Thursday, February 20, 2014

2-20-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

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








February’s Best Tweets — Part Three
Every month I make a few short lists highlighting my choices of the best resources I through (and learned from) Twitter, but didn’t necessarily include them in posts here on my blog. I’ve already shared in earlier posts several new resources I found on Twitter — and where I gave credit to those from whom I learned about them. Those are not included again in post. If you don’t use Twitter, you can

The Best Resources On The Protests In Ukraine
I’ve previously posted about the Ukraine protests, but the escalation of the violence is so tragic and on-going, I thought a “Best” lists would be useful. You might also be interested in You might also be interested in The Best Sites For Learning About Protests In History. Kiev Truce Shattered, Dozens Killed is a photo gallery from The Atlantic. Ukraine’s deepening political crisis is an infograp
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition (NCELA) Reopens For Business
The National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition (NCELA), which was created by Congress forty years ago to be a…clearinghouse for info on English Language Learners, appears to have reopened for business after a dramatic contracting saga that went on for a longtime, and which you can read about at Learning The Language. They just sent out what they say will be a bimonthly email newslett
Thursday’s New Sochi Resources
Here are today’s additions to The Best Sites For Learning About The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games: Russian Riot Grrrls Beaten but Not Arrested in Sochi is from The New York Times. Champions of the corruption race is an interesting interactive.


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: “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:by Larry F