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Monday, July 14, 2014

7-14-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

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








All My Ed Week Posts On Teaching Reading & Writing In One Place
I’ve published my latest Q & A Collection over at Ed Week. It brings together all my posts from the last three years on teaching reading and writing. Here’s an excerpt:

The New Yorker’s “Wrong Answer” Feature Is The Must-Read Education Article Of The Summer
© 2011 Sean MacEntee, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio The New Yorker, two months after publishing an excellent article on the school reform fiasco in Newark which made The Best Articles & Posts On Education Policy In 2014 – So Far list) has now published an extraordinary feature on the Atlanta testing scandal — Wrong Answer: In an era of high-stakes testing, a struggling school made a shocking choi


“What you can do to help the US’ 52,000 child migrants”
© 2011 Takver, Flickr | CC-BY-SA | via Wylio Vox has just published a very useful list of organizations that are helping the child refugees in the Southwest, and ways people can help them. Check out What you can do to help the US’ 52,000 child migrants. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About The Children Refugee Crisis At The U.S. Southern Border.


Great Video & Tweets: Donna Brazile At The AFT Convention
Donna Brazile announced the formation of Democrats For Public Education at the American Federation of Teachers Convention in Los Angeles. It’s designed to support effective and teacher-supported education efforts. You’ve got to watch this of her speech at the Convention. I’ve also embedded a few tweets that contain excerpts… "We know that the root cause of the problems we see in schools toda

Infographic: “Around The World In 80 Hats”
I’m adding this infographic to The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Different Cultures:



7-13-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Latest Resources On Child Refugees At U.S.-Mexico Border© 2007 Richard Masoner / Cyclelicious, Flickr | CC-BY-SA | via Wylio Here are the latest additions to The Best Resources For Learning About The Children Refugee Crisis At The U.S. Southern Border: Shame on you, Murrieta, for blocking immigrant detainee buses is from Th