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Monday, November 11, 2013

11-11-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

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




New Resources On Student Motivation
Here are some new resources on student motivation. I’ll be adding this post to The Best Posts & Articles On “Motivating” Students: 14 Videos for Starting Dialogue on Rethinking Rewards, Awards is a must-see post from Chri Wejr. Sandy Millin has a good post titled Motivation Stations (including student hand-outs) that is specifically geared to motivation for learning a second language. When 3+
Three Lessons For ELLs On The Importance Of Being Bilingual
Sean Banville’s great website Breaking News English has three good lessons on the importance of being bilingual: Can learning another language keep your brain healthier? Being Bilingual Boosts Brainpower Half of Europe’s citizens are bilingual I’m adding them to The Best Resources For Learning The Advantages To Being Bilingual.


“The Ten Ways Blogs…Are Used In Schools”
Sue Waters has just published a very useful post over at The Edublogger titled The Top 10 Ways Blogs and WordPress Are Used in Schools. If you are a blogger, are considering starting a blog, or just want to learn more about blogging, that’s the post where you should start. You might also be interested in these resources: Resources From All My Blogs The Best Sources Of Advice For Teachers (And Oth


Twitter Chat on My New Book Starts Today #classmgmtQA
Regular readers of this blog know that Education Week recently published a eBook collection of posts from here on classroom management and student motivation.  It’s titled Classroom Management Q&As: Expert Strategies for Teaching. It also includes new material, and you can read an excerpt from the book that appeared in The Washington Post.  Also, Middleweb has recently published a review. I’ve

More Resources On Veterans/Armistice Day
Here are new additions to The Best Websites To Learn About Veterans Day: Remembrance Day: The 10 greatest paintings of war is from The BBC. Why Do We Celebrate Poppy Day is from English With A Twist. America’s veterans: Who they are is from The Washington Post. Why Veterans Day is on Nov. 11 is from The Washington Post. Veterans Day: Resources To Embrace, Engage, And Educate is from The ASIDE blo


The Best Resources For Geography Awareness Week
Thanks to Richard Byrne, I’ve been reminded that Geography Awareness Week is November 17th through the 23rd this year. Here’s a description of the week’s origin: Each year more than 100,000 Americans actively participate in Geography Awareness Week (GeoWeek). Established by presidential proclamation more than 25 years ago, this annual public awareness program organized by National Geographic Educ

Quote Of The Day: “The Myth of Teachers Not Changing”
The Myth of Teachers Not Changing is a new post by Larry Cuban. Here’s an excerpt:
Teaching English With Lucha Libre
My latest New York Times post for English Language Learners uses the Mexican wrestling phenomenon called Lucha Libre in a speaking, writing, and reading activity. A student interactive, video & teaching ideas are included….

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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

11-10-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Updated Resources On Typhoon HaiyanHere are new additions to The Best Resources For Learning About Typhoon Haiyan: Philippine super typhoon kills at least 10,000, official says is from Reuters. Death toll likely to exceed 1,000 after typhoon slams Philippines is from CNN. Philippine Death Toll Feared In Thousands is from Th