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A VERY BUSY DAY Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007

Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007


A VERY BUSY DAY
Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
The latest news and resources in education since 2007
 
 

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Two New Automatic Citation Generators
Here are two new additions to The Best Resources For Learning Research & Citation Skills : Anytime I’ve gone to Google Docs recently, I’m getting notified of a new citations feature it added. You can read about it at Easily add and manage citations in Google Docs. Bibcitation also just came out. Here’s a video about it:
Halloween & Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) Are Coming Up – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources
cocoparisienne / 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

“Nine Ways to Implement Culturally Responsive Teaching During Distance Learning”
Nine Ways to Implement Culturally Responsive Teaching During Distance Learning is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Four educators offer ways teachers can implement culturally responsive teaching during remote learning, including incorporating students’ lives into lessons. Here are some excerpts:
What Are Mistakes Teachers Make When Teaching ELLs?
Here’s an upcoming question-of-the-week at my Education Week Teacher column – I’ll look forward to your responses!
Check Out This 100 Year-Old PSA Video On Guarding Against The “Spanish Flu”
shameersrk / Pixabay Here’s a colorized PSA from one-hundred years ago: Dr Wise is here to advise! As Britain fell under the grip of the Great Influenza of 1918-19, the Local Government Board (later the Ministry of Health) commissioned this dramatised public information film. Its hard-hitting message was designed to shock people out of their complacency towards this common illness and take preven
Here’s A Bunch Of “Fun Stuff” On Education – We Can All Use A Laugh!
geralt / Pixabay I have over 2,100 frequently revised and updated “Best” lists on just about every subject imaginable, and you can find them listed three different ways in three different places (see Three Accessible Ways To Search For & Find My “Best” Lists ). I’m starting to publish a series where each day I will highlight the “Best” lists in a separate category. Today, it’s on “Fun Stuff”: The
New TED-Ed Video & Lesson: “Why we need national parks”
12019 / Pixabay The latest TED-Ed lesson and video is on “Why we need national parks.” I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About Yosemite & Other U.S. National Parks .
Trump Cancels Stimulus Talks – Schools & Millions Hurt
geralt / Pixabay A few days ago, it looked another stimulus package – one that would provide schools with the money they need, along with support for millions of people – had a chance (see Great News: Odds Are Increasing That Schools May Get Billions In Next Stimulus! ). President Trump shot that down today. With luck, however, it will only be a temporary delay, and a Biden administration and a D
Fannie Lou Hamer Would Have Been 104 Years Old Today – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources
viarami / Pixabay Fannie Lou Hamer was born on this day 104 years ago… You might be interested in FANNIE LOU HAMER WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1917 – HERE ARE RELATED TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES . Good morning… On this day, civil rights activist, Fannie Lou Hamer was born. A fierce organizer, leader, for black liberation which included voting rights and women’s rights, farm ownership and food secur
Tuesday’s Must-Read Articles & Must-Watch Videos On School Reopening
moritz320 / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : Now Taking the Stage in the Pandemic: The School Nurse is from The NY Times. 

Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007

Education Matters: Voluntold to sub

Education Matters: Voluntold to sub

Voluntold to sub




voluntold
voluntold: The exact opposite of volunteering. Always used in reference to an unpleasant task to which you have been assigned by your boss.

Teachers all across the district are being voluntold to sub for absent colleagues, give up their planning and lunches, and the system is set up so teachers cannot say no. Not if they want to keep their jobs, their teaching assignment, or their standing that is.

Did you know you could be a 12 year veteran of teaching, TWELVE YEARS!!!!!, and you can be let go at the end of the year for any or no reason. It was a decade ago that teachers lost job protections.  Principals know this and use it to their advantage too. 


Oh, you can't cover, okay make sure all your paperwork is perfect, or don't expect that highly effective evaluation, what's your thoughts about being a traveling teacher or having multiple preps? How about I just single you out at every opportunity?  

I think it sucks that we don't have enough subs, but that's a district problem that they should solve. Mrs. McGuilicutty at P.S. whatever is already overwhelmed and doesn't have enough time or support. She and thousands of others need every second they can get.

From time to time, you hear that district staff will teach a class, well its time they stepped up, and if they feel they are too busy, welcome to the world of every teacher in the district.  

It's a shame what is happening in many of our schools and shame on the super and school board for letting it CONTINUE READING: Education Matters: Voluntold to sub