July, 2023 Edition of Larry Ferlazzo's Monthly Newsletter
JUNE’S “BEST” LISTS – THERE ARE NOW 2,400 OF THEM!
Here’s my regular round-up of new “The Best…” lists I posted this month (you can see all 2,381 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 Fun Videos For English Language Learners In 2023 – Part One
The Best Online Learning Games – 2023 (Part One)
THE BEST SOCIAL STUDIES WEBSITES OF 2023 – PART ONE
THE BEST VIDEOS FOR LEARNING ABOUT PRIDE MONTH
Best Videos For Educators In 2023 – Part One
THE BEST SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING RESOURCES OF 2023 – PART ONE
ALL “BEST” LISTS FROM 2023 – SO FAR
My Best Posts On New Research Studies In 2023 – Part One
ALL MID-YEAR “BEST” LISTS IN ONE PLACE
My Best Posts On Artificial Intelligence In The Classroom
THE BEST ED TECH RESOURCES OF 2023 – PART ONE
THE BEST WEB 2.0 APPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATION IN 2023 – PART ONE
MY BEST POSTS THAT APPEARED IN JUNE
I regularly highlight my picks for the most useful posts for each month — not including “The Best…” lists. I also use some of them in a more extensive monthly newsletter I send-out. You can see older Best Posts of the Month at Websites Of The Month (more recent lists can be found here).
You can also see my all-time favorites here. I’ve also been doing “A Look Back” series reviewing old favorites, too.
Here are some of the posts I personally think are the best, and most helpful, ones I’ve written during this past month (not in any order of preference):
The Online Tools I Had Students Use Most This Year
Here’s How I Had Newcomer ELLs Use ChatGPT to Help With Their Pronunciation
6 LESSONS I LEARNED (OR RELEARNED) THIS SCHOOL YEAR
A NEW WAY I USED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WITH MY NEWCOMER ELL STUDENTS TODAY
Study Finds Positive Teacher-Student Relationship Especially Important In High School
Here’s What I’ll Be Up To This Summer
Six Classroom Management Changes I’m Planning To Make In My Newcomers Class Next Year
NEWSELA MAKING BIG CHANGES TO THEIR FREE PLAN
Not Great Quote Of The Day: High School Students Not Excited About School
AI CAN BE HELPFUL TO TEACHERS BUT, DESPITE WHAT SAL KHAN SAYS, IT WILL NOT BE “THE BIGGEST POSITIVE TRANSFORMATION THAT EDUCATION HAS EVER SEEN”
HERE’S THE FINAL PROJECT MY ELL U.S. HISTORY CLASS IS DOING THIS WEEK
ANOTHER GREAT (I THINK) WAY FOR ELLS TO USE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
“If the Teacher Does All the Talking, Who’s Doing the Learning?”
9 Things I Want To Do Differently In My ELL Newcomers Class Next Year
I ASKED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO RECOMMEND STUDENT WRITING PROMPTS THAT CAN’T BE EASILY HELPED BY AI – HERE ARE 14 OF THEM
A New Way I’m Introducing My Artificial Intelligence Unit To Students – With Handout
HERE’S A WAY I’M THINKING OF INTRODUCING AI TO MY INTERMEDIATE ELLS – PLEASE TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK
HERE IS MY SIMPLE RECOMMENDATION FOR HOW OUR ELL SUMMER SCHOOL CLASS SHOULD GO
CHATGPT IS A STUDENT LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION MIRACLE!
MY TENTATIVE PLANS FOR A TWO-PERIOD ELL NEWCOMERS CLASS NEXT SCHOOL YEAR
STUDENT-CREATED EXAMPLES OF GUIDELINES FOR USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
“AGENTIC FEEDBACK” IS A USEFUL TERM – & PRACTICE – FOR TEACHERS
ANOTHER CHATGPT EXPERIMENT WITH ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
“HERE’S WHAT STUDENTS THINK ABOUT USING AI IN THE CLASSROOM”
CHATGPT DOES NOT AGREE WITH SAL KHAN’S & BILL GATES’ PREDICTION OF ITS FUTURE
AFTER A NUMBER OF CHATGPT EXPERIMENTS, HERE IS THE STUDENT GUIDANCE I THINK I’LL START OFF WITH NEXT YEAR. HOW CAN I IMPROVE IT?
NEW STUDY SUGGESTS THAT JUST FIVE PERCENT OF TEACHERS DOUBLE THE RACIAL DISCIPLINE GAP