NYC Public School Parents: Getting it Right: Reopening our Nation's Schools. A National Town hall on Sat. Aug. 15 from 12-4 pm.

NYC Public School Parents: Getting it Right: Reopening our Nation's Schools. A National Town hall on Sat. Aug. 15 from 12-4 pm.

Getting it Right: Reopening our Nation's Schools. A National Town hall on Sat. Aug. 15 from 12-4 pm.

This Saturday August 15, I will be co-hosting the second half of a four-hour program called "Getting it Right" from 12 -4 PM EST on school reopening and how best to educate students during the pandemic.   My panels will focus on issues with remote learning and health and safety.  There is an amazing set of panelists; see below. 

You can watch at the Washington Teachers' Union Facebook page; listen live on WBAI 99.5 FM in NYC or at wbai.org; and/or register at Zoom at https://bit.ly/31mpSfh.  

              National Town Hall: Getting It Right: Reopening Our Nation's Schools

Educators, Health Experts, Civil Rights Leaders to Discuss the Chaos, Complexities, How Best to Reopen Schools

Melissa Harris-Perry to Moderate Opening Panel

WASHINGTON-The Washington Teachers' Union, WPFW-FM and WBAI-FM are co­ sponsoring a national town hall on Aug. 15 to discuss the chaos, complexities and most effective ways to reopen our nation's schools; it will feature national education, health and civil rights leaders, teachers and social workers.

"Getting It Right: Reopening Our Nation's Schools" will be aired live on WPFW 89.3 FM in Washington, D.C., and audio streamed on wpfwfm.org; aired live on WBAI 99.5 FM in New York City and audio streamed on wbai.org; and can be seen live on the Washington Teachers' Union Facebook page- www.facebook.com /WTU1ocal6.

The four-panel, four-hour town hall will be on Aug. 15, from noon to 4 p.m. EDT:

Noon-1 p.m. EDT:

The opening panel, moderated by Wake Forest University's Maya Angelou Presidential Endowed Chair Melissa Harris-Perry, will focus on the state of reopening schools, the chaos and politics involved and the inequities for disadvantaged children that COVID-19 has exposed. Panelists include:

•       American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten

•       Washington Teachers' Union President Elizabeth Davis

        •       Florida Education Association President Fedrick Ingram

        •       Dr. Reed Tuckson, co-founder, Black Coalition Against COVID-19

•       April Goggans, core organizer, Black Lives Matter DC

  1  p.m. - 2 p.m. EDT:

Moderated by WPFW's Askia Muhammad and D.C. teacher Michelle Bollinger, this panel will focus on what's happening on the ground across the country and lessons learned from the spring months of remote learning. Panelists include:

•       Texas AFT President Zeph Capo

•       Dallas-area teacher Misty Griffin, who resigned rather than be forced to teach remotely from her school

        •       Detroit Federation of Teachers President Terrence Martin

        •       Providence, R.I., first-grade teacher Ashley Davis

•    Western Washington University professor Joheen Neem will address concerns about the future of public education as well as how the COVID-19 situation could encourage more privatization

2  p.m. - 3 p.m. EDT:

Moderated by WPFW's Askia Muhammad and WBAI's Leonie Haimson, the panel will focus on technology for remote learning: how effective it has been; how to do it well; problems providing disadvantaged children access to devices and Wi-Fi; advice for parents; and lessons learned from the spring.

•       WTU President Elizabeth Davis 

•       United Teachers of Dade President Karla Hernandez-Mats

•       Washington, D.C., teacher Ashley Kearney

•       Lyndsie Galizia, Fairfax County, Va., school-based tech specialist. The county had a very difficult remote rollout in the spring.

•       Grace Hu, Washington, D.C., parent/ community activist will address tech issues and lack of investment for disadvantaged children.

3  p.m. - 4 p.m. EDT

Moderated by Aslda Muhammad and Leonie Haimson, this panel will focus on the physical and mental health issues that families, educators and others are dealing with.

•       Dr. Melissa Clarke, health educator and member of the Black Coalition Against COVID-19

•       Dr. Jennifer Lighter, NYU Langone Health pediatric infectious disease specialist

•       Mary Balla, Washington, D.C., teacher on task force about moving a portion of law enforcement funds to social and emotional learning programs

•       Maureen Eigenfeld, New York City school social worker, works in a high-needs Bronx middle school.

 NYC Public School Parents: Getting it Right: Reopening our Nation's Schools. A National Town hall on Sat. Aug. 15 from 12-4 pm.

MAGA: “My Awesome Gettysburg Address” | The Merrow Report

MAGA: “My Awesome Gettysburg Address” | The Merrow Report

MAGA: “My Awesome Gettysburg Address”

My fellow American patriots, Welcome to this historical monument and this even more historical occasion, because today your favorite President is accepting his party’s unanimous nomination to continue to lead our beloved country to even greater heights, now that we have the China virus under control.

You know, many people said that I should come to Gettysburg or Mt. Rushmore to accept the nomination. But I’ve already been to Mt. Rushmore, and I hear that someday I will be there forever, along with Abe and the other greats.

Honest Abe made a famous speech here, which my loyal aide Steven Miller read to me the other day,  the one where he said “Four score and seven…”   That’s how I learned that ‘score’ has another meaning than the one I’m used to.

Some people, mostly in the Democrat party or the ‘fake news,’  have criticized me for coming to what they call “Hallowed Ground” to accept your unanimous nomination, but I remind them that I am the President, and the Constitution says I can do CONTINUE READING: MAGA: “My Awesome Gettysburg Address” | The Merrow Report

A VERY BUSY DAY 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

A VERY BUSY DAY

Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...

The latest news and resources in education since 2007

 

 

Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week

by Larry Ferlazzo / 10h

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 ONE. Here are this week’s picks: 7 Classroom Management Mistakes—and the Research on How to Fix Them is from

“‘Making Personal Connections’ Will Be Key This School Year”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 10h

‘Making Personal Connections’ Will Be Key This School Year is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Four educators share how they are going to apply lessons they learned in the spring to this new school year, including by reaching out to students as well as to parents. Here are some excerpts:

Thursday’s Five “Must-Read” Articles On School Reopening

by Larry Ferlazzo / 10h

sweetlouise / Pixabay Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : 925 Quarantined for Covid. Is This a Successful School Reopening? is from The NY Times. Schools Left in the Lurch as Negotiations on Coronavirus-Relief Bill Collapse is from US News. Despite setbacks, Trump administration doubles down on push to reopen school buildings is from Chalk

New U.S. Citizenship Resources

by Larry Ferlazzo / 11h

LAWJR / Pixabay Here are new additions to The Best Websites For Learning About Civic Participation & Citizenship : CITIZENSHIPstudyguide Welcome To The Civics Practice Test! is from the USCIS. REEP World Citizenship Resources. Quiz: Can You Answer the Hardest Citizenship Test Questions? is from The NY Times. American History for English Learners is from Many Things. Can YOU pass the U.S. citizens

Wow! Check Out This ABC News Video Segment: “ELL students left behind amid COVID-19 and virtual learning”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 11h

lucdecleir / Pixabay I can’t remember when a major broadcast news outlet last did a specific story on English Language Learners. Well, ABC News did this one today:

Pins Of The Week

by Larry Ferlazzo / 11h

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 – PAR

Video Of Student Panel Talking About Their Distance Learning Experiences In The Spring

by Larry Ferlazzo / 14h

OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay I’ve done a lot of professional development sessions for teachers at our school, and having student panels are always the most popular parts of them. Plus, they are great learning experiences for the students! I’ve share videos of several them: A New Student Panel Of ELLs Is Presenting At Our Staff Training Tomorrow – Here Are Videos Of Last Year’s Presentations Vide

Online Or In The Classroom, It’s Important To Pronounce Student Names Correctly!

by Larry Ferlazzo / 23h

Clker-Free-Vector-Images / Pixabay As we enter a new school year, just a reminder: We teachers have to correctly pronounce our students’ names! If you don’t think it’s important, or you need help with strategies on how to get them right, check out The Best Resources On The Importance Of Correctly Pronouncing Student Names.

Listen: Radio Interview With…Me, On Remote Teaching With ELLs

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

Tumisu / Pixabay Rosa Isiah interviewed me on her great radio show about “Preparing for the Increased Demands of Hybrid Teaching With English Language Learners.” In case you’re interested, she also had previously interviewed me about Myths and Misconceptions About ELL s. 

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