New TED-Ed Video & Lesson: “Why should you read “Moby Dick”?”
“Moby Dick” is one of my favorite books, so I couldn’t resist posting the...
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My Latest Posts
New Video: “What Other Countries Can Teach U.S. Schools About Reopening”
Here’s a new Newsy video I’m adding to THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS...
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Pretty Wild USA Today Poll Results On School Re-Opening In The Fall
Back to school? 1 in 5 teachers are unlikely to return to reopened classrooms this fall,...
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Here Are The Questions I’m Having ELL Newcomer Students Answer In An End-Of-Year Class Evaluation
Last week, I shared the questions I was putting into a Google Form for my IB Theory of...
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New NPR Video: “Tracing The Origins Of The Coronavirus”
I’m adding this new NPR video to A BEGINNING LIST OF THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING...
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Depressing Statistic Of The Day: Schools Headed Towards “Financial Meltdown”
Though it’s no surprise, NPR’s story The Pandemic Is Driving America’s...
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“Ways to Make Lessons ‘Relevant’ to Students’ Lives”
Ways to Make Lessons ‘Relevant’ to Students’ Lives is the headline of my latest...
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Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL
Six years ago I began this regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from...
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Just Sent-Out Free Monthly Email Newsletter
I’ve just mailed out the June issue of my very simple free monthly email newsletter. It has...
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Ed Tech Digest
Eight years ago, in another somewhat futile attempt to reduce the backlog of resources I...
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May’s “Best” Lists – There Are Now 2,153 Of Them!
Here’s my regular round-up of new “The Best…” lists I posted this month (you can see all...
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May’s Most Popular Posts From This Blog
As regular readers know, at the end of each week I share the five most popular posts from...
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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.
My education posts on the Learning Network for the New York Times.
My Flipboard Magazine.