In addition to this blog, I regularly post at several other sites:

Engaging Parents In School:

Weekly Posts At Classroom Q & A With Larry Ferlazzo:

Monthly Posts At The New York Times Learning Network on Teaching English Language Learners:

Periodic Posts at Edutopia:

Monthly Posts At The British Council – Teaching English

MY CLASS BLOGS (the World History, U.S. History and Beginner & Intermediate ones are very current)

• Class Blog — World History
• Class Blog: Beginner & Intermediate ELD
• Class Blog: ESL/EFL Student Showcase
• Class Blog: Intermediate ELD
• Class Blog: Ninth Grade English 2012
• Class Blog: Theory of Knowledge
• Class Blog: U.S. History

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We’ve begun implementing some restorative practices at our school, and I’ll be posting about the topic on a future Education Week Teacher column.

Here are a few resources that seem helpful, and I hope that readers will share more in the comments section:

Opening Up, Students Transform a Vicious Circle is from The New York Times.

Restorative Justice: Resources for Schools is from Edutopia.

Restorative Practices: Fostering Healthy Relationships & Promoting Positive Discipline in Schools is from Opportunity to Learn.

An Alternative To Suspension And Expulsion: ‘Circle Up!’ is from NPR.

What Eva Moskowitz gets wrong about restorative discipline is from Chalkbeat.

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Here are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues (You might also be interested in The Best Articles, Posts & Videos On Education Policy In 2014 – Part Two):

School reform in post-Katrina New Orleans harmful to black community, scholars say is from Science Daily.

Judge Reduces 3 Educators’ Sentences In Atlanta Cheating Scandal is from NPR. I’m adding it to The Best Commentaries On The Atlanta Test-Cheating Verdict.

Plan Unveiled to Overhaul School System in Detroit is from The New York Times.

What If Students Could Fire Their Professors? is from NPR. I’m adding it to The Best Posts On Students Evaluating Classes (And Teachers).

Making Sense of Education Research is from The Education Writers Association. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Understanding How To Interpret Education Research.

Seven ed research heavyweights to head to Albany to help direct evaluation overhaul is from Chalkbeat. It will be very interesting to hear/read what they say.

Here’s an interesting conversation between Diane Ravitch and Karen Lewis, which took place at the recent Network For Public Education conference:

This is a great video that I’m adding to The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Different Cultures.

Here’s how it’s described:

#HIPHOPISHIPHOP is a Hip Hop version of “We Are The World” charity single. 14 rappers from 14 different countries express their love for Hip Hop in their own languages and styles. All profits will be donated for children’s education through UNICEF.

You can learn more about it at The Week.

 

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Mother’s Day is celebrated in the United States and in many other countries on the second Sunday of May.

You might be interested in The Best Sites For Learning About Mother’s Day.

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I recently began publishing a bi-monthly post sharing the most popular posts on parent engagement that I’ve published at my other blog, Engaging Parents In School. Some may have been published in other months, but still remained popular.

Here’s the second edition:

1, A Collection Of “The Best…” Lists On Parent Engagement

2. The Best Resources For Learning About Teacher Home Visits

3. Jeez, What Was Ron Clark Thinking?

4. The Best Videos On Parent Engagement

5. The Best Sources Of Parent Engagement Advice For Teachers

6. “Parent End of Year Survey”

7. The Best Resources On Parent/Teacher Conferences

8. The Best Ideas On How Parents Can Help Their Kids Succeed Academically

9. The Best Education Blogs For Parents

10. Useful Video For Parents: “Why Common Core math problems look so weird”

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Here’s the latest edition of this every-weekend feature . These are the posts appearing this blog that received the most “hits” in the preceding seven days (though they have originally been published on an earlier date).

You might also be interested in My Most Popular Posts In 2014 and Eighth Anniversary Of This Blog — What Have Been My Most Popular Posts?

Here they are:

1. The Question-Asking Exercises I Did With My Students Last Week (Hand-Outs Included)

2. PBS News Hour Video: ‘World’s best teacher’ does not believe in tests and quizzes

3. Not “The Best,” But “A List” Of Music Sites

4. The Best Resources For Helping Teachers Use Bloom’s Taxonomy In The Classroom

5. The Best Websites For Creating Online Learning Games

The Value Of ‘Small Learning Communities’ is the title of my latest post at Education Week Teacher.

Educators Ted Appel, ReLeah Cossett, PJ Caposey and Tom Hoerr contribute their commentaries today sharing different perspectives on what a “small learning community” might look like….

I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About Small Learning Communities.

Here are some excerpts: