NYC Educator: Those Zany Madcap NY State Guidelines--Up Against the Wall, Teacher

NYC Educator: Those Zany Madcap NY State Guidelines--Up Against the Wall, Teacher

Those Zany Madcap NY State Guidelines--Up Against the Wall, Teacher

They say you should watch your back. Well, you can't really watch your back without mirrors, and you won't have any of them anyway. But your students will be watching your back very carefully. On page 29 of this document it states the following:

Turn desks (including teachers) to face in the same direction rather than facing each other to re-duce transmission caused by virus-containing droplets (e.g., from talking, coughing, sneezing);

Think about that a little bit. While your backside may or may not be a thing of rare beauty to be cherished and admired by all, it will be what your students look at in COVID-time classroom settings. This is odd, because a lot of teachers develop eyes in the back of their heads so as to preclude paper airplanes, eggs, and what-have-you making it up to the board, or their bodies, or thereabout.

There are a lot of limitations in the hybrid classroom. You are all masked. The students are socially distanced, and you may not approach them. You may not correct their work privately. They may not work in groups or pairs. CONTINUE READING: NYC Educator: Those Zany Madcap NY State Guidelines--Up Against the Wall, Teacher

WHEN DOES CRISIS BECOME EVOLUTION – Dad Gone Wild

WHEN DOES CRISIS BECOME EVOLUTION – Dad Gone Wild

WHEN DOES CRISIS BECOME EVOLUTION

“Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg

“I will baptise her,” he said. “You have walked a long way for something you believe in. In our day that is rare. People seldom walk long distances for their faith. That’s why the world looks the way it does.”
― Henning Mankell, Sidetracked

Forgive me if some of today’s piece comes off a little disjointed. Things are evolving quickly and I’m still trying to process and consider implications – as are teachers and parents across the country. We are in a time of not only heightened health concerns but also of quickly evolving norms and practices. The events of today, and our reactions, will reverberate for decades. We have to do more than just find a means to survive the health threats. We need to ensure that our reactions don’t lead to greater inequities and economic threats to our most vulnerable.

In Tennessee, we are now officially 2 weeks away from the start of school. Except if you live in Shelby County, where they have had the good sense to push back the start of school to August 31 in an effort to ensure that they are adequately prepared. I’m not sure why MNPS doesn’t follow suit. It should be recognized that the possibility of bringing teachers back on one day and students back CONTINUE READING: WHEN DOES CRISIS BECOME EVOLUTION – Dad Gone Wild

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

Guest Post: How Teachers & Students Can Use Google Classroom’s Calendar Most Effectively – Part Two

31by Larry Ferlazzo / 10h

JCamargo / Pixabay Editor’s Note: Yesterday, Kara Synhorst wrote a guest post titled GUEST POST TUTORIAL: CONNECTING GOOGLE CLASSROOM TO YOUR CALENDAR SO STUDENTS CAN MAKE APPOINTMENTS . Here, today, she presents Part Two, where she discusses ways to use the Google Classroom calendar feature. Kara Synhorst teaches IB English and Theory of Knowledge at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento. In

Video: “The fight for civil rights and freedom – With John Lewis and Bryan Stevenson”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 11h

TheDigitalArtist / Pixabay TED Talks just released this “conversation.” I’m adding it to Terrible News: John Lewis Has Passed – Learn About His Life.

“Three Ways to Bring the Classroom to the Community”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 11h

Three Ways to Bring the Classroom to the Community is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. Four teachers share their strategies to help students improve their communities, including through “Structured Academic Controversies” and “Genius Hours.” Here are some excerpts:

A Look Back: “Oh, Boy, This Is Great! Researcher’s Scans Show Brain Connections Growing When Learning New Language”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 11h

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 2014. Photo from Ping Li Lab, Penn State Regular readers of this blog and/or my books are familiar with how I help students see the physical impact learning new things can have on its brains (see The

Washington Post Republishes My “Eight Worries”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 20h

stevepb / Pixabay The Washington Post republished my post from earlier this morning. You can check out Teacher: Eight concerns about school this fall that are robbing me of sleep .

Guest Post Tutorial: Connecting Google Classroom To Your Calendar So Students Can Make Appointments

by Larry Ferlazzo / 21h

Editor’s note: This is a guest post by my superteacher colleague Kara Synhorst. I’m adding it to THE BEST ONLINE TOOLS FOR REMOTE TEACHING – SHARE YOUR OWN . Kara Synhorst teaches IB English and Theory of Knowledge at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento. As I’m sure most teachers are, I’m preparing for distance learning. One of Larry Ferlazzo’s posts (see Tools To Use For Students To Set Up

Monday’s Three “Must-Read” Articles On School Reopening In The Fall

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

Here are today’s new additions to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL : “If You Want Us to Reopen, You Cannot Leave Your House From Now Until September” is from Slate. Some Students Should Go to School, Most Should Stay Home is by Shayla R. Griffin. How to Reopen the Economy Without Killing Teachers and Parents is from The NY Times.

John Lewis Was One Of The Original “Freedom Riders” – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources About Them

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

As you know, John Lewis died over the week end (see TERRIBLE NEWS: JOHN LEWIS HAS PASSED – LEARN ABOUT HIS LIFE ). He, among many other accomplishments, was one of the original thirteen “Freedom Riders” who fought racism in public transportation. You might be interested in The Best Resources For Learning About The “Freedom Riders”

Eight Worries About The Fall That Are Keeping This Teacher Awake At Night

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

TheDigitalArtist / Pixabay With the decision to have most California schools going to full time distancing learning in the fall, we have received the gift of clarity. At the same time, I have begun working up very early in the morning with thoughts running through my mind about how all this is going to work, and what I have to figure out over the next few weeks. I had a pretty positive experience

“Q&A Collections: Reading Instruction”

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

Q&A Collections: Reading Instruction is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column. All Classroom Q&A posts on Reading Instruction (from the past nine years!) are described and linked to in this compilation post. Here’s an excerpt from one of them:

Pins Of The Week

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

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

A Look Back: Here’s My Chapter On Elements Of A Successful Lesson, Along With Student Hand-Outs THEY Use To Teach

by Larry Ferlazzo / 1d

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: Clker-Free-Vector-Images / 

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