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Thursday, September 25, 2014

9-25-14 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
© 2006 Rex Pe, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio   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: Songs and Activities for English Language Learners is a new and useful website full of resources. I’m adding it to The Best Music Websites For Learning English. Simple Tenses is a
Nice Bill Of Rights Lesson From NY Times Learning Network
You may, or may not, be familiar with the well-known lesson plan from Rethinking Schools that I’ve previously described on this blog and use any year that I teach U.S. History. It’s a great one where students create their own Bill of Rights after reviewing various versions from different countries and the United Nations. Today, The New York Times Learning Network posted a nice lesson plan that ha

Shocking! Study Finds That School Counselors Help Students
I’ve been a huge supporter of school counselors, and see everyday how they help students — and me — at our school. I’ve also published a two-part series at Education Week Teacher about their importance. The Pacific Standard has just published a report on a new study providing a little more ammunition to those of us who would like to get more counselors in our schools. Check out their article, Sch


September’s Infographics & Interactives Galore – Part Four
There are just so many good infographics and interactives out there that I’ve begun a new semi-regular feature called “Infographics & Interactives Galore.” You can see others at A Collection Of “The Best…” Lists On Infographics and by searching “infographics” on this blog. I’ll still be publishing separate posts to individually highlight especially useful infographics and interactives, but you

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This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts, Articles & Videos On Ed Policy
© 2011 rochelle hartman, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio Here are some recent useful posts, articles and videos related to education policy: Laura H. Chapman: When Economic Language Corrupts Educational Practice is from Diane Ravitch’s blog. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles About The Role Of Economists In Education. State needs a ‘grand bargain’ on teachers’ effectiveness, obstacles appea


9-24-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: More Book Recommendations For TeachersMore Book Recommendations For Teachers is Part Two in my Ed Week series offering…book recommendations for teachers. Educators Megan Allen, Erin Klein, Jeffrey Zoul and Mike Fisher share their book recommendations. Here are some of them:5 by Larry Ferlazzo / 1h 9-23-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s W