Statistic Of The Day: Teachers Absent Less Than Other College-Educated Workers
No, Teachers Don’t Take More Time Off Than Other Professionals. Here’s How They Compare is...
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My Latest Posts
GREAT Free Professional Development For ELL Teachers Available In January – The Electronic Village Online
Every year about this time, I publish a post advertising great free professional...
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Video: “If The World Were A Village Of 100 People”
I’m adding this video from ELT Buzz to The Best Sites That Show Statistics By...
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This Week’s Free & Useful Artificial Intelligence Tools For The Classroom
At least, for now, I’m going to make this a weekly feature which will highlight...
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Video: “Fannie,” A Short Film About Fannie Lou Hamer
Here’s a short film portraying Fannie Lou Hamer, and you can read more about it here....
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Video: “How Is Your Phone Changing You?”
This might be worth showing in class as part of a discussion about cellphone use. I’m...
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“You Don’t Know Africa” Is A Useful Geography Game
You don’t know Africa is a useful, and free, geography game. You can see the three...
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“Restorative Justice Is Not Just an Alternative to Discipline”
Restorative Justice Is Not Just an Alternative to Discipline is the headline of my latest...
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Two “What If?” History Videos
I always finish the school year in my IB Theory of Knowledge classes and my ELL History...
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Four Videos About Creating Essential Questions
A fair number of teachers use Essential Questions in their teaching (I’ve used them...
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My Latest BAM! Radio Show Is On The Best Lessons Teachers Have Taught
Teaching Journey: The Best Lessons We’ve Learned by Trial and Error is the topic of my...
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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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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.