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I regularly highlight my picks for the most useful posts for each month — not including “The Best…” lists. I also use some of them in a more extensive monthly newsletter I send-out. You can see older Best Posts of the Month at Websites Of The Month (more recent lists can be found here).

Here are some of the posts I personally think are the best, and most helpful, ones I’ve written during this past month (not in any order of preference):

Michelle Obama On “Grit”

Pretty Awful Report On “Reforming” Teacher Observation Practices

Teachers Putting Children First In Oklahoma

Another Study On Schools Providing Students Home Computers Finds The Obvious Results

“Ways to Use Class Time During the Last Two Weeks Of School”

“Travel back in time to share one piece of scientific knowledge from today”

Classroom Management Strategy: Here Are Three Things I Want. What Are Three Things You Want?

“GeoGuessr” Is A Nice Little Geography Game

“Ability Grouping In Schools — Part Two”

“Using — Not Misusing — Ability Groups In The Classroom”

Very Good Video: “Diving Into Deeper Learning”

“Possibilism” — Maybe A New Word For “What If?” History

Brainscape Lets You Create Flashcards Including Images & Audio

Radio Show On Student Motivation

Infographic: “Seven Steps To The Perfect Story”

Texting & Marshmallows

President Obama On Perseverance

“Response: Ways To Develop Creative Thinking In The Common Core”

Video: Theory Of Knowledge Oral Presentation — What Do You Think?

“Ideas for English-Language Learners | Celebrating the End of the School Year”

Famous Person Project

All Excerpts From My Book, “Self-Driven Learning,” In One Place

Test Prep Hullabaloo — Maybe Short Term Gain, For Sure Long Term Loss

Learn Multiple Languages With Lingo Hut

Resources From All My Blogs

Math Instructional Videos In Spanish

“More Positive, Not Punitive, Classroom Management Tips”

The More We Try To Control, The Less Chance Of Getting Our Preferred Outcomes

“Embracing & Celebrating Diverse Families”

Free Resources From All My Books