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A Look Back: Topics & Sentence Frames For Slideshows I Have ELL Newcomers Create & Present – Part One | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
(I’m republishing my best posts from the first half of 2025. You can see the entire list of them here) Every week, I have my ELL Newcomer students create short slideshows related to the them…
Parents Are Pleased With The Quality Of Schools – Everybody Else, Not So Much | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
Gallup just came out with annual poll on education. You can see the poll itself here. Public Satisfaction With Schools Hits an All-Time Low. Politics May Be to Blame is an Ed Week article su…
Google’s New “Learn Your Way” Could Be Very Useful In Making Boring Textbooks More Accessible. | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
Google has had a very difficult time finding useful ways to use Artificial Intelligence. Their NotebookLM is somewhat useful, and their storybook application is genuinely great (see Google …
A Look Back: Wow! A Free-To-Use & Impressive Curriculum For SIFE (Students With Interrupted Formal Education) Students | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
(I’m republishing my best posts from the first half of 2025. You can see the entire list of them here) Educators at the Oakland (CA) Unified School District have created an open-sourc…
“The Atlantic” Announces That Every U.S. High School Get Get Free Subscription For All Students & Staff | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
The Atlantic sometimes publishes some weird articles, but most of what do is pretty good. They just announced that all high schools can get free digital subscriptions: Starting today, The At…
Not A Pretty Picture: Four Charts About The State Of ELL Instruction | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
The Rand Corporation published Lost in Translation — Teachers Report Feeling Unprepared to Support Multilingual Learners: Findings from the 2024 American Instructional Resources Survey. It’s …
Today Is The 62nd Anniversary Of The Birmingham Church Bombing – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
Sixty-one years ago today four African-American girls were killed when their church was bombed in Birmingham, Alabama. You might be interested in The Best Resources For Learning About The Bi…
This Research On “Leaderboards” Shows Why Blooket Is Now My Favorite Online Learning Game | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
A study (that is not behind a paywall) was recently summarized in an Edutopia email newsletter (that is not linkable). The textbox above highlights its conclusions – online game leader…
A Look Back: I Think “ZenMic” Is Now The Best Online Listening Site For English Language Learners | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
(I’m republishing my best posts from the first half of 2025. You can see the entire list of them here) More and more AI-powered sites are letting you create podcasts out of materials you pro…
A Look Back: Downloadable Slideshow Sharing 30 “Focus Questions” Our Mentors Use With Their Mentees | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
(I’m republishing my best posts from the first half of 2025. You can see the entire list of them here) I’ve written a lot about the importance of peer mentors (see The Best Reso…
NY Times Learning Network Unveils Contest Where Students (& Teachers) Share About Their Experience With AI | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
The NY Times Learning Network has just announced a contest where students and their teachers can share about how AI is affecting them. The deadline is October 22nd, and you can find all th…
Voyager 1 Left The Solar System On This Day In 2013 – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
On this date in 2013, Voyager I became the first human-made object to leave our solar system. If you ever saw the first Star Trek movie, you know what happens next :) You might be interested…
Sept. 26th Is “International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons” – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
The United Nations has declared September 26th to be International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. You might find these resources useful: The Best Resources For Learning About The…
These Nine Reading Activities For ELLs Are New To Me – & I Love Them! | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
Reading Skills and Strategies with AI is a great blog post by Ross Thorburn. He describes nine reading activities to do with English Language Learners, and pretty much all of them are new to…
YouTube Announces That Everyone Can Use AI To Dub Their Videos In Any Language, Which Could Be A Boon To Teachers & ELL Students | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
In 2022, I posted GOOGLE’S NEW “ALOUD” TOOL COULD BE A HUGE ASSET TO TEACHERS WHO WANT TO MAKE THEIR CONTENT ACCESSIBLE TO ELLS. Google unveiled an experimental tool that would use AI to d…
A Look Back: 6 Actions People Can Take Right Now To Oppose What Trump & Musk Are Doing | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
(I’m republishing my best posts from the first half of 2025. You can see the entire list of them here) I’ve been writing/publishing two series on how people can effectively oppo…
U.S. Constitution Day Is On September 17th – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
Federal legislation requires schools in the United States to offer lessons related to the U.S. Constitution on U.S. Constitution Day — September 17th of each year. You might be interested in…
Sept. 16th Is Mexico’s Independence Day – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
September 16th is Mexico’s Independence Day. You might be interested in: The Best Resources For Learning About Mexico’s Independence Day The Best Sites For Learning About Mexico, Centr…
Even More Research Suggests That Focusing On ELL Reclassification Is The Wrong Priority | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
I have been a longtime critic of education policy that prioritizes reclassification of English Language Learners, and recent research has supported my position (see I’ve Always Thought “Recl…
Audit Basically Calls New York City’s Teaching Of ELLs A Disaster – I’d Love To Hear From Teachers If They Agree | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
A just-released audit of New York City’s schools by the City Comptroller didn’t mince any words criticizing its treatment of English Language Learners. You can read the actual audit her…
If I Was Still Teaching Today, I Would Be Telling My Students & Their Families To Always Carry Proof Of Citizenship | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
This tweet is the kind of advice teachers should be offering their students today: In light of today’s SCOTUS decision, every person of color with an accent in the US should probably carry p…
A Look Back: NY Times Column Identifies Important Problem – Lack Of Student Agency – But Falls Short On Context & Solutions | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
(I’m republishing my best posts from the first half of 2025. You can see the entire list of them here) A column in today’s NY Times, Giving Kids Some Autonomy Has Surprising Res…