Larry Ferlazzo's Monthly Newsletter - April, 2022

MARCH’S “BEST” LISTS – THERE ARE NOW 2,304 OF THEM!

Here’s my regular round-up of new “The Best…” lists I posted this month (you can see all 2,304 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 (actually, there’s only only one this time):

THE BEST STRATEGIES FOR USING PICTURE DICTIONARIES WITH ELLS

MY FAVORITE POSTS THAT APPEARED IN MARCH

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. Check out 2021’S BEST POSTS FROM THIS BLOG – SO FAR! and 2021’S BEST POSTS FROM THIS BLOG – PART TWO.

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):

“Professional Development Doesn’t Have to Be Boring and Painful”

LOOK FOR A “SLOW TWITTER CHAT” ON OUR NEW BOOK NEXT WEEK #ESLSG

SECOND DAY OF OUR STRIKE IS IN THE BOOKS – OUR UNION HAS NEVER BEEN IN A STRONGER POSITION

GOOGLE UNVEILS NEW MANGA SITE THAT WILL BE BIG HIT WITH STUDENTS EVERYWHERE

THE FIRST – AND NOT THE LAST – DAY OF OUR TEACHERS’ & CLASSIFIED STAFF STRIKE IS OVER

“PRACTICAL WAYS SCHOOLS CAN SUPPORT STUDENT LEARNING NOW”

WE RECEIVED ADVANCE COPIES OF OUR NEW BOOK!

I DON’T THINK MANY OF THE STRATEGIES DISTRICTS ARE HOPING TO USE TO RESPOND TO PANDEMIC LEARNING CHALLENGES ARE GOING TO WORK. HERE’S WHAT I THINK MIGHT…

THIS TEACHER’S RECENT EXPERIENCE OF THROWING THINGS AGAINST A WALL TO SEE WHAT STICKS

“WORLD ATLAS 2.0” LOOKS LIKE A PRETTY AMAZING VISUAL GUIDE TO THE WORLD – FOR JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING

I THINK “WORDTUNE” COULD BE A BIG HELP TO ELL WRITERS

“It’s Time to Debunk the Myths About Standardized Tests”

STUDY FINDS THAT REMOTE TEACHING WASN’T NECESSARILY PRIME CHALLENGE AFFECTING STUDENT LEARNING – EVERYTHING ELSE PROBABLY WAS

GOOGLE’S NEW “ALOUD” TOOL COULD BE A HUGE ASSET TO TEACHERS WHO WANT TO MAKE THEIR CONTENT ACCESSIBLE TO ELLS

“LET’S DUMP THE OBSESSION WITH STANDARDIZED TESTING”

“YOU WRITE” IS THE FIRST OF MANY ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE WRITING TOOLS THAT WILL BE A CHALLENGE OR OPPORTUNITY TO TEACHERS

GOOGLE’S NEW “ALOUD” TOOL COULD BE A HUGE ASSET TO TEACHERS WHO WANT TO MAKE THEIR CONTENT ACCESSIBLE TO ELLS

GOOGLE CLASSROOM NOW LETS YOU SCHEDULE THE SAME ASSIGNMENT FOR MULTIPLE CLASSES! (WITH SCREENSHOTS)

STATISTIC OF THE DAY: PARENTS WITH KIDS IN SCHOOL SAY SCHOOLS ARE DOING FINE; OTHERS APPEAR TO DISAGREE

HOW OUR ELL STUDENTS RECEIVED MORE SUPPORT THIS YEAR THAN EVER BEFORE

“WHAT MAKES A CLASS MEMORABLE? HERE’S WHAT STUDENTS SAY”

OUR TEACHERS’ UNION ACCEPTS FACT FINDING REPORT; DISTRICT REJECTS IT; WE STRIKE NEXT WEEK

GOOGLE GETS INTO THE MATH ADAPTIVE LEARNING BUSINESS WITH “PRACTICE SETS”

MARCH’S MOST POPULAR POSTS

As regular readers know, at the end of each week I share the five most popular posts from the previous seven days.

I thought people might find it interesting to see a list of the ten most popular posts from the previous thirty days.

You might also be interested in IT’S THE FOURTEENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THIS BLOG – HERE ARE THE FORTY ALL-TIME MOST POPULAR POSTS.

Not to mention THE MOST POPULAR POSTS OF THE YEAR:

1.I LIKE THIS NEW GEOGRAPHY GAME CALLED “WORLDE” (NOT “WORDLE”)

2. THREE LESSON PLANS ABOUT THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE CONFLICT/WAR

3. GOOGLE’S NEW “ALOUD” TOOL COULD BE A HUGE ASSET TO TEACHERS WHO WANT TO MAKE THEIR CONTENT ACCESSIBLE TO ELLS

4. THE BEST TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES ABOUT THE RUSSIA/UKRAINE CONFLICT

5. The Best Websites For Creating Online Learning Games

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

7. The Best Online Virtual “Corkboards” (or “Bulletin Boards”)

8. All The “Best” Lists

9. The Best Places To Get The “Same” Text Written For Different “Levels”

10. The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Different Cultures

UPDATED “BEST” LISTS OF THE MONTH

This month I began a series where I have been revising and updating older “Best” lists.

Even though I’ve always been adding new resources to each one, my process of going through each one and removing dead links or older resources that are no longer up to my standards has been pretty haphazard.

I have been doing this complete revision process for each anniversary or holiday “Best” list each year, but haven’t done the same for many of the over 2,000 other lists.

It’s going to take me awhile.

Here are this past month’s updates:

20 SITES FOR BEGINNING READERS

26 PLACES TO GET THE “SAME” TEXT AT DIFFERENT LEVELS

18 TOOLS FOR CREATING ONLINE TESTS

23 ONLINE GEOGRAPHY GAMES

17 TOOLS FOR CREATING ONLINE POLLS & SURVEYS

21 TOOLS FOR CREATING ONLINE PRESENTATIONS

14 TOOLS FOR EASILY CREATING CHARTS & GRAPHS ONLINE

18 WAYS TO MAKING DIGITAL MAPS

13 TOOLS FOR CREATING ONLINE FLASHCARDS

13 TOOLS FOR CREATING WORD CLOUDS