Educational Links 10/19/21

‘This is not inclusive.’ Some students with disabilities are going without as districts scale back virtual programs

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/58633/this-is-not-inclusive-some-students-with-disabilities-are-going-without-as-districts-scale-back-virtual-programs

It’s Time To Plan For Struggling Students From The Beginning

https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/plan-for-struggling-students-from-beginning/?fbclid=IwAR0chtdeLkhU9OkFw-F3yfbCcawsqOBmvXlezdQpv9KPW6s9U5q5pf6lXf4

THESE ARE THE PRIMARY TEXTS, ONLINE SITES & OTHER RESOURCES I’M USING IN MY CLASSES THIS YEAR

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2021/10/16/these-are-the-primary-texts-online-sites-other-resources-im-using-in-my-classes-this-year/?fbclid=IwAR005nL14Ei4F2Hucx-58DXCL9xUXwN3eonkhzmvBvQ2wIerYNU2lPxXAuc

What Is the Best Treatment for Anxiety?

https://childmind.org/article/behavioral-treatment-kids-anxiety/?fbclid=IwAR0e8KrZ4C7uH3Wcg_yyxAAhVbNOv9v_BAJkn1IZoKXsPWPrMiTv5Ie7kr4

How to improve low-level literacy

https://www.tes.com/news/eyfs-how-improve-low-level-literacy-primary-schools?fbclid=IwAR0ddD--HHz7QWv6BAuiijLApSYD7Hoo2jtZoe_sQIMM0levPF31T2qWgf4

CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION RESOURCES OF THE WEEK

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2021/10/16/classroom-instruction-resources-of-the-week-318/?fbclid=IwAR0TWDvpH9ucGLsxwzVoDBK1y-omk-bgecH9C_JHJl4TBYEmSN9l8w2dsE8

The Necessity of Finding More Ways to Praise

https://www.edutopia.org/article/necessity-finding-more-ways-praise?fbclid=IwAR3RS9QhM3yHIl0I2DQsCfozK5LqWejQvAlDKQniVqPpquWhmosUwcRXSno

Encouraging students is not enough, says a new study—you actually have to raise your ratio of praise to reprimands dramatically, and that might mean keeping track.

Educational Links 10/27/19

A Learning Framework For Augmented And Virtual Reality

https://www.teachthought.com/technology/learning-framework-for-augmented-and-virtual-reality/

Schools have critical role to play in supporting adolescents fleeing armed conflict

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191024115024.htm

Compassion and Kindness Should Always Be Part of the Lesson Plan

https://www.weareteachers.com/teaching-with-compassion/

31 ADHD Truths, Facts, Quotes & Surprises

https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-truth/

What Can Schools Learn from the Successful Transformation of Public Libraries?

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2019-10-26-what-can-schools-learn-from-the-successful-transformation-of-public-libraries

Helping Students with Intellectual Disabilities Conquer College

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/54652/helping-students-with-intellectual-disabilities-conquer-college

Education Equity

https://www.edutopia.org/topic/education-equity

How can we ensure all students have equal access to opportunities, support, and the tools they need to succeed? Explore and share proven ways to make this happen.

Educational Links 6/26/19

Reaching Difficult Students

http://www.nea.org/tools/68936.htm

Young Teachers May Be 'Digital Natives' But Need Support in Using Tech, Studies Find

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2019/06/teachers-digital-native-millennial-training.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB&fbclid=IwAR1Rmqvmqm5bd7LuTVkQybkoNYxyIkdzJXOBGT_b-0MivHgCcc2FrXa8vQo

What’s New: New Tools for Schools

https://www.techlearning.com/resources/whats-new-new-tools-for-schools-june-and-july-2019?fbclid=IwAR3D5sCAthiFb5HjAmRXd-ceylMSIm-znGJpXqvN9B4QRSIFPXnBWk1yF-g

Google Expeditions is Now Available on Chromebooks!

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2019/06/google-expeditions-is-now-available-on.html?fbclid=IwAR3ATp7iSLw_OFYu5Yvdf_BIGZdAkheu57Vsi123fuoug22jtqUB5bs2ljw

GUEST POST: WOMEN OF COLOR IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING (ELT)

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2019/06/25/guest-post-women-of-color-in-english-language-teaching-elt/?fbclid=IwAR02m3a0oZnYnDqRreVOfMwOWf6bvB1bN_xc7los0aP0RYPunyZ1MLdb_qI

Station Rotation in World Language Classes

https://www.edutopia.org/article/station-rotation-world-language-classes?fbclid=IwAR2JYU6JtG6s4ZFLUdTWfvIzuSKLSC0Ts92Re0j3nPdNEbPq9bzaL2fjWVE

Are Students Spending Too Much Time on Mobile Devices During Class? Yes, Educators Say

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2019/06/device-survey-distraction-class-ISTE.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB-TEACH&fbclid=IwAR2clCrQiKWcfQOY3rG-n8MtZwCeRt1BzLV2jB5PhxpOvdYmv-klLTtahMk

Teachers: Are you worried your students have developed "Nomophobia" (the fear of being without a mobile phone) or Textaphrenia (the fear of being disconnected)?

Learning Trends-Part 2

STEM to STEAM

What is STEAM?

http://stemtosteam.org/

STEM vs. STEAM: Do the Arts Belong?

https://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2014/11/18/ctq-jolly-stem-vs-steam.html

STEM to STEAM: Resources Toolkit

https://www.edutopia.org/stem-to-steam-resources

Books for Teachers

12 Must-Read Books for Teachers to Hack Learning

https://www.weareteachers.com/books-teaching-hacks/

Larry Ferlazzo  Biography and Books

https://www.amazon.com/Larry-Ferlazzo/e/B0028OK9ZW

Rae Pica: What If Everybody Understood Child Development?: Straight Talk About Bettering Education and Children's Lives

https://www.amazon.com/What-Everybody-Understood-Child-Development-ebook/dp/B00VMBYAWA/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1531267049&sr=1-1&keywords=books+rae+pica

Personalized Learning      

   Turn your classroom into a personalized learning

environment

https://www.iste.org/explore/articleDetail?articleid=416

Personalized Learning Isn’t About Tech

https://www.edutopia.org/article/personalized-learning-isnt-about-tech

Personalized Learning: What You Need to Know

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/partnering-with-childs-school/instructional-strategies/personalized-learning-what-you-need-to-know

Online Communities

The power of online communities for teachers

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2018/04/04/power-online-communities-teachers/

Edutopia on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/edutopia/

We Are Teachers --classroom ideas, free printables, career advice, life and wellbeing, deals, contests

https://www.weareteachers.com/

Educational Equity

Our Schools Have an Equity Problem. What Should We Do About It?

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2017/05/31/our-schools-have-an-equity-problem-what.html

Education Equity

https://www.edutopia.org/blogs/tag/education-equity

Equity in Schools: What Administrators Need to Know

http://www.teachhub.com/equity-schools-what-administrators-need-know

Educational Links 10/19/18

To Prevent Loneliness, Start in the Classroom

https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/10/loneliness-prevention-schools/573280/

Our Trusted Professional Development Advisers

http://www.teachhub.com/our-trusted-professional-development-advisers

9 DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES THAT YOU SHOULDN’T OVERLOOK

https://www.theedadvocate.org/9-developmental-milestones-shouldnt-overlook/

Five steps to rolling out a successful classroom device program

https://edscoop.com/tv-radio

Using Rubrics as a Defense Against Grade Appeals

https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/course-design-ideas/rubrics-as-a-defense-against-grade-appeals/

Do Learning Centers and Seatwork Improve Reading Achievement?

http://www.readingrockets.org/blogs/shanahan-literacy/do-learning-centers-and-seatwork-improve-reading-achievement?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ReadingRockets_TeachingReading+%28Reading+Rockets%3A+Teaching+Reading+Resources%29

Helping Underrepresented Students Score Tomorrow’s Jobs

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2018-10-18-helping-underrepresented-students-score-tomorrow-s-jobs

Rubrics provide the criteria for assessing students’ work. Giving students the rubric along with the assignment can clarify the instructor’s expectations. A rubric allows for much quicker, fairer, and more transparent grading. After an instructor grades 30 essays, fairness can become secondary to exhaustion. Following the rubric takes less time, and doing so allows grading the first essay to look exactly like grading the last essay. Students will be less likely to say, for example, “She got a 3 on this section, and I got a 2 for almost the same content.”

Learning Trends-Part 2

STEM to STEAM

What is STEAM?

http://stemtosteam.org/

STEM vs. STEAM: Do the Arts Belong?

https://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2014/11/18/ctq-jolly-stem-vs-steam.html

STEM to STEAM: Resources Toolkit

https://www.edutopia.org/stem-to-steam-resources

Books for Teachers

12 Must-Read Books for Teachers to Hack Learning

https://www.weareteachers.com/books-teaching-hacks/

Larry Ferlazzo  Biography and Books

https://www.amazon.com/Larry-Ferlazzo/e/B0028OK9ZW

Rae Pica: What If Everybody Understood Child Development?: Straight Talk About Bettering Education and Children's Lives

https://www.amazon.com/What-Everybody-Understood-Child-Development-ebook/dp/B00VMBYAWA/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1531267049&sr=1-1&keywords=books+rae+pica

Personalized Learning      

      Turn your classroom into a personalized learning environment

https://www.iste.org/explore/articleDetail?articleid=416

Personalized Learning Isn’t About Tech

https://www.edutopia.org/article/personalized-learning-isnt-about-tech

Personalized Learning: What You Need to Know

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/partnering-with-childs-school/instructional-strategies/personalized-learning-what-you-need-to-know

Online Communities

The power of online communities for teachers

https://www.eschoolnews.com/2018/04/04/power-online-communities-teachers/

Edutopia on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/edutopia/

We Are Teachers --classroom ideas, free printables, career advice, life and wellbeing, deals, contests

https://www.weareteachers.com/

Educational Equity

Our Schools Have an Equity Problem. What Should We Do About It?

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2017/05/31/our-schools-have-an-equity-problem-what.html

Education Equity

https://www.edutopia.org/blogs/tag/education-equity

Equity in Schools: What Administrators Need to Know

http://www.teachhub.com/equity-schools-what-administrators-need-know

Educational Links 7/10/18

12 Good Windows Apps for Teachers

https://www.educatorstechnology.com/2018/07/12-educational-windows-apps-for-teachers.html

The Benefits of Using Podcasts in the Classroom

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/benefits-using-podcasts-classroom?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ReadingRockets_TeachingReading+%28Reading+Rockets%3A+Teaching+Reading+Resources%29

How to Boost Math Skills in the Early Grades

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/51605/how-to-boost-math-skills-in-the-early-grades?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

Trump Administration Delays Special Ed Rule

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2018/07/10/trump-delays-special-ed-rule/25267/

Summer Training, Learning, and More!

http://blog.mimio.com/summer-training-learning-and-more

Create Your Own Search Engine

https://www.freetech4teachers.com/2018/07/create-your-own-search-engine.html

Response: Looking for 'Solutions' in the Face Of Staff Conflict

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/2018/07/response_looking_for_solutions_in_the_face_of_staff_conflict.html

How One School Principal Is Disrupting The School-To-Prison Pipeline

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/how-one-school-principal-is-disrupting-the-school-to-prison-pipeline_us_5a8369bbe4b0adbaf3d87d4f?tc_mcid=fb_cent18_NFP_SVIDAP_NadiaLopez_510062_480S_mix&utm_campaign=cent18&utm_medium=social&utm_source=fb&utm_term=NadiaLopez+Video+NFP&utm_content=NadiaLopezNFP

We only become what we’re exposed to,” Lopez says. Mott Hall prioritizes opening kids up to the many possibilities out there. This includes taking the scholars, the name she uses to refer to her students, “to the places they deserve to be.” Lopez refers to her students as scholars because she sees them as “lifelong learners” and believes that everything is a learning opportunity.    

Women's History Month: Malala

Malala is a young teenager who has come to international fame over the last two years by writing about her experiences in seeking an education as a girl in Pakistan. 

She was attacked in October 2012 by the Taliban and almost killed. Currently,  Malala and her family reside in England where she receives medical care 

As she was discharged from the hospital, she said: "Today you can see that I am alive. I can speak, I can see you, I can see everyone and I am getting better day by day. It's just because of the prayers of people. Because all people – men, women, children – all of them have prayed for me.  

The Malala Fund has been set up to support her campaign for the right to education for children across the world. She is the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Malala Yousafzai - Facts

http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2014/yousafzai-facts.html 

Malala Yousafzai

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malala_Yousafzai 

Pakistani Activist Malala Yousafzai Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize

http://hollywoodlife.com/2013/02/06/malala-yousafai-nobel-peace-prize-2013-girls-education-taliban-shooting/ 

Malala, Pakistani teen shot by Taliban, leaves hospital after stunning recovery

http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/08/world/europe/malala-hospital-release/index.html 

Wounded Pakistan teen is now face of girls education movement

http://articles.latimes.com/2012/oct/13/local/la-me-malala-education-20121014 

Malala Defies Taliban to Take World Stage

Nine months after being singled out and shot, 15-year-old addresses the UN

 http://www.aleteia.org/en/world/news/malala-defies-taliban-to-take-world-stage-2531001

Malala at U.N.: The Taliban failed to silence us

http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/12/world/united-nations-malala 

I am Malala: Story of the 16-yr-old who stood against Taliban

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/i-am-malala-story-of-the-16yrold-who-stood-against-taliban/411113-40-100.html 

Book News: Malala, Girl Shot By Taliban, Calls Books 'Weapons That Defeat Terrorism'

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/09/04/218816267/book-news-malala-girl-shot-by-taliban-calls-books-weapons-that-defeat-terrorism

 

Malala Yousafzai addresses United Nations Youth Assembly 

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rNhZu3ttIU

  

Educational Links 12/4/17

Excellent Choice for Teaching Game Design Basics

http://www.techlearning.com/app-of-the-day/0011/adventure-time-game-wizard--draw-your-own-adventure-time-games/70890

'Children with Down’s syndrome are entitled to a mainstream education, just like everyone else'

https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-views/children-downs-syndrome-are-entitled-a-mainstream-education-just

Restoring Humanity to Teaching, and Delight to Our Classrooms

https://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2015/11/30/restoring-humanity-to-teaching-and-delight-to.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB-TM

How to Get Your Mind to Read

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2017/11/how-to-get-your-mind-to-read.html

10 Pieces Of Technology That Changed My Teaching Practice And Others That Didn’t

https://theeducatorsroom.com/10-pieces-technology-changed-teaching-practice-others-didnt/

Interview With Eddie Williams, ELL Teacher Featured In “The Newcomers”

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2017/11/30/interview-with-eddie-williams-ell-teacher-featured-in-the-newcomers/

Digital skills give young people hope

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/digital-skills/be-inspired?wt.mc_id_sid=N572608.271038SI_FACEBOOK_cid=408919230_pid=209207425

Learning digital skills allows youth to create, innovate, and thrive not only in STEM careers but also across all sectors. We work with nonprofits, educators, governments, and businesses to increase economic opportunity for underserved youth around the world.

Educational Links 10/29/17

10 Things That Learners Pay Attention To (And How to Use Them in eLearning)

https://www.shiftelearning.com/blog/bid/351150/10-things-that-learners-pay-attention-to-and-how-to-use-them-in-elearning?utm_content=buffera3c18&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Why You Should Use a Personalized Learning Network

http://www.teachhub.com/why-you-should-use-personalized-learning-network

What We've Learned Teaching Teacher Candidates About Equity

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teacher_leader_voices/2017/10/what_weve_learned_teaching_tea.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

Let the Kids Speak: Kolton, Third Grader from Colorado

https://tntp.org/blog/post/what-does-an-eight-year-old-want-from-school

New Resources For Learning About Halloween & Day Of The Dead

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2017/10/28/new-resources-for-learning-about-halloween-day-of-the-dead/

How Seeing and Using Gestures Make Ideas More Memorable

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2017/10/25/how-seeing-and-using-gestures-make-ideas-more-memorable/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

Circling Up for Community Building communication skills, 

https://www.edutopia.org/article/circling-community-building?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29

In simple terms, they’re an alternative to the punitive justice that has been used in schools for misbehavior—schools are rapidly adopting restorative practices to replace disciplinary removal. But they can also be used to build a sense of community, because at heart they involve creating a safe space for group discussion.

Educational Links 10/26/17

'They Can't Just Be Average': Lifting Students Up Without Lowering The Bar

http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/10/25/559535682/they-cant-just-be-average-lifting-students-up-without-lowering-the-bar

Educating the Whole Child by Capturing Hearts

http://www.gettingsmart.com/2017/10/educating-whole-child-capturing-hearts/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Getting%20Smart&utm_content=Educating%20the%20Whole%20Child%20by%20Capturing%20Hearts

Top 5 Tips for Improving Student Study Skills

http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/top_five_tips_for_improving_student_study_skills.shtml

Treatment for Kids With ADHD

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/treatments-approaches/treatment-options/treatment-for-kids-with-adhd?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

With Latest Education Investments, Gates Pivots Again

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2017/10/23/with-latest-education-investments-gates-pivots-again.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

It’s About the Abilities, Not the Deficits

https://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2016/05/13/its-about-the-abilities-not-the-deficits.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

5 PBL Pitfalls to Avoid

https://www.edutopia.org/article/5-pbl-pitfalls-avoid?maxWidth=80%25&maxHeight=80%25&inline=true&title=%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22credit%22%3E%C2%A9Hero%20Images/500px%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22caption%22%3E%3C/div%3E#picture-colorbox-pa6VSK8wFv

Great ideas can lose their allure when not implemented well. But that doesn’t make them bad ideas. Such is the case with project-based learning (PBL), a complex, powerful approach to teaching and learning that’s backed by extensive research.