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Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous “Mountaintop” speech fifty-seven years ago today, one day before he was assassinated.

You might be interested in MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. GAVE HIS “MOUNTAINTOP” SPEECH 52 YEARS AGO TODAY – HERE ARE TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES.

     

There seem to be more and more companies trying to move into the education game business though, between Wayground, Kahoot and Blooket, I’m sure there’s a real need for more.

The latest is Quizdes, which is sort of like a slimmed down version of Wayground, without lots of Wayground’s positive features.

It does use AI to create nice images that go along with each question, which Wayground does not do, so it could come in handy with English Language Learners.

I’m adding it to The Best Online Games Students Can Play In Private Virtual “Rooms”

     

I’ve made many videos over the years, including quite a few animated ones with Education Week on differentiated instruction, learning transfer, and student motivation.

You can see thirty of them all here.

I’ve also made about more on TikTok, which you can see here.

I’ve begun uploading those TikTok videos to my YouTube Channel, which you can access here.

     

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Today is apparently “Fact Checking Day,” which is new to me.

You might be interested in The Best Tools & Lessons For Teaching Information Literacy – Help Me Find More.

     

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When I was in the classroom, some of the most effective lessons and individual conversations I had with students about behavior didn’t focus on any single student.  Rather, they emphasized the impact their behavior had on their classmates.

Here are some of the resources I used during those lessons and conversations, along with some new additions:

Missing Classmates and Attendance Patterns in Elementary Schools is a new study. Here is an excerpt:

Findings indicate that classmates’ absences increase a student’s likelihood of being absent the following day, and these effects persist even after removing absences attributed to illness.

A number of relevant materials can be found at The Best Ways To Deal With Rudeness In Class.

New Study Finds That Using Cellphones During Lectures Hurt Exam Scores, But That’s Not The Most Important Result

Study Finds Positive Student Classroom Behavior Can Have Powerful Impact On Peers

Focusing On The Impact Classroom Disruptions Have On Others, Not On The Students Doing The Disrupting

Study Finds Unique Way To Promote Student Self-Control

Bingo! There Are Issues With This Study On Grit & ELLs, But I Am Sure Going To Use It With My Students