Monday, July 21, 2014

7-21-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

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







Contribute A Post To The Next ELT Carnival — It’s On Humor In Language Teaching
The next ELT Blog Carnival, formerly known as the ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival, will be hosted by Carissa Peck at her blog. She writes: I am a teacher who strongly believes that humor makes classrooms better! This Blog Carnival is designed to let other teachers share how they use humor in the class, so that other teachers may be inspired from them! To submit your blog you have three options: 1. Twee


The Best Movie Scenes, Stories, & Quotations About “Transfer Of Learning” – Help Me Find More!
#160443393 / gettyimages.com I’ve been doing some thinking and writing about the idea of “transfer of learning” — helping students be able to apply what they learn in one situation to other contexts. I’ve previously posted The Best Resources For Learning About The Concept Of “Transfer” — Help Me Find More. I think I have a pretty good understanding of it now as I prepare a lesson plan. However


“12 New Yorker education articles to read while the archives are free”
© 2010 Fred Benenson, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio Last week, I wrote a post about The New Yorker preparing to make all its archives available free for a few months (see “The New Yorker” Makes All Articles Available For Free Until November). That time has arrived this week! And Vox has just published a nice guide titled 12 New Yorker education articles to read while the archives are free. Their guid


Video: “A Refugee Speaks”
I’m adding this video to The Best Resources For Learning About The Children Refugee Crisis At The U.S. Southern Border:

Quote Of The Day: “Do Students Learn More When Their Teachers Work Together?”
Do Students Learn More When Their Teachers Work Together? is an excellent post by Esther Quintero at The Shanker Blog. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles About The Importance Of Teacher (& Student) Working Conditions. Here’s an excerpt:


More Resources On Race & Racism
© 2008 jamieskinner00, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio Here are the newest additions to A Collection Of Useful Posts, Articles & Videos On Race & Racism: A basic flaw in the argument against affirmative action is from The Washington Post. The Rise of Respectability Politics is from Dissent. Why I don’t hyphenate Chinese American is from TIME. The Black and Smart blog is a must-read. Student: My


Latest Resources On The Child Refugee Crisis
© 2011 Takver, 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: A Central America expert explains the root causes of the migrant crisis is from Vox. The Myth of the Diseased Immigrant is from TIME. Towns Fight to Avoid Taking In Migrant Minors is from The New York Times. US communities dive
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Week… 7-19-14 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAYIs Summer Learning The Silver Bullet For Narrowing The Achievement Gap?This summer, I’ve been in the process of writing my seventh book — the third volume in my series on student motivation (I’m over halfway there — Yay!). As part of that writing, I’ve been going over a number of articles I