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THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION 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


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



Reflections On The First Few Days Of School
geralt / Pixabay The first two days of our new school year are in the books. Here are a few random thoughts about it: Incredibly positive student energy and shockingly good attendance were great highlights. I had predicted that as many as twenty percent of the students on our rosters would be no-shows, and I was happy to be way wrong. Teaching in-person is as fun as I remembered it to be! Teachin
“20 Ways to Support Students With Learning Differences This Year”
20 Ways to Support Students With Learning Differences This Year is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Embed student voices and perspectives into the classroom is one piece of advice educators offer in this third pandemic-affected school year. Here are some excerpts:

YESTERDAY

“Q&A Collections: Instructional Strategies”
Q&A Collections: Instructional Strategies is the headline of one of my recent Education Week column. Ten years of posts from over 100 teachers about multiple types of instructional strategies. Here’s an excerpt from one of them:

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“Q&A Collections: Math Instruction”
Q&A Collections: Math Instruction is the headline of my latest Education Week columns. Nearly 100 math educators answer 10 years of questions! Here’s an excerpt from one of them:
Friday’s New Articles On School Reopenings
geralt / Pixabay Ordinarily, I’d add these new articles and videos to The Best Posts Predicting (& Showing) What Schools Look Like During The Pandemic . However, that list is just getting too massive. So, in the future, if you want to find these in one place, click here: As Children Head Back to School, Partisan Politics Threatens Their Learning and Safety is from The American Prospect. Not enoug
A Look Back: There Are Lots Of Reasons To Regularly Be Kind To Our Students, & A New Study Found Another One
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 . reneebigelow / Pixabay We teachers obviously need to be kind to our students — just because. In the midst of our hectic days, however, it’s probable we miss plenty of opportunities to do so. A new study (focused on employees but, it se

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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. You might also be interested in THE BEST RESOURCES ON INSTRUCTION IN 2021 – PART ONE . Here are this week’s picks: Teach Writing With The New York Times: Our 2021-22 Curriculum is from The NY Times Learning Network. Read Write Think has relaunched thei
“Q&A Collections: Professional Development”
Q&A Collections: Professional Development is the headline of one of my recent Education Week columns. 150 educators offer professional-development advice. Here’s an excerpt from one of them:
Thursday’s New Articles & Videos On School Reopenings
OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay Ordinarily, I’d add these new articles and videos to The Best Posts Predicting (& Showing) What Schools Look Like During The Pandemic . However, that list is just getting too massive. So, in the future, if you want to find these in one place, click here . Florida Is Blocking Money From 2 School Districts Over Mask Mandates, Defying A Judge is from NPR. Schools Are Ge
My Most Popular Tweets Of The Month
PhotoMIX-Company / Pixabay I used to post weekly collections of my best tweets, and used Storify to bring them together. Unfortunately, Storify went under. Fortunately, however, Wakelet was a new tool that was able to import all of a person’s Storifys. So you can see all those previous Twitter “Best” lists here . You might also be interested in MY MOST POPULAR TWEETS OF THE YEAR and RECOMMENDATIO
My Latest BAM! Radio Show Is On Teaching In Classrooms Where All Students Have Devices
Teaching in a 1:1 Schools for the First Time This Year? Here’s a Quick Start Guide for Newbies is the topic of my latest ten-minute BAM! Radio Show. I’m joined in the conversation by Ashley Kearney, Anabel Gonzalez, and Michelle Makus Shory, who have all contributed written commentaries to my Ed Week column. I’m adding it to All My BAM Radio Shows – Linked With Descriptions .

AUG 31

“Educators Must ‘Walk Alongside Afghans and Support Them'”
Educators Must ‘Walk Alongside Afghans and Support Them’ is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Three educators who have experience working with refugee students offer practical advice on how to support newly arrived Afghan students. Here are some excerpts:
Wednesday’s New Articles On School Reopenings
geralt / Pixabay Ordinarily, I’d add these new articles and videos to The Best Posts Predicting (& Showing) What Schools Look Like During The Pandemic . However, that list is just getting too massive. So, in the future, if you want to find these in one place, click here . L.A. teachers union calls for vaccination mandate for eligible students, stricter quarantines is from The L.A. Times. For remo
NASA Unveils New Teaching & Learning Activities
NASA has released a bunch of new science lessons and activities at Launch Back to School With NASA: Student and Educator Resources for the 2021-2022 School Year . You might also be interested in “Best” Lists Of The Week: Planets & Space .

AUG 30

“Q&A Collections: Administrator Leadership”
Q&A Collections: Administrator Leadership is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Ten years of posts from and about principals and superintendents. Here’s an excerpt from one of them:
Tuesday’s New Articles & Videos About School Reopenings
AbsolutVision / Pixabay Ordinarily, I’d add these new articles and videos to The Best Posts Predicting (& Showing) What Schools Look Like During The Pandemic . However, that list is just getting too massive. So, in the future, if you want to find these in one place, click here . Schools enforce dress codes all the time. So why not masks? is from The Washington Post. In Los Angeles, price for admi
Depressing Statistic Of The Day – Hate Crimes At 12-Year High
Every year I post about the FBI hate crimes report , and every year since this blog has begun the number has increased. Check out this year’s report at The Washington Post, Hate crimes rise to highest level in 12 years amid increasing attacks on Black and Asian people, FBI says.
Here Are The Guidelines I’m Giving Peer Tutors In My ELL Classes This Year
Earlier today, I posted THE BEST RESOURCES TO HELP PREPARE TUTORS & VOLUNTEERS IN ELL CLASSES – AND, BOY, DO I NEED SUGGESTIONS! The only item on that list is a wonderful video by Carol Salva, and I’m not hopeful about getting many more useful resources. So, I wrote my own for this year’s peer tutors. You can download it here . Please let me know your suggestions of how I can make it better!

AUG 29

“Q&A Collections: Teacher Leadership”
Q&A Collections: Teacher Leadership is the headline of one of my latest Education Week columns. Ten years of posts about teacher leadership by teachers who have been demonstrating it. Here’s an excerpt from one of them:
The Best Resources To Help Prepare Tutors & Volunteers In ELL Classes – And, Boy, Do I Need Suggestions!
geralt / Pixabay Every year, I get peer tutors to assist students in my English Language Learner classes. And, since 2016, the first thing I have each one of them do is watch this great video created by Carol Salva. There’s got to be additional resources out there, and I’ve searched far-and-wide, but I haven’t been able to find anything else even remotely useful. Please send me other suggestions!
Monday’s New Articles & Videos On School Reopenings
fas / Pixabay Here are today’s additions to The Best Posts Predicting (& Showing) What Schools Look Like During The Pandemic : How one unvaccinated, unmasked teacher spread coronavirus to students and parents is from The L.A. Times. A Calif. elementary school teacher took off her mask for a read-aloud. Within days, half her class was positive for delta. is from The Washington Post. Tampa Bay Time
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 Source Is Hosting What Looks Like An Interesting Panel On Tuesday (For What It’s Worth, I’ll Be On It)
Back to school: Teachers reflect on the first days and the year ahead is an online panel discussion that Ed Source, the California education news organization, is hosting on Tuesday, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. PT. You can register to attend, for free, here. Here’s the info: The school year hasn’t started as anyone had hoped. The continued turmoil from Covid has compounded challenges teachers are facing in
Poll Says U.S. Parents Are Satisfied With Their Child’s Schooling
K-12 Parents Remain Largely Satisfied With Child’s Education is a new report from Gallup. I guess we teachers must be doing something right… I’m adding it to The Best Articles Pointing Out That Our Schools Are Not Failing — Please Suggest More .
This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Ed Policy Issues
Here are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues (You might also be interested in seeing all my “Best” lists related to education policy here ): We’re Burying Our Kids in Debt (Just Not the Way You Think) is from The NY Times. Organized teachers dreamed up charter schools — but their vision got hijacked is from The Washington Post. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Arti
“Q&A Collections: Learning & the Brain”
Q&A Collections: Learning & the Brain is the headline of my latest Education Week column. In the past 10 years, the education field has discovered a lot about the science of learning. Contributors share ways to use that in school. Here’s an excerpt from one of them:
A Look Back: New Study Finds That Students Become More Academically Motivated If They Have Hope In “Socioeconomic Mobility”
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’ve previously posted about unsurprising research that found low-income students tended to be less motivated in school if they felt that inequality in society reduced the odds of upward mobility for them (see New Study Finds Students

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Just Sent-Out Free Monthly Email Newsletter
geralt / Pixabay I’ve just mailed out the August 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…

 Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... | The latest news and resources in education since 2007