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Friday, December 6, 2013

12-6-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

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




More Resources On Nelson Mandela
Here are more additions to The Best Resources Honoring Nelson Mandela At His Passing….: 12 Mandela Quotes That Won’t Be In the Corporate Media Obituaries is from common Dreams. See how South Africa changed over Nelson Mandela’s lifetime is from The Washington Post. Rare Footage of Mandela in Prison is from The New York Times. ‘Free Mandela (From the Prison of Fantasy)!’ is also from The NY Times.
Quote Of The Day: “For Mandela, Reverence, but Criticism, Too”
For Mandela, Reverence, but Criticism, Too is the headline of an article in The New York Times. Here’s an excerpt: I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles About Compromise.

This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Good Posts On Education Policy
Here are a few recent useful posts on educational policy issues: I Won’t Say ‘Don’t Join Teach For America’ (Yet) is by Camika Royal. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles Raising Concerns About Teach For America. What’s going on behind the curtains in Sacramento City USD is by Alice Mercer. Want to Look Great on Global Education Surveys? Test Only the Top Students is from Business Week.
Quote Of The Day: “A Second Look at iPads in Los Angeles”
Larry Cuban has published an insightful critique of the the iPad disaster in Los Angeles, A Second Look at iPads in Los Angeles. Here’s an excerpt: I’m adding it to A Very Beginning List Of The Best Articles On The iPad Debacle In Los Angeles Schools. I’m also adding this article to the same list: Mixed reaction to iPad rollout from L.A. teachers and administrators is from The Los Angeles Times.

12-5-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Video: “Teachers on Newtown 911 tapes were ‘remarkably calm’ amid chaos”I’m adding this video to yesterday’s post, Resources On The Sandy Hook Shootings: Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economyby Larry Ferlazzo / 2h hide  //  saveYESTERDAYDecember’s Best Tweets — Part OneEvery month I mak