Larry Ferlazzo

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(I’m republishing my best posts from the second half of 2024. You can see the entire list of them here)For the past two years, I’ve shared “pictures” of what typical days and weeks look like. It’s time for me to share the latest version of what my two-period ELL Newcomers class looks like. It’s worth reading Why Do Students In My ELL Newcomers Class Appear To Be Acquiring English So Much Fast Than In Past Years? Here Are Some Possible Answers to get some background on my class.

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Now“Periodic table of machine learning” could fuel AI discoveryResearchers have created a unifying framework that can help scientists combine existing ideas to improve AI models or create new ones.

1 day ago | edweek.org | Larry Ferlazzo

Many students—and teachers (including me!)—love graphic novels. Today’s post begins a series exploring how they can be used in the classroom. ‘Wonderful Societal Artifacts’Tim Smyth is an award-winning educator and Eisner-nominated author of Teaching with Comics and Graphic Novels: Fun and Engaging Strategies to Improve Close Reading and Critical Thinking in Every Classroom, available from Routledge.

2 days ago | larryferlazzo.edublogs.org | Larry Ferlazzo

National Shakespeare Day is on April 23rd, the anniversary of his death. You might be interested in The Best Resources For Teaching Shakespeare To English Language Learners.

2 days ago | larryferlazzo.edublogs.org | Larry Ferlazzo

(I’m republishing my best posts from the second half of 2024. You can see the entire list of them here) I’ve posted many times about peer tutors in my ELL classes. They do a great job assisting the ELL Newcomers acquire English. Sometimes, not all of them are actually working with students – there are absences, or maybe several have been moved to a more advanced class and we’re waiting for new students to arrive (as they always do).