October Is National Bullying Prevention Month – Here Are Related Teaching & Learning Resourcesjohnhain / Pixabay October is National Bullying Prevention Month . You might be interested in A Very, Very Beginning List Of The Best Resources On Bullying — Please Suggest More .
“‘No Bad Things at the Moment’: Students Talk About Returning to School”‘No Bad Things at the Moment’: Students Talk About Returning to School is the headline of my latest Education Week column. While well aware of COVID-related change, students seem to be focused on such typical high school fare as grades and college-entrance exams. Here are some excerpts:
A Look Back: Not Only Can It Be Motivating To Have A Growth Mindset, But New Studies Find Learning About Others Who Have It Can Be Motivating, TooI thought that new – and veteran – readers might find it interesting if I began sharing my best posts from the past. You can see the entire collection of best posts from the past thirteen years here . I’ve posted a lot about a growth mindset, related research, and how I apply it in my classroom (see The Best Resources On Helping Our Students Develop A “Growth Mindset” ). New studies have now foun
Infographic Of The Week: “The Most Difficult Languages To Learn For English Speakers”geralt / Pixabay I’ve been publishing an “infographic of the week” for awhile, and you can see them all here . Here’s an interesting one: You will find more infographics at Statista
Friday’s New Articles & Videos About School Reopeningsviarami / 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: The Fight Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Is Coming To Kids Next is from Five Thirty Eight. Students Learned So Much More Durin
Oct. 17th Is The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty – Here Are Teaching & Learning ResourcesFree-Photos / Pixabay The United Nations has declared Oct. 17th to be the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty . You might be interested in: The Best Visualizations Of Poverty In The U.S. & Around The World The Best Resources About Wealth & Income Inequality The Best Resources On Why Improving Education Is Not THE Answer To Poverty & Inequality The Best Articles Showing Why Education
A Look Back: Study Finds Long-Term Effectiveness Of Simple Intervention Supporting First Generation College Students – Here’s How I Adapted It For High SchoolI thought that new – and veteran – readers might find it interesting if I began sharing my best posts from the past. You can see the entire collection of best posts from the past thirteen years here . A new follow-up study of first generation college students found that, particularly for African-Americans who had participated in the simple one-hour intervention, its effectiveness carried years in
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
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
Halloween & Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) Are Coming Up – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resourcescocoparisienne / Pixabay Halloween and The Day Of The Day are coming up this month. You might be interested in: The Best Websites For Learning About Halloween & Day Of The Dead (I’ve just done a quick update and removed a fair number of “dead” links). The Best Movie Scenes For Halloween. The Best Resources For Helping Beginner ELLs Learn About Halloween & The Day Of The Dead The Best Teaching Res
Thursday’s New Articles & Videos On School ReopeningsMichaelGaida / 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: Sacramento school district votes to mandate COVID vaccines for students and staff is from the Sacramento Bee. That’s our
A Look Back: Big Study Finds Several Math & Reading Interventions Helpful To Secondary Students, But Offering Incentives Is UselessI thought that new – and veteran – readers might find it interesting if I began sharing my best posts from the past. You can see the entire collection of best posts from the past thirteen years here . A meta-analysis of math and reading interventions targeting middle and high schools students experiencing academic difficulties found several interventions helpful, but found one that was not – offe
Researchers Identify Strategies To “Improve Employee’s Health & Well-Being” – Most Are Applicable To The Classroom7 Strategies to Improve Your Employees’ Health and Well-Being is a new Harvard Business Review article that details the results of new research that can also be applicable to the classroom. Here are a few of their most relevant findings: Give workers more control over how they do their work. Here’s a video we did for Education Week on the value of autonomy in the classroom: Provide employees with
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
Another Reason Why “Good Teaching For ELLs is Good Teaching For Everybody”- One More Study Finds Value In Gestures During Lessons“Good teaching for ELLs is good teaching for everybody” is a line Katie Hull and I often say, and yet another study demonstrates that fact. It found that using gestures in lessons for non-ELL students improved comprehension. You can find the study here , and a summary here . I’m adding this info to The Best Resources On Students Using Gestures & Physical Movement To Help With Learning .
A Look Back: Goldmine Of Printables For Primary Source Analysis, Including Versions For ELLsI thought that new – and veteran – readers might find it interesting if I began sharing my best posts from the first half of this year. You can see the entire collection of best posts from the past thirteen years here . The National Archives has a collection of eighteen different sheets that can be used by students for analyzing primary sources, including versions specifically made for use with E
Google Unveils Impressive Interactive Tour Of Great WallToday, Google Arts and Culture unveiled about the most impressive online interactive tour of The Great Wall of China that you’re going to find anywhere. Check out “Walk The Great Wall.” You can read more about it here . I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About China .
“Ringo Lingo” Is A Nice New Online Dictation Site For English Language LearnersDictation is always a great activity for English Language Learners – having students pair up with mini-whiteboards to take turns dictating sentences to each other after they have just read a passage is a staple of my classroom. Students practicing on their own using online dictation sites is another option, and I have several listed at The Best Sites For ELLs To Practice Online Dictation . A bran
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
Infographic Of The Week: “How Genetically Similar Are We To Other Life Forms?”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, How Genetically Similar Are We To Other Life Forms? , is from Visual Capitalist. You can find more information on it – and a bigger version – at the link.
