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Sunday, October 6, 2013

10-6-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL:

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Two Helpful Resources On Social Emotional Learning
Here are two new helpful resources I’m adding to The Best Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Resources: Mind in The Making has developed a very useful list of children’s books divided up by the different SEL skills that are taught through them. They would be great for younger students and for English Language Learners. Teaching the Whole Child: Instructional Practices That Support Social-Emotional Le

Another “Round-Up” Of Good Posts On Education Policy Issues
Boy, good posts and articles on education policy issues have been coming in fast and furious. Here’s the latest “round-up”: Brown signs bill delaying exams despite Duncan’s threat is from Ed Source. Are The Startup Fellas Hellbent On Destroying Education Even Literate? is from The Awl. Paying Economists by Hair Color? Thoughts on Masters Degrees & Teacher Compensation by Bruce Baker is one of


More Resources On Learning & The Brain
Photo Credit: Kai Schreiber via Compfight Here are some new additions to The Best Resources On “Brain-Based Learning”: Foundations of Professional Development is by Geoffrey Caine and Renate N. Caine. Strategies to Prevent the Neurotoxic Impact of School Stress is by Judy Willis. Which is Better? is by Eric Jensen.


This Week In Web 2.0
In yet another attempt to get at the enormous backlog I have of sites worth sharing, I’ve recently begin a regular feature called “The Week In Web 2.0.” It’ll be a short compilation of new decent sites that are worth noting, but maybe not necessarily worth a separate post and generally — though not always — not worthy of being on a “The Best…” list (let me know if you think I’m wrong in my assess



This Week’s “Links I Should Have Posted About, But Didn’t” – October
I have a huge backlog of resources that I’ve been planning to post about in this blog but, just because of time constraints, have not gotten around to doing. Instead of letting that backlog grow bigger, I regularly grab a few and list them here with a minimal description. It forces me to look through these older links, and help me organize them for my own use. I hope others will find them helpful
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 10-5-13 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAYSee Where All Your Food Comes From With “Map Your Recipe”As the site says: Map your Recipe does a simple thing: enter the ingredients of a recipe and it will show you where the vegetables that went into it were first domesticated. It’s pretty neat — you’re shown a world map with the origina