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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).

You can also see my all-time favorites 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).  There are a lot of them this month:

Teaching Channel Video: “Wingman” Is A Great Small Group Discussion Activity

Here’s A Stephen Curry Quote Teachers Can Use With Their Students!

Deliberate Practice & Red Herrings

“The Ten Most Popular Classroom Q & A Posts in 2015″

How My University Students Evaluated Me This Semester

Here’s What I’m Doing In 2016 & What You Can Look Forward To Reading About Here

Study Finds That Nurture Equals Nature In The United States

Wash. Post Published My Annual List Of Education Predictions For The Coming Year

Video: Jonathan Kozol On Savage Inequalities

Wash. Post Published My Annual “Best & Worst Education News” Of The Year

Statistic Of The Day: The Advantages Of Being Bilingual

No Surprise To Teachers: Study Finds That Helping One Or Two Students Can Make Entire Class Better

“Applying a Growth Mindset in the Classroom”

“Curing Blindness in 100,000 People, and Counting” Is My Latest NY Times Interactive For ELLs

Statistic Of The Day: Number Of Unaccompanied Minors Surge At Border

Another Study Finds Listening With Ears, & Not Mouth, More Effective

“‘Growth Mindset Starts With Us, Not With Them’”

Must-Watch Video Of The Day: New RSA Animation Of Carol Dweck Talk

“American Panorama” Has Potential To Be Excellent U.S. History Site

Shocker – NOT: New Study Finds That Lectures Are Not Best Instructional Strategy

Video & Transcript Of Exceptional Speech By Pres. Obama At Naturalization Ceremony

“Policy Decisions Must Be ‘Done With’ Teachers, Not ‘Done To’ Them”

Chronas May Be The Best New World History Site Of The Year

“Saving Elephants” Is Topic Of My Latest NY Times Interactive For ELLs

The Fifteen Tech Tools & Non-Tech Resources I Use Most Often With My Students

Quote Of The Day: The Value Of Employees (& Students) Feeling “Ownership”

The Golden State Warriors & Social Emotional Learning

“‘Writing A Letter Isn’t Enough’ To Affect Ed Policy”

The Educational Value Of Students Creating “What If?” Scenarios

“Story Wars” Lets You Create Public Or Private Collaborative Stories

Quote Of The Day: Attorney Journal Loretta Lynch On Anti-Muslim Bullying In Schools

My New BAM! Show Is On A Growth Mindset

Statistic Of The Day: Diversity Helps Us Learn

Big New Report Issued On Social Emotional Learning

Statistic Of The Day: It’s Good To Have Books At Home

The Death Penalty Is Focus Of My Latest NY Times Interactive For ELLs

We Just Reviewed The “Copy-Edits” On Our Book About ELLs & Common Core – Look For It In March!

Quote Of The Day: Education Will Not End Poverty

“Strategies For Dealing With An ‘Awful’ Textbook”

New Study Says Emphasize Quality Over Quantity In Teaching Writing, But I Don’t Think That’s Most Important Finding

Two New Sites Where Teachers Can Create Virtual Classrooms & Monitor Student Progress

Study Finds Teachers Whose Students Achieve High Test Scores Often Don’t Do As Well With SEL Skills

This Is A Useful Video For Students To Learn The Advantages Of Asking For Help

Triventy Looks Like A Decent Online Learning Game Site

Ways Teachers Can Affect Ed Policy Is Topic Of My Latest BAM! Radio Show

Quote Of The Day: “Experts” Are Often Close-Minded

Quote Of The Day: Math & Constructivism

“GrammarFlip” Might Have Potential For Reinforcement Of…Grammar Skills

New Version Of “No Child Left Behind” Passes House – Includes Changes For English Language Learners

“Teacher Leaders Are ‘Hungry To Learn’”

My Latest NY Times Student Interactive For ELLs Is On Climate Change

“‘Schools Cannot Thrive’ Without Teacher Leadership”

Learning From The Past To Inform Our Present Response To Refugees