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Ed Tech Digest
Ten years ago, in another somewhat futile attempt to reduce the backlog of resources I want to share, I began this occasional “Ed Tech Digest” post where I share three or four links I think are particularly useful and related to…ed tech, including some Web 2.0 apps. You might also be interested in checking out all my edtech resources. Here are this week’s choices: I’m adding this post to The Best Posts & Articles Highlighting Why We Need To Be Very Careful Around Ed Tech:
Solar System 3D is a pretty cool browser-based tool for exploring the…solar system.
The Case for a Smaller Tech Toolbox is from Edutopia. What Students Are Saying About Screens in School is from The NY Times Learning Network. 4 Tips for Schools to Survive Tech Meltdowns is from Ed Week.      Video: “Dorothy Day Gave Her Life to Those America Left Behind”
I spent seven years as part of the Catholic Worker Movement, and thought I’d share this video of Dorothy Day, who founded the Movement. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About Women’s History.   I Had Never Thought Of Explicitly Encouraging Students To “Think In English” Until Now OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay
During my teaching career, I often did visualization activities with students, and also encouraged positive self-talk. But, until I saw this infographic on LinkedIn, I had never thought of explicitly suggesting that students try to “think in English”:
I asked ChatGPT about research supporting this strategy for language acquisition, and it came up with a fair amount. Here’s what it wrote, and I’ve linked the research. Research on second-language inner speech suggests that learners benefit from developing the ability to use English as a language for thought, not just for communication. Studies indicate that silent mental rehearsal, self-talk, and internal processing in English help learners internalize language and move beyond constant translation from their first language.  Here’s The Cover Of Our Next Book: The Third Edition Of “The ESL/ELL Teacher’s Survival Guide”
This third edition, with several new chapters and completely revised “old” ones, is scheduled to come out next July, though I’d bet it’s published sometime in June. You can click on “Auto Buy” on Amazon, but the pre-order button won’t be there until January – I’m not sure the difference between the two. You access a zillion free resources from the first two editions of the book here.  Sentences Of The Week geralt / Pixabay
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: The aging brain may be undergoing a remarkable transformation rather than simply losing its abilities, shifting its focus from remembering details to understanding the bigger picture. Scientists suggest this change could be an evolutionary adaptation that helps older adults develop wisdom and share decades of knowledge with younger generations. As usual, those who argue for larger class sizes never have to teach them. See The Best Resources For Learning About How Class Size Does Matter One concrete starting point: end every meeting by naming one thing that happened in someone’s classroom that week worth thinking about together next time. When I asked Mayer if it’s somewhat depressing to imagine a frictionless future when birthday celebrations, holiday gifts and family vacations are planned by A.I., she seemed caught off guard. “I haven’t really thought that through,” she said. “The powerful can kill one, two, or even one hundred roses. But they will never stop the arrival of spring.” According to education policy researcher Chad Aldeman‘s analysis of federal data a few years ago, about 46,000 special ed teachers leave public schools every year, while teacher preparation programs train fewer than 30,000 annually to replace those teachers. My hot teacher take of the day: if student “voice and choice” never inconveniences you, it’s probably not true agency. Children do not need to be the target of enforcement to be harmed by it. Witnessing it, or fearing it, is enough. See The “Best” Resources For Learning How Trump’s Immigration Policies Are Causing Student Trauma AND Reduced School Enrollment In international comparisons, U.S. students are negative outliers in self-reported well-being and time spent on screens. We have to ask ourselves whether the efficient pursuit of improved performance on tests is actually what we want for our children, particularly those who already experience barriers to success due to classism, racism, and white flight.
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