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The Best Online Learning Games & Apps For Toddlers (Though Only For Very, Very Limited Times) Clker-Free-Vector-Images / Pixabay
I’ve previously posted about some sites/tools I’ve been using with toddler grandkids: I’ve written and created lots of hardcopy books for them (see “BookBildr” Lets You Easily Create PDF & Paper Children’s Books – Do You Know Of Other Similar Tools?). And every week we do online video conferences (they live far away from us) where we read books together – Readeo is our favorite (see The Best Tools For Reading With Children From A Distance). We’ve also used this one: “My Story Steps” Has Potential For Long-Distance Grandparents Like Me When they’re visiting, we mostly do reading and learning with hardcopy books and toys, but sometimes, for a change of pace, we do something online for very limited periods. On my desktop, we might go to PBS Kids or Turtle Diary. I have a couple of apps on my phone that we sometimes use: I’ve just downloaded Poio, but haven’t tried it out with the kids yet.
Let me know if you have other suggestions.      “Twin Pics” Looks Like A Good Classroom Game To Support ELL Writing
I’ve previously shared How I’m Using AI Art Generation To Teach English To Newcomers, and the Twin Pics game sort of builds on that kind of instructional strategy. First off, it’s free for teachers to create virtual classrooms and free for students to play! In it, students are shown an AI-generated image (teachers can create an already-created one or make a new one) and compete to see who can write a prompt that will create an images closest to the one shown. I’m adding this info to: THE BEST RESOURCES FOR TEACHING & LEARNING WITH AI ART GENERATION TOOLS The Best Websites For Creating Online Learning Games THE BEST USES OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN LEARNING GAMES THE BEST POSTS ABOUT USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WITH ELLS  May 31st Is World No-Tobacco Day – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay
The United Nations has declared May 31st to be World No-Tobacco Day. You might be interested in The Best Sites For ELL’s To Learn About The Dangers Of Smoking.  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 this post to The Best Resources On Recent Trump Administration Moves On ELL Policies:
I’m adding this post to The Best Resources For Learning Why Teachers Unions Are Important:
Tom Kane has tracked years of U.S. test scores. Here’s what he’s learned — and still can’t explain. is from Chalkbeat. To solve chronic absenteeism, let’s make school a place where students really want to be is from The Hechinger Report. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On Student Absenteeism. A Deep Exploration of Chronic Absenteeism is from USC. I’m adding it to the same list.
 Sacramento City Unified schools are losing students. See the trend at your neighborhood school 
English Learners Need More Federal Support to Succeed, Not Less is from New America. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On Recent Trump Administration Moves On ELL Policies. Introduction to Plyler v. Doe is from Bellwether. I’m adding it to THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE PLYLER DECISION NOW THAT RIGHT-WINGERS ARE PLANNING A PUSH TO MAKE MIGRANT CHILDREN PAY TO ATTEND SCHOOL. Why Curricular Changes Are often Confused with School Reform is from Larry Cuban.  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): I’m adding The Four-Hour Grading Scale: Motivation, Self-Determination, and Academic Achievement in Raising Graduation Rates to Best Posts On “Motivating” Students. I’m adding The Handbook of Translanguaging to THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT TRANSLANGUAGING.
I’m adding The Effectiveness of Interactive Jigsaw on Students’ Reading Ability and Motivation to THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE JIGSAW INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGY.  More Recent Articles |
