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Hands of adult and kid painting wooden deer in redChristmas is a magical time of year, especially for young children who eagerly await the holiday season’s festivities. As a teacher, incorporating creative and engaging art activities into your classroom is a fantastic way to nurture the holiday spirit while helping your students explore their artistic…
Ten years ago, in another somewhat futile attempt to reduce the backlog of resources I want to share, I began this occasional “Ed Tech Digest” post where I share three or four links I think are particularly useful and related to…ed tech, including some Web 2.0 apps. You might also be interested in checking…
geralt / Pixabay At least, for now, I’m going to make this a weekly feature which will highlight additions to THE BEST NEW – & FREE – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS THAT COULD BE USED IN THE CLASSROOM. Here are the latest: Not a tool, but a useful article: 10 Ways to Detect AI Writing…
geralt / Pixabay I’ve written about, and share a bunch, of Sentence Navigators. These are basically puzzles composed of words in columns, and then students have to choose the correct ones to create a sentence. They’re excellent for ELL Newcomer classes. I’ve been having ChatGPT create more of them for me. They’ve been okay,…
Kahoot just announced they’ve developed a partnership with TED-Ed. TED-Ed animations will now be paired with Kahoot quizzes, and they’ll all be free. That’s a nice development. However, it appears that it’s pretty much a matter of watching the video on Kahoot’s site, and then it’s followed by questions about it in their typical…
Use Classroom Management Platforms and Other Tools to Overcome Barriers in Learning a Language contributed by Al Kingsley, CEO of NetSupport Teaching a language, whether for ESL students or those learning something new like French or Spanish – requires largely the same teaching skills as any other subject. Yet, in some critical ways – especially…
The Sandy Hook massacre took place twelve years ago. I have many related resources at the Not Very “Best” Lists Of The Week: Gun Violence. Here are some recent resources: The first graders who lost 20 classmates at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012 in one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history…
Eight years ago I began this regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that have caught my attention. You might also be interested in THE BEST RESOURCES, ARTICLES & BLOG POSTS FOR TEACHERS OF ELLS IN 2021. Also, check out…
geralt / Pixabay I publish lots of posts and resources, including several specific ones that come out weekly or bi-weekly. I thought readers might find it useful for me to list those regular features, along with links to past and future ones. Here they are: Weekly posts at my Education Week advice column….