Larry Ferlazzo teaches English and Social Studies at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, California.  He writes a popular education blog and a teacher advice column for Education Week Teacher. Larry has won numerous awards, including the Leadership For A Changing World Award from the Ford Foundation. He also was the Grand Prize Winner of the International Reading Association Award for Technology and Reading and was given The Education Partnership Award by the College of Education at California State University, Sacramento.

His articles on education issues appear regularly in the Washington Post, Teacher Magazine and The Huffington Post. In addition, his work has appeared in The New York Times, Educational Leadership, Social Policy, and Language Magazine.

As a teacher and the author of Helping Students Motivate Themselves:  Practical Answers to Classroom Challenges, he seeks to develop the critical attributes of self motivation, personal responsibility, and perseverance in his students while challenging their thinking through rigorous instruction. He can be reached @LarryFerlazzo on Twitter.

Larry was a community organizer for nineteen years prior to becoming a public school teacher. He is married and has three children and two grandchildren.

Affiliation

Luther Burbank High School

Website(s)

http://larryferlazzo.com/

http://engagingparentsinschool.edublogs.org/

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/classroom_qa_with_larry_ferlazzo/

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A second article from Self-Driven Learning: Teaching Strategies for Student Motivation was adapted and excerpted in Edutopia.

Self-Driven Learning: Teaching Strategies for Student Motivation was adapted and excerpted in Edutopia.

Self-Driven Learning: Teaching Strategies for Student Motivation was reviewed in MiddleWeb.

Self-Driven Learning: Teaching Strategies for Student Motivation was adapted and excerpted in The Washington Post.

Self-Driven Learning: Teaching Strategies for Student Motivation was reviewed in Getting Smart.

Larry Ferlazzo writes article for ASCD Express.

Larry Ferlazzo writes article for ASCD's Educational Leadership.

Larry Ferlazzo guest blogs for The Huffington Post.

Larry Ferlazzo writes student engagement article for Educational Leadership.

Helping Students Motivate Themselves: Practical Answers to Classroom Challenges reviewed by MiddleWeb.

Larry Ferlazzo guest blogs for The Learning Network blog.

Larry Ferlazzo Cited in The NY Times' Learning Network.

Larry Ferlazzo guest blogs for The Learning Network blog in The New York Times.

Helping Students Motivate Themselves: Practical Answers to Classroom Challenges is excerpted in Teaching & Learning With The New York Times.

Larry Ferlazzo is featured in Education Week Teacher's Top Ten Teacher Stories of 2011.

Larry Ferlazzo blogs for The Huffington Post Education.

Larry Ferlazzo guest blogs for The Answer Sheet blog on The Washington Post.

Larry Ferlazzo posts on Education Week including "Teacher Eyes on the Wrong Prize?" from 2010 and "Five Questions That Will Improve Your Teaching" from 2011.

The Washington Post's The Answer Sheet publishes Helping Students Motivate Themselves excerpt.

Larry Ferlazzo and his book, Helping Students Motivate Themselves: Practical Answers to Classroom Challenges, featured in The Sacramento Bee.

Helping Students Motivate Themselves excerpt on Education Week's Teacher Leaders Network.

Larry Ferlazzo participated in an Education Week live chat on the subject of his book, Helping Students Motivate Themselves.

Larry Ferlazzo on "Finishing the School Year Strong" in Education Week.

Larry Ferlazzo writes parent involvement article for ASCD.