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
Q&A Collections: Differentiating Instruction
All Classroom Q&A posts offering advice on Differentiating Instruction (from the past eight years!) are described and linked to in this compilation post.
Education
Opinion
How Can Teachers Help Students Develop Information-Literacy Skills?
The new question-of-the-week is: What are the best ways teachers can help students combat "fake news" and develop information-literacy skills?
Education
Opinion
Q&A Collections: Assessment
All Classroom Q&A posts offering advice on Assessment (from the past eight years!) are described and linked to in this compilation post.
Education
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Q&A Collections: Education Policy Issues
All Classroom Q&A posts offering advice on Education Policy Issues (from the past eight years!) are described and linked to in this compilation post.
Teaching
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Response: Laughter in the Classroom
Teachers describe some of the funniest moments in their classrooms, and how some of those moments improved classroom relationships.
Education
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What Is the Funniest Thing That Has Ever Happened in Your Classroom?
The new question-of-the-week is: What is the funniest thing that has ever happened in your classroom?
Education
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Q&A Collections: Writing Instruction
All Classroom Q&A posts offering advice on Writing Instruction (from the past eight years!) are described and linked to in this compilation post.
Curriculum
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Author Interview: 'Working Hard, Working Happy'
Rita Platt agreed to answer a few questions about her new book, "Working Hard, Working Happy: Cultivating a Culture of Effort and Joy in the Classroom."
Teaching
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Response: 'School Library Programs Should Be the Heart of School'
Rita Platt, Penny Sweeney, and Ann Neary provide their thoughts on collaboration ideas for teachers and school librarians.
Teaching
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Response: 'Just as School Libraries Have Changed, So Have School Librarians'
Teresa Diaz, Bud Hunt, Marci K. Harvey, Jennifer Orr, and Jen Schwanke offer their suggestions about how teachers and librarians can work best together.
Education
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Q&A Collections: Reading Instruction
All Classroom Q&A posts offering advice on Reading Instruction (from the past eight years!) are described and linked to in this compilation post.
Education
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What Are the Best Ways Teachers Can Work With School Librarians?
The new question-of-the-week is: What are some "best practices" for school librarians and/or for how teachers work with school librarians?
Teaching
Opinion
Teach Students That 'Failure Is a Step Toward Success'
Bryan Goodwin, Dr. Laura Greenstein, Margaret Searle, and Jon Saphier wrap up a three-part series on resilience in the classroom.
Curriculum
Opinion
Author Interview: 'Speaking for Ourselves'
Daisy Han and Lorena Germán agreed to answer a few questions about the new book they have edited, "Speaking For Ourselves."