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.
Teaching
Opinion
What Is and Is Not Working as Educators Transition to Online Learning
Four educators talk about what is and is not working as they transition to online learning, including the importance of taking time to plan and recognizing inequities.
Teaching
Opinion
Ten Strategies for Teaching English-Language Learners Online
Four teachers offer specific suggestions for teaching English-language learners online, including by maintaining consistency and not overdoing it.
Teaching
Opinion
Ways Educators Are Responding to School Closures
Five educators discuss ways to respond to the COVID-19 school shutdown crisis, including by listening, instead of talking, and by taking a step to "breathe."
Teaching
Opinion
Teachers Share Their Online-Teaching Plans
Four educators share their plans and hopes as they deal with school closures, including keeping things simple and using online tools to engage students.
Teaching
Opinion
Strategies for Teaching Online in the Age of the Coronavirus
Four educators share how they are transitioning to online learning during the school closure crisis, including taking into account the importance of supporting students' social and emotional health.
Professional Development
Opinion
My Favorite Teacher 'Showed Me How to Take Calculated Risks'
Five educators discuss their favorite teachers and highlight their credibility and caring, along with other attributes of being an outstanding teacher.
Professional Development
Opinion
Our Favorite Teachers & Why We Remember Them
Seven educators share the qualities of their favorite teachers, including consistency, providing support, and believing in their students.
Education
Opinion
Do You Want to Write About Your Experience Teaching Online After School Closures?
Educators are invited to write about their experiences teaching online in the age of COVID-19.
Professional Development
Opinion
Reflections on Our Favorite Teachers
Four educators reflect on their own favorite teachers and the support and encouragement those past models provided to them.
Teaching
Opinion
'Culturally Responsive Teaching Is Not a Quick Fix'
Five educators share culturally responsive teaching "tips," including the use of restorative circles and creating lessons with students' cultures in mind.
Teaching
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'Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy Honors the Humanity & Identity of Young People'
Five educators provide recommendations on how to incorporate culturally sustaining pedagogy in the classroom, including offering a four-step process and encouraging teachers to start with educating themselves about their students.
Teaching
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Culturally Responsive Instruction Is 'Not Just About Adding a Hip Hop Song to Your Lesson Hook'
Ten educators offer specific ideas on how to apply culturally responsive pedagogy in schools, including through the use of diverse literature and by inviting students to share their own life experiences.
Teaching
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Steps to Make Classrooms More Culturally Responsive
Six educators share specific suggestions on how to make lessons more culturally responsive.
Teaching
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Connecting Reading & Writing 'Is a High-Leverage Move'
Five educators recommend strategies for using reading instruction as a tool to improve students' writing skills, including through the use of informal writing and sections of reading texts students can use as models for their writing.