Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org ...For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL Sat, 18 May 2013 05:45:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://edublogs.org/?v=3.4.1 A Few Nice Infographics http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2013/05/18/a-few-nice-infographics/ http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2013/05/18/a-few-nice-infographics/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 05:45:25 +0000 Larry Ferlazzo http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=37547 Continue reading →]]> I’m adding this infographic to The Best Sites For Learning About Nuclear Weapons:

Top Countries with Nuclear weapons

Top Countries with Nuclear weapons infographic

 

This infographic “outlines different hand gestures of peace and where in the world the gesture may have originated.” I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Different Cultures:

Hands of the World

Hands of the World infographic

Here’s a link to a nice interactive infographic from GOOD on the “opportunity gap.” I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About The “Achievement Gap.”

American Homes Through the Decades is another pretty interesting interactive infographic. It’s from Trulia.

When does crime happen? is one more interactive infographic, also from Trulia.

]]> http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2013/05/18/a-few-nice-infographics/feed/ 0 Resources For World Biodiversity Day & Endangered Species Day http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2013/05/17/resources-for-world-biodiversity-day-endangered-species-day-2/ http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2013/05/17/resources-for-world-biodiversity-day-endangered-species-day-2/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 05:39:36 +0000 Larry Ferlazzo http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=37544 Continue reading →]]> May 22nd has been named The International Day for Biological Diversity by the United Nations. In the United States, May 21st was designated Endangered Species Day by Congress.

You might find The Best Resources For World Biodiversity Day (& Endangered Species Day) useful.

]]> http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2013/05/17/resources-for-world-biodiversity-day-endangered-species-day-2/feed/ 0 “Social and emotional learning gaining new focus under Common Core” http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2013/05/16/social-and-emotional-learning-gaining-new-focus-under-common-core/ http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2013/05/16/social-and-emotional-learning-gaining-new-focus-under-common-core/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 03:51:37 +0000 Larry Ferlazzo http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=37865 Social and emotional learning gaining new focus under Common Core is a very useful and interesting article published by Ed Source.

I’m adding it to:

The Best Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Resources

The Most Useful Resources For Implementing Common Core

]]> http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2013/05/16/social-and-emotional-learning-gaining-new-focus-under-common-core/feed/ 0 “Travel back in time to share one piece of scientific knowledge from today” http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2013/05/16/travel-back-in-time-to-share-one-piece-of-scientific-knowledge-from-today/ http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2013/05/16/travel-back-in-time-to-share-one-piece-of-scientific-knowledge-from-today/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 03:40:07 +0000 Larry Ferlazzo http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=37862 Continue reading →]]> Science magazine is inviting young people to contribute responses to a GREAT question. Unfortunately, the deadline to submit a 250 word response is May 17th, the day after I publish this post.

Here’s their question:

You can travel back in time to share one piece of scientific knowledge from today. Where do you go? Describe the date and place you choose, the information you share, and how it might change the course of history. (Assume that the people you visit will understand and believe you!)

Regular readers are familiar with the “What If?” projects I have my ESL and IB Theory of Knowledge classes create (see The Best Resources For Teaching “What If?” History Lessons).

Science’s question would be a great take on that topic. In fact, I’m considering having my Theory Of Knowledge students do it as part of their final instead of what I had originally planned.

Thanks to Dan Willingham for sending a tweet about the Science contest.

]]> http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2013/05/16/travel-back-in-time-to-share-one-piece-of-scientific-knowledge-from-today/feed/ 0 “Educators’ Guide to RSS and Google Reader Replacements” http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2013/05/16/educators-guide-to-rss-and-google-reader-replacements/ http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2013/05/16/educators-guide-to-rss-and-google-reader-replacements/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 03:07:06 +0000 Larry Ferlazzo http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=37859 Continue reading →]]> Educators’ Guide to RSS and Google Reader Replacements is another great post by Sue Waters. It’s probably the best review of alternatives that I’ve seen.

I’m adding it to The Best Alternatives To Google Reader Now That It’s Being Shut Down.

]]> http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2013/05/16/educators-guide-to-rss-and-google-reader-replacements/feed/ 0 Quote Of The Day: Deborah Meier On Being Part Of The Solution http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2013/05/16/quote-of-the-day-deborah-meier-on-being-part-of-the-solution/ http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2013/05/16/quote-of-the-day-deborah-meier-on-being-part-of-the-solution/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 02:36:46 +0000 Larry Ferlazzo http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=37853 Deborah Meier has written a great post in Education Week titled Problem vs. Solution: A Response.

Here’s an excerpt:

I’m adding it to The Best Articles Providing An “Overall” Perspective On Education Policy.

]]> http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2013/05/16/quote-of-the-day-deborah-meier-on-being-part-of-the-solution/feed/ 0 “The Best Multilingual Resources For Parents” http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2013/05/16/the-best-multilingual-resources-for-parents/ http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2013/05/16/the-best-multilingual-resources-for-parents/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 01:50:19 +0000 Larry Ferlazzo http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=37845 The Best Multilingual Resources For Parents is a new “The Best” list I just posted over at my other blog, Engaging Parents In School.

You might, or might not, find it useful….

]]> http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2013/05/16/the-best-multilingual-resources-for-parents/feed/ 0 The Best Sources Of Advice On How To Get A Teaching Job http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2013/05/16/the-best-sources-of-advice-on-how-to-get-a-teaching-job/ http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2013/05/16/the-best-sources-of-advice-on-how-to-get-a-teaching-job/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 00:57:50 +0000 Larry Ferlazzo http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=37843 Continue reading →]]> It’s that time of the year when new schools are interviewing potential new teachers and, thankfully, the beginning of the economic recovery actually provides some promise after years of tight school budgets.

This list focuses on K-12 jobs — I’ll eventually do a separate list related to overseas ESL/EFL job-seekers.

Here are my recommendations for The Best Sources Of Advice On How To Get A Teaching Job (and feel free to suggest more in the comments):

What Principals Look For In A Prospective Teacher is a column from my Education Week Teacher blog that was published last year.

Principals’ tips for teacher interviews is from Curt Rees.

How to Find Your Dream Teaching Job is by Heather Wolpert-Gawron.

Six Steps to Landing Your First Teaching Job is from the National Education Association.

FAQs About Teachers’ Employment is also from the NEA.

More Tips for Landing that Teacher Job is by Pernille Ripp.

If you found this post useful, you might want to consider subscribing to this blog for free.

You might also want to explore the 1100 other “The Best…” lists I’ve compiled.

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Additional suggestions are welcome….

]]> http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2013/05/16/memorial-day-resources-4/feed/ 0 New Google+ Features For Photo-Editing, Panoramas & GIFs http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2013/05/15/new-google-features-for-photo-editing-panoramas-gifs/ http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2013/05/15/new-google-features-for-photo-editing-panoramas-gifs/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 03:04:29 +0000 Larry Ferlazzo http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=37828 Continue reading →]]> Google+ Photos Can Now Automatically Create Animated GIFs, Panoramas, HDR Images And Better Group Shots is a TechCrunch post sharing details on a ton of new Google+ photo-editing tools, including creating panoramas and GIFs.

I’m adding the info to three lists:

The Best Resources On GIFs

The Best Resources For Learning What Google+ Is All About

The Best Sites For Online Photo-Editing & Photo Effects

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