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THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... The latest news and resources in education since 2007

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THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION
Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... 
The latest news and resources in education since 2007


I Tried A Number Of New Things In Classes This Week – And Most Of Them Failed
OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay I batted a thousand today: I introduced a separate new activity in each of my virtual classes today by saying I didn’t know if it was going to work or not, and, sure enough, they all flopped. As saying goes – fail forward! — Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) February 3, 2021 About ten days ago I posted Changes I’m Making – & Experiments I’m Trying – In My ELL History C
Saturday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings
stux / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : Teachers Union Head: Examples Of Success And Trust Key To Reopening Schools is from NPR. Iowa Sees Pressure To Reopen Schools, But Safety Fears Persist is from NPR. One of Biden’s biggest problems in his first 100 days comes from an unlikely place is from Politico. It Won’t Be Surprising I
It’s The Fourteenth Anniversary Of This Blog – Here Are The Forty All-Time Most Popular Posts
cbaquiran / Pixabay Yes, this blog has been around for fourteen years! Lots of numbers – fifteen million visitors, twenty-seven thousand daily readers , thirteen books . But the real celebration for me is what I have learned through the process and how it has made me a better teacher. It has been a great experience, and I hope that feeling will continue… You might also be interested in My All-Tim

FEB 04

Quote Of The Day: President Biden Vows To Increase Refugee Program
President Biden vowed today to increase refugee admissions, a decision that not only the right moral choice, but one that will have direct impacts on ELL teachers around the country. You can read the transcript of his speech here , and a Washington Post story about it at Biden seeks to restore ‘badly damaged’ refugee resettlement program . I’m adding this post to The Best Sites For Learning About
My Latest BAM! Radio Show Is On Teaching ELL Newcomers
My latest ten-minute BAM! Radio Show is about teaching English Language Learner Newcomers. I’m joined in the conversation by Luisa Palacio, Irina,McGrath, and Michelle Shory, who have also contributed written commentaries to my Education Week Teacher column. I’m adding it to All My BAM Radio Shows – Linked With Descriptions .
Friday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings
geralt / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : Sacramento County teachers are about to get vaccines. What it means for school reopenings is from The Sacramento Bee. Dispute widens between Gov. Newsom, school employee unions over reopening campuses is from Ed Source. Race, politics, and power loom large in dispute between state offici
Video: “What is theory of knowledge?”
geralt / Pixabay Michael Dunn, who’s done a lot of great work on IB Theory of Knowledge courses, just published this useful video. I think one that’s a little more “down-to-earth” would also be helpful, but this one does provide a good overview of TOK.

FEB 03

This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Ed Policy Issues – Cardona Confirmation Hearing Edition
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 ): There was a confirmation hearing today for Miguel Cardona, President Biden’s nominee for Secretary of Education. Here are three good articles summarizing what happened. I’ve also embedded a video of the entire hear
Thursday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings
sweetlouise / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : San Francisco, amid school renaming flap, sues its school district to reopen during pandemic is from The L.A. Times. Chicago Families Debate School Reopening is from The New York Times. And we all know that McConnell has a long track record of putting children’s interests first in t
Trying To Bring Research, Sanity, Teacher Expertise & Student Voice To The “Learning Loss” Discussion
The phrase “learning loss” is the latest buzz word in education circles, and I’m very concerned that the dominant narrative at this time could compound any pandemic damage we’ve all been experiencing over the past year. The question is NOT “How do we add more school time to students’ schedule post-pandemic?” The question IS “How can we best support students academically and emotionally post-pande
The Best Teaching & Learning Resources About Amanda Gorman’s Poetry
I’m embarrassed to say that I hadn’t heard of Amanda Gorman until the Inauguration. Since that time, I’ve shared some great teaching resources about that poem, and her life. And I just keep on learning more! I decided to bring them all together in one post. I’m adding this resource to The Best World Poetry Day Resources – Help Me Find More . Here they are: VIDEO FROM THE DAILY SHOW: “AMANDA GORMA

FEB 02

Wednesday’s Must-Read Articles On School Closings
MichaelGaida / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : After months of planning, protests and false starts, D.C. students and teachers head to classes for first time in nearly a year is from The Washington Post. The CDC released two new studies of COVID school safety. Here’s what they find. is from Chalkbeat. Here’s an excerpt: The bot
Feb. 16th Is Mardi Gras – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources
12019 / Pixabay Mardi Gras takes place on February 16th this year. New Orleans is decorating homes instead of having parades, and I’m assuming other places around the world are doing something similar or dramatically reducing their Carnival celebrations. You might still be interested in The Best Sites To Learn About Mardi Gras & Carnivals , which I just revised and updated.
Three Accessible Ways To Search For & Find My “Best” Lists
(Note: I am going to publish this same post once each month to remind regular readers and inform newer ones about how to access my “Best” lists) As regular readers know, I have about 2,200 categorized and regularly updated “Best” lists. You can find all of them in broad categories here . The link to that page can also be found at the top right of my blog: My Best Of Series I also have them all on

FEB 01

Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL
BiljaST / 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
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
Tuesday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings
geralt / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : Missing in School Reopening Plans: Black Families’ Trust is from The NY Times. Chicago update: Mayor Lightfoot and CPS CEO say district has made progress in negotiations with the teachers union over school reopening. Remote learning will continue Tuesday and Wednesday while they try to r
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 TWO . Here are this week’s picks: COMIC: How To Raise Informed, Active Citizens is from NPR. Challenging your
Langston Hughes Was Born On This Day In 1902 – Here Are Two Good Lessons For ELLs Using His Poetry
Editor’s note: I published this post a year ago, and thought readers would find it helpful if I reposted it. American poet Langston Hughes was born on February 1st, 1902. One lesson that I’ve used for years with Intermediate English Language Learners is reading his poem, The Ballad of the Landlord as part of our unit on Problem-Solution essays. After studying the poem, students write a letter to

JAN 31

Just Sent-Out Free Monthly Email Newsletter
geralt / Pixabay I’ve just mailed out the February issue of my very simple free monthly email newsletter . It has over 3,000 subscribers, and you can subscribe here . Of course, you can also join the eighteen thousand others who subscribe to this blog daily. Here Are 8 Ways You Can Subscribe For Free…
New Resources For Black History Month
Here are new additions to The Best Sites To Teach About African-American History : Black History Is About More Than Oppression is from Education Week. Here are a ton of resources from Facing History. Black History Month is from Oprah Magazine. Black History Month Lessons & Resources is from The NEA. The Library of Congress has a ton of teacher and student resources .
Monday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings
geralt / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : THE LATEST ON CHICAGO: CPS, CTU still without deal; in-person learning pushed back to Tuesday While Biden pushes to reopen schools, Europe moves in the opposite direction is from The Washington Post. The racial disparities over who is returning to D.C. classrooms puts equity spotlight on
January’s “Best” Lists – There Are Now 2,230 Of Them!
Prawny / Pixabay Here’s my regular round-up of new “The Best…” lists I posted this month (you can see all 2,230 of them categorized here ): THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING & TEACHING ABOUT THE POSSIBLE SECOND IMPEACHMENT OF PRESIDENT TRUMP WAYS TO TEACH ABOUT TODAY’S INSURRECTION – SHARE YOUR OWN INCREDIBLE TWEETS ABOUT TODAY’S INSURRECTION AT THE U.S. CAPITOL THE BEST SITES FOR LEARNING ABOUT TH
Good Advice On Talking With People Who Disagree With You – With Some Blind Spots
Adam Grant has a useful column in today’s NY Times, and it also contains a lot of great links. It’s headlined The Science of Reasoning With Unreasonable People . He provides helpful advice on how to talk with people who disagree with you and, in fact, reflects some of what I’ve written in Leading With Inquiry, Not Judgment . However, I think it’s important to point out that I think this kind of a
“Pandemic Lessons for a Post-COVID Classroom”
Pandemic Lessons for a Post-COVID Classroom is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Five educators share ideas for lessons learned this year that will carry over when they return to “normal” classrooms.

JAN 30

January’s Most Popular Posts
As regular readers know, at the end of each week I share the five most popular posts from the previous seven days. I thought people might find it interesting to see a list of the ten most popular posts from the previous thirty days. You might also be interested in It’s The Thirteenth Anniversary Of This Blog – Here Are The Forty All-Time Most Popular Posts. Not to mention THE TWENTY MOST POPULAR
Here Are Model Lesson Ideas For Our New ELL Support Class
geralt / Pixabay Our school is really trying hard to provide extra support for our English Language Learners during this time of full-time distance learning. My two ELL classes are the only ones in the school meeting five days a week (all others meet three days), and we’re providing those additional classes with no support from our district (even though it is now receiving an unexpected $200 mill
Sunday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings
geralt / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : CPS, CTU make progress with several tentative agreements, but strike still looms is from Thed alarm on school
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