Saturday’s New Articles On School ReopeningsPixaline / 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: Los Angeles schools will stop requiring masks in an agreement with the teachers’ union. is from The NY Times. L.A. Unified to
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: 18 Ways To Making Digital MapsI’m continuing my “A Look Back” series by looking at past “Best” lists and updating them. Pexels / Pixabay I originally posted The Best Map-Making Sites On The Web in 2008, and have been revising and updating it since that time. It includes Google Maps (of course), Tripline , Map.me , StepMap , and fourteen more online tools. Check them all out at the “Best” list and let me know what I’m missing!
I Used Quizizz’s “Live Whiteboard” Feature For The First Time Today & Liked It A LotAs regular readers know, I’m a huge fan of Quizizz . I’ve written a lot about it . It’s so easy to use, so fun for students, has so many games, and has so many features. But I hadn’t tried using its relatively new Live Whiteboard feature until today, and discovered that it can be VERY useful. I’m teaching about quotation marks as part of students writing an Autobiographical Incident Essay. After
Reminder: New Resources For Teaching About The Russia/Ukraine War – Everyday!andriish22 / Pixabay Just another reminder that I usually add two-to-four new teaching resources everyday to The Best Teaching & Learning Resources About The Russia/Ukraine War. Right now it includes many lesson plans and teaching ideas. Let me know what you think I’m missing! And let’s hope the Russia stops its attacks soon.
“Let’s Take a Holistic Approach to Judging Schools”Let’s Take a Holistic Approach to Judging Schools is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Parents wouldn’t judge their kids based on a single factor. So, says Ron Berger of EL Education, why must schools use a lone test score? Here are some excerpts:
“What Makes a Class Memorable? Here’s What Students Say”What Makes a Class Memorable? Here’s What Students Say is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Teachers can create memorable experiences for students by listening to them, sharing expectations, and being creative. Here are some excerpts:
A Look Back: 13 Tools For Creating Online FlashcardsI’m continuing my “A Look Back” series by looking at past “Best” lists and updating them. AnnasPhotography / Pixabay I originally published The Best Tools To Make Online Flashcards in 2009, and have been revising and updating it since that time. It includes tools like Quizlet , Study Stack , Test Me , and ten more, plus a bunch of ideas on how to incorporate flashcards into the classroom. Check t
Our Teachers’ Union Accepts Fact Finding Report; District Rejects It; We Strike Next WeekOur state-appointed “Fact-Finder,” a neutral party agreed to by our union and our district, the Sacramento City Unified District, issued his report today. It was the district who declared an impasse in negotiations and asked for mediation, followed by fact finding (this is the California process). He agreed with the union positions on the vast majority of issues. The union accepted the findings .
A Look Back: 13 Tools For Creating Word CloudsI’m continuing my “A Look Back” series by looking at past “Best” lists and updating them. KevinKing / Pixabay I originally published The Best Resources For Learning About “Word Clouds” in 2010, and have been revising and updating it since that time. It includes tools like Tagxedo , The Answer Garden , Make A Word Cloud , and at least ten more, plus you’ll find a ton of ideas and resources for usi
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
Google Gets Into The Math Adaptive Learning Business With “Practice Sets”I’ve previously shared some important research that has highlighted the importance of “adaptive learning” (see WHAT WORKS CLEARINGHOUSE PUBLISHES ONLINE LEARNING RESEARCH REVIEW – POINTS TO ADAPTIVE LEARNING & GAMES ). Adaptive learning basically means if one of our students is using a tech tool for learning, let’s say math or grammar, the program will automatically identify what they are doing w
Google Classroom Now Lets You Schedule The Same Assignment For Multiple Classes! (With Screenshots)On mobile: On laptop/desktop: I’m adding it to A Beginning List Of The Best Resources For Learning About Google Classroom .
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-to-ten 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
Wednesday’s New Articles On School Reopeningskalhh / 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: Two years ago schools shut down around the world. These are the biggest impacts is from NPR. It’s interesting, though its major
What Are Your Best Ideas For Using Picture Dictionaries With English Language Learners?geralt / Pixabay What are ELL teacher’s favorite activities for using Picture Dictionaries? And does anyone have suggestions of online resources to find even more ideas? I’m not really finding anything useful in a cursory online search. What have you got?
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: 30 Ways Science Educators Teach With The New York Times is from The NY Times Learning Network. There’s No Easy Protocol for Handling Clas
“You Write” Is The First Of Many Artificial-Intelligence Writing Tools That Will Be A Challenge Or Opportunity For TeachersOver the past few years, more than a few tools have come online that basically solve math problems, including showing the work that was needed to come to the solution. There has been a fair amount of outcry from math teachers about how that can make things easier for students to get by without learning. However, as Dan Meyer says in We Should Wish PhotoMath All The Success In The World: But we sh
Tuesday’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: Bay Area students weigh in on what it will be like to be mask-free in class is from NPR. Better air in classrooms matters beyo
Cesar Chavez Day Takes Place This Month – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resourcesmohamed_hassan / Pixabay Cesar Chavez Day is recognized as a holiday by ten states in the U.S., and falls on March 31st — his birthday (or a Monday/Friday that is closest to a weekend). You might be interested in The Best Sites For Learning About Cesar Chavez & The United Farm Workers Union .
