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Yet Another Study Finds That Human Connection & Relationships Are Key In Schooling Tumisu / Pixabay
Supporting Student Engagement During Remote Learning: Three Randomized Controlled Trials in Chicago Public Schools is a study (not behind a paywall) that focuses on remote learning, but I suspect its lessons can be more generalized. I reviewed it, but was feeling a bit lazy at the time. So I asked ChatGPT to summarize it. Based on my review of the study itself, I can confirm that this AI-generated summary is accurate:      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): Emily Hanford’s Story Was Basically Wrong is from Michael Pershan. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About Balanced Literacy & The “Reading Wars”
The Differences Between IEPs and 504 Plans: A Special Education Explainer is from Ed Week. I’m adding it to THE BEST RESOURCES ABOUT IEPS,
 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: Flashcards 4 Teaching is from David Deubelbeiss. I’m adding it to The Best Tools To Make Online Flashcards. Newcomer Teachers Supporting Gen Ed is from Carol Salva.
Why L2 Writing Feels So Hard (and What We Should Do About It) – A Cognitive Perspective is from The Language Gym. Guided Opinion Writing: From Individual Ideas to Collaborative Essays is from Blog de Cristina. THE EFFECT OF PEER TUTORING ON READING FLUENCY IN EFL CLASSROOM is a study I’m adding to THE BEST RESOURCES ON PEER TUTORS. Using Tech for Better Communications With Multilingual Families is from Edutopia.
I think this image from Sketchplanations is helpful:
 I Wrote Nearly 100 NY Times Posts On Teaching ELLs – Here Are Links To All Of Them
For several years, I regularly wrote posts for The NY Times Learning Network on teaching English Language Learners. You can see all of them at ALL MY NY TIMES POSTS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS – LINKED WITH DESCRIPTIONS.  Funny Fictional Reviews Of Our New Book
On a lark, I asked ChatGPT to come up with fictional book blurbs endorsing our latest book, The Better Teacher’s Toolbox. Here’s what it came up with: E.T. “Teachers… phone home… and tell everyone to get The Better Teachers Toolbox. Even an alien can learn something.” Tony Soprano “Lemme tell you something. Running a classroom? Tougher than running certain… family businesses. This book? It earns respect.” Chewbacca “Rrraaaaghhh! Rrroooaaarrrgh! (Translation: ‘Even on Kashyyyk, we’d use these strategies. Five Wookiee stars.’)” Dr. Strange “I looked across millions of possible classrooms. In the best ones, someone had this book.” Sherlock Holmes “Elementary. The evidence overwhelmingly supports reading The Better Teachers Toolbox.” Yoda “Teach better, you will. Read this book, you should.” Captain Picard “Make it so. Better instruction begins on page one.” The Terminator “I’ll be back… to borrow this book again.” Darth Vader “The ability to manage the galaxy is insignificant next to the power contained in The Better Teachers Toolbox.” Forrest Gump “Teaching’s kind of like a box of lesson plans. This book helps you know what you’re gonna get.” Spock “It is only logical that every educator own this volume.”  More Recent Articles |
