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Three Infographics About The Refugee Crisis 497608 / Pixabay
The world, as usual, is facing a refugee crisis – one that the Trump administration is ignoring. Here are three related infographics (I’m adding this info to The Best Sites For Learning About World Refugee Day):
     “6 Words of Wisdom From Teachers for Teachers”
6 Words of Wisdom From Teachers for Teachers is the headline of one of my recent Education Week columns. Teachers dish on on what makes them better at their jobs.  Video: “No Woman No Cry” Is The Latest “Song Around The World” stokpic / Pixabay
As regular readers know, I try to always share Playing For Change’s latest “Songs Around The World.” Here’s their latest:   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):
 Two New (To Me, At Least) Sites For Excellent Free Lesson Plans HandiHow / Pixabay
I recently learned about two new (to me, at least) sources for excellent and free lesson plans. The first is Read Inquire Write from The University of Michigan. They have many social studies lessons, that are also accessible to ELLs. The second site was created by legendary musician and actor Steven Van Zandt. It’s called Teach Rock, and here’s how it’s describe on the site: Launched by Stevie Van Zandt with the Founders Board of Bono, Jackson Browne, Martin Scorsese, and Bruce Springsteen, Teachrock.org has provided free, standards-aligned resources to help teachers, students, and families succeed for more than a decade. TeachRock improves students’ lives by bringing the sound, stories, and science of music to all classrooms. From The Beatles to Beyoncé, from kindergarten to AP History, in the classroom or remotely, TeachRock offers meaningful lesson plans all at no cost to teachers, students, and families, inspiring deeper learning and understanding through the power of music. Here’s a video about it: 
I’m adding both of these sites to The Best Places To Find Free (And Good) Lesson Plans On The Internet.  More Recent Articles
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