Reflections On The First Few Days Of Schoolgeralt / Pixabay The first two days of our new school year are in the books. Here are a few random thoughts about it: Incredibly positive student energy and shockingly good attendance were great highlights. I had predicted that as many as twenty percent of the students on our rosters would be no-shows, and I was happy to be way wrong. Teaching in-person is as fun as I remembered it to be! Teachin
“20 Ways to Support Students With Learning Differences This Year”20 Ways to Support Students With Learning Differences This Year is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Embed student voices and perspectives into the classroom is one piece of advice educators offer in this third pandemic-affected school year. Here are some excerpts:
“Q&A Collections: Instructional Strategies”Q&A Collections: Instructional Strategies is the headline of one of my recent Education Week column. Ten years of posts from over 100 teachers about multiple types of instructional strategies. Here’s an excerpt from one of them:
New ABC News Video: “How Do Hurricanes Form? Hurricanes Explained”Free-Photos / Pixabay I’m adding this new ABC News video to The Best Sites For Learning About Hurricanes :
“Q&A Collections: Math Instruction”Q&A Collections: Math Instruction is the headline of my latest Education Week columns. Nearly 100 math educators answer 10 years of questions! Here’s an excerpt from one of them:
Quote Of The Day: A Good Explanation For Why To Use Reading StrategiesWhat Does It Take to Teach Inferencing? is a nice post by literacy research Timothy Shanahan, and I was struck by the above quote. I’m adding it to The Best Posts On Reading Strategies & Comprehension – Help Me Find More!
Friday’s New Articles On School Reopeningsgeralt / Pixabay Ordinarily, I’d add these new articles and videos to The Best Posts Predicting (& Showing) What Schools Look Like During The Pandemic . However, that list is just getting too massive. So, in the future, if you want to find these in one place, click here: As Children Head Back to School, Partisan Politics Threatens Their Learning and Safety is from The American Prospect. Not enoug
A Look Back: There Are Lots Of Reasons To Regularly Be Kind To Our Students, & A New Study Found Another OneI 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 . reneebigelow / Pixabay We teachers obviously need to be kind to our students — just because. In the midst of our hectic days, however, it’s probable we miss plenty of opportunities to do so. A new study (focused on employees but, it se
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: Teach Writing With The New York Times: Our 2021-22 Curriculum is from The NY Times Learning Network. Read Write Think has relaunched thei
“Q&A Collections: Professional Development”Q&A Collections: Professional Development is the headline of one of my recent Education Week columns. 150 educators offer professional-development advice. Here’s an excerpt from one of them:
Thursday’s New Articles & Videos On School ReopeningsOpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay Ordinarily, I’d add these new articles and videos to The Best Posts Predicting (& Showing) What Schools Look Like During The Pandemic . However, that list is just getting too massive. So, in the future, if you want to find these in one place, click here . Florida Is Blocking Money From 2 School Districts Over Mask Mandates, Defying A Judge is from NPR. Schools Are Ge
My Most Popular Tweets Of The MonthPhotoMIX-Company / Pixabay I used to post weekly collections of my best tweets, and used Storify to bring them together. Unfortunately, Storify went under. Fortunately, however, Wakelet was a new tool that was able to import all of a person’s Storifys. So you can see all those previous Twitter “Best” lists here . You might also be interested in MY MOST POPULAR TWEETS OF THE YEAR and RECOMMENDATIO
Video: “Teachers reflect on the first days and the year ahead”steveriot1 / Pixabay I was a member of a great Ed Source teacher panel last night where a few of us shared our thoughts on this school year. You can watch the video below, and read an article about it here .
My Latest BAM! Radio Show Is On Teaching In Classrooms Where All Students Have DevicesTeaching in a 1:1 Schools for the First Time This Year? Here’s a Quick Start Guide for Newbies is the topic of my latest ten-minute BAM! Radio Show. I’m joined in the conversation by Ashley Kearney, Anabel Gonzalez, and Michelle Makus Shory, who have all contributed written commentaries to my Ed Week column. I’m adding it to All My BAM Radio Shows – Linked With Descriptions .
“Educators Must ‘Walk Alongside Afghans and Support Them'”Educators Must ‘Walk Alongside Afghans and Support Them’ is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Three educators who have experience working with refugee students offer practical advice on how to support newly arrived Afghan students. Here are some excerpts:
Wednesday’s New Articles On School Reopeningsgeralt / Pixabay Ordinarily, I’d add these new articles and videos to The Best Posts Predicting (& Showing) What Schools Look Like During The Pandemic . However, that list is just getting too massive. So, in the future, if you want to find these in one place, click here . L.A. teachers union calls for vaccination mandate for eligible students, stricter quarantines is from The L.A. Times. For remo
Labor Day Is Coming Up – Here Are Teaching & Learning ResourcesLabor Day is coming up soon. You might be interested in The Best Websites For Learning About Labor Day .
NASA Unveils New Teaching & Learning ActivitiesNASA has released a bunch of new science lessons and activities at Launch Back to School With NASA: Student and Educator Resources for the 2021-2022 School Year . You might also be interested in “Best” Lists Of The Week: Planets & Space .
Hispanic Heritage Month Is Coming Up – Here Are Teaching & Learning ResourcesHispanic Heritage Month begins on September 15th. You might be interested in The Best Resources For Hispanic Heritage Month .
