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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: Adjusted for inflation, teacher pay has actually declined in recent years. When people around the country ask me how it’s going in Minnesota, how we’ll know when the current horrors are really over, I always say to ignore news conferences and politicians, and just watch to see whether kids are coming back to school. Nationwide, just 1.3% of U.S. public school teachers in 2020-21 were Black males, compared with 6.5% three years before. See New & Revised: The Best Resources For Understanding Why We Need More Teachers Of Color Enrollment fell by 15% among students who were current or former English Learners. Under 4 percent of students in the lowest income percentile are identified as gifted, compared with 20 percent of those in the top income percentile. See The Best Resources For Learning Different Perspectives About “Gifted & Talented” Programs I find that the 2-student group tutoring led to a significant improvement in math skills (0.23 SD), whereas the equal-cost, more frequent tutoring in the 3-student groups did not lead to a significant improvement in math skills. Teachers had to endure a barrage of criticism from adult Nazi activists at every level, starting with Hitler himself, and going on to what one group of teachers called ‘a tone of contempt for the teaching profession’ Others argue that the “success sequence” is too simplistic and ignores systemic challenges students face. Millions of American students attend classes within a quarter mile of an environmental hazard site, and nearly half of public and private schools are within a mile of such a site—a fact that could have long-term consequences for students’ health and learning, according to new research. One thing I say is when we assume positive intent and give others the benefit of the doubt, we are really giving ourselves the benefit of low blood pressure.
     The Hindu Festival Of Holi Is On March 4th – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources murtaza_ali / Pixabay
The colorful Hindu Festival of Holi is on March 4th. You might be interested in The Best Sites To Learn About The Hindu Festival of Holi.
 March Is Women’s History Month – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources StockSnap / Pixabay
March is Women’s History Month in the United States. You might be interested in The Best Sites For Learning About Women’s History.  The “Best” Ideas For Teaching About The U.S., Israeli/Iran Conflict Pavellllllll / Pixabay
This morning’s attack on Iran is costing lives, and is creating global instability. I’m sure lots of teachers are trying to figure out how they’re going to talk and teach about it on Monday. Here are a few ideas (and I’ll be adding more to the list): Facing History has some generic lesson ideas for current events that I think are usable, as does The Teaching Channel. You can find more ideas at The Best Resources & Ideas For Teaching About Current Events, and I’ll continue to add to this list. Though PBS doesn’t have a lesson plan at the moment that is appropriate, I’d bet dollars to donuts that they’ll have one up soon at the NewsHour Classroom. The NY Times Learning Network has an extensive resource on the Israel/Hamas war, much of which is not going to be helpful to teachers right now. But, they do offer three questions that I think could be used on this topic after teachers provide basic info on what’s going on:
Speaking of providing basic info on the attack, this Al Jazeera Explainer seems pretty good: Why are the US and Israel attacking Iran? What we know so far This video from The Associated Press is also good:  You might also be interested in The “Best” Resources For Learning About The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.  February’s “Best” Lists – There Are Now 2,572 Of Them! Prawny / Pixabay
Here’s my regular round-up of new “The Best…” lists I posted this month (you can see all 2,540 of them categorized here – you might also want to check out THREE ACCESSIBLE WAYS TO SEARCH FOR & FIND MY “BEST” LISTS). Here are the lists from this month: The Best Ideas For Teaching About Bad Bunny & His Super Bowl Halftime Show The Best Resources For Helping Teach About The 250th Anniversary Of The American Revolution The “Best” Lesson Ideas For Teaching About The Protests & Killings In Minneapolis  More Recent Articles |
