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A VERY BUSY DAY 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

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


Big Education Ape: THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007 - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2020/11/this-week-in-education-larry-ferlazzos.html


Friday’s Must-Read Articles About School Reopenings
Victoria_Borodinova / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : Lessons From Europe, Where Cases Are Rising But Schools Are Open is from NPR. N.Y.C. Schools May Close Again, a Grim Sign of a Global Dilemma is from The NY Times. Across the country, school districts are shutting down or canceling plans to reopen. is from The NY Times. How
‘Allow Time for Children to Read Whatever They Want’
is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Four educators share ideas for how teachers can create the conditions in which students are more intrinsically motivated to read, such as eliminating rewards and ensuring that students are represented in accessible books. Here are some excerpts:
Three Useful Resources On Creating Social Change
Alexas_Fotos / Pixabay Here are new additions to The Best Posts & Articles On Building Influence & Creating Change : 6 Black women organizers on what happened in Georgia — and what comes next is from Vox. Grassroots Organizers Flipped Georgia Blue. Here’s How They Did It. is from TruthOut. Here’s a new addition to The Best Ways To Talk With Someone Who Disagrees With You : What Conversations with
What A Surprise (Not!) – New Study Finds That Value-Added Approach To Teacher Evaluation Isn’t Accurate
To few the surprise of very few teachers, a new study questions the accuracy of Value-Added Models for evaluation purposes. Teacher quality scores change depending on students, school, PSU study finds from Eureka Alert is definitely worth checking out. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About The “Value-Added” Approach Towards Teacher Evaluation .
Ed Tech Digest
Nine years ago, in another somewhat futile attempt to reduce the backlog of resources I want to share, I began this occasional “” 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 also be interested in THE BEST ED TECH RESOURCES OF 2020 – PART TWO , as well as checking out all my edtech resources . Here are this w
A Look Back: Four Actions I’ve Taken That Seem To Have Both Helped Students In My Virtual Classrooms & Helped Me Maintain My Sanity
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 . I’m starting with posts from earlier this year. Leunert / Pixabay As most teachers in the U.S., and many around the world, know, distance learning is