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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

2-19-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

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









How My ELL Students Evaluated Me At The End Of First Semester
As regular readers know, at least twice each year I have students in all my classes anonymously evaluate the class and me (they also do a self-evaluation that, 95% of the time, turns into their grade. Here’s the form they usually use). In addition, they know ahead of time that I publish the results and also send them to my colleagues and administrators — warts and all. And believe, there have bee


“Reading Is a ‘Means to Bigger and Better Things’”
Reading Is a ‘Means to Bigger and Better Things’ is Part Two in my Education Week Teacher series on developing life-long readers. Today, educators Kristi Mraz, Marjorie Martinelli, Kathy Barclay and Cindi Rigsbee contribute their thoughts. Here’s are some excerpts:
Wednesday’s Sochi Resource Update
Here are today’s additions to The Best Sites For Learning About The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games: The New York Times has finally gotten around to putting all their Olympics’ interactives in one place. 6 Olympians who became educators is from Education Dive. What’s the Most Dominant Country In Each Winter Olympic Sport? is from The Atlantic. 2 in Russian Protest Band Held, Then Freed, in Sochi
Video: “I Am A Ukranian”
In light of what’s happening in Kiev right now, I thought readers might be interested in this English-language video that the protesters made to explain what they’re doing. For more information about what’s happening right now, you can check out this constantly update page from The New York Times and this updated Associated Press interactive. You might also be interested in The Best Sites For Lea
2-18-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Well-Done Interactive: “The Cost Of Living In The United States”Produced By Online Accounting Degreesby Larry Ferlazzo / 1h hide  //  saveMusic Video: Jamaican Bobsled Team reggae songI’m adding this new official Jamaican Bobsled Team song to The Best Sites For Learning About The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games:by Larry Fer