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: The Students Returned, but the Fallout From a Long Disruption Remained is from The NY Times. What Omicron means for schools thi
“17 Favorite Classroom Q&A Posts of 2021”17 Favorite Classroom Q&A Posts of 2021 is one of my most recent Education Week columns. I pick my best posts from the year, and I’m adding the list to ALL END-OF-YEAR “BEST” LISTS FOR 2021 IN ONE PLACE! Here’s an excerpt from one of them:
My Latest BAM! Radio Show Is On How Teachers Can Most Effectively Engage With Classified StaffEngaging “Classified Staff” More Effectively: Why It Matters More Now is the topic of my latest ten-minute BAM! Radio Show. Angela Ward, Vivian Simmons and Jennifer Orr join me in the conversation, and they have also all contributed written commentaries to my Ed Week column. I’m adding it to All My BAM Radio Shows – Linked With Descriptions .
A Look Back: What Can We Learn About Classroom Management From Abraham Lincoln?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 . I originally shared this post in 2011. You might also find Best Posts On Classroom Management useful. The New York Times has a fascinating article about Lincoln and The Mormons . It explains that he basically made a deal to leave them
Friday’s New Articles On 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: Here’s what schools are doing to try to address students’ social-emotional needs is from NPR. Why a New York City School Told
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
This New Edutopia Video That Turned Writing Argument Paragraphs Into A Game Has Given Me An Idea…Myriams-Fotos / Pixabay Edutopia recently published the short video below about how a teacher has “gamified” having student write argument paragraphs as they compete to see who can identify the most persuasive evidence to support claims. I’m not sure I’d do it exactly like she does but, combined with the success of a recent game activity I tried (see I Played A New Learning Game With My ELL Stude
A Look Back: “How Students Can Grow Their Own Brains”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 . I originally shared this post in 2009. In 2009, I began teaching explicit lessons related to student motivation and Social Emotional Learning. Of course, since that time, I’ve written several very practical books on the topic. I’m not
Five New Resources To Look Forward To This WeekAs we close 2021, a number of things I’ve written will be published over the next seven days, and I think some educators will find them useful: *My eleventh annual round-up of the best and worst education news will appear at The Washington Post. You can see what I wrote about previous years here . * My annual education predictions will also appear at the Post. My predictions for 2021 were in a li
Thursday’s New Articles & Videos On School ReopeningsTumisu / 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: This is so different from the start of the pandemic, when the governor and unions could not agree on reopening and what it woul
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
A Look Back: Is This The Most Important Research Study Of The Year? MaybeI 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 . I originally shared this post in 2011. You might also be interested in some related “Best” lists I’ve published since then, including The Best Posts Questioning If Direct Instruction Is “Clearly Superior” and The Best Resources About I
“A Lesson From Students: Believe Success Is Possible for Every Learner”A Lesson From Students: Believe Success Is Possible for Every Learner is the headline of one of my recent Education Week columns. Don’t make assumptions and believe in the potential greatness of every student are two takeaways teachers have learned from their students. Here are some excerpts:
Wednesday’s New Articles On School Reopeningstorstensimon / 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: Omicron and schools: What we know now is from Chalkbeat. Are Schools Ready for the Next Big Surge? is from The NY Times.
A Look Back: “New Research Shows Why Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and Character Education Are Not Enough”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 . I published this post in 2013, and later posted an expanded The Best Articles About The Study Showing Social Emotional Learning Isn’t Enough , which includes a column I wrote for The Washington Post on the same topic, The manipulation
SEL Weekly UpdateI’ve recently begun this weekly post where I’ll be sharing resources I’m adding to The Best Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Resources or other related “Best” lists. You might also be interested in THE BEST SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING RESOURCES OF 2021 – PART ONE. Finally, check out “Best” Lists Of The Week: Social Emotional Learning Resources . Here are this week’s picks: How to build a habit in 5
A Look Back: Alternatives To Collective PunishmentI 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 . I originally shared this post in 2011. You might also be interested in my follow-up post, Collective Punishment In The Classroom . I suspect many teachers have had an experience like this: A paper airplane, or a ball of paper, or a pen
Tuesday’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: I agree that schools should remain open. However, this column demonstrates little regard for the health of adults working in sc
SEL Weekly UpdateI’ve recently begun this weekly post where I’ll be sharing resources I’m adding to The Best Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Resources or other related “Best” lists. You might also be interested in THE BEST SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING RESOURCES OF 2021 – PART ONE. Finally, check out “Best” Lists Of The Week: Social Emotional Learning Resources . Here are this week’s picks: The Adaptability Advantage
A Look Back: Emphasizing What Students Can Do, Instead Of What They “Can’t”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 . I wrote this post in 2010… A couple of years ago, I read a short piece by classroom management author Marvin Marshall about the importance of emphasizing to students what they could do, as opposed to what they couldn’t do. That perspec