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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):

Publisher Offering 20% Discount On My Three Student Motivation Books

All My NY Times Posts For English Language Learners – Linked With Descriptions

Do You Teach Math Or Science To English Language Learners?

Here Are Forms My Students Are Using To Evaluate Themselves & Me

“Character Education: A Cautionary Note”

Video Of The Month (If Not The Year): “That Came Natural — I Had To Work To Read”

PhotoMath & Reactions To It From Around The Web

Why A Teacher’s Willingness to Say “I’m Sorry” Matters….


Singing, Recording & Authentic Audiences For English Language Learners

Here’s A Headline I Like: “School standardized testing is under growing attack”

What A Shock! Study Finds That Student Reflection Helps Learning

I Was Just Named “Educator Commentator and Blogger of the Year” At Bammy Awards


Teachers Can Receive Free DVD Of “12 Years A Slave” & Study Guide

A Simple Lesson On Climate Change For English Language Learners

“Curiosity improves memory by tapping into the brain’s reward system”

Jimmy Fallon Models Yet Another Good Game For English Language Learners

Videos: Here’s The Simple Theory of Knowledge Lesson On Perception I Did Today

Teaching Plato’s Allegory of The Cave

“Student Teachers Should ‘Be Colleagues’”

Students Will Love The BBC’s “Your Life On Earth” Interactive!

Warm-Ups, Bell-Ringers, Exit Tickets and…Vitamins?

“Seven Strategies For Working With Student Teachers”

What A Surprise – NOT! British Study Finds That Cash Rewards Don’t Motivate Students

Video: “The Big Bang Theory – Bad Teacher, Bad Student”

Great Explanation Of The Difference Between Inductive & Deductive Teaching & Learning

Listen To 13 Minute Interview With Me On Teaching ELLs & Engaging ELL Families

Civics, Citizenship & Academic Writing Is Topic Of My NY Times Post For ELLs

“Engaging With Class & Race In The Classroom”