Saturday, April 16, 2022

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



A Look Back: 17 Online Tools To Help Students Write Essays
I’m continuing my “A Look Back” series by looking at past “Best” lists and updating them. StockSnap / Pixabay I originally published The Best Online Tools That Can Help Students Write An Essay in 2015, and have been revising and updating it since that time. It highlights sites that I think can teach , as well as correct , a person’s writing. Write About , Hemingway App , Virtual Writing Tutor , a
SEL Weekly Update
I’ve recently begun this weekly post where I’ll be sharing resources I’m adding to The Best Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Resources or other related “Best” lists. You might also be interested in THE BEST SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING RESOURCES OF 2021 – PART ONE. Finally, check out “Best” Lists Of The Week: Social Emotional Learning Resources . Here are this week’s picks: ‘What Do I Get If I Do It?
The Best Resources Exploring The Use Of Praise In The Classroom
FotoRieth / Pixabay Several previous “Best” lists have discussed various aspects of the value of praise in the classroom, including My Best Posts On Why It’s Important To Be Positive In Class , The Best Resources For Learning How To Best Give Feedback To Students , The Best Posts, Articles & Videos Explaining Why Punishment Is Often Not The Best Classroom Strategy , and The Best Resources On Help

APR 14

A Look Back: 14 Multilingual Sites To Learn English & Other Languages
ArtsyBee / Pixabay I originally published The Best Multilingual & Bilingual Sites For Learning English in 2008, and have been revising and updating it since that time. It includes Clozemaster , Duolingo , Lingo Hut , and eleven other sites. Check them all out at the “Best” list and let me know what I’m missing!
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
Video: Listen To An Interview With Katie & Me About Our New Book
Katie Hull Sypnieski and I were interviewed by Carol Salva about our new book, the second edition of The ESL/ELL Teacher’s Survival Guide. You can read, listen and watch it here . I’m adding it to the post where you can find lots of links to free resources from all of my and our books.

APR 13

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
Research Studies Of The Week
I often write about research studies from various fields and how they can be applied to the classroom. I write individual posts about ones that I think are especially significant, and will continue to do so. However, so many studies are published that it’s hard to keep up. So I’ve started writing a “round-up” of some of them each week or every other week as a regular feature . By the way, you mig
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

APR 12

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 ): Inside the vast national experiment in test-optional college admissions is from NBC News. Not just Florida. More than a dozen states propose so-called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bills is from NPR. What the GOP’s faux outrage over child se
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

APR 11

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: Boosting Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum is from Edutopia. I’m adding it to Project Zero’s “Thinking Routines Tool” Is An Excelle
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: 3 Ways to Enhance Culturally Responsive Teaching is from Edutopia. I’m adding it to The Best Resources About “Culturally Responsive Teaching” & “Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy” – Ple
A Look Back: Free Resources From All “My” Books
Every two months, I reprint this post so that new subscribers learn about these resources. I have many free resources, including excerpts and student hand-outs, available from all “my” books (“my” is quotation marks because several are ones I have co-authored or edited). Clicking on the covers will lead you to them. Look for a fourth book in my student motivation series (out in 2023) and a second

APR 10

“The Lessons Educators Have Learned From Colleagues”
The Lessons Educators Have Learned From Colleagues is the headline of my latest Education Week column. Take risks is one of the valuable lessons teachers can learn from their peers. Risks after all lead to growth. Here are some excerpts:
A Look Back: Nine Tools For Creating Free Temporary Emails
I’m continuing my “A Look Back” series by looking at past “Best” lists and updating them. ribkhan / Pixabay I originally published The Best Temporary Email Address Sites For Students (Or Anyone) in 2008, and have been revising and updating it since that time. It includes sites like Mail Catch , Dispostable , MyTrash Mail , and six others. Check them all out at the “Best” list and let me know what

APR 09

Three New Interactives & Videos About Climate Change
geralt / Pixabay Here are new additions to The Best Sites To Learn About Climate Change : The climate disaster is here is from The Guardian. Climate Code Red is from The Straits Times.
A Look Back: Ten Tools For Comparing The Demographics Of Different Countries
I’m continuing my “A Look Back” series by looking at past “Best” lists and updating them. Hurca / Pixabay I originally published The Best Tools For Comparing Demographics Of Different Countries in 2018, and have been revising and updating it since that time. It includes tools like The Gapminder’s Bubble Map , Nation Master , World Atlas 2.0 , and seven more. Check them all out at the “Best” list
Tons Of Updated Classroom Resources On The Russia/Ukraine War
Donations_are_appreciated / Pixabay I’ve been adding between ten-and-fifteen new resources each week to THE BEST TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES ABOUT THE RUSSIA/UKRAINE CONFLICT , including a number of lesson plans. Check them out and let me know what I’m missing!
Here’s Everything You Wanted To Know About The Month-Long Online Book Chat About Our New Book, But Were Afraid To Ask
AnnaliseArt / Pixabay As I’ve previously mentioned, a month-long online book chat about our new second edition of The ESL/ELL Teacher’s Survival Guide begins next week! Here’s everything you need to know about it: Additionally, you can always find all the information you need right here on the #MLLChat_BkClub blog: https://t.co/9N1Q4VNCtG — Dr. Katie Toppel (she/her) (@KatieToppel) April 9, 2022

APR 08

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
Intriguing Research Suggests Relatively Simple Exercise With Teachers Might Reduce Student Suspensions
A scalable empathic-mindset intervention reduces group disparities in school suspensions is a new not-behind-a-paywall study that could offer an intervention schools might want to considering trying out. It’s written by JASON A. OKONOFUA and his colleagues. Basically, middle school math teachers spent a little more than an hour reading about research highlighting the value of thinking about – and
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 ): The Impending School Lunch Disaster is from Slate. If you can’t name Biden’s Education secretary, you probably aren’t alone is from Politico. How Will Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill Play Out in Classrooms? is from Slate. Teache
Friday’s New Articles & Videos On School Reopenings
MIH83 / 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: Nearly half of LAUSD students have been chronically absent this year, data show is from The LA Times. Parents say their kids hav

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