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Thursday, July 3, 2014

7-3-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

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






Can You Help? Looking For Stories Of People Learning Self-Control Or Grit From Challenging Circumstances
© 2011 marc falardeau, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio Regular readers know I’m a big believer in teaching Social Emotional Learning (see The Best Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Resources) and that I also have a healthy skepticism of how it’s sometimes used (see The manipulation of Social Emotional Learning). Readers also know that I have a particular interest in focusing on the assets students bring

More Ramadan Resources
© 2009 yeowatzup, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio Here are new additions to The Best Sites To Teach & Learn About Ramadan: Here’s a short video explainer from The Associated Press. Ramadan: A centuries-old American tradition is from Al Jazeera. 9 Questions You Were Too Embarrassed To Ask About Ramadan is from BuzzFeed. Ramadan: Five things you may not know is from The BBC. Ramadan Chant is from The


Several More Useful Resources On Race
© 2010 Viktor Nagornyy, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio Here are new additions to A Collection Of Useful Posts, Articles & Videos On Race & Racism: Why we still need affirmative action for African Americans in college admissions is from The Washington Post. The Major Disadvantage Facing Black Students, Even In Kindergarten is from The Huffington Post. Everyone does drugs, but only minorities ar

The Best Posts & Articles About OECD’s Survey Of Teacher Working Conditions
#155562776 / gettyimages.com The OECD’s 2013 Teaching and Learning International Survey was recently released, and I thought I’d bring together a few good commentaries on it. You might also be interested in The Best Posts & Articles About The Importance Of Teacher (& Student) Working Conditions, since those working conditions are the focus of the OECD survey. Let me know if you have sug


TED-Ed Video: “What you might not know about the Declaration of Independence”
Here’s a nice TED-Ed video and lesson I’m adding to The Best Websites For Learning About The Fourth Of July:






7-2-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Five Good Resources For Project-Based Learning© 2010 hackNY.org, Flickr | CC-BY-SA | via Wylio Here are some useful additions to The Best Sites For Cooperative Learning Ideas: Personalized PBL: Student-Designed Learning is by Andrew Miller. Five Keys to Rigorous Project-Based Learning is from Edutopia. What Project-Based Le