April 29th Is The “Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare” – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources
The United Nations has declared April 29th to be the “Day of Remembrance for all...
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My Latest Posts
This Is Pretty Interesting: Meta-Analyses Ranking Instructional Math Strategies
In Teaching By Science, a post reviewed 44 meta-analyses on math instruction. You can see...
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Every ELL Teacher In The U.S. Will Want To Read These Results From An Ed Week Survey On Teaching English Learners
Education Week has just published two articles summarizing results of their survey on...
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Today Is “World Book & Copyright Day,” “World Book Night” & “UN English Language Day” – Here Are The Best Resources For Them
The UN and UNESCO say today is both “World Book & Copyright Day” and...
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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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Infographic On ELLs In California – Here’s The Prompt I Used If You Want To Create One For Your Own State
Tan Huynh recently shared an infographic he created with AI help on English Language...
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Duolingo Opens Up Premium Content For Free, But It Won’t Help Schools Since They Won’t Sign Student Data Privacy Agreements
Duolingo is great, and students love it to practice on their own. Duolingo is now giving...
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I Really Like This Game Called “Ripple” Where You Have To Connect Historical Events With Their Consequences
I’ve previously posted about many online games that challenge you to put historical...
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This Idea Of Beginning Lessons With A “Micro-Inquiry” Is A Good One, & I Like This Free AI Tool Designed To Create Them
I saw a post on LinkedIn by Olivia Odileke about the idea of beginning lessons with what...
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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 around...
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“What Drains Teachers’ Energy and How to Stop It? ‘It Was Never the Kids'”
What Drains Teachers’ Energy and How to Stop It? ‘It Was Never the Kids’ is the...
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National Shakespeare Day Is On April 23rd – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources For ELLs
National Shakespeare Day is on April 23rd, the anniversary of his death. You might be...
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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.
Many strategies to help any teacher become a better one
My posts for Classroom Q & A with Larry Ferlazzo at Education Week Teacher.
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.