Sunday, November 8, 2020

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



Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week
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. Of course, this is a crazy time for “classroom” instruction…. You might also be interested in THE BEST RESOURCES ON INSTRUCTION IN 2020 – PART ONE. Here are this week’s picks: Theory of Knowledge teacher Marc Biefnot has created a nice introduction to
Everything You Wanted To Know About Vocabulary Instruction But Were Afraid To Ask
OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay I have over 2,100 frequently revised and updated “Best” lists on just about every subject imaginable, and you can find them listed three different ways in three different places (see Three Accessible Ways To Search For & Find My “Best” Lists ). I’m starting to publish a series where each day I will highlight the “Best” lists in a separate category. Today, it’s on Voc
Video: “The Oldest (Known) Song of All Time”
Nietjuh / Pixabay This is a pretty interesting video that I’ll be able to use in a lesson I do with my ELL World History classes (see Using Examples Of The World’s Oldest Music In History Class ). In the lesson, students identify examples of ancient music from their home cultures. It’s always pretty popular.
Video: “Things Simon’s Cat Is Grateful For”
RyanMcGuire / Pixabay Simon’s Cat videos are always great ones to show English Language Learners and then have them discuss and write about what they saw. Here’s the latest one. I’m adding it to The Best Sites To Teach and Learn About Thanksgiving .
“Data Alone Is Not Knowledge”
The Human Experience Will Not Be Quantified is a pretty interesting column in today’s NY Times. The quotation in the text box offers something worth all of us educators to consider – what biases do we show in our evaluation of “data”? For writing, which data really is more useful and accurate: assessing through a typical rubric or through an “improvement rubric” (learn more at “Inquiry” vs. “Diag
Joe Biden Gives Educators A “Shout-Out” In His First Speech As President-Elect
Joe Biden gave teachers a “shout-out” in his speech tonight, as the above text box shows. You can see his, and Kamala Harris’, speech embedded below:
What Can Education Policies Can We Expect From The Biden Administration?
geralt / Pixabay As I just previously posted, obviously an immediate big question for schools relates to a possible federal stimulus package (see IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE NOW FOUR OPTIONS FOR A STIMULUS PACKAGE FOR SCHOOLS & OTHERS – WHICH DO YOU THINK IS MORE LIKELY? ). What are other things we should be looking for? Well, certainly we can say Goodbye, Betsy DeVos , and Biden has pledged to repla
It Looks Like There Are Now Four Options For A Stimulus Package For Schools & Others – Which Do You Think Is More Likely?
geralt / Pixabay Now that Joe Biden is the President-Elect, there appear to be four options regarding the needed federal stimulus: 1. Speaker Pelosi & Treasury Secretary Munchin make a deal before January, and President Trump decides to use his remaining political capital with Republican Senators to get it passed. The last White House offer included $150 billion for education . Presidential histo
What Is The Best Thing That Has Happened In One Of Your Classes So Far This Year?
Please consider responding to a new question-of-the-week at my Classroom Q & A column at Education Week Teacher: What is the best thing that has happened in one of your classes so far this year?