Must-Read NY Times Column On Miguel Cardona’s Experience As An ELLThe Potential Plus of Having a Former ‘English Learner’ as Education Secretary is a NY Times column that every teacher of English Language Learners – and every education policymaker and district leader – is going to want to read. Here’s another excerpt: As education secretary, Mr. Cardona could push for federal funding for programs that have lagged behind the growing English learner population, a
Six Important New Resources For Learning About Martin Luther King, Jr.Here are new additions to The Best Websites For Learning About Martin Luther King,Jr: The Youthful Movement That Made Martin Luther King Jr. appeared in The NY Times. The Words of Martin Luther King Jr. Reverberate in a Tumultuous Time is from The NY Times. Don’t ask what Martin Luther King Jr. would do today and then ignore his real message is from Vox. Embrace These 4 Lessons From Dr. Martin Lu
‘We Can’t Wait Until People Feel Comfortable Talking About Race’is the headline of my latest Education Week column. White Fragility and Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in School are two of many books on race suggested by four educators. Here are some excerpts:
Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELLBiljaST / Pixabay Six 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 2020. Also, check out A Collection Of My Best Resources On Teaching English Language Learners. In additi
Three Videos About The Importance Of StorytellingRamdlon / Pixabay Here are three new additions to The Best Digital (& Non-Digital) Storytelling Resources : You can find the written transcript to this first video, a TEDx Talk, here : I watched Tom Hanks’ new movie, News of the World, yesterday, and it is a great one on the value of storytelling. Here are two videos from it that highlight that message:
Ed Tech DigestNine 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
Muhammad Ali Was Born On This Day In 1942 – Here Are Teaching & Learning ResourcesGregReese / Pixabay Muhammad Ali was born on this day in 1942. You might be interested in Muhammad Ali, R.I.P. – Useful Resources To Teach About His Life . On this day in 1942, the great Muhammad Ali was born. Shook up the world pic.twitter.com/zIUR2jWP8l — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 17, 2021
President-Elect Biden Says The Minimum Wage Should Be Increased To $15 – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resourcesgeralt / Pixabay President-Elect Biden wants Congress to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour. In addition to lifting millions out of poverty, this effort offers an excellent learning opportunity for English, social studies, math and economics classes. You might be interested in The Best Resource
