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
How Can We Promote Resilience in the Classroom?
The new question-of-the-week is: What is resilience and how can teachers promote it in the classroom?
Education
Opinion
Q&A Collections: Teaching English-Language Learners
All Classroom Q&A posts offering advice on Teaching English-Language Learners (from the past eight years!) are described and linked to in this compilation post.
Education
Opinion
Q&A Collections: Parent Engagement in Schools
All Classroom Q&A posts offering advice on Parent Engagement in Schools (from the past eight years!) are described and linked to in this compilation post.
Teaching
Opinion
Response: Show Me the Money! Ways Teachers Can Raise Funds for Their Classrooms
Suggestions on how teachers can raise private monies to support their classroom are offered by Alfonso Gonzalez, Holly Spinelli, Susan Lafond, Amanda Koonlaba, and Barbara Gottschalk.
Curriculum
Opinion
Author Interview: 'The Right Tools'
Towanda Harris answers a few questions about her new book, "The Right Tools: A Guide to Selecting, Evaluating, and Implementing Classroom Resources and Practices."
Education
Opinion
They Shouldn't Have to, But What Are Ways Teachers Can Raise Private Money for Their Classroom?
The new questions-of-the-week is: Schools should provide adequate financial support to teachers and their students. But when they don't, what's the best, specific way to raise money?
Education
Opinion
Q&A Collections: Using Tech in the Classroom
All Classroom Q&A posts offering advice on Using Tech in the Classroom (from the past eight years!) are described and linked to in this compilation post.
Education
Opinion
Q&A Collections: Cooperative & Collaborative Learning
All Classroom Q&A posts offering advice on Cooperative & Collaborative Learning (from the past eight years!) are described and linked to in this compilation post.
Curriculum
Opinion
Author Interview: 'Black Appetite. White Food.'
Jamila Lyiscott answers some questions about her new book, "Black Appetite. White Food: Issues of Race, Voice, and Justice Within and Beyond the Classroom."
Teaching
Opinion
Response: 'Students Need to DO History, Not Just Listen to It'
Big mistakes are made in social studies instruction. What can teachers do to avoid them? Annie Brown, Amy Okimoto, Amy Fast, Lynette Yorgason, Mike Kaechele and Dr. Rebecca Testa-Ryan weigh in.
Education
Opinion
What Are the Biggest Mistakes Made in Social Studies Instruction?
The next question-of-the-week will look at the biggest mistakes social studies teachers make and what they can do instead.
Education
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Q&A Collections: Teaching Social Studies
All Classroom Q&A posts offering advice on Teaching Social Studies (from the past eight years!) are described and linked to in this compilation post.
Education
Opinion
Q&A Collections: Student Motivation & Social-Emotional Learning
All Classroom Q&A posts offering advice on student motivation and social-emotional-learning (from the past eight years!) are described and linked to in this compilation post.
Curriculum
Opinion
Author Interview: 'Breathing New Life Into Book Clubs'
Sonja Cherry-Paul and Dana Johansen explain how teachers--and students--can get the most out of their book clubs, including helping students fall in love with reading.