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.
Education
Opinion
What Activities or Lessons Are You Doing With Students to End This Crazy Year?
The upcoming question-of-the-week is: What activities or lessons are you doing with students to end this crazy year?
Teaching
Opinion
Science Instruction in the Age of the Coronavirus
Four science educators share their experiences adapting to online instruction, including through collaborative learning and the use of online labs.
Teaching
Opinion
'I Am Doing My Best': Teaching Math During the School Closure Crisis
Four teachers offer remote teaching tips for math instruction, including recognizing that nothing they do is going to be anywhere near "perfect."
Teaching
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'Less Is More' in Math Distance Learning
Four math educators offer advice about remote instruction, including providing more specific targets and cultivating home connections.
Teaching
Opinion
How to Assess Students' Math Skills Remotely
Two math educators discuss how they are communicating student performance during the school closure crisis, as well as how they are taking care of themselves.
Teaching
Opinion
Student: Online Learning Is 'Stressful and Irritating'
Four students—from California, Minnesota, and France—discuss their varying experiences with online learning, including their pros and cons.
Teaching
Opinion
Math Instruction in the Age of the Coronavirus
Two math educators share how they design their remote teaching math lessons and what they typically look like in practice.
Teaching
Opinion
Students Reflect on Their Distance Learning Experiences
Six students, from the ages of 7 to 17, share their thoughts about online learning—both the good and the bad.
Teaching
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What We've Learned From 30 Days of Distance Learning
Five educators write about the lessons they have learned after a month of distance learning, among them, a renewed emphasis on the importance of relationships and connections.
Classroom Technology
Opinion
'My Online Learning Experience as a Student Is Not So Good'
High school students reveal what they like and don't like about remote learning, and whether they prefer it.
Teaching
Opinion
Five Ways to Differentiate Instruction in an Online Environment
Examples from two educators include giving students the time to take physical breaks as well as pausing academic presentations to give students time to think.
Teaching
Opinion
Seven Ways to Support ELLs in Online Content Classes
I offer seven suggestions of how to help English-learners when doing remote teaching, including by providing graphic organizers and models.
Teaching
Opinion
Black Students Need Love Shown Through Action Right Now
Shannon R. Waite, Ed.D., writes that Black students need to be shown love during the pandemic, and that love should be demonstrated through developing "a critical consciousness in teachers and administrators."
Teaching
Opinion
Six Weeks Into Remote Teaching & Still Learning ...
Four teachers—from 2nd grade to high school—discuss what they've learned over the past six weeks of remote teaching, including the need to provide less work and more support to their students.