Women supporting and uplifting women! March celebrates Women’s History Month. While we can all promote the work of global leaders who have advanced the role of women, here in Stephenson County, we can do better than that! There are so many SHE-ROES RIGHT NOW who are making our community a better place and innovating the...
By Larry Ferlazzo. In Part One, Tabitha Pacheco, Antoinette Perez, Aubrey Yeh, Jana Echevarria, Dr. Rocio del Castillo, Dr. Julia Stearns Cloat, Cindy Garcia, and Wendi Pillars offered their responses. You can listen to a 10-minute conversation I had with Tabitha, Antoinette, and Aubrey on my BAM! Radio Show. You can also find a list of,...
By Larry Ferlazzo. The new question-of-the-week is: What are specific ways to make lessons more culturally responsive and culturally sustaining? Culturally responsive—and culturally sustaining—instruction are both widely recognized instructional mindsets and strategies. Gloria Ladson-Billings is the primary developer of these ideas, and Django Paris built on her work. You can read Professor Ladson-Billings previous contribution to...
By Larry Ferlazzo. The new question-of-the-week is: What are your recommendations for how best to set up and organize small groups in classroom instruction? In Part One, Valentina Gonzalez, Olivia Montero Petraglia, Jenny Vo, and Jennifer Mitchell provided their suggestions. In Part Two, Irina McGrath, Ph.D., Cindy Garcia, and Serena Pariser offered their commentaries. Today, Julia...
By Larry Ferlazzo. The new question-of-the-week is: How can administrators (and even other teachers) best do observations of a lesson? In Part One, Adeyemi Stembridge, Elvis Epps, Denita Harris, Jen Schwanke, and Ryan Huels offered their suggestions. All five of of those contributors were also guests on my 10-minute BAM! Radio Show. You can also find...
We’re welcoming a new member to our Board – Dr. Rocio del Castillo as our Artistic Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion! Rocio’s role will involve strategizing, training and assisting the board to ensure all populations are represented equally with regards to our programs and productions. Continue reading. Source: Children’s Theatre of Elgin and Fox Valley Theatre...
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‘Fair Is Not Equal’ is the headline of my latest Education Week Teacher column.
Children's Theatre of Elgin's original take on classic fairy tale opens Friday
Larry Ferlazzo with Lisa Stringfellow (L) Rocio P. del Castillo (R) Maurice McDavid (L) and Valentina Gonzalez (R) Join us as we ask our guests to clarify the meaning of culturally responsive instruction and provide the best strategies for making culturally responsive instruction work in your classroom.
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