Most Popular Posts Of The Week
I’m making a change in the content of the regular feature. In addition to sharing...
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The latest news and resources in education since 2007
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My Latest Posts
Feb. 1st Is World Read Aloud Day – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources
February 1st is World Read Aloud Day this year. You might be interested in The Best...
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ChatGPT Will Make Different Lexile Level Versions Of The Same Text
The Best Places To Get The “Same” Text Written For Different “Levels” is one of my most...
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Resources For Talking With Students – & Teaching – About Police Violence
The killing of Tyre Nichols (who grew up here in Sacramento) by five Memphis police...
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Edutopia Video: “How Drawing Can Lead to Deeper Understanding”
Check out this new and useful Edutopia video. While you’re at it, you might be...
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SEL Weekly Update
I’ve recently begun this weekly post where I’ll be sharing resources I’m adding to The Best...
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Nice Use Of The Picture Word Inductive Model For An ELL History Final
I’m a big fan of both the Picture Word Inductive Model and of Elisabeth Johnson,...
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Today Is “Australia Day” – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources
January 26th is Australia Day, which commemorates the first convict ships that brought...
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More Useful Free Sites Using Artificial Intelligence
Yesterday, I published THE BEST NEW – & FREE – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS THAT COULD...
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Video: “The Doomsday Clock Is Closer to Catastrophe Than Ever Before”
Things aren’t looking too good for our planet. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists...
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Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL
Eight years ago I began this regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from...
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Quill & CommonLit Unveil Free Online Checker To See If An Essay Has Been Written By Artificial Intelligence
As regular readers know, I’m a big fan of, and write a lot about, both Quill and Common Lit....
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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.