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Wednesday, February 5, 2014

2-5-14 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 Do We Help Our Students Become Better Readers?” Is My New Podcast — With Donalyn Miller!
Check out my latest eight minute BAM! podcast, this time with Donalyn Miller, educator, author, and admired by all of us who teach reading. Donalyn, and others, have contributed to an upcoming series at my Education Week Teacher column on teaching reading.
“How Can Schools Best Embrace The Maker Movement?”
How Can Schools Best Embrace The Maker Movement? is the newest “question-of-the-week” at my Education Week Teacher column. Feel free to leave your responses here or there…

Three Excellent Articles From ASCD On Teacher Morale
The new issue of ASCD Educational Leadership is on teacher morale, and I’m adding these three articles to The Best Posts & Articles About The Importance Of Teacher (& Student) Working Conditions: Can’t Wait for Monday is by Rafe Esquith. Getting Beyond the Blame Game is by James Harvey. An Open Letter on Teacher Morale is by Dina Strasser.
Quote Of The Day – Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on stumbles: ‘There’s always a next move’
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on stumbles: ‘There’s always a next move’ is the title of an article — and video — from The Today Show. Here’s an excerpt: I’m adding this to The Best Posts, Articles & Videos About Learning From Mistakes & Failures.
Yup, Another Update Of Sochi Olympics Resources
Here are today’s additions to The Best Sites For Learning About The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games: Journalists at Sochi are live-tweeting their hilarious and gross hotel experiences is from The Washington Post. Explore more infographics like this one on the web’s largest information design community – Visually. Explore more infographics like this one on the web’s largest information design c
I Just Updated My “Best” List Sharing Tools To Annotate Webpages & It Sure Got Smaller
I’m always on the look-out for web tools that can mimc a key instructional strategy I use with students in the classroom — having them use post-it notes to annotate books or articles so they can demonstrate their use of reading strategies (asking questions, making connections, etc.). I just updated Best Applications For Annotating Websites, and was shocked to see how many of the tools I had liste
2-4-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Today’s Resources On Sochi OlympicsHere are today’s additions to The Best Sites For Learning About The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games: The Games Are A Great Party, But Not A Great Investment is from NPR. The CBC has an excellent Olympics site (thanks to Michelle Henry for the tip). Explore more infographics like this one o