Develop A “Growth Mindset” – alo
Wednesday’s New Articles & Videos On School Reopeningsstux / Pixabay Here are today’s additions to The Best Posts Predicting (& Showing) What Schools Look Like During The Pandemic : After FDA approves Pfizer vaccine, several steps remain before kids under 12 can be vaccinated is from NBC News. 1,893 L.A. students, staff tested positive for coronavirus last week, group reports is from The L.A. Times. A Vaccine For Young Children Is Not Likely Until T
It Is Worth Your Time To Listen To Or Read Part Two Of This Zaretta Hammond InterviewI’ve previously posted This Interview With Zaretta Hammond Is Well-Worth Your Time To Read/Listen To… Now, Part Two has come out! Check out The 180 Podcast: Zaretta Hammond: How Teachers Can Become Personal Trainers of Cognitive Development . As in Part Two, you can listen to it or read the transcript. I’m adding this info to The Best Resources About “Culturally Responsive Teaching” & “Culturally
