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Here Are Hundreds Of Articles About Education I’ve Written Over The Years![]() sweetlouise / Pixabay
Along with thirteen books and thousands of blog posts, I’ve written several hundred articles about education over the years. You can access their titles and links here, and see my choices for the best ones here. 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): Teacher Talk and Language Development: What a Large Meta-Analysis Shows About Quality versus Quantity is from Experience To Meaning. I’m adding it to THE BEST RESOURCES SHARING RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT “TEACHER TALK” Linking Student Absenteeism on Different Weekdays to Student Achievement
4 Research-Backed Tips for Mastering Math Facts is from Ed Week.
“Teachers as Improvisers” Is A Post Worth Reading
Teachers as Improvisers by Larry Cuban is a post worth reading. I suspect most teachers will say several times, when reading it, “Truer words have never been said.” I’m adding this info to The Best Research On How Many Decisions A Teacher Makes Each Day. Two New, Important, & Useful Documents On Student Motivation![]() Mohamed_hassan / Pixabay
Here are two new (to me, at least) documents that could be titled “Everything you wanted to know about student motivation, but were afraid to ask”: Motivation, Engagement and Persistence is a very lengthy research brief on motivation, with a particular emphasis on students of color. It’s from EduDream. Fostering Motivation in the Second Language Classroom: A Teacher’s Guide is a chapter from the book published by National Geographic Learning. I’m adding both to Best Posts On “Motivating” Students. Join Me At A Free Sept. 29th Webinar On Supporting ELL Students’ Sense Of Belonging
I’ll be interviewing Dr. Marie Heath, and be joined by Carol Salva and others, at this free webinar on September 29th, 3:30 Pacific Time, webinar. You can learn more about it – and register – here. The research is pretty settled on the importance of students feeling a sense of belonging at school, and it’s particularly critical for our ELL students in this political climate. You might also be interested in THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING HOW TO PROMOTE A SENSE OF “BELONGING” AT SCHOOL. More Recent Articles
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