An award-winning English and Social Studies teacher at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, Calif., Larry Ferlazzo is the author of Helping Students Motivate Themselves: Practical Answers To Classroom Challenges, The ESL/ELL Teacher’s Survival Guide, and Building Parent Engagement In Schools.
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Q&A Collections: Student Motivation & Social-Emotional Learning
All Classroom Q&A posts sharing advice on Student Motivation & Social-Emotional Learning (from the past nine years!) are described and linked to in this compilation post.
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Q&A Collections: Best Ways to End the School Year
All Classroom Q&A posts sharing advice on how to end a school year (from the past nine years!) are described and linked to in this compilation post.
Teaching
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Strategies for Grading ELLs in Content Classes
Educators share suggestions for grading English-language learners in "mainstream" content classes.
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Q&A Collections: Best Ways to Begin the School Year
All Classroom Q&A posts sharing advice on how to begin a school year (from the past nine years!) are described and linked to in this compilation post.
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High-Interest Books & Giving Students Time to Read & Talk About Them in School
Three teachers offer their recommendations of high-interest books for students to read, including for English-learners.
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Students Like Books 'That Help Them Feel Seen, Heard, & Valued'
Four educators share their—and their students'—favorite books, including song picture books and ones focusing on SEL skills, as well as emphasizing the importance of ones that represent "a wide range of experiences."
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Representation Matters in Classroom Libraries
Four teachers discuss specific titles, and common elements, in books that students find popular, including the importance of being able to see themselves in the characters.
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Q&A Collections: Classroom-Management Advice
All Classroom Q&A posts sharing classroom-management advice (from the past nine years!) are described and linked to in this compilation post.
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Q&A Collections: School Closures & the Coronavirus Crisis
Sixty posts—including commentaries, videos and infographics—are listed, with practical advice for teachers dealing with remote teaching now and in the future.
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Sexual Harassment & Assault in Schools
Six educators share stories of sexual harassment at school and offer recommendation of how teachers can respond to it, including through educating themselves and students alike.
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Engaging With Students in Conversations About Race
Three educators discuss why teachers should not believe or act like "they don't see color" and, instead, invite students to share their experiences of how race impacts their lives.
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Q&A Collections: Race & Racism in Schools
All Classroom Q&A posts talking about Race & Racism in education (from the past nine years!) are described and linked to in this compilation post.
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'Teaching That Activates and Leverages Background Knowledge Is an Equity Issue'
Four educators share ideas on how to leverage student background knowledge, including through using The Question Formulation Technique, word splashes, and sticky notes.
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The Whys & Hows of Activating Students' Background Knowledge
Educators explain the importance of tapping students' background knowledge in order to learn new content and describe ways to do just that.