Thursday, March 13, 2014

3-13-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

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






Video: “Math Class” (Imagined by Kids)
It’s only a little over two minutes. Watch it til the very end…


The Difference Between Parent “Involvement” & Parent “Engagement”
I was a guest on a recent #PTchat to discuss the difference between parent “involvement” and parent “engagement.” I’ve posted selected tweets from that chat over at my other blog, Engaging Parents In School. You might be interested in The Difference Between Parent “Involvement” & Parent “Engagement”: Selected Tweets From #PTchat.
Bookmark “Teach UNICEF” For Excellent Lesson Materials
Teach UNICEF is an excellent resource for lesson plans and materials on social topics. I haven’t quite figured out the exact way to navigate it — it has an organized collection here, and then they have “Global Citizen Brief” like this one on Syria that appear to be elsewhere on the site. The lesson materials are top-notch and provide versions based on grade-levels. Some of the student questions i


The Best Video Clips & Full-Length Movies For Helping To Teach Persuasive Techniques (Help Me Find More)
I have a ton of resources related to teaching persuasive writing (see The Best Online Resources For Helping Students Learn To Write Persuasive Essays), especially to English Language Learners. I decided it would be helpful to find video clips to supplement teaching this unit, which I’m doing right now. I was surprised to find that several other sites have developed great collections of video clip


“Interviewly” Makes Great Reddit Interviews Legible
The Reddit website has great “Ask Me Anything (AMA)” interviews with well-known people, and I’ve posted about some of them. The content is fascinating. However, it’s almost like they had a contest for who could create the most unattractive and difficult-to-read format, and used the winner’s idea to use as the lay-out for the interviews themselves. Now, though, Inteviewly has taken some of the bes


This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Good Posts & Articles On Education Policy
Here is a collection of recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues: Vergara Plaintiffs Shouldn’t Put Individual Teachers On Trial is by Paul Bruno. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On California Court Case Attacking Teacher’s Rights. This took Teach For America 24 years to figure out? is by Valerie Strauss. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles Raising Concerns Abo




3-12-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Video: “What Does the World Eat for Breakfast?”I’m adding this video to The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Different Cultures: )by Larry Ferlazzo / 1h hide  //  saveHot Spot Interview — Report From IsraelThree years ago, I began a new regular interview series. There are always lots of “hot spots” around the world