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George Floyd Was Murdered Six Years Ago On May 25th – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources
George Floyd was murdered six years ago. It was terrible, and Mr. Floyd was just one of many African-Americans who have been the victim of police violence. You might be interested in: HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR TEACHING ABOUT GEORGE FLOYD’S DEATH CLASSROOM LESSON IDEAS TO DISCUSS THE CHAUVIN VERDICT – PLEASE SUGGEST MORE New & Revised: A Collection Of Advice On Talking To Students About Race & Racism RESOURCES FOR TALKING WITH STUDENTS ABOUT THE BUFFALO MURDERS & “GREAT REPLACEMENT THEORY” FOUR VIDEOS OFFERING REFLECTIONS FOUR YEARS AFTER GEORGE FLOYD’S MURDER
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I thought readers might, or might not, find this new regular post useful. Each week, I highlight several sentences, with links to their sources, that I find interesting/concerning/useful. And they may, or may not, be directly connected to education. I may also include my own comments or related links. This regular post will join my other regular ones on teaching ELLs, education policy, Artificial Intelligence, infographics, and Pinterest highlights, not to mention sharing of my regular Education Week posts. Here are this week’s sentences: When you got in trouble at Success or you’re trying to talk to a teacher to change a grade or why you were late to class, it’s never a conversation. It’s a monologue. As a businessperson-turned-teacher, I can’t emphasize enough that to talk of a “learning recession” in public schools is to beckon to the ideology of the free market and business methods that cannot be sensibly applied to K-12 schooling. See The Best Posts & Articles Explaining Why Schools Should Not Be Run Like Businesses Akwesasne Mohawk children, were being confined by special education teachers in wooden boxes. Students Haven’t Lost Focus. They’ve Lost the Reason to Care. The problem is not that motivation leads to achievement or that achievement leads to motivation. The research literature increasingly suggests that both processes influence each other continuously. The Trump administration, however, has shown nothing but contempt for the patient work of building durable power based on consensus, preferring the blitzkrieg of violence. Its choice to close the Office of English Language Acquisition is best understood, then, as another textbook case of the administration vowing to address a problem by trying less hard to solve it. A widely discussed working paper put out by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia in 2024 warned of a worst-case scenario in which an abrupt fifteen-per-cent enrollment drop could lead to the closures of up to eighty colleges and universities, with the most pain being felt at small, regional private schools. Taking a broad view, it’s possible to argue that Britain won the American Revolutionary War. Immigration enforcement actions can lead to sustained increases in absenteeism among immigrant students, according to a new working paper from the Annenberg Institute at Brown University. “Talent is not enough,” he said. “You need to put in the work, too.
 Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL
Eight 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 students can watch this video and talk/write about what they saw:  Duck English has online games for learning English. They may work best for smartboards, so I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Smartboard Resources (& For Other IWB’s).
Barriers to English Learning for Adult Immigrants in Urban America Expanding Dual Language Education: A Tool for Parents & Educators is from The Latino Policy Forum. Gallery of Winners and Finalists 2025 Finalists are from The Comedy Wildlife Awards. I’m adding it to The Best Ways To Use Photos In Lessons. What Really Happens in the Brain When We Listen in a Foreign Language is from The Language Gym. How to Teach Pronunciation (Step-by-Step) is from The Barefoot TEFL Teacher. How One State is Leading the Way for English Learners With Disabilities is from Ed Week. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On Assisting ELLs With Special Needs – Help Me Find More. How One District Approaches the ‘Science of Reading’ With English Learners is from Ed Week. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About Balanced Literacy & The “Reading Wars” Personal Factors that Affect English Language Learners’ Academic Performance is research I’m adding to The Best Videos Illustrating Qualities Of A Successful Language Learner. AI Chatbots for Beginning Language Learners is from FLT Magazine.
MARESARS v MARSEARS – When it may be more effective to teach grammar before the Structured Production phase and why is from The Language Gym. Research in Brief: Input Enhancement and L2 Grammatical Development is from ELT Planning. End Product Ideas for Language Projects or Tasks is from On The Same Page. Soft power sell-off: anger as British Council announces sale of historic Madrid building is from The Guardian.  Video From Last Night Of The Late Night Show With Stephen Colbert: ” Hello Goodbye” – The Most Popular Song For ELL ClassroomsThe Best Free Sites For YOUNG ELL Beginners Peggy_Marco / Pixabay
I’ve had a blast this school year being a volunteer tutor for a group of nine Beginning English Language Learners ranging from first-to-sixth grade (One day a week I go to that school and another day I go to the local Juvenile Hall). The school year is ending soon, and I’m giving them and their parents a list of sites to use for English practice over the summer. This list is divided into two parts. The first section contains sites appropriate for young children that don’t require any registration or log-in. Since I’m not an official teacher in the district, it wasn’t appropriate for me to suggest options where I would receive student data, even with their parent’s permission. The second section contains additional suggestions for sites that are free and appropriate for young children, but require some kind of log-in and teachers receive reports on student work.
NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED Learning Chocolate is my number one recommendation. MES Games (don’t click on ads) Using the “Practice” feature on the Google Translate app on their parent’s phone
REGISTRATION REQUIRED AIR Language (see AIR Language Looks Like A Very Good Site For English Language Learners)  More Recent Articles
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