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Sunday, September 8, 2013

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL:



I'm Larry Ferlazzo and here you will catch me talking about 
websites that will help you teach ELL, ESL and EFL!




Video: “The History of Reading and the Literate Life”
Here’s a pretty interesting TEDx Talk:


New Studies Highlight Blurry Line Between Nature & Nurture
There’s recently been some pushback on the “10,000 Hour Rule” for developing expertise. I think Malcolm Gladwell and Daniel Coyle respond well to critics saying that it downplays the role of genes. An overly-long article in the Pacific Standard, The Social Life of Genes, highlights a number of recent studies which particularly reinforce some points made my Gladwell — that, yes, genes play a big r


Infographic: “The Anatomy Of A Great Infographic”
I’m adding this infographic to The Best Resources For Creating Infographics:


“Teachers Need To Behave Like Johnny Appleseeds”: An Interview With Daniel Coyle
“Teachers Need To Behave Like Johnny Appleseeds”: An Interview With Daniel Coyle is my new post over at Education Week Teacher. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About The 10,000 Hour Rule & Deliberate Practice.

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… 9-7-13 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFLLARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAYPhiladelphia Shows How NOT To Engage ParentsHere’s the latest addition to The Worst Parent Engagement Ideas, courtesy of NPR: The Philadelphia school system was forced to cut millions of dollars from its budget, lay off hundreds of employees and shutter nearly two dozen schools to help clos