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Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL
Ten 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: ELL Tips for Math Teachers is from Colorin Colorado. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Teaching Common Core Math To English Language Learners.  VocabScrabble might too difficult for ELLs. ELL students can watch these two videos and then talk/write about what they saw:   Gallery Walk with Language Ladders is from Helping Multilingual Learners Thrive. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Planning “Learning Stations” – Please Add More. Six Ways to Use Film Titles is from Six Things. ‘They’re Our Kids’: How Teaching English Learners Is Changing is from Ed Week. Behind the Scenes of Using Virtual Reality in Language Classrooms: My Journey as a Research Assistant is from FLT Magazine.      This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Ed Policy Issues
Here are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues (You might also be interested in seeing all my “Best” lists related to education policy here):
 I’m adding videos about the French student protests to The Best Resources Sharing The History Of Teens Organizing For Justice:  N.Y.C. Leaders Want Integrated Schools. Advocates Want a Plan. is from The NY Times. 
 What happened when Boston students were bused to suburban schools? is from Chalkbeat.
I’m adding this post to The Best Resources For Learning Why School Vouchers Are A Bad Idea:
 Oct. 17th Is The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources Free-Photos / Pixabay
The United Nations has declared Oct. 17th to be the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. You might be interested in: The Best Visualizations Of Poverty In The U.S. & Around The World The Best Resources About Wealth & Income Inequality The Best Resources On Why Improving Education Is Not THE Answer To Poverty & Inequality The Best Articles Showing Why Education Reform Is NOT The Best Way To Fight Poverty
 The National Day On Writing Is On Oct. 20th – Here Are 36 Related Teaching & Learning “Best” Lists Free-Photos / Pixabay From The National Council Of Teachers Of English: Writing is an important part of life. It helps us communicate and work with each other, supports our learning, and helps us remember. The National Day on Writing® celebrates writing—and the many places, reasons, and ways we write each day—as an essential component of literacy. Since 2009, #WhyIWrite has encouraged thousands of people to lift their voices to the things that matter most to them. Learn more about the National Day Of Writing here. Here are thirty-seven “Best” lists related to writing (and I’ve updated and revised most of them fairly recently): Best Posts On Writing Instruction The Best Professional Development Resources On Writing Instruction The Best Scaffolded Writing Frames For Students The Best Websites For K-12 Writing Instruction/Reinforcement The Best Places Where Students Can Write Online The Best Sites For Grammar Practice The Best Resources For Researching & Writing Biographies The Best Resources For Learning How To Write Response To Literature Essays The Best Places Where Students Can Write For An “Authentic Audience” The Best Places To Read & Write “Choose Your Own Adventure” Stories The Best Online Resources To Teach About Plagiarism The Best Resources For Learning Research & Citation Skills The Best Online Resources For Helping Students Learn To Write Persuasive Essays The “Best” Sites For Helping Students Write Autobiographical Incident Essays The Best Sites For ELL’s To Learn About Punctuation The Best Resources On Punctuation The Best Sites For Learning To Write A Story The Best Writing Advice From Famous Authors The Best Resources For Writing In Social Studies Classes The Best Resources For Writing In Science Class The Best Resources For Writing In Math Class The Best Links For Helping Students Learn How To Write “Leads” or “Ledes” The Best Ways To Use Mistakes When Teaching Writing The Best Funny Videos To Help Teach Grammar – Help Me Find More The Best Video Clips On The Benefits Of Writing Well — Help Me Find More The Best Resources On Getting Student Writers To “Buy-Into” Revision – Help Me Find More The Best Online Tools That Can Help Students Write An Essay The Best Resources For Teaching/Learning About How To Write Compare/Contrast Essays Not “The Best,” But “A List” Of Mindmapping, Flow Chart Tools, & Graphic Organizers The Best Sites Where Students Can Learn Typing/Keyboarding The Best World Poetry Day Resources – Help Me Find More The Best Resources For The National Day Of Writing The Best Places Where Students Can Post Book Reviews For Authentic Audiences THE BEST REVIEWS OF WHAT RESEARCH SAYS ABOUT EFFECTIVE WRITING INSTRUCTION The Best Ideas On Peer Review Of Student Writing  Pins Of The Week
I’m fairly active on Pinterest and, in fact, have curated 25,000 resources there that I haven’t shared on this blog. I thought readers might find it useful if I began sharing a handful of my most recent “pins” each week (I’m not sure if you can see them through an RSS Reader – you might have to click through to the original post). Here they are:  More Recent Articles
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