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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



Students Creating New Year’s Resolutions Can Be Great Lessons & Here Are A Ton Of Ideas
geralt / Pixabay Having students create New Year’s resolutions have always been great lessons for my classes. You can find a ton of related resources, including lesson plans, at The Best Ways To Help Make Your New Year’s Resolutions Succeed . I usually combine it with one of the goal sheets you can find at Best Posts On Students Setting Goals .

YESTERDAY

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 2021 – PART ONE , as well as checking out all my edtech resources . Here are this we
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 2021. Also, check out A Collection Of My Best Resources On Teaching English Language Learners. In additi
Saturday’s New Articles On School Reopenings
Pixaline / 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 urged to tighten testing, upgrade masks when they reopen Monday amid Omicron surge is from The L.A. Times. San Franci
A Look Back: “The Endless Loop Of Negative Attention”
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 . This post originally appeared in 2016: Negative attention from teachers can lead to more negative student behaviors is an article at Eureka Report (see Negative attention from teachers can lead to more negative student behaviors ) abou
The Best Resources, Articles & Blog Posts For Teachers Of ELLs In 2021
This post, apart from my annual list of predictions that will be appearing in The Washington Post tomorrow, will be my final end-of-the-year “Best” list for 2021. You can see all of them – and there are a lot – at ALL END-OF-YEAR “BEST” LISTS FOR 2021 IN ONE PLACE! In fact, there are so many of them, I’m a bit burned-out on creating them this year, so this list will not be anywhere as complete as
Working Through Political Differences Through Conflict, Not Kumbaya
geralt / Pixabay Obviously, there’s a lot of polarization in our society right now. And, there are a lot of different suggested strategies out there on how to deal with it (see The Best Posts & Articles On Building Influence & Creating Change and The Best Posts & Articles On How To Teach “Controversial” Topics ). Based on my nineteen-year community organizing career, I’ve been skeptical of some w

DEC 30 2021

Friday’s New Articles On School Reopenings
Clker-Free-Vector-Images / 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: How 2021 Set the Stage for a Seismic Overhaul of Education is from US News. What parents should know about se
New Resources On Race & Racism
I’m adding these new resources to various “Best” lists. You can find links to all of those many lists that relate to race and racism at “Best” Lists Of The Week: Resources For Teaching & Learning About Race & Racism: ‘Spirit of resistance’: Marking 500 years since the first slave revolt in the Americas is from NBC News. I’m adding it to The Best Sites To Teach About African-American History . Stu
A Look Back: “Help Your Students Get Into the Learning Flow”
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 . In 2015, Routledge published the third book in my student motivation series, Building A Community Of Self-Motivated Learners: Strategies To Help Students Thrive In School and Beyond . Middleweb published an excerpt from the chapter on
The Best Collections Of Infographics, Charts & Maps – 2021
I’m finishing up the end-of-year “Best” lists. You can see all previous annual editions of this list, along with many other infographic-related resources, here . I’ve also been posting an infographic-of-the-week, and you can see all of them here . I’m adding list list to ALL END-OF-YEAR “BEST” LISTS FOR 2021 IN ONE PLACE! Here they are (I’ll be adding more in the next couple of days as they come
Guest Post: “It Sounds Like…” Is A Small, But Effective, Teaching Move
By Adeyemi Stembridge, PhD & Andrew Dryden Editor’s Note: I published an Ed Week series earlier this year on “small teaching moves.” This contribution arrived too late to include, but the authors gave me permission to publish it here. Adeyemi Stembridge, PhD provides technical assistance for school improvement with a specific focus on equity. He works with districts around the country to identify
“8 1/2 Things That Have Been Working This Year & 6 That Haven’t”
8 1/2 Things That Have Been Working This Year & 6 That Haven’t is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Increased use of learning games, personalized learning, and peer tutors have helped. TikTok threats and student cellphone, not at all. Here are some excerpts:
Things I’ll Be Doing Differently When We Go Back To Class In January
GDJ / Pixabay I’m publishing this post more-or-less simultaneously with one appearing at Education Week. At Ed Week, I’m sharing a list of things that worked – and didn’t work – for my school and me during the first semester. Here, I’d like to make a list of things that I’ll either be doing differently, or things that I’ll be doing more of when we return in January. Here goes (the list is not in

DEC 29 2021

The Best Articles I’ve Written In 2021
TheDigitalArtist / Pixabay I haven’t written many articles this year outside of blog posts here and for Education Week. As most teachers understand, the 2021 classroom has taken a lot more energy from educators than it usually does! Katie Hull and I did finish the second edition of the ESL/ELL Teacher’s Survival Guide , and that will be out in early April. I did write a series of columns this yea
Thursday’s New Articles & Videos On School Reopenings
satheeshsankaran / 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: Parents hoped this school year might be ‘normal.’ It hasn’t turned out that way. is from The Washington Post.
A Look Back: “Yes, Schools Should Develop Active Citizens &, No, We Don’t Need Another Test To Do It”
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 originally published this post in 2015 There has been a recent movement to making passing a version of the U.S. citizenship test a requirement for high school graduation, and The New Yorker has just written about it (see What’s the R
December’s “Best” Lists – There Are Now 2,292 Of Them!
Prawny / Pixabay Here’s my regular round-up of new “The Best…” lists I posted this month (you can see all 2,292 of them categorized here – you might also want to check out THREE ACCESSIBLE WAYS TO SEARCH FOR & FIND MY “BEST” LISTS). Here’s the list from this month: THE BEST FUN VIDEOS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN 2021 – PART TWO THE BEST YEAR-IN-REVIEW FEATURES FOR 2021 THE MOST POPULAR POSTS
Recommendations From Readers For The Best Education Books Of The Year – 2021
Hermann / Pixabay I’ve annually encouraged readers to share recommendations for the best books on education they’ve read during the previous year (you can see past lists here ). I did it a little differently this year by asking on social media. Here’s what people said (add your recommendations in the comments section!): Time 4 my 12th annual list of favorite Ed books of yr. Reply w/title of your
Just Sent-Out Free Monthly Email Newsletter
geralt / Pixabay I’ve just mailed out the January, 2022 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…

DEC 28 2021

My Favorite Posts That Appeared In December
I regularly highlight my picks for the most useful posts for each month — not including “The Best…” lists. I also use some of them in a more extensive monthly newsletter I send-out. You can see older Best Posts of the Month at Websites Of The Month (more recent lists can be found here ). You can also see my all-time favorites here . I’ve also been doing “A Look Back” series reviewing old favorite
December’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 FOURTEENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THIS BLOG – HERE ARE THE FORTY ALL-TIME MOST POPULAR POSTS . Not to mention THE MOST POPULAR POSTS
Wednesday’s Articles & Tweets On School Reopenings
cheskapoondesignstudio / 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: CDC issues new Covid safety recommendations, California to follow them is from Ed Source. New York City will el
A Look Back At The Most Popular Piece I’ve Ever Published
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 . inspire-studio / Pixabay In 2015, Routledge published the third book in my student motivation series, Building A Community Of Self-Motivated Learners: Strategies To Help Students Thrive In School and Beyond . Edutopia published a short

DEC 27 2021

The Best Articles, Videos & Tweets About Schools & The Pandemic – 2021
It’s time for another “Best” list! I’ll be adding this list to I’m adding this post to ALL END-OF-YEAR “BEST” LISTS FOR 2021 IN ONE PLACE! 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 , which I posted in March. So this list covers the time since then (to tell the truth, however, I only had enough
Tuesday’s Articles And Tweets On School Reopenings
Matryx / 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: School district leaders and principals all just breathed a big sigh of relief———-CDC recommends shorter COVID isolation, quaran
Most Popular Posts Of The Week
I’m making a change in the content of the regular feature. In addition to sharing the top five posts that have received the most “hits” in the preceding seven-to-ten days (though they may have originally been published on an earlier date), I will also include the top five posts that have actually appeared in the past week. Often, these are different posts. You might also be interested in IT’S THE
“What Teachers Think Is—and Isn’t—Working This School Year”
What Teachers Think Is—and Isn’t—Working This School Year is the headline of my latest Education Week column (guest-edited by Neema Avashia). For teachers, mask wearing and student enthusiasm are working, while administration pressure on them to do more is not. If I have the time and energy, I might write a “Part Two” to be published at the very beginning of next year. Here are some excerpts from
A Look Back: The Importance Of Knowledge Transfer
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 . In 2015, Routledge published the third book in my student motivation series, Building A Community Of Self-Motivated Learners: Strategies To Help Students Thrive In School and Beyond . The Washington Post published an excerpt from the c
The Best Science Sites Of 2021 – Part Two
It’s time for another “Best” list! I’ll be adding this list to I’m adding this post to ALL END-OF-YEAR “BEST” LISTS FOR 2021 IN ONE PLACE! You can see all previous editions of this Science list, along with other Science-related “Best” lists, here (Best lists on Planets & Space are here ). Let me know what I’m missing…: THE BEST RESOURCES ON THE NASA LAUNCH OF AN ASTEROID HUNTER/DEFLECTOR I’m addi
The Best Social Emotional Learning Resources Of 2021 – Part Two
My end-of-year “Best” list posts continue… I’m adding this post to ALL END-OF-YEAR “BEST” LISTS FOR 2021 IN ONE PLACE! I publish a regular series called SEL Weekly Update , and I thought it would useful to readers and to me to review them and highlight the ones I think are the best of the year. You might also be interested in “Best” Lists Of The Week: Social Emotional Learning Resources . All my

DEC 26 2021

A Look Back: All My Posts For The British Council
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 . In 2014, I began posting several times a year for Teaching English-British Council, probably the largest organization in the world promoting English-language teaching. You can read all my British Council posts here. Their are quite a f
Infographic Of The Week: “Visualizing Women’s Economic Rights Around the World”
I’ve been sharing an infographic or two each week, and you can find previous ones here . You might also be interested in all my “Best” lists on infographics. Here’s my latest pick, Visualizing Women’s Economic Rights Around the World , is from Visual Capitalist. You can find more information on it – and a bigger version – at the link. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About Women’s His
Nikole Hannah-Jones On The Role Of Parents In Deciding Curriculum
Nikole Hannah-Jones has been doing an amazing job dealing with all the attacks on her work, and the attacks on us teachers who feel we should teach about the evils of systemic racism. Here are some tweets she sent out today. I’m adding this post to WE SHOULD ENCOURAGE PARENT ENGAGEMENT, BUT NOT PARENT BULLYING. No one is fooled by what you all mean when you say “parents should decide.” In fact, y
Wash. Post Publishes My Tenth Annual Round-Up Of The Year’s Education News
The Washington Post has just published my tenth annual round-up of the year’s education news. Check out There was a lot of education news in 2021. Here’s the best and worst of it — by a veteran teacher . I’m adding it to ALL END-OF-YEAR “BEST” LISTS FOR 2021 IN ONE PLACE!
The Best Ed Tech Resources Of 2021 – Part Two
My end-of-year “Best” list posts continue… I’m adding this post to ALL END-OF-YEAR “BEST” LISTS FOR 2021 IN ONE PLACE! I publish a regular series called Ed Tech Digest , and I thought it would useful to readers and to me to review them and highlight the ones I think are the best of the year. You can see previous editions of this list, along with all the “Best” lists related to ed tech, here . You
The Best Social Studies Websites Of 2021 – Part Two
I’m continuing with my mid-year “Best” list posts… I’m adding this post to ALL END-OF-YEAR “BEST” LISTS FOR 2021 IN ONE PLACE! You can see all previous Social Studies lists here . Here picks for this year: THE BEST ONLINE TOOLS TO SEE NEWSPAPERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD I CAN’T BELIEVE I’M ONLY JUST LEARNING ABOUT THE “FANGEOPOLITICS” GAME! A BEGINNING LIST TO LEARN ABOUT THE 2022 BEIJING WINTER OLY

DEC 25 2021

The Best Resources On Instruction In 2021 – Part Two
I’m continuing with my end-of-year “Best” list posts… I’m adding this post to ALL END-OF-YEAR “BEST” LISTS FOR 2021 IN ONE PLACE! Seven years ago I began publishing a regular Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week post. You can see all my “Best” lists on instructional strategies here. Here are my choices from the past few months: A book about The 1619 Project was recently published (you can
We Just Reviewed The “Galley Proofs” For The 2nd Edition Of The ESL/ELL Teacher’s Survival Guide – It Will Be Published In Early April!
Whew! Katie Hull Sypnieski and I have just finished reviewing the galley proofs of The ESL/ELL Teacher’s Survival Guide , Second Edition . It will be out in early April, and be double the size of the first edition. The book itself has 200 more pages than the first edition, plus there will be five additional chapters only online. The book includes chapters include ones written by some of the best
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 ): President Biden extends student loan payment freeze through May 1 is from NPR. Cal State poised to drop SAT admission requirement as chancellor supports scrapping test is from The L.A. Times. We Desperately Need Schools to Get
My Nine Favorite BAM! Radio Shows Of The Year – 2021
I’ve done well over 250 ten-minute BAM! Radio shows over the year, and you can see all of them here . Here are my favorites from this year: Why Teaching American Slavery With Integrity and Transparency Benefits All of Us and How to Do It Better with Keturah Proctor, Sarah SoonLing Blackburn and Alice Mercer. Small Changes That Can Make a Big Difference in Your K12 Classroom with Holly Spinelli, V
A Look Back: The Five-by-Five Approach to Differentiation Success
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 . In 2012, my colleague Katie Hull-Sypnieski and I published an article in Education Week Teacher headlined The Five-by-Five Approach to Differentiation Success. I think it’s a good one You might also be interested in The Best Resources

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