The New Anti-Antisemitism
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The New Anti-Antisemitism: The response to college protests against the war
on Gaza exemplifies the darkness of the Trumpocene.
Cops and others attack prote...
Feeling Unsafe
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I just watched a child’s last breath. Lying on a gurney, bloodied and
terrified. Red pools forming under his head. Eyes glazing over with the
unmistak...
The Grinch Who Stole Teacher Appreciation Week
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I’ve always been of the opinion that teachers get so few routine perks in
their professional lives they deserve every random treat or award that
meanders t...
Last Thoughts from the Board
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I actually left the Board meeting last night before the last 10 minutes
because President Rankin was going on and on without saying much. But I
thought ...
PA: A Voucher Bill, Again
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Voucherphiles in Pennsylvania has tried to push vouchers again and again
and again and again and again and again. They've been particularly
encouraged by o...
Raising People Who Think for Themselves
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I recognized them as the nice family from our building, their son, who
looks to be approaching 4, was straddling one of those wooden, peddle-less
"str...
GYO and Matt Damon’s Mom
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I hope this message finds you well. I am thrilled to share some exciting
news about our Western Michigan University Grow Your Own (GYO) program,
which is g...
A Call for Segregation, Exclusion and Caste
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By Thomas Ultican 5/8/2024 Republicans, following the lead of Manhattan
Institute’s Christopher Rufo, are out to end Diversity, Equity and
Inclusion (DEI) ...
DOE latest class size “plan” no plan at all
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For immediate release: May 8, 2024 Contact: Leonie Haimson, 917-435-9329;
leonie@classsizematters.org Leonie Haimson, Executive Director of Class
Size M...
No more student data sales by College Board/ACT!
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Here is the presentation we gave to parents from many states throughout the
nation, with tips on how to ensure their children’s data is not sold by the
Col...
How Did It Come to This?
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Duval County Public Schools has named its two finalists for the
Superintendent’s position: Christopher Bernier (Lee County, FL former
superintendent who re...
THE BOY WHO CRIED 'FAKE NEWS!' AN ORWELLIAN TALE
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*THE BOY WHO CRIED 'FAKE NEWS!'*
*AN ORWELLIAN TALE*
Introduction
Once upon a current era, in the towering shadows of opulence and power,
dwelt Donald...
FINDING AND BUILDING COMMUNITY
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AI Requires Entirely Different Communities (Part 7 of 7) A few years ago, I
created the Facebook site, Education For Their Future Not Our Past. I was
aware...
An ‘Education President’ (revisited)
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If you believe that honest government is part of the solution and not, as
Ronald Reagan famously said, ‘the problem,’ and if you believe that public
educat...
April’s Parent Engagement Resources
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How a Humboldt Park school is helping parents learn English and gain
confidence is from Chalkbeat. Reminded of two great .@IESResearch resources
after read...
Bibliography for History Posts on This Blog
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I remember when school reformers insisted the biggest problem
in education was that teachers didn't come from the best colleges.
Bibliography
VER...
Critical Race Theory Is About You, and All of Us
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Recently, Christina Cross, a Black woman sociologist at Harvard, found her
work at the crosshairs of the same person who brought us the bastardization
of...
Let’s recall just how bad a president Trump was!
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For the record, concerning Covid:, this is from Quora: ———- President Trump
tweeted that 17,000 people died from Swine Flu under Obama. How does this
compa...
March 5, 2024: The time for delay has passed
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It is time to open the ballot sitting on my kitchen counter. Only, the more
I learn of politics, the…
The post March 5, 2024: The time for delay has pass...
A Change of Plans
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Last September, in a piece titled Where We Expect To Retire, I informed
folks that we were planning to move to Kendal Crosslands Communities, the
Crossla...
Wisdom from the Sage of Mount Vernon
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Words of wisdom appropriate to our time. …from George Washington, America’s
first President, on President’s Day. (Edited and updated from a previous
post) ...
We are making a CPESS documentary!
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In 2020, I was approached by Deborah Meier and Jane Andrais and I decided
we should document the story of Central Park East Secondary School (CPESS).
This ...
2023 In Review And What’s To Come In 2024
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2023 is almost complete and it was a busy, challenging, rewarding, and fun
year. The news of the world was sometimes too much to watch. Countries were
dest...
Volunteer in 2024
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Be the change, volunteer and make the difference! Let’s face it, the world
is in turmoil, and divisive politics in our country is threatening our
democracy...
The Sky is Falling, or is it?
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Well, this is the first anniversary of the introduction of Generative AI in
the form of ChatGPT to the world of education. Before it was a week old,
over o...
Lying Liars of the NYC DOE
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The APPR travails continue.
When last I blogged I shared how my principal, XXXXXXXX XXXXX of PS XXX did
an end run around me. I was refused to be obser...
Vote NO on the UFT Contract. Here is Why:
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The best reason to vote no on this contract is this: UFT Unity* lied* to us
in 2018. They misrepresented that contract. It was predicated on deals we
wer...
Metaphors in ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech
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In this article, we will explore the powerful use of metaphors in Martin
Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” ...
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Testimony to the CPS Truancy Task Force
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I prepared testimony for one of two public hearings held by the Chicago
Public Schools Truancy Task Force, a body mandated by state legislation.
The meetin...
Skin Deep
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She spends so much time on her outward appearance. There is never a hair
out of place. Her makeup is perfect and her clothes are stylish and match
to ...
There Is A Teacher Shortage.Not.
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THERE IS A TEACHER SHORTAGE. And just to be sure you understand, it’s not
that teachers don’t want to teach. It’s not that there aren’t enough
teachers cer...
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*Defeating the Purpose of Education*
*Most people would agree that the primary purpose of education is to
prepare children for a good and productive life. ...
THERE IS A TEACHER SHORTAGE. NOT!
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There is a teacher shortage.And just to be sure you understand, it's not
that teachers don't want to teach.It's not that there aren't enough
teachers certi...
Abortion: Only For Those Who Need It!
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NOTE: This post contains my opinions on Catholicism based on my experiences
as a child in the 1960's and 70's. Take what you like and leave the rest. I
m...
Hello world!
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Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then
start writing!
The post Hello world! first appeared on Just another WordPress site.
Book Banning Turns to Dick and Jane
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Breaking News: Dateline February 4, 2022 - Parents in Dimwitty, Alabama
have asked the Dimwitty Board of Education to ban the children's primer *Fun
with...
On the Edge of Silence
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“There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide.
Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the
fundamen...
Have You Heard Has a New Website
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TweetHave You Heard has a new website. Visit us at
www.haveyouheardpodcast.com to find our latest episodes and our entire
archive. And be sure to check out...
Follow me at Substack
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I've moved. Follow me at Substack
I'm now posting regularly at Substack. You can subscribe for free to my new
Edu/Pol blog at michaelklonsky.substack.com
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Aspiring Teachers Get New Help Paying For College
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[image: colorful classroom pattern]
*; Credit: shuoshu/Getty Images*
Cory Turner | NPR
New rules kick in today that will help aspiring teachers pay for c...
Tips Akses Situs Judi Qq Tanpa Perlu Takut Nawala
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Kegiatan berjudi slot melalui situs judi qq online, sekarang sudah
dilakukan oleh banyak penjudi Indonesia. Tentu, Kamu yang sedang membaca
artikel ini a...
GA run-offs need your help!
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Extremely important. Volunteer if you can. Thank you if you are already
doing so. Out of state opportunities here: Ralph …
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The Threat of Integration
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I have lived in the same house in the Miracle Mile section of Los Angeles
for over 30 years, where up until now I have had little or no interaction
with th...
We fight for a democracy worthy of us all!
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The nation stands at a crossroads, said NEA President Lily Eskelsen García
in her final keynote address to the 2020 NEA Representative Assembly and
it’s up...
A Citizens’ Rebellion 2020
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The United States began to form after the rebellion against the King of
England when the settlers in the colonies along the eastern coast reacted
to the in...
A Fundamental Redesign of Our Schools
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I climbed the hill leading up to one of my favorite coffee shops in Seattle
this morning to enjoy a coffee while taking in a phenomenal view of the
city o...
The Passing Of Chaz 1951-2020 Age 69
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I am the son of Chaz and like to inform you that he passed away this
afternoon from the COVID virus. My father passed in peace beside his loved
ones. We ar...
Thoughts on schooling in the era of COVID-19
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Well, a whole lot has changed since I returned to blogging a month and half
ago. In case you didn't notice, and I'm sure everyone reading this did,
there's...
NAEP scores and "the science of reading"
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*Sent to US News. They just informed me that they no longer publish
letters to the editor. *
*Re: “National reading emergency” November 12*
*[https://www...
2019 NAEP Scores: Achievement Gap or …?
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Here you go: A ‘Disturbing’ Assessment: Sagging Reading Scores,
Particularly for Eighth-Graders, Headline 2019’s Disappointing NAEP Results
NAEP 2019: Re...
Cara Menang Bermain Judi Bola Online
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Bermain judi bola online tentu saja memiliki kesenangannya tersendiri baik
itu mendapatkan keuntungan maupun ketika menantikan hasil skor pada sebuah
perta...
A Storm is Coming! (…again)
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A new Commissioner will have as much impact on our state ed system as a new
meteorologist will have on …
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Déjà vu: 2019 ELA Assessment: Dear Board of Regents
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Dear Board of Regents,
I have copied below an email I sent to you almost a year ago, after the
2018 ELA assessment's computer-based testing failures and mo...
The World According to Michelle Rhee
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The men behind the curtain fashioning the brave new world of corporate run
education in America! Michelle Rhee is the founder of StudentsFirst, The
New T...
Blockchain: Life on the Ledger
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Originally posted on Wrench in the Gears:
I created this video as a follow up to the one I prepared last year on
Social Impact Bonds. It is time to examine...
New Local Businesses in Sacramento
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Starting a new local business in Sacramento is a monumental task, but can
be accomplished with footwork, perseverance and knowledge. One must learn
the loc...
3rd Grade Reading: Who is Failing?
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Education Trust Midwest has just released its study on third grade reading
and, predictably, the results aren’t great. This study uniquely compares
Michiga...
Opting out of the Dinosaur (end of year test)
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Today I sent in a second letter to refuse PARCC/CMAS for my son, Luke. The
first email I sent at the beginning of the year was not sufficient as they
requi...
Resurrection
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I realized it's Lent, but this blog, bless Jesus Christ, can't wait.
Ok, so with that said, I plan to discuss Class Action suits in existence,
as well as w...
IDEA Is Still The Law Of The Land
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Unless you've been living under a rock, you know the US Department of
Education (USDOE) rescinded 72 Dear Colleague and other letters of
explanation to ...
Education Is a Civic Question
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In their final post to end Bridging Differences' decade-long run, Deborah
Meier and Harry Boyte urge readers to put the energy, talents, wisdom, and
hard w...
Site News: New Home for Education News & Commentary
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Quick! Get over there! The daily education news roundup and education
commentaries that you're probably looking for are now being published over
at The Gra...
An Open Letter to NC Lawmakers
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An Open Letter to NC State Lawmakers and NC State Superintendent Mark
Johnson: I am a NC native, voter, and public school teacher. I am
addressing you all ...
The Secret to Fixing Schools (My Next Bestseller)
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The Secret to Fixing Schools (My next bestseller) Prologue I just finished
watching a fascinating documentary on Netflix entitled, “The Secret”. The
film p...
Farewell, Sleep
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Today is the official last day of my spring break. I've done a scientific
survey: My natural bedtime is 2 AM, and my natural wake up time is 9:41
AM. Tom...
Education Bloggers Daily Highlights 3/2/2017
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Education Bloggers Daily Highlights 3/1/2017 Education Bloggers Daily
Highlights Courtesy of Big Education Ape A special thank you to education
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Capturing the Spark
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It’s been a long time since InterACT was an active education blog, though I
remain quite proud of what we did here. Those of us who wrote blog posts
here h...
Random Musings and Observations. . . .
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I’ve been gone a while from the blogging scene. Some of my more regular
readers no doubt noticed but did not hassle me about it. Thank you for
that. Sinc...
WTU Peterson Slate: Not a 1 Woman Dictatorship
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Candi Peterson & GeLynn Thompson
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MY NEW BLOG
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My new blog will consist of fictitious headlines, meant to be a blend of
humor and satire. I apologize ahead of time if any other satirical site has
simila...
Thank you
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Dear Readers,
Thank you for visiting *The Perimeter Primate*. This blog is being retired
for the time being. Although I no longer post here, I do still s...
I am Retiring
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I have some news: I am retiring from the PBS NewsHour and Learning Matters.
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Flaws at the Heart of Current Education Reforms
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Originally posted on Creative by Nature:
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research and assessment tools. When gove...
I’ve recently begun this weekly post where I’ll be sharing resources I’m adding to The Best Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Resources or other related “Best” lists. You might also be interested in THE BEST SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING RESOURCES OF 2019 – PART TWO Finally, check out “Best” Lists Of The Week: Social Emotional Learning Resources . Here are this week’s picks: Good Things Come to Those W
geralt / Pixabay We’re writing a story in my Early Intermediate English Language Learner class. When I did this with a similar class a few years ago, it started off as a fiasco because I didn’t have anywhere near the amount of needed scaffolds in place. However, I recovered and developed a great unit (see Here’s My Entire ELL Beginners Seven-Week Unit On Writing A Story (Including Hand-outs & Lin
What Works: Restorative Practices Versus Traditional School Discipline is the title of my latest ten-minute BAM! Radio Show. Sheila Wilson, Timothy Hilton, and Maurice McDavid join me in the discussion, and they’ve also all contributed written commentaries to my Ed Week column. I’m adding this show to All My BAM Radio Shows – Linked With Descriptions .
How Much Should Teachers Talk in the Classroom? Much Less, Some Say is the headline of a new and useful article in Education Week. It’s a good reminder to all of us to be conscious of how much we talk (see The Best Research Demonstrating That Lectures Are Not The Best Instructional Strategy ) and, also, to be more aware of what we say when we do talk (see Quote Of The Day: We Teachers Shouldn’t T
Who among us have had to attend a professional development session that has been a complete waste of our time? All of us (see The Best Resources On Professional Development For Teachers — Help Me Find More )! Education researcher Robert Slavin wrote an interesting piece today titled What Works in Professional Development , where he reviews research on the topic. It’s worth reading in its entirety
I’ll obviously be adding many more resources to this list next week when a lot more collections are posted around the web, but figured I’d get a head start today. You can see all previous annual editions of this list, along with many other infographic-related resources, here . I’m adding list list to ALL MY 2019 “BEST” LISTS IN ONE PLACE! Here’s what I have so far: Information is Beautiful is the
pixelcreatures / Pixabay (I publish this post every six months so new readers are aware of the resources) In addition to this blog, I regularly post at several other sites: Engaging Parents In School: Weekly Posts At Classroom Q & A With Larry Ferlazzo: Past Posts At The New York Times Learning Network on Teaching English Language Learners: Periodic Posts at Edutopia: Quarterly Posts At The Briti
I’m fairly active on Pinterest and, in fact, have curated 20,000 resources there that I haven’t shared on this blog. I thought readers might find it useful if I began sharing a handful of my most recent “pins” each week (I’m not sure if you can see them through an RSS Reader – you might have to click through to the original post). You might also be interested in MY MOST POPULAR PINS OF 2019 The f
I’ve written a lot, and shared a lot, about research on the importance of promoting a sense of belonging in classrooms and actions to promote it (see THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING HOW TO PROMOTE A SENSE OF “BELONGING” AT SCHOOL ). Today, the Harvard Business Review published an article about yet another related study – this one focusing on its impact in the workplace. I don’t think it’s a huge
Every two months, I reprint this post so that new subscribers learn about these resources. I have many free resources, including excerpts and student hand-outs, available from all my books. Clicking on the covers will lead you to them. Look for a fourth book in my student motivation series (out in 2022) and a second edition of The ESL/ELL Teachers Survival Guide (out in 2021), along with three bo
Pexels / Pixabay Here’s another new addition to All My 2019 “Best” Lists In One Place! There are actually three ed research annual reviews (that I know of), and I figured it would be useful to bring them together: MY BEST POSTS ON NEW RESEARCH STUDIES IN 2019 – PART TWO is from me. 2019 Education Research Highlights is from Edutopia. Eight lessons we learned from education research in 2019 is fro
Focusing on What Our Students Are Doing Instead of What They’re Not … is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. In it, Elizabeth Stein, Beth Kobett, Ed.D., Carol Pelletier Radford, Dr. Noah Prince, Michael Hart, Ph.D, Jenny Edwards, and Keisha Rembert offer their answers to the question, “How do we highlight student assets?” Here are some excerpts:
Ed Week writes about a new study that, as the textbox above highlights, finds that science textbooks don’t always give an accurate picture of how success is achieved in science (see Few Science Textbooks Show How New Discoveries Are Really Made ). Of course, science textbooks are not alone in telling inaccurate stories emphasizing the role of one person in achieving major breakthroughs. Many year
I’m making a change in the content of the regular feature. In addition to sharing the top five posts that have received the most “hits” in the preceding seven days (though they may have originally been published on an earlier date), I will also include the top five posts that have actually appeared in the past week. Often, these are different posts. You might also be interested in IT’S THE TWELFT
I usually just publish one of these posts each week, but I have a big backlog, so I thought I’d share another brief one. Six years ago, in another somewhat futile attempt to reduce the backlog of resources I want to share, I began this occasional “Ed Tech Digest” post where I share three or four links I think are particularly useful and related to…ed tech, including some Web 2.0 apps. You might a
geralt / Pixabay It’s not unusual for ELL teachers to begin their class with asking students a question and then, with sentence frame support, going around quickly and having everyone respond in English. I’ve often done that in the past and, I’m sure, continue to do it at times in the future, too. However, I’ve been trying something a little different the past month or so that has been working ou
Each week, I publish a post or two containing three or four particularly useful resources on classroom instruction, and you can see them all here. You might also be interested in THE BEST RESOURCES ON CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION IN 2019 – PART TWO. Here are this week’s picks: Is Phonics Boring? These Teachers Say It Doesn’t Have to Be is from Ed Week. I’m adding it to The Best Articles & Sites For Teac
When Does Activism Become Powerful? is a good NY Times article providing a realistic and practical description of what kind of community organizing is required to affect political change. And I feel qualified to say it’s “good” because I was a community organizer for nineteen years prior to becoming a high school teacher. Coincidentally, another related and useful article appeared in The Washingt
Fewer Students Are Going To College. Here’s Why That Matters is an article worth reading from today’s NPR. You might also be interested in The Best Resources For Showing Students Why They Should Continue Their Academic Career .
The Importance of Focusing on Students’ Assets is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. In it, Lisa Westman, Salome Thomas El, T.J. Vari, Amber Chandler, Michelle Shory, Ed.S., Irina V. McGrath, Ph.D., Rita Platt, Cheryl Mizerny, and Adria Klein, Ph.D., contribute commentaries on the importance of emphasizing student strengths. Here are some excerpts:
aitoff / Pixabay The Sacramento Bee has just released a documentary called “S.A.C.: A Stephon Clark documentary.” Here’s how they describe it: The Sacramento Bee documentary on the legacy of Stephon Clark, an unarmed black man killed by Sacramento police officers in March 2018, takes an in-depth look into the lasting impacts of Clark’s death on his family, the Sacramento and legislation. You can
I’m adding these new resources to various “Best” lists. You can find links to all of those many lists that relate to race and racism at “Best” Lists Of The Week: Resources For Teaching & Learning About Race & Racism: In Virginia, Sacagawea Gets Her Own Statue is from NPR. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Teaching About Confederate Monuments . How Charlottesville’s Echoes Forced New Zealand
Sambeetarts / Pixabay Here are new additions to The Best Teaching & Learning Resources About Impeachment : How Did Framers Of The Constitution Come Up With ‘High Crimes And Misdemeanors’? is from NPR. What we know and don’t know about how a Senate impeachment trial will work is from The Washington Post.
I’ve recently begun this weekly post where I’ll be sharing resources I’m adding to The Best Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Resources or other related “Best” lists. You might also be interested in THE BEST SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING RESOURCES OF 2019 – PART TWO Finally, check out “Best” Lists Of The Week: Social Emotional Learning Resources . Here are this week’s picks: Students Who Can Manage The
We Must ‘See Our Students as Asset-Filled Beings’ is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. In it, Adeyemi Stembridge, Ph.D., Dr. Larry J. Walker, Carmen Nguyen, Julie Jee, Shawna Coppola, Kevin Parr, and Andrew Sharos share ideas on how we can focus on the assets, instead of the “deficits,” of our students. Here are some excerpts:
Here’s another year-end “Best” list, and I’m adding it to All My 2019 “Best” Lists In One Place! It’s starting off as a small one, but will certainly expand as January 1st gets closer – many education journals will develop their own and I’ll add them here. I’ve added some education-related “decade-in-review” pieces to THE BEST “DECADE IN REVIEW” COMPILATIONS . Here they are: I’ve got to start off
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 TWO ): ‘To embrace charter schools in 2020 is to embrace Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump,’ says black scholar who once led charters is by Andre Perry. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles Analyzing Charter Schools . The p
BiljaST / Pixabay Five years ago I began this 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. You might also be interested in THE BEST RESOURCES, ARTICLES & BLOG POSTS FOR TEACHERS OF ELLS IN 2019 – PART ONE and THE BEST RESOURCES, ARTICLES & BLOG POSTS FOR TEACHERS OF ELLS IN 2019 – PART TWO.
Each year I invite readers to share their favorite education-related book of the year. Feel free to add yours in the comments section! You can see previous lists here: The Best Education-Related Books Visitors To This Blog Read In 2018 The Best Education-Related Books Visitors To This Blog Read In 2017 The Best Education-Related Books Visitors To This Blog Read In 2016 The Best Education-Related
dbderuiter / Pixabay Here are three new education-related additions to The Best “Decade In Review” Compilations: 10 pieces of education journalism that defined the past decade is from Alexander Russo. Timeline: How Teaching Has