Click here to read this mailing online.
"Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day…" - 5 new articles
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):
Supporting Students in Transition to and from High School is a report from VCU. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About The Importance Of Ninth-Grade For Students – & How To Support Them. A cornerstone of adaptivity – A meta-analysis of the expertise reversal effect is from Tips For Teachers.
     A Look Back: Here Are Downloadable Scaffolded Instructions For Students To Create A “3/2/1” PosterFor the next several months, each week I’ll be republishing posts from the past that I think readers might still find useful. This post first appeared in 2016.
I’ve written several previous posts about how I use variations of a 3/2/1 strategy that I first learned about from educator Ekuwah Moses (see The Best Ways To Use “3-2-1” As An Instructional Strategy). I mainly use it in my English Language Learner history classes, but it’s adaptable to just about any course. I have students write what they think are the most important concepts or facts they learned about in a chapter and why they think they are important; two phrases and why they think they are important; a sentence and why they think it is important; and draw an image. Then, of course, they share their poster with the class in various ways. Here is the scaffolded instruction sheet students use. Let me know how I can make it better!  Emmett Till Was Born On This Day In 1941 – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources GDJ / Pixabay
The late Emmett Till was born on this day in 1941. You might be interested in The Best Resources For Teaching & Learning About The Murder of Emmett Till.  Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week
Each week, I publish a post or two containing three or four particularly useful resources on classroom instruction, and you can see them all here. You can also see all my “Best” lists on instructional strategies here. Here are this week’s picks: I’m adding this post to The Best Resources On The Importance Of Correctly Pronouncing Student Names:
Bearing witness after the witnesses are gone: How to bring Holocaust education home for a new generation is from The Conversation. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About The Holocaust. You Should Use Mini Whiteboards is from Dylan Kane. I’m adding it to SOME “BEST” IDEAS FOR USING MINI-WHITEBOARDS IN THE CLASSROOM. People Should Pay More Attention to Gina Wilson is by Michael Pershan. I’m adding this post to The Best Tools & Lessons For Teaching Information Literacy – Help Me Find More:  I’m adding this post to THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT PROJECT ZERO’S THINKING ROUTINES:  Statistic Of The Day: Teachers’ Pay Isn’t So Great
The above statistic, from The 74’s recent article, America’s Trillion-Dollar School System: 5 Trends Explain Where the Money Goes, is an average, not a median, but it still doesn’t paint a pretty picture. You might also be interested in: Teacher Morale in 2026: Five Takeaways us from Ed Week. Depressing Statistic Of The Day: Lots Of Teachers Are Not Happy  More Recent Articles |
