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Friday, August 29, 2014

8-29-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

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







Video: Captain America & Thinking Outside The Box
I’m adding this video to The Best Videos Showing “Thinking Outside The Box”:

Four New & Useful Links About Instruction
© 1995 Seattle Municipal Archives, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio Here are several new and useful links about classroom instruction: New Study: Engage Kids with 7x the Effect is from Edutopia. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles On Student Engagement. Want to Take Over My Class? Be My Guest! is from Edutopia. I’m adding it to the same list. Encouraging student questioning is by Warren Berge


ASCD’s Ed Leadership Is Online – Here Are My Recommendations
© 2012 Steven Depolo, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio The newest issue of ASCD’s Educational Leadership publication is now online, and its theme is Motivation Matters. Here are three pieces that are not behind a paywall that I would highly recommend: Rick Wormeli has a typically great article that’s titled Motivating Young Adolescents. It includes a list of “Top 12 Demotivators” that I think should be

Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL
© 2013 Jinho Jung, Flickr | CC-BY-SA | via Wylio I’ve started a somewhat 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: Here’s How Russian, French, Portuguese, And German Native Speakers Screw Up English is from Business Insider. Teaching Academic Content and Literacy to English Learners is a w

9/11 Anniversary Is Coming Up – Here Are Related Resources
© 2001 The U.S. National Archives, Flickr | PD | via Wylio The anniversary of the 9/11 attacks is coming up soon. You might be interested in The Best Sites To Help Teach About 9/11.


8-28-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: New Resources On Students & Sleep© 2011 Pink Sherbet Photography, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio Here are some new additions to The Best Resources For Helping Teens Learn About The Importance Of Sleep: Let Them Sleep In: Docs Want Later School Times for Teens is from NBC News. Students Aren’t Getting Enough Sleep—School Sta