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.
Teaching
Opinion
Teaching Advice in 6 Words, More or Less
The most insightful advice sometimes comes in small doses, explain educators.
Teaching
Opinion
School Is Relevant. How to Help Students See That
Students often say they don't know why they have to learn something. Try these strategies to help them understand and care.
Teaching
Opinion
Students Will Miss Deadlines. How Teachers Should Respond
Adults miss deadlines all the time. Should there be a double standard for kids?
Assessment
Opinion
What's the Best Way to Grade Students? Teachers Weigh In
There are many ways to make grading a better, more productive experience for students. Here are a few.
Teaching
Opinion
Believe, Sleep, Play: 3 Research-Based Ideas for Effective Teaching
Many studies affirm that students achieve success more easily when they feel their teachers believe in them.
Teaching
Opinion
Differentiated Instruction Isn't Easy. But It's Not Impossible
The teaching method takes time and patience, and it needs to be tailored to fit the needs of each student.
Reading & Literacy
Opinion
Students Need to Make Sense of What They Read. Here Are Ways to Support Them
To promote verbal reasoning, teachers can offer opportunities for students to ponder language, then explain and justify their thinking.
Teaching
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Human Experience Should Guide Strategies for Closing Education Equity Gaps
Think artfully, advises a new book on "Brilliant Teachers." This practice lives at the intersection of philosophizing and creativity.
Teaching
Opinion
The Biggest Mistakes Teachers Have Made and What They've Learned From Them
Searching for learning gaps makes it difficult to set ambitious learning goals and set high expectations for students.
Teaching
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Larry Ferlazzo's 9 Education Predictions for 2024
Don't bet your lunch money on these outcomes but take a look at what might lie in store for education next year.
Teaching
Opinion
The Best and Worst Education News of 2023
In many ways, there are indications this was a good year for education. Mostly.
Teaching
Opinion
The Top 10 Classroom Q&A Posts of 2023
Take a look at the most popular Classroom Q&A posts from Larry Ferlazzo's opinion blog.
Recruitment & Retention
Opinion
What Teachers of Color Say They Need Most
Teachers of color face the same challenges as their white peers, in addition to others.
Reading & Literacy
Opinion
4 Educators Share Their Favorite Reading Lessons
Key to all these lessons is teachers' effective use of instructional time through student engagement.