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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:

“What Educators Wish They Knew When They Began Teaching”

This Interactive Could Be The Most Motivating Tool Ever To Help ELLs Improve Pronunciation

Our Book Was Published Today!

Using The “Green Eggs and Ham hypothesis” To Help Students Develop Creativity

Here’s How My Students Taught Their Classmates A Social Studies Unit – Handouts Included

My Latest NY Times Interactive For ELLs Is On Parrots & Pets

“Effective Strategies For ELL Error Correction”

We Did A Great ‘Growth Mindset’ Lesson With Our ELLs This Week – Here’s The Lesson Plan

“Resetting” Classroom Management

Scholastic Runs A Nice Interview With…Me

“Principals ‘Need To Step Back & Forward Through Time’”

My Latest NY Times Post For ELLs Is On The Rio Olympics

“Principals ‘Must be Reflective Daily About the Work’”

New Study Highlights Six Components Of An Effective Apology

“Big Learners” Has Tons Of Free Student Hand-outs Useful For ELLs

Vergara Overturned By Appeals Court!

Quote Of The Day: “Active Learning” In Science (& Other!) Classrooms

“‘Peak’: An Interview With Anders Ericsson & Robert Pool”

Harvard Business Review Criticizes Trump’s Negotiating Skills & Provides Excellent Classroom Management Advice At Same Time

“Assessing Students on ‘What Really Counts’”

“Favorite Travel Destinations” Is The Topic Of My Latest NY Times Interactive For ELLs

No Surprise To Organizers: Two-Way Conversation More Successful Than One-Way Communication In Changing Minds

The British Council Has Excellent Leveled Reading Resources

“Assessments for Today’s Students”

No Surprise – New Study Finds That Explaining Things Helps You Learn

WordSift Is Back & It’s Better Than Ever!

“Working With ‘Difficult’ Students – Part Two”

Kevin Durant On “Hard Work” & How I’m Using It In Class

The Presidential Debates Are The Focus Of My Latest NY Times Interactive For ELLs

This ASCD Article By Dylan Wiliam May Be The Best Article You’ll Ever Read On Giving Students Feedback

“RACE” Looks Like A Useful Writing Strategy

“‘Don’t Fear’ Students Who Challenge Class Chemistry”

“Ofrecer autonomía es clave para desarrollar la motivación”

Teachers, Students & Families Win In Today’s Supreme Court Decision On Friedrichs

Instagram Announces Plan To Increase Videos To One Minute – Great For Teachers, Students & Everybody Else

“One-Sentence Project” Audio Slideshow From My English Language Learner Class

“Favorite Books” Is Topic Of My Latest NY Times Interactive For ELLs

Four New Additions To “The ‘All-Time’ Best Science Sites” List

Angela Duckworth Criticizes Assessing “Character” For Accountability Purposes In NY Times Column

“Differentiating Algebra Instruction”

Another Interesting Finding On The Value Of Having A “Purpose For Learning”