Sunday, June 22, 2014

6-22-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

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







Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL
I’ve started a somewhat regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that have caught my attention: Welcome.us invites people to share their immigration stories and to celebrate June as Immigrant Heritage Month: I’m adding the link and video to The Best Sites For Learning About Immigration In The United States. David Pe
Sunday’s New World Cup Resources
Here are today’s additions to The Best Sites For Learning About The 2014 World Cup In Brazil: Let The Commercials Explain World Cup Passion is from NPR. The Clubs That Connect The World Cup is a NY Times interactive. Watch the Most Beautiful Free Kicks in World Cup History is from Slate. How We Play The Game is another neat interactive from the NY Times. What language does soccer speak? is from A


The Best and Worst Education News of 2014 — So Far
I always do a year-end “Best & Worst” round-up of ed news, and I also often do a preliminary mid-year summary. June is a good time for it, and here it is — not ranking in any order…. I hope readers will let me know if they agree or disagree, and also share what they think I missed. You might also be interested in lists from previous years: Best and worst education news of 2013 The best — and


Five Useful Ed Tech Articles & Posts
Here are some recent useful pieces on ed tech-related issues: From Apple II to Touchcast, the evolution of computers in the classroom is from The Washington Post. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About The History Of Technology. Via Tablet or Smartphone, Learning With MOOCs is from The New York Times. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles On MOOC’s — Help Me Find More. Three


Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 6-21-14 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAYResearch Studies Of The WeekI often write about research studies from various fields and how they can be applied to the classroom. I write individual posts about ones that I think are especially significant, and will continue to do so. However, so many studies are published that it’s hard t