Ed Tech Digest
Ten years ago, in another somewhat futile attempt to reduce the backlog of resources I want...
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The latest news and resources in education since 2007
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My Latest Posts
Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL
Eight years ago I began this regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around...
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What Peer Tutors In My Class Say About Their Work…
I’ve written a lot over the years about the extraordinary work peer tutors do in my ELL...
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Interesting Article On SEL Skills Big Companies Want To See In Their Employees – I Wonder If It’s True?
The SEL Skills Google, Microsoft, and Other Top Companies Want Schools to Teach is an...
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Research Studies Of The Week
I often write about research studies from various fields and how they can be applied to the...
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“Student Motivation Is a Perennial Concern. What Are We Missing?”
Student Motivation Is a Perennial Concern. What Are We Missing? is the headline of one of my...
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An Abridged “Best” Learning & Teaching List For The 2025 Presidential Inauguration
I don’t really have it in me to create a new “Best” list for Donald...
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Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week
Each week, I publish a post or two containing three or four particularly useful resources on...
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LA Unified Seems To Have A Decent Plan To Deal With Trump’s Deportations – I Wonder How Many Other Districts Can Say The Same?
The 74 recently ran an article about the Los Angeles’ schools district plans to...
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The Numbers Of ELL Newcomers Are Down For Us – What About You?
Our school began the year with our typical number of ELL Newcomers. During the first few...
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Best Posts Of The Week
This series used to be called “The Most Popular Posts Of The Week.” However,...
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“Advice From Over 1,200 Experienced Educators at Your Fingertips”
Advice From Over 1,200 Experienced Educators at Your Fingertips is the headline of my most...
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My Books
Practical resource with research-based instructional strategies to support all levels of Social Studies.
Practical resource with research-based instructional strategies to support all levels of English.
Creative instructional techniques to help middle- and high-school teachers develop self-motivated and high-achieving students.
Includes real-life examples of parental involvement initiatives: home visits, the use of technology and more!
Practical resource with research-based instructional strategies to support all levels of Math.
Designed to help teachers implement the Common Core in the ELL Classroom. Sequel to ESL/ELL Teacher's Survival Guide.
Provides research-based instructional techniques which have proven effective with English learners at all proficiency levels.
Insightful research and strategies for helping students want to care more about school and learning with high interest lesson plans.
Practical resource with research-based instructional strategies to support all levels of Science.
Tips for helping students to motivate themselves. Includes steps and lesson plans to help students motivate themselves.
Q&A-style responses to a variety of pressing classroom-management and student-engagement questions.
Provides over 50 original lessons for English Language Learners with a five-step process to increase student achievement.
My Other work
My blog to support and follow-up my Engaging parents in school book.
My Bam Radio show.
My posts for Classroom Q & A with Larry Ferlazzo at Education Week Teacher.
My Teaching English British Council posts.
50 teaching practices divided into four main sections: autonomy, competency, relatedness, and relevance.
My education posts on the Learning Network for the New York Times.