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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): 
Blockades, Fireworks and Tear Gas: Young Protesters Are Rattling France is from The NY Times.
 
     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:
It’s never too late to learn a language – adults and kids bring different strengths to the task is from The Conversation. I’m adding it to The Best Research About The Best Ages For ELLs To Learn English. Educators Warn Flat English Learner Funding Falls Short of Growing Demand is from Ed Week. California’s English Learners Face District Roadblocks to English Fluency is from PPIC. ChatPal isn’t free, but it looks like an intriguing language-learning app.
Orratio is another AI tool for English-learning, though its twist is that all prompts are based on current events in the news. ELL students can watch this video and then talk/write about what they saw:  Over-tested and held back: California eases rules for students learning English is from The LA Times. I’m not convinced this move is as great as many are saying – I’m not convinced that this part: “Students who leave the program will be monitored for four years, a safety net meant to keep students who still need help with English skills” is going to be implemented. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About The Ins & Outs Of Reclassifying ELLs.  Fannie Lou Hamer Was Born On This Day – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay
It’s Fannie Lou Hamer’s birthday! You might be interested in FANNIE LOU HAMER WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1917 – HERE ARE RELATED TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES.  I Think This Strategy Of “Waterfall Reading” Can Help Promote Reading Fluency At Any Level suju-foto / Pixabay
I like this idea of “Waterfall Reading” and think it could support reading fluency for ELLs and English-proficient students alike. You can read more about it at Edutopia, and I’ve embedded a short video about it below. I’m adding this info to The Best Resources On Reading Fluency (Including How To Measure It).   I Like How This Famous College Basketball Coach Implemented Four Core Values, & I Would Try It In The Classroom If I Was Still Teaching
Jay Wright had four core values at Villanova. But the real key was how he implemented them is an interesting NY Times article about the former Villanova basketball coach. It highlights what he considered his four core values when he was coaching. He says after each game the coaching staff would assign point value for each one for each player. I wouldn’t do that in the classroom, but I think if you substitute “learn” for the word “play” in most of these, it would work for the classroom, and I’d have students do a self-evaluation each week on how they did: 1. Play hard. “We wanted to play hard every time we stepped on the floor.” 2. Play together. “We wanted to think of each other and think about how our actions affected each other.” 3. Play smart. “We wanted to learn how to get better every day.” 4. Play with pride. “We wanted to have pride in our program and play for the name on the front of our jerseys, not the back.”
I think that could make for a very impactful reflective exercise.  More Recent Articles
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