It's Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... A VERY BUSY DAY | The latest news and resources in education since 2007

Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007

It's Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... A VERY BUSY DAY 

The latest news and resources in education since 2007

Infographic: “Earth Overshoot Day”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1h

WikiImages / Pixabay This infographic came from Statista : Earth Overshoot Day came on July 29 this year. This is the second time the day, which marks the time at which humanity has used up its allotment of natural planetary resources for the year, occurred in the month. It had occurred in August between 2010 and 2017. I’m adding it to The Best Interactives Showing How Long Our Non-Renewables Wil

This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Ed Policy Issues

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1h

Here are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues (You might also be interested in THE BEST ARTICLES, VIDEOS & POSTS ON EDUCATION POLICY IN 2019 – PART ONE ): WHY ARE MORE SCHOOLS GOING AFTER FAMILIES FOR LUNCH DEBT? is from PS Magazine. How segregation keeps poor students of color out of whiter, richer nearby districts is from Vox. I’m adding it to The Best Resources Fo

The Best Fun and/or Interesting Resources On Venn Diagrams

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3h

Clker-Free-Vector-Images / Pixabay The Guardian published a fun article on Venn Diagrams today , and I thought it would be a good excuse to publish a related “Best” list. Of course, I’ve published a bunch of post s explaining different ways I use Venn Diagrams in lessons. This eclectic collection, though, is more on the humorous or unique side, along with a couple of particularly useful ones thro

“Show Me the Money! Ways Teachers Can Raise Funds for Their Classrooms”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 3h

Show Me the Money! Ways Teachers Can Raise Funds for Their Classrooms is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Suggestions on how teachers can raise private monies to support their classroom are offered by Alfonso Gonzalez, Holly Spinelli, Susan Lafond, Amanda Koonlaba, and Barbara Gottschalk. Here are some excerpts: I’m adding it to my other resources on education funding .

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A Look Back: Ducklings Video Demonstrates Great “Differentiated Instruction”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 10h

I thought the summer might be a good time to re-share posts from My All-Time Favorite Posts! list… mcpdigital / Pixabay In this video, some ducklings were able to get over the curb on their own. However, several found that it was just too high. Look at how someone provides assistance to those having trouble, and how he doesn’t tell them what to do. Instead, he offers it as an option, as a choice

Quote Of The Day: Another Reason To Be “Data-Informed” & Not “Data-Driven”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 16h

I’m a data scientist who is skeptical about data is an interesting article at Quartz by Andrea Jones-Rooy. She goes on to say: When you encounter a study or dataset, I urge you to ask: What might be missing from this picture? What’s another way to consider what happened? And what does this particular measure rule in, rule out, or incentivize? I’m adding it to The Best Resources Showing Why We Nee

Wow! Wordwall Looks Like A Great – & Free – Site For Creating Online Learning Games

by Larry Ferlazzo / 19h

I have just learned about Wordwall from ELT Planning, which has a great post about it In fact, I think the post provides a better explanation of Wordwall than the actual site does! The screenshot above shows all the different templates you can use for creating games, and you can assign them to students (you’re given an url address to share) and get their results. There are also a zillion other ga

“Author Interview: ‘The Right Tools'”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 20h

Author Interview: ‘The Right Tools’ is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. In it, Towanda Harris answers a few questions about her new book, “The Right Tools: A Guide to Selecting, Evaluating, and Implementing Classroom Resources and Practices.” Here are some excerpts:

Visual Histories Of World Wars I & II

by Larry Ferlazzo / 23h

janeb13 / Pixabay The American Battle Monuments Commission has tons of interactives related to both World War I and World War II. The best ones are: The Great War: A Visual History World War II: A Visual History I’m adding them 

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