Wednesday, May 27, 2020

SPECIAL CORONAVIRUS UPDATE Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the 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



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



Three New Resources That Might Hold Clues To What Our Schools Could Look Like In The Fall
Wokandapix / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : Germany, Vietnam, and New Zealand have reopened schools. Here’s what the US can learn. is a very good overview, with several videos. It’s from Vox. ‘Kids will be kids’: Furtive hugs, complex logistics on South Korea’s first day back at school is from The L.A. Times. The Los Angeles C
Video: “Global Pandemic: Through the Eyes of Children”
Alexandra_Koch / Pixabay I’m adding this new video from The Associated Press to The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Different Cultures :
“Adding Relevance to Instruction”
Adding Relevance to Instruction is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Seven educators write about ways they have injected relevance into their lessons, ranging from applying culturally responsive instruction to inviting students to be “co-teachers.” Here are some excerpts:

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New TED-Ed Video & Lesson: “Why should you read “Moby Dick”?”
Clker-Free-Vector-Images / Pixabay “Moby Dick” is one of my favorite books, so I couldn’t resist posting the latest TED-Ed lesson and video on it:
New Video: “What Other Countries Can Teach U.S. Schools About Reopening”
NickyPe / Pixabay Here’s a new Newsy video I’m adding to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL :
Pretty Wild USA Today Poll Results On School Re-Opening In The Fall
Back to school? 1 in 5 teachers are unlikely to return to reopened classrooms this fall, poll says is an article in USA Today that shares some pretty wild poll results. There’s a lot more than the quote I highlighted above – check it out. I’m adding it to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL .
Here Are The Questions I’m Having ELL Newcomer Students Answer In An End-Of-Year Class Evaluation
geralt / Pixabay Last week, I shared the questions I was putting into a Google Form for my IB Theory of Knowledge students to answer in their anonymous evaluation of our class’ distance learning time (see Here Are The Questions I’m Having Students Answer In My End-Of-Distance-Learning Evaluation ). Here are the ones I’m asking my ELL Newcomer students – again, in a Google Form: How hard did you w
New NPR Video: “Tracing The Origins Of The Coronavirus”
MiroslavaChrienova / Pixabay I’m adding this new NPR video to A BEGINNING LIST OF THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS :
Depressing Statistic Of The Day: Schools Headed Towards “Financial Meltdown”
Though it’s no surprise, NPR’s story The Pandemic Is Driving America’s Schools Toward A Financial Meltdown was not a great way to start the day. It follows up last week’s news in California about the possibility of teacher layoffs here: California districts could pursue teacher layoffs if new state budget cuts K-12 funding . Not a pretty picture….
“Ways to Make Lessons ‘Relevant’ to Students’ Lives”
Ways to Make Lessons ‘Relevant’ to Students’ Lives is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Six educators share strategies for making lessons directly relevant to students’ lives, including by building 
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