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

 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

THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION

Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...

The latest news and resources in education since 2007 - http://bigeducationape.blogspot.com/2021/04/this-week-in-education-larry-ferlazzos.html



The Dangers Of Being “Data-Driven”
What Data Can’t Do is an article in the most recent New Yorker magazine that is worth taking the time to read. A related piece, though not quite as “on point” is Data Is Great — But It’s Not a Replacement for Talking to Customers , from The Harvard Business Review. I’m adding both to The Best Resources Showing Why We Need To Be “Data-Informed” & Not “Data-Driven”
April 7th Marks “International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda” – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources
jorono / Pixabay The United Nation has declared April 7th to be the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda . You might be interested in The Best Sites To Learn About Genocide In Rwanda . You might also be interested in “Best” Lists Of The Week: Resources On Genocide & Weapons Of Mass Destruction .
Here’s The Two-Slide Presentation I Shared With Our School Offering Concurrent Teaching Tips
OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay I have never done concurrent teaching. But I did develop a nine-part series at my Education Week column where many teachers who have shared their tips. And I will start doing concurrent teaching in less than two weeks (we expect less than thirty percent of our students to come in-person). Here is a two slide presentation I gave to our faculty today summarizing what I
Tuesday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings
sweetlouise / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING (& SHOWING) WHAT SCHOOLS LOOK LIKE DURING THE PANDEMIC (you might also be interested in SCHOOLS WENT REMOTE A YEAR AGO – HERE ARE MY CHOICES FOR THE BEST PIECES WRITTEN ABOUT SCHOOL REOPENING SINCE THEN): Will school be back to normal this fall? Kind of, sort of, maybe. is from The Washington Post. The Urgency of Vaccinatin
New Video: President Biden Welcomes New Immigrants Who Become U.S. Citizens
PublicDomainPictures / Pixabay I’m adding this great new video to The Best Websites For Learning About Civic Participation & Citizenship : And, for comparison: Here are President Obama's & Trump's https://t.co/ugnUSqHS9m https://t.co/C074KaSIml — Maria Sacchetti (@mariasacchetti) April 5, 2021
Ed Tech Digest
Ten 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 we
What YouTube Channels Do You Think Are Best For ELLs – For Learning English And/Or For Learning Other Academic Content?
geralt / Pixabay It’s time for me to update The Best YouTube Channels For Learning English . In addition, I have some others, including accessible channels for other academic content, at The Best Popular Movies/TV Shows For ESL/EFL . However, I want to create another specific list for those kinds of channels (accessible math, science, and social studies content). Okay, which ones do you suggest?
Pins Of The Week
I’m fairly active on Pinterest and, in fact, have curated 22,000 resources there that I haven’t shared on this blog. I thought readers might find it useful if I began sharing a handful of my most recent “pins” each week (I’m not sure if you can see them through an RSS Reader – you might have to click through to the original post). You might also be interested in MY MOST POPULAR PINS OF 2020 Here
The Best Resources For Thinking About Summer School This Year
geralt / Pixabay After over a year of pandemic schooling, and after now receiving a huge influx of funds, at least some districts have begun thinking about what summer school might look like. I say some because one thing that has been made transparent over the past year is the lack of skilled leadership in many districts, and I’m sure that quite a few haven’t even begun thinking about it yet. Des
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Was Assassinated On This Day In 1968 – Here Are Learning & Teaching Resources
WikiImages / Pixabay Today is the anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination. You might be interested in: The Best Resources For Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 50 Years After His Assassination The Best Websites For Learning About Martin Luther King, Jr. The Best Sites For Learning About The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial The Best Resources To Remember Dr. Martin Luther King
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: all the TOK is a new resource site created by a TOK teacher. I’m adding it
“Twenty-Eight Educators Share Their Best Teaching Advice”
Twenty-Eight Educators Share Their Best Teaching Advice is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Twenty-eight—yup, count ’em, 28—educators offer teaching advice that has helped them and their students. Here are some excerpts: I’m adding this series to The “Best” Lists Of

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