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Tuesday, September 30, 2014

9-30-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL

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






Ebola Resource Update
© 2014 European Commission DG ECHO, Flickr | CC-BY-ND | via Wylio With the first confirmed case of Ebola in the United States today, I thought I’d update the already extensive The Best Resources For Learning About The Ebola Virus list: Investigating Ebola: How contact tracing will work in Texas is an infographic from The Washington Post. The NY Times has updated their What You Need to Know About t
Excellent ASCD Article On Memory & Learning
© 2012 hyoin min, Flickr | CC-BY-ND | via Wylio As usual, Bryan Goodwin has written an excellent piece in this month’s issue of ASCD Educational Leadership. It’s titled Research Says / Which Strategy Works Best? It’s a concise description of the differences between short-term memory, working memory and long-term memory, with teaching hints for all three. I’ve written a lot about memory and learnin

World Teachers Day Is October 5th — Here Are Related Resources
© 1943 The U.S. National Archives, Flickr | PD | via Wylio World Teachers’ Day, held annually on October 5th since 1994 – when it was created by UNESCO – celebrates teachers worldwide (in the United States, National Teacher Day is Tuesday in the first full week of May). You’ll find many related resources at The Best Resources To Learn About World Teachers Day.


Teachers Can Receive Free DVD Of “12 Years A Slave” & Study Guide
Teachers can receive a free DVD copy of the movie “12 Years A Slave,” a book and more, and it’s very simple to register for it online. Here’s what you get: *FREE Educator’s Toolkit Includes: Full Length DVD copy of the movie (edited version, parental approval suggested) Copy of the Penguin Paperback Book Printed study guide Letter from director Steve McQueen I’m not sure how realistic, practic
Video: “Marie’s Dictionary”
This short documentary tells the story of Marie Wilcox, the last fluent speaker of the Wukchumni language and the dictionary she created in an effort to keep her language alive: Marie’s Dictionary from Go Project Films on Vimeo. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For International Mother Language Day.
9-29-14 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Excellent List Of Eleven “Classroom Discipline Mistakes”© 2014 Tim Pierce, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio Marvin Marshall, a great writer on positive classroom management, has published an excellent list of eleven “Classroom Discipline Mistakes.” You definitely want to read them all, but here are his first three: 1. BEING REACT