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Thursday, July 10, 2014

7-10-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL, & EF

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







Good Post Worth Reading: “The Importance of Asking Questions to Promote Higher-Order Competencies”
© 2008 Valerie Everett, Flickr | CC-BY-SA | via Wylio The Importance of Asking Questions to Promote Higher-Order Competencies is a very good post by Maurice Elias (who has often contributed to my Ed Week column) over at Edutopia. It’s a definite addition to The Best Posts & Articles About Asking Good Questions. And, speaking of asking questions, next week you’ll be able to read an interview I


If You Were Going To Read Just One Thing About Bloom’s Taxonomy, Then “What’s Old Is New Again” Would Be It
© 2011 David Wees, Flickr | CC-BY-SA | via Wylio Scott McLeod just sent out a tweet about a forty page PDF document titled “Bloom’s Taxonomy: What’s Old Is New Again.” It’s written by Cecelia Munzenmaier, MS, with Nancy Rubin, PhD. I’ve got a lot of resources on The Best Resources For Helping Teachers Use Bloom’s Taxonomy In The Classroom list, but this document provides the best overview and must


Must Bookmark Site: “The Ultimate Directory Of Free Image Sources”
The Edublogger has recently published an invaluable resource, The Ultimate Directory Of Free Image Sources. It’s a star addition to The Best Online Sources For Images.


“A 360-Degree View of Life at the Bottom of the Ocean”
TIME has just published a neat interactive called “A 360-Degree View of Life at the Bottom of the Ocean.” I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Oceans.
Tomorrow Is World Population Day – Here Are Related Resources
Tomorrow, July 11th, is World Population Day. You might be interested in The Best Resources For Learning About Our World’s Population Of 7 Billion. Here’s how the United Nations describes World Population Day: As the world population edged to 7 billion people in 2011 (up from 2.5 billion in 1950), it has had profound implications for development. A world of 7 billion is both a challenge and an o


“‘Collaboration Is Crucial’: An Interview With Carmen Fariña & Laura Kotch”
In my latest Education Week Teacher post, I interview Carmen Fariña, Chancellor of the New York City schools, & Laura Kotch, its former Director of Professional Development and Curriculum, about the new edition of their book, A School Leader’s Guide to Excellence. Here are some excerpts:




7-9-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL, & EF
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Video: Donald Duck On Self-ControlI’ve previously shared the videos Sesame Street has done this year promoting the virtue of self-control. They’re pretty creative and entertaining. I just learned that Walt Disney apparently had similar ideas in 1938, and put out this cartoon of Donald Duck teaching and learning about self-c