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Newly added is the East Whittier GLAD Connections with more hands-on resources. Check it out!!

Love Larry's site! Here's another great resource. Reducing the world to 100 people really gives a different perspective. Here's Larry's list of best sites. http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2010/04/27/the-best-sites-that-show-statistics-by-reducing-the-world-the-u-s-to-100-people/

Here's some fun ideas to try with students (or to try at home). I liked the talking otter. . .Check out Larry's list here: http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2008/02/09/the-best-ways-for-students-and-anyone-else-to-create-online-content-easily-quickly-painlessly/

A couple of new blogs have been posted on our blog. . .They have received awards for best edublogs. . Check them out: http://www.freetech4teachers.com/ http://langwitches.org/blog/

This is a great resource! http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2010/11/23/the-best-the-best-lists-for-english-language-learners-2010/

Like the author of this article, I started out (in high school) not speaking English. Over the years, I've had many great teachers, but it often came down to the ONE who saw what no one else saw in me and believed that I could accomplish more than was expected of me. Each ONE nurtured and encouraged me, showing me ... that I could reach my goals and dream much bigger. Each degree, each triumph is due to ONE teacher who, by words or actions, said "Go for it!". http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-lam-teacher-20101017,0,3854065.story

GO, Krashen, GO!!! In a letter sent to the Long Beach Star Telegram, October 11, 2010, Dr. Krashen again states: " There is no scientific evidence showing that increasing testing increases student learning." As an educator with 40 years of experience, I can attest to that! Dr. Krashen also touches on the issue of the ever-shrinking budget and suggests a way of reducing our deficit by 5% per year: "All we have to do is drop the high school exit exam: According to analyst Jo Ann Behm, the exit exam costs the state about $600 million per year. Studies of high school exit exams show that they are useless: They do not lead to higher employment, higher earnings, or improved academic achievement. In fact, researchers have yet to discover any benefits of having a high school exit exam." While we're looking for that non-existing money for our schools, how about cutting some of that useless fat??