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THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007

 Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007


THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION
Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... 
The latest news and resources in education since 2007



Saturday’s New Articles & Videos On School Reopenings
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: Glimpses of How Pandemic America Went Back to School is from The NY Times. Let’s talk about school bus driver “shortages.” There’s a thread here
“Figures In The Sky” Shows How Different Cultures View The Stars
Figures in the Sky is an interactive demonstrating how different cultures view, and have viewed, the stars. Here’s a description: No matter where you are on Earth, we all look up to the same sky during the dark nights. You might see a different section of it depending on your exact location, time & season, nevertheless the stars have fascinated humans across time and continents. Our own creativit
What Do Young People Want At Work – And, Probably, At School, Too? Respect
When Bosses Are Respectful, Young People Are More Resilient At Work And Enjoy Their Jobs More is a recent article at BPS Digest summarizing a new study. They surveyed young people, 21 to 34, who were working, and found some not unsurprising results. I don’t think it’s too much of a reach to suggest that its findings could be applicable to the classroom, too. I’m adding this info to Best Posts On

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Friday’s New Articles & Videos On School Reopenings
ReadyElements / 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: Parents frustrated with delays to Sacramento City Unified independent study program is from one of our local TV stations
Nice Edutopia Review Of Classroom Management Research
How Novice and Expert Teachers Approach Classroom Management Differently is a nice review of research, and appears in Edutopia. By the way, Edutopia has published two other pieces on classroom management in the past that I think are particularly helpful. They are: This Article Is One Of The Best Pieces I’ve Read On Classroom Management 7 Classroom Management Mistakes—and the Research on How to Fi
BBC Video: The Ways People Use Their Fingers To Count In Different Parts Of The World
OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay Here’s how the BBC describes this new video: Humans evolved with 10 digits on our hands, and that’s likely the reason we have 10 digits in our number system. Counting on your fingers feels like such a natural and obvious thing to do that you might be surprised by just how differently people do it around the world, and how effective some methods can be. I’m adding it

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Thursday’s New Articles & Videos On School Reopenings
Pexels / 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: Massachusetts governor deploys state’s national guard to assist with bus driver shortage is from NBC News. States sound alarm o
Helpful Advice On How Teachers Can Respond To Students They Find “Challenging”
Though I don’t like the headline, the Harvard Business Review article How to Work with Someone Who Creates Unnecessary Conflict provides good advice that can be adapted to the classroom. I don’t think the suggestions in the article will come as any surprise to veteran teachers, but they are good reminders of how to respond to students who we might find challenging: Identify common interests/value
New Resources & Info About Supporting Afghan Refugees
Here are new additions to A Collection Of The Best Advice To Teachers About Supporting Afghan Refugee Students : President Obama and many others have just created Welcome.us to provide support to Afghan refugees. You can learn about a new effort being initiated by President Biden here: Biden plots private help for refugee crisis And here’s an article from Vox detail just one of the challenges the

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All The Data You Wanted To Know About ELLs, But Were Afraid To Ask….
200degrees / Pixabay (NOTE: Sorry, the original link to the report was incorrect. It’s fixed now) New America has just released the English Learner Accountability Hub : The English Learner Accountability Hub provides an overview of key English learner information in all 50 states plus Washington, DC and Puerto Rico. I’m adding it to The Best Ways To Keep-Up With Current ELL/ESL/EFL News & Researc
This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Ed Policy Issues
Here 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 ): The Tragedy of America’s Rural Schools is from The NY Times. Schools become political ‘battlefield’ in culture wars Trump cultivated is from NBC News. ‘What a Distraction’: More Research on Common Core Points to Meager Academic
Wednesday’s New Articles On School Reopenings
Andrys / 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: See Mask Mandates and Guidance for Schools in Each State is from The NY Times. The Unexpected Reason Arizona’s Mask Mandate Ban
Most Popular Posts Of The Week
I’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
Pins Of The Week
I’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
“Wanted: Students to Write About This School Year”
Wanted: Students to Write About This School Year is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Classroom Q&A is inviting teachers to have their students write about their school experiences for publication here. Check it out!
Here Are The Instructions I’ve Given Peer Tutors To Help ELLs Improve Their Literacy
geralt / Pixabay I’ve previously shared HERE ARE THE GUIDELINES I’M GIVING PEER TUTORS IN MY ELL CLASSES THIS YEAR , as well as THE BEST RESOURCES TO HELP PREPARE TUTORS & VOLUNTEERS IN ELL CLASSES – AND, BOY, DO I NEED SUGGESTIONS! Here are some new guidelines I’ve given peer tutors to follow when they take ELLs outside and they read aloud a book of their choosing. I think they’re okay, but I do
Tuesday’s New Articles & Videos On School Reopenings
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: Who will follow L.A. school district in mandating vaccines for students? is from The L.A. Times. 1 Million Kids Head Back To School In New York
Ed Tech Digest
Ten 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

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“Integrating SEL & Tech Into This New School Year”
Integrating SEL & Tech Into This New School Year is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Technology opens up programs that allow students to drive their learning, while social-emotional learning influence lessons and teaching. Here are some excerpts:
Infographic Of The Week: “This is the Language Each Country Wants to Learn the Most”
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, This is the Language Each Country Wants to Learn the Most , is from Visual Capitalist. You can find more information on it – and a bigger version – at the link.
I Learned A Lot About Memory, Assessment & Teaching In The Fall From This Article
I think ASCD’s new article, Why Testing Shouldn’t Be the First Response to Last Year’s Learning Gaps , is a must-read for all educators this fall. It’s by Robert A. Bjork, Kate Jones, and Dylan Wiliam. They do an excellent job sharing research and recommendations about assessment, student memory and retrieval practice, and how to apply it all to this fall. Spoiler alert: Giving high-stakes tests

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New Resources On Critical Race Theory Hysteria
GDJ / 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 : Analysis: How State Critical Race Theory Bans Could Trickle Down to the Classroom — and What Schools, Teachers and Parents Can Do is from The 74. How to stop worrying that CRT will corrupt your kids is from The
Sunday’s New Articles & Videos On School Reopenings
geralt / 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: Yes, Gov. DeSantis, Studies Do Show Masks Curb Covid-19 In Schools is from NPR. A Teen Called For Masks In School After His Gra
“Multiʻōlelo” Looks Like A Gold Mine Of Useful Research For Language Teachers
Tumisu / Pixabay Multiʻōlelo compiles research related to language learning. Here are some excerpts from its “About” page: Multiʻōlelo is a transmedia multilingual platform aiming to curate language-related matters in multiple languages from multiple voices. Multiʻōlelo promotes multilingual, multicultural perspectives and encourages different forms of scholarship for public access and interactio
Meme Of The Week: No Substitute Teachers This Year
I’ve been making a fair number of school-related memes lately, and you can see them all at The Best Tools For Making Internet ” Memes . Here’s my latest, and you can make your own here .

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