"Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day…" - 5 new articles

Hispanic Heritage Month begins on September 15th.

You might be interested in The Best Resources For Hispanic Heritage Month.

     

Empowering Histories is a site set-up by Matt Vriesman, the 2023 National History Teacher of the Year.

Here’s how he describes it:

All my materials are organized chronologically by AP units and are tied directly to the College Board’s Key Concepts. However, these lessons work great in on-level high school and middle school history classrooms as well. All of the “supplementary materials” could easily be turned into full lessons, but I understand the pressure of trying to fit in all of the content and the writing skills required for this course, and only so much time can be devoted to each idea. Each lesson is designed not only to expose students to modern antiracist historical research, but also to facilitate their growth as analytical historical writers, therefore some of my best practices for thesis writing and document analysis (S.P.Y. Method) are sprinkled throughout. I understand that every history teacher has their own “must use” secondary sources for the curriculum and its impossible to use every good source, therefore, some of the “slides presentations” are designed for you to be able to introduce students to an important empowering or antiracist idea, even if you don’t have time in your curriculum for the full lesson.

I’m adding this info to The Best Places To Find Free (And Good) Lesson Plans On The Internet.

     

Unusual Suspects ia great new game from Neal.fun.

You’re provided simple descriptions of “suspects” and have to draw them like a police sketch artist.  After you finish, you’re shown the actual “suspect” and AI grades you (generously) on how well you did.

Most ELL teachers have done a similar activity in the classroom where you tape pictures of people around the room, say one of them committed a crime, provide a description, and then students have to select the correct “suspect.”

In many ways, Unusual Suspects is similar to the famous  Draw A Stickman game, which my students absolutely loves – until our district inexplicably blocked it.

     

Several Teachers at a nearby middle school were reading one of my books and invited me to attend their discussion group.

I had a great time – and I think they did, too!

I’ve done something like that now-and-then over the years in-person and virtually for educators and classes, and always enjoyed them.

I have a little more availability now that I’m retired, and would be happy to visit in-person if you’re in the Sacramento area or virtually anywhere else.

You can contact me on social media or at mrferlazzo at aol dot com.

FYI, here are free resources from all my books, including our newest one, The Better Teacher’s Toolbox.

     

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It’s that time of year!

You might be interested in The Best Sites For Images Of Fall Foliage (& For Teaching About The Season).