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“Dulink” Translates Any Article AND They Make It Look Nice
Copy and paste the url address to any article into Dulink, then click the language you want it translated into. It will then produce an attractive version, with all the ads and whatnot stripped out. It’s free, and appears to not have any limits. You have to pay if you want to add audio. It seems to me this might be useful to content teachers who have to translate materials for their English Language Learners. The translated versions will certainly look nicer than using Google Translate and then copy-and-pasting it into a Google Doc. I’m adding this info to The Best Sites For Learning Strategies To Teach ELL’s In Content Classes.      A Good Assignment, With An Important Caveat
Every family has a history. Here’s how to make sure it’s handed down. is a Washington Post article sharing ideas for a good assignment involving students’ families. In many ways, it’s similar to StoryCorps’ The Great Listen (see StoryCorps’ “The Great Listen” Is A Cool Oral History Project For Students). However, if teachers do this kind of activity, they need to recognize that some students might not have access to their families – they might be in foster care, or most of their family members might be in a different country (though, if they regularly FaceTime with them, they could still easily do it), or family members could be incarcerated. So, I think it’s always important to offer students a different option. Perhaps they can research the family of a public figure they admire? I’m adding this info to The Best Student Projects That Need Family Engagement — Contribute Your Lessons!  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 the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that have caught my attention. You might also be interested in all my Best lists on teaching ELLs. Also, check out A Collection Of My Best Resources On Teaching English Language Learners. In addition, look for our latest book on teaching ELLs, The ELL Teacher’s Toolbox 2.0. Here are this week’s choices: How long it takes to learn English while learning the curriculum is a study from Australia.  This video is like an animated horror/slasher film starring a pig, but adolescent boys would love it. Use your judgment about if ELLs should watch it and then talk/write about what they saw:  The Reading Cycle Checklist is from On The Same Page.
This is DEFINTELY not a funny video, but it could be an option to show it to ELLs and have them write and talk about what they saw:  Clarifying the Roles of Translating, Interpreting, and Translanguaging is from SupportED. I’m adding it to THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT TRANSLANGUAGING and to The Best Resources Explaining Why We Need To Support The Home Language Of ELLs. Here’s another video to show ELLs and have them talk and write about what they saw:  And here’s yet another movie to show to ELLs: 
 Research Studies Of The Week Mohamed_hassan / Pixabay I often write about research studies from various fields and how they can be applied to the classroom. I write individual posts about ones that I think are especially significant, and will continue to do so. However, so many studies are published that it’s hard to keep up. So I’ve started writing a “round-up” of some of them each week or every other week as a regular feature. You can see all my “Best” lists related to education research here. Here are some new useful studies (and related resources): Making the Case for Reading Instruction with Adolescents is by Doug Fisher, Nancy Frey and Diana Lapp. Stories in Education: The Importance and Application of Storytelling in Inclusive Education is a new study. I’m adding it to A BEGINNING LIST OF THE BEST RESOURCES ON TELLING STORIES WHEN WE TEACH. The Impact of Feedback Methods on Student Achievement in Zhengzhou University, China: A Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy is a new study. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning How To Best Give Feedback To Students. The Impact of Digital Formative Assessment on Student Motivation and Learning Outcomes in the Technological Era is a new study. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About Formative Assessment. Application of the Jigsaw Technique to Enhance Student Motivation and Engagement in Vocabulary Learning is another new study. I’m adding it to THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE JIGSAW INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGY,  “Situational Agency” Is A New-To-Me Phrase For The Idea Of Removing Temptations Instead Of Trying To Overcome Them
Willpower Doesn’t Work. This Does. is the headline of a relatively recent NY Times Op Ed by Angela Duckworth of “grit” fame. It’s about “situational agency,” which is a new-to-me term referring to removing temptations instead of using willpower to overcome them. Though the word is new to me, the strategy isn’t. In fact, Dr. Walter Mischel of the famous Marshmallow Experiment talked about some of the children who were most successful in resisting eating the marshmallow were ones who hid it. And, of course, teachers apply “situational agency” all the time – having students sit apart from friends who might distract them, asking them to put their cellphones in their backpacks so they can’t see them, etc. I always found a key to making this a successful strategy was talking privately with students about their challenges, inviting them to share their ideas on how to overcome them, and my suggesting ways they could avoid temptations. I’m not sure you can use the word “agency” to describe any strategy that involves a person in authority telling someone else what they should do. I’m adding this info to Best Posts About Helping Students Develop Their Capacity For Self-Control.  More Recent Articles
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