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  1. New Studies Show, Unsurprisingly, That Stress Reduces Self-Control & Metacognition
  2. Jimmy Fallon Plays A NEW Game Applicable To The ELL Classroom
  3. Video: “Mona Lisa Smile” Clip Is Great For “Thinking Outside Of Box”
  4. Ed Tech Digest
  5. Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week
  6. The Best Resources For Learning About The Perseid Meteor Shower
  7. Quote Of The Day: The Importance Of Teachers
  8. A Cornucopia Of Useful Resources For Teaching Writing
  9. This Week's "Round-Up" Of Useful Posts & Articles On Ed Policy Issues
  10. “Q & A Collections: Teaching English Language Learners”
  11. Search Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
  12. Prior Mailing Archive

New Studies Show, Unsurprisingly, That Stress Reduces Self-Control & Metacognition

Stress from Flickr via Wylio

© 2009 Alan Cleaver, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio

In an unsurprising development, on recent study has found that experiencing stress reduces self-control and another research report found that stress has the same effect on metacognition.

These findings reinforce why it’s important to help our students develop strategies to cope with stress (see The Best Resources For Learning About Teens & Stress).

I’m adding this info to:

The Best Posts About Helping Students Develop Their Capacity For Self-Control

The Best Posts On Metacognition

    

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Jimmy Fallon Plays A NEW Game Applicable To The ELL Classroom

from Flickr via Wylio

© 2010 Daniel Oines, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio

I’ve shared a number of games that Jimmy Fallon has played on The Tonight Show that I’ve adapted for my ELL Classroom (you can read about, and see, them at The Best Ideas For Using Games In The ESL/EFL/ELL Classroom).

Earlier this week, he played a new one (or, at least, it was new to me). He calls it “Word Blurt” and you can see a video of him playing it below.

Truth be told, I don’t think it’s as entertaining to watch, nor as useful in the classroom, as his previous ones. But I think it’s still a good one.

His version has some cards on a table between two people. When a card is uncovered, then both are supposed to say a word they feel is connected to it. It’s not a “game” of winners or losers — more, it’s to gauge how different or similar the two people are thinking.

The version that I plan to try out in the classroom is to have students be in small groups with whiteboards. I will call out a word, and each group has thirty-seconds to a minute to identify a word that is connected to it in some way AND write a sentence explaining that connection. I will give them a point if the connection they make actually makes sense.

I think it’s worth a shot, and I’m very open to hearing other ideas on how to modify it from readers.

 

    

Video: “Mona Lisa Smile” Clip Is Great For “Thinking Outside Of Box”

This scene from the movie Mona Lisa Smile, suggested by reader Alexandra Duarte, is a new addition to The Best Videos Showing "Thinking Outside The Box."

It would also be a great video to show to IB Theory of Knowledge classes when learning about the arts…

 

    

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Ed Tech Digest

BikanerEnggCollege.SakshamaGN09.Niyam - 008 from Flickr via Wylio

© 2009 Niyam Bhushan, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio

In another somewhat futile attempt to reduce the backlog of resources I want to share, I’m starting this weekly “Ed Tech Digest” post where I’ll share three or four links I think are particularly useful and related to…ed tech:

‘Homework Gap’ for Hispanics Targeted in New Broadband-Awareness Initiative is from Ed Week. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About Schools Providing Home Computers & Internet Access To Students.

Lack Of Home Internet A Challenge For Students is from Ed Week. I’m adding it to the same list.

I’m adding this tweet to The Best Resources On Effective Note-Taking Strategies – Help Me Find More:

I’m adding this next tweet to The Best Online Sources For Images:

    

Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week

McKinney School: Instruction from Flickr via Wylio

© 1970 Pip R. Lagenta, Flickr | CC-BY-ND | via Wylio

Each week, I publish a post containing three or four particularly useful resources on classroom instruction, and you can see them all here.

You might also be interested in The Best Articles (And Blog Posts) Offering Practical Advice & Resources To Teachers In 2015 – So Far.

Here are this week's picks:

Dave Orphal has nuts-and-bolts post about setting up a Socratic Seminar. I’m adding it to The Best Resources Sharing The Best Practices For Fruitful Classroom Discussions.

I learned about this next resource, The Global Oneness Project, from Valeria Brown:

The Global Oneness Project offers free multicultural stories and accompanying lesson plans for high school and college classrooms.

I’m adding it to The Best Places To Find Free (And Good) Lesson Plans On The Internet.

Here are the 20 Most Popular posts from Middleweb, one of my favorite resources sites on the Web.

What to Do the First Day of School (and Why) is by Justin Minkel. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Planning The First Day Of School.

9 Mistakes New Teachers Make is from Ed Week. I’m adding it to The Best Advice For New Teachers.

    

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The Best Resources For Learning About The Perseid Meteor Shower

Perseids, again from Flickr via Wylio

© 2013 John Fowler, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio

As The NY Times describes it:

the annual Perseid meteor shower will fill the sky with shooting stars. At its peak, between Aug. 11 and Aug. 14, an average of one shooting star a minute will zip through the night sky.

I have a number of related resources already at The Best Sites For Learning About Meteor Showers, but here are some new ones specific to this week:

The Perseid meteor shower — the year’s best — is tonight. Here’s how to see it. is from Vox.

Infographic Seeing the Perseid meteor shower is from The L.A. Times.

 

 

 

    

Quote Of The Day: The Importance Of Teachers

Frank Bruni wrote a New York Times column this morning that pretty much summarizes good policy changes that could be made to enhance the attractiveness of the teaching profession: higher salaries, a career ladder, a career ladder, a voice in policy decisions and more.

Here’s how he ends it:

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I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles About The Importance Of Teacher (& Student) Working Conditions.

    

A Cornucopia Of Useful Resources For Teaching Writing

Cornucopia from Flickr via Wylio

© 2013 Luke Jones, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio

Here are a number of great resources for teaching writing. I’m adding most to The Best Posts On Writing Instruction:

Richard Byrne writes about the Hemingway App might have turned itself into a useful writing tool and not just a gimmick. I’m adding it to The Best Online Tools That Can Help Students Write An Essay.

Speaking of those kinds of online tools, one that’s already on that list, Write Well, today just announced some useful improvements.

Dylan Wiliam advises: Forget the Rubric; Use Work Samples Instead is a pretty important post by Doug Lemov. Be sure to also check out Dylan William’s comment on it. In addition to adding it to my “Writing” Best list, I’m also adding it to The Best Rubric Sites (And A Beginning Discussion About Their Use).

The Moving Writers have created a great collection of mentor texts. I’m adding it to The Best Websites For K-12 Writing Instruction/Reinforcement.

WISE EYES: Prompting for Meaningful Student Writing is from The National Writing Project. I’m adding it to the same list.

School Writing Vs. Authentic Writing is by Ken Lindblom.

    

This Week's "Round-Up" Of Useful Posts & Articles On Ed Policy Issues

March for the Alternative from Flickr via Wylio

© 2011 CGP Grey, Flickr | CC-BY | via Wylio

Here are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues (You might also be interested in The Best Articles & Posts On Education Policy In 2015 – So Far):

This is the most important article, and the most scary one, from this week: Major charter school expansion in the works for L.A. Unified students is from the L.A. Times. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles Analyzing Charter Schools.

Student Protests Around the World is a photo gallery from The Atlantic.

Teachers as learners and leaders: To dos for American decision makers is by Barnett Berry. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On Professional Development For Teachers — Help Me Find More.

Two Weeks to Admit Teaching Is Hard is by Walt Gardner at Ed Week.

Master teacher suing New York state over 'ineffective' rating is going to court is from The Washington Post. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About The "Value-Added" Approach Towards Teacher Evaluation.

New Tests Push Schools To Redefine ‘Good Enough’ is from NPR. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About The "Next Generation" Of State Testing.

Teacher Shortages Spur a Nationwide Hiring Scramble (Credentials Optional) is from The New York Times. Peter Greene has a related post that worth’s a read, too.

Education Week had a big announcement this week when they announced they had acquired Learning Matters, which does a lot of video education journalism, including producing segments for the PBS News Hour. You can read their announcement here and an Alexander Russo column on it here.

20 years later, Dangerous Minds is still pretty silly—and ugly is from Slate. After I tweeted out the link, Adeyemi Stembridge shared this hilarious parody clip:

 

I’m adding them both to The Best Places To Learn About (And View Video Clips Of) Teachers In The Movies.

I’m also adding The Moments In Between: What They Never Show in Teacher Movies is by Liz Prather to the same list.

2nd “This American Life” Report on School Integration Just As Great is by John Thompson.

Teach For America Sees Another Big Drop In Accepted Corps Members is from The Huffington Post. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles Raising Concerns About Teach For America.

    

“Q & A Collections: Teaching English Language Learners”

Q & A Collections: Teaching English Language Learners is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column.

It brings together all my Ed Week posts from the last four years on teaching English Language Learners – in one place!

Here’s an excerpt from one of them:

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  1. poojamudhirajSeptember 28, 2019 at 6:02 PM

    Pretty good review of Hemingway, have you worked with INK at all? They’re similar but INK also does SEO so you don’t really have to use another app. INK has some room for improvement but is definitely helping me save some time. Would love to see a separate post on your experience using INK.

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