“Anti-Racist Teaching Strategies for Predominantly White Schools”Anti-Racist Teaching Strategies for Predominantly White Schools is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Creating common vocabulary and safe places for students and strengthening their critical-analysis skills support anti-racist teaching. Here are some excerpts:
A Look Back: “Being ‘Transactional’ Versus Being ‘Transformational’ in Schools”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 . Today, I’m highlighting a piece I wrote for The Huffington Post a number of years ago, Being ‘Transactional’ Versus Being ‘Transformational’ in Schools . In it, I discuss how both community organizers, political scientists and educatio
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 Best Fun Videos For English Language Learners In 2021 – Part TwoMy end-of-year “Best” list posts continue… I use short, funny video clips a lot when I’m teaching ELLs, and you can read in detail about how I use them in The Best Popular Movies/TV Shows For ESL/EFL (& How To Use Them) . In short, there are many ways to use them that promote speaking, listening, writing and reading (including having students describe – in writing and verbally – a chronological d
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
A Look Back: “Bribing students: Another ‘magical solution’ that doesn’t work”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 . Today, I’m highlighting a piece I wrote for The Washington Post several years ago titled Bribing students: Another ‘magical solution’ that doesn’t work . Here’s an excerpt:
Dec. 18th Is International Migrants Day – Here Are Teaching & Learning ResourcesYvonneScholz / Pixabay The United Nations has declared December 18th to be International Migrants Day . You might be interested in: The Best Sites For Learning About World Refugee Day The Best Sites For Learning About Immigration In The United States The Best Places Where Students Can Tell Their – And/Or Their Families – Immigration Story The Best Posts On The Migration Policy Institute Report On
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: Four Ways (in One App) to Help NASA Study the Changing Planet is from Discover. I’m adding it to THE BEST SITES WHERE STUDENTS CAN PARTIC
A Look Back: New Study Finds That Using Cellphones During Lectures Hurt Exam Scores, But That’s Not The Most Important ResultThis blog has gained many new readers over the past year. Because of that, I thought it might be worth sharing a daily “A Look Back” where I share a best post from the past fourteen years. You can also see all of my choices for “Best” posts here . This post appeared in July, 2018. Plenty of research has found that using cellphones in class – for non-class related purposes – hurts academic achieve
Wednesday’s New Articles & Videos On School Reopeningssweetlouise / 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: Schools Are Closing Classrooms on Fridays. Parents Are Furious. is from The NY Times. LAUSD’s independent study program is
Video: “Google – Year In Search 2021”377053 / Pixabay I’m adding Google’s new video to The Best Year-In-Review Features For 2021 :
2022 Is Just Around The Corner – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources About The New Year!DeltaWorks / Pixabay The New Year is approaching fast! You might be interested in The Best Sites For Learning About New Year Celebrations .
A Look Back: The Importance Of Knowing What You Don’t KnowI 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 . In 2012, I published The Best Resources On The Importance Of Knowing What You Don’t Know . Here is an introductory comment I made in it:
It’s Winter! Here Are Teaching & Learning Resourcespixel2013 / Pixabay It’s that time of year! You might be interested in The Best Sites For Learning About The Winter Season .
‘What Are You Doing to Help Students Understand Systemic Racism and Combat It?’is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Creating the conditions for effective dialogues and incorporating student voice are two ways to help students become anti-racist. Here are some excerpts:
Here’s A New “Individualized” Homework Strategy I’m Trying With My English Language Learner StudentsOpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay I’m generally not a fan of giving homework. However, since it typically takes three-to-six-years to develop academic English proficiency, and the majority of Newcomers who enter high schools often have the low-end (if that) of that number of years to graduate, it may very well be in insurmountable challenge if the limit their study of English to class time. Of course
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
A Look Back: It’s No Surprise To Teachers, But Research Suggests That Most Benchmark Assessment Are UselessThis blog has recently gained many new readers. Because of that, I thought it might be worth sharing a “A Look Back” where I periodically share my favorite from the past fourteen years. You can also see all of my choices for “Best” posts here . What classroom teacher doesn’t hate those so-called benchmark assessments that districts often force us to give to students? Today, education research Rob
Poll Says Trust In Teacher Declines A BitIpsos has released a poll on who the public trusts the most, and it suggests that trust in teachers has declined by six percent since 2019. It’s also important to keep in mind that the poll has a margin of error of between 3.5 and 5 percent, so it’s very possible that the decline is insignificant. Of course, from our pandemic saint-like peak to – in some quarters – then becoming distance learning
New ABC Sitcom Series “Abbott Elementary” Looks Like It Might Have PotentialConmongt / Pixabay Comedian/writer Quinta Brunson has the premiere of her new sitcom Tuesday night on ABC. It’s a “mockumentary” style show that’s based “on her mother’s experience as an elementary school teacher in Western neighborhood of the city of Philadelphia.” Here are a couple of trailers – it looks like it could be good:
