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

Important NY Times Interactive Comparing How History Textbooks From Different States Talk About The Same Topics

by Larry Ferlazzo / 42min

johnhain / Pixabay Two States. Eight Textbooks. Two American Stories. is a new New York Times interactive comparing textbooks used in California and in Texas, and how they talk about the same topics. There are a number of similar resources in The Best Tools To Help Develop Global Media Literacy , but those compare perspectives in different countries . This Times piece is particularly interesting

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

by Larry Ferlazzo / 11h

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 ): Installing air filters in classrooms has surprisingly large educational benefits is from Vox. California governor proposes nearly $1 billion to tackle teacher preparation, shortages is from Ed Source. Housing vouch

Video: “Mountains Size Comparison”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 11h

Simon / Pixabay I’m adding this new video to The Best Sites For Learning About Mount Everest :

A Look Back: “Five ways to get kids to want to read and write”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 11h

I thought that new – and veteran – readers might find it interesting if I began sharing my best posts from over the years. You can see the entire collection here . Today, I’m highlighting an excerpt from one of my books that The Washington Post published. The excerpt is titled Five ways to get kids to want to read and write. Here’s an excerpt:

SEL Weekly Update

by Larry Ferlazzo / 11h

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: Is a Scholarship Promise En

This Is The Best Article I’ve Seen For Helping Students Prepare For Presentations

by Larry Ferlazzo / 21h

GraphicMama-team / Pixabay Two months ago I posted Not Sure If You’ll Find A Better Guide For Making Good Presentations Than This One… . That’s a good one. This week, The Harvard Business Review published what I think is even a better article for students headlined What It Takes to Give a Great Presentation. It’s very accessible and shares five important tips. Interestingly, both pieces are writt

Check Out This New Video From Vox: “Teaching in the US vs. the rest of the world”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

jerrykimbrell10 / Pixabay I’m adding this new video from Vox to: The Best Articles Providing An “Overall” Perspective On Education Policy The Best Posts & Articles About The Importance Of Teacher (& Student) Working Conditions

Tell The NY Times If Your Life Was Changed By A Book

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

Mysticsartdesign / Pixabay Was Your Life Changed by a Book? We Want to Hear About It is the headline of a very short announcement in The NY Times this morning. Here’s what it says: What book — new or old, fiction or nonfiction 

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

January’s (2020) Useful Parent Engagement Resources – Part One

Engaging Parents In School… - http://engagingparentsinschool.edublogs.org/?p=6306