The Beijing Winter Olympic Olympics Begin In A Few Days – Here Are Teaching & Learning ResourcesYazanMRihan / Pixabay The Beijing Winter Olympics begin on February 4th. You might be interested in A BEGINNING LIST TO LEARN ABOUT THE 2022 BEIJING WINTER OLYMPICS .
A Look Back: The New Study Headlined “Group Work Harms Memory” Doesn’t Mean What You Think It DoesI 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 . This post originally appeared in 2016: Group work can harm memory is the headline of a widely circulated summary of a new study. I believe a good number of the people (though not all) doing the circulating are ones who have in the past
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 Many Benefits of Stren
Feb. 2nd Is Groundhog Day – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resourceshatlerbratton / Pixabay It’s Groundhog Day on Wednesday. You might be interested in The Best Resources For Groundhog Day .
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 2021. Also, check out A Collection Of My Best Resources On Teaching English Language Learners. In additi
A Look Back: Video – “10 Strategies to Help Students Develop Intrinsic Motivation to Write”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 . This post originally appeared in 2016: KQED Mindshift hosted a Facebook Live session with me this afternoon on “10 Strategies to Help Students Develop Intrinsic Motivation to Write.” I’ve embedded the forty-minute video below. It seeme
Feb. 2nd Is World Read Aloud Day – Here Are Teaching & Learning ResourcesOpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay February 2nd is World Read Aloud Day this year. You might be interested in The Best Resources For World Read Aloud Day .
My Latest BAM! Radio Show Is On Alternatives To Standardized TestingMy latest ten-minute BAM! Radio show is on alternatives to standardized testing. I’m joined in the discussion by Holly Spinelli, Tameka Porter and Mary Tedrow, who has also all contributed written commentaries to my Ed Week column on the topic. I’m adding it to All My BAM Radio Shows – Linked With Descriptions .
A Look Back: Important New Study Looks At Assets, Not Deficits, Of Teen “Defiance”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 . This post originally appeared in 2016: As regular readers know, looking at our students through the lens of assets and not deficits is very important to me (see Getting Organized Around Assets ; A Lesson Highlighting Community Assets —
Tom Brady May – Or May Not – Be Retiring. Here Is How The Way He Plays Relates To TeachingTom Brady may or may not have announced his retirement from pro football today. I thought it might be appropriate to republish a previous post headlined “What Does Tom Brady Have In Common With A Great Teacher?” It was later later republished in The Washington Post . Editor’s Note: I know of no one who is a better thinker about education than Ted Appel, the former principal at our high school. Un
Depressing Statistic Of The Week: Book Bans Hurting Millions Of StudentsEfforts to Ban Critical Race Theory Now Restrict Teaching for a Third of America’s Kids is from Education Week, and shares depressing news. I’m adding it to RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT ATTACKS ON “CRITICAL RACE THEORY,” THE 1619 PROJECT & ATTEMPTS TO STOP EDUCATORS FROM TEACHING ABOUT SYSTEMIC RACISM .
