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):
Another Study Demonstrates The Ineffectiveness Of Extrinsic Motivation, But Also Something More….
Using “Dvolver Moviemaker” With English Language Learners
Learn About Comparatives & Superlatives At My Latest NY Times Post For ELLs
Quote Of The Day: Have You Ever Wondered How Many Decisions We Teachers Need To Make Each Day?
Excellent Wash. Post Piece: “You think you know what teachers do. Right? Wrong.”
This Looks Interesting, Though I Have Some Concerns: Angela Duckworth Creates “Grit” Organization
How My ELL Students Evaluated Me At The End Of First Semester
“Reading Is a ‘Means to Bigger and Better Things’”
My New BAM! Podcast: “How Can We Reduce Teacher Attrition at High-Poverty Schools?”
“Sea Of Liberty” Looks Like An Excellent U.S. History Site
“Ways To Develop Life-Long Readers”
Great Chart: “the differences between teaching writing and teaching writers”
An Olympics Performance Perfect For A Lesson On “Grit”
Some Very Interesting Info On Self-Control Research
“Thinglink” Announces Free Virtual Classrooms
“Why Do Teachers Leave High-Poverty Schools?” Is My Latest Nine-Minute Podcast
I Began This Blog Seven Years Ago: Here Are My All-Time Most Popular Posts
“The Maker Movement Can Give Students ‘A Story To Tell’”
The New “Connect With English” Site Has Got To Be One Of This Year’s Best New Sites For ELLs
Here’s My NY Times Post On Valentine’s Day, PLUS A “Video Bingo” That Didn’t Get Included!
Very, Very Impressive New Interactive Site On Climate Change
“How Do We Help Our Students Become Better Readers?” Is My New Podcast — With Donalyn Miller!
“Assessing English language learners” Is My New Post At TeachingEnglish
School Sets Dance For Straight-A Students – Some Others Can Come Later & Hundreds Not At All
A Collection Of #EvaluateThat Tweets
‘Character Is Not Compliance Out Of Fear’
Quote Of The Day: “We Must Always Take Sides”
Creating Instagram Video “Book Trailers” With English Language Learners
How To Turn A Negative Consequence Into A Positive Classroom Management Strategy
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