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Monday, February 15, 2021

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

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


Intriguing Study Suggests Unique (At Least, To Me) Background Knowledge Strategy
by Larry Ferlazzo / 11h
What You Don’t Know Won’t Hurt You, Unless You Don’t Know You’re Wrong is the title of a study by Tenaha O’Reilly, John Sabatini and Zuowei Wang that suggests a strategy that is to me for assisting students who might lack background knowledge about a text. Most educators understand the important role prior knowledge has in reading comprehension (see The Best Resources For Learning About The Impor
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 Here
Monday’s Must-Read Articles About School Reopenings
by Larry Ferlazzo / 11h
Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : New York Was the 1st Big School District to Reopen. Here’s What Happened. is from The NY Times. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on What She Learned From Battling the Teachers’ Union is from The NY Times. By defying state COVID-19 rules, this California school board is risking lives is from The Sacramento Be
Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL
by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d
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
Sunday’s Must-Read Articles On School Reopenings
by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d
Here are new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : Talks slow, no word yet from Newsom and top lawmakers on deal to reopen schools is from Ed Source. Biden’s goal to reopen schools meets high-stakes political test is from The Washington Post. Fauci: Vaccines for Kids as Young as First Graders Could Be Authorized by September is from ProPublica. If openin
Ed Tech Digest
by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d
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

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Sunday, February 14, 2021

CATCH UP WITH CURMUDGUCATION + ICYMI: Happy Valentines Day Edition (2/14)

CURMUDGUCATION: ICYMI: Happy Valentines Day Edition (2/14)




Happy Valentines Day Edition

Well, Congress rushed through their work so that they could get started on their vacation. Why shouldn't the rest of us. Let's take a look at this week's reading list.

In Disorienting Return To Civility, Joe Biden's DOJ Backs Up Betsy DeVos

A couple of outlets picked up this story this week, but only Time found a clever angle to go with a clever headline.

My HBCU experience has been life-changing

Lets have some positive stories this week, please. A nice first-person story here from Marissa Stubbs at The Undefeated. And she's in Florida, so there is hope.

Update: Dispatch from the Covid trenches

Grumpy Old Teacher, back in the building, checks his classroom ventilation. The results are not encouraging.

School Ratings, Ranking and Wrongdoing  

Have You Heard welcomes Akil Bello from Fairtest to talk about how much baloney can be squeezed into a ratings list (spoiler alert: a lot).

Big Data on learning loss is not the point: Teachers know how to use formative assessments to guide their work with each child

Jan Resseger adds to the stack of excellent essays explaining just how the chickjen littling about learning loss is a bunch of hooey.

$100M for children "learning faster than ever before" in Tennessee?!

Nancy Bailey takes a look at Tennessee's adoption of Reading360, and why it's not good news.

Who really created the Marvel universe?

A new Stan Lee biography is out, and this is one of the better looks at the attempt to unravel the man's complicated, troublesome legacy. No, it's not about education. I like comics and have read them my whole life. Happy Valentines Day.

OpenAI and Stanford researchers call for urgent action to address harms of large language models like GPT-3

Let's grab that barn door and see if we can't get a handle on the loose horse mess that is language mimicking software. Since GPT-s is OpenAI's baby, I'm not sure how much of this is responsible science and how much of it is trying to handicap marketplace imitators, but since these damn things are going to be proposed as teacherbots sooner or later, we should be paying attention to this stuff.

Piano-playing Penn State professor supports students' mental health

From last October in the Collegian. I have mixed feelings about this mechanical engineering prof who closes class with some piano playing, probably related to the mixed feelings about the amount of tuition I sent off to PSU with my daughter years ago, but it's certainly a bit outside tbe box.

How East Stroudsburg schools plan to diversify curriculum, staff and more

A school district in PA makes an attempt and a plan for getting the schools to more properly reflect the diversity of the student body. From the Pocono Record.

Charter schools invaded our neighborhoods without public input

Carl Peterson in Patch for Los Angeles talks to Eastside Padres Contra La Privatization about how charters moved in, public schools were damaged, and local voices were silenced.

Stop Disrespecting Teachers, Please

Arthur Goldtsein is in the New York Daily News detailing the disrespect that NY teachers have been feeling.

To Test or Not To Test

Well, the correct answer is "not," but this Hechinger Report article by Kelly Field does a better job than some of detailing the sides at play here.

Village teacher wins $1 million prize 

Ranjitsinh Disale wanted to be an engineer but ended up taking on a rough rural gig in India. Now he has a million dollar prize. From NPR

Searching for Shelley Duvall

Shelley Duvall is okay. Another not-education story, but a story that's just very human. 

Now they love her

A beautiful reflection on the forever-awesome Karen Lewis

Amid tough school reopening battles, Americans continue to cheer teachers unions

Rebecca Klein and Ariel Edwards-Levy at Huffington Post reporting that, contrary to what you're hearing from some politicians and pundits, teachers are not actually widely hated for single-handedly keeping school buildings closed.




Pennsylvania Charter School Funding Reform Long Overdue, On The Horizon - https://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2021/02/11/pennsylvania-charter-school-funding--reform-long-overdue-on-the-horizon/?sh=16edfd967317 by @palan57 on @forbes


Report: California Wastes $600 Million Per Year On Cyberschools - https://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2021/02/06/report-california-wastes-600-million-per-year-on-cyberschools/?sh=612e132856d0 by @palan57 on @forbes



My Battle With Learning Loss
53by Peter Greene / 23h
It first hit me in the July after high school graduation--I had lost my learning about Algebra III. A whole semester, mostly gone. Of course, I told myself, I never really actually "learned" any of that stuff in the first place. So maybe I didn't actually lose that learning. But in college, there were other warning signs. I was an English major, so I didn't take science courses, and all of my hig
School Choice: Branding for an Open Market
200+by Peter Greene / 2d
Coming up with the right name for a policy initiative is a critical step in framing a conversation and controlling the narrative. The classic example is the abortion debate, in which one side is "pro-choice" and the other is "pro-life," carefully selected terms that frame each side as champions of an undeniable good. Just watch supporters of "defund the police" get caught in an endless loop of "n
HI: A Houseless Village
by Peter Greene / 3d
It started with this tweet: Children who are houseless (homeless), have the chance to win laptops to help with their distance learning during the pandemic. They need your online votes to help them win. #HawaiiNews https://t.co/yg3maBntZ8 — KHON2 News (@KHONnews) February 6, 2021 Reactions were peak tl;dr, with most people not making it past the tweet. But click past to the story , and then on to
This Is Not An Anti-Teacher Gotcha Moment
by Peter Greene / 4d
So I posted this on Twitter, and drew the response pictured here Usuals: "Here you go--hospital-grade safety measures!" Teachers: "But we need to get the vaccine." Usuals: "Here's your vaccine." Teachers: "BTW the kids need the vaccine too." Usuals: "There is no vaccine for kids." Teachers: "LOL, suckers." — LiberalAgainstLockdowns (@LLockdowns) February 9, 2021 There's a special group of folks a
PA: A Reminder That Charter Schools Are Businesses
67by Peter Greene / 5d
Who do you suppose might have said the following: During the last few years, we’ve created a complete business ecosystem at The Waterfront. This strategic purchase was the natural next step as we continue to expand our operations. A: A classroom teacher B: A building principal C: A corporate VP in charge of mergers and acquisitions D: The CEO of a cyber charter school The answer is D, and the spe
Donors Chose Monday: Books. Just Books.
by Peter Greene / 5d
Researchers actually took a look at teacher fundraising via Donors Chose and other micro-philanthropy sites. Some of t he patterns that emerged are not exactly surprising--the site is used for "triage and not extras," and more prevalent in states where funding of schools is less than optimal. As I've said before, Donors Choose shouldn't be a thing. The need it meets shouldn't exist, and stories a
ICYMI: Hooray for the Sports Ball Edition (2/7)
by Peter Greene / 7d
My understanding is that there will be some sort of contest today in which millionaires will chase a bag of air up and down a plastic field. But since none of them are Steelers, who really cares. I'll catch up later. And if you're killing time today until the sportsballfest begins, here's some reading from a blessedly low-eventful week. A Bucket of Nuggets A pot-pourri of stuff from Dad Gone Wild
PA: Budget Kicks Off Another Round Of Charter Battles
by Peter Greene / 8d
Governor Tom Wolf has released his budget proposal, and charter supporters are not happy. This is not the first time Wolf has made the charter school industry sad. Back in the summer of 2019 he fired some shots across their bows with an aggressive agenda for fixing Pennsylvania's messed up charter
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