Each year, I re-post my favorite blog posts, and then collect the links into one.  This post is for my favorites from the last six months of 2018.

You can see my choices for each of the past ten years here.

And you can also see a list of my My All-Time Favorite Posts!

I’ve also been highlighting some of the “best-of-the-best” in the “A Look Back” series.

I’m adding this list to ALL MY END-OF-YEAR “BEST” LISTS FOR 2018 IN ONE PLACE!

Here are My Favorite Posts In 2018 — Part Two:

 

 

NON-“BEST” LISTS:

Video: My Thirty Minute Presentation On Teaching English Language Learners

Another Reason iSLCollective Is One Of Top Sites For ELLs – Their New Online Homework Feature!

New Study Suggests That It Takes 25% Of People To Turn Minority Opinion Into Majority One

Interesting Study On Percentage Of Time Students Are “Off-Task”

New Study Shows Learning About Growth Mindset At Start Of Ninth-Grade Increases Resilience

“4 Fun Ways to Practice Short Oral Presentations”

L.A. Times Publishes Excellent Interactive On Importance Of Home Languages

I LIKE THIS FRAME FOR DIFFERENTIATION: “SUPPORTS, SCAFFOLDS, EXTENSIONS”

NEW STUDY FINDS A SPECIFIC FORM OF “COLLABORATION” GETS THE BEST RESULTS

NEW STUDY FINDS THAT USING CELLPHONES DURING LECTURES HURT EXAM SCORES, BUT THAT’S NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT RESULT

TWO “WRITING FRAMES” FOR ELLS & EVERYBODY ELSE

TEACHERS MIGHT FIND THIS LIST OF ELL ACCOMMODATIONS USEFUL…

HERE’S A NEW ANIMATED VIDEO WE DID WITH EDUCATION WEEK ON DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION

I THINK THIS NEW NPR VIDEO IS A ‘MUST-WATCH’ FOR EVERY TEACHER: “THE POWER OF EXPECTATIONS”

WE’RE ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO USE THIS OUTLINE FOR 2019 TOK ESSAYS

“AUTHOR INTERVIEW WITH MATTHEW KAY: ‘NOT LIGHT, BUT FIRE’”

LEADING WITH INQUIRY, NOT JUDGMENT

“HOW RECOVERING FROM A HERNIATED DISC INCREASED MY EMPATHY FOR STUDENTS”

NEW STUDY SUGGESTS THAT A TEACHER’S IMPACT ON STUDENT BEHAVIOR MORE IMPORTANT THAN TEST SCORES

MY SIMPLE EMPATHY LESSON, PLUS A TON OF OTHER RELATED RESOURCES

NEW REPORT FROM THE UCHICAGO CONSORTIUM IS THE BEST SYNOPSIS OF USEFUL EDUCATION RESEARCH THAT I’VE SEEN IN A LONG TIME

I REALLY LIKE THIS NEW (TO ME) STRATEGY I’VE BEEN TRYING THIS YEAR TO ENCOURAGE STUDENT INTRINSIC MOTIVATION

CHECK OUT OUR NEW #AMERICANEDUCATOR ARTICLE: “TEACHING ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS: TIPS FROM THE CLASSROOM”

HERE’S THE HAND-OUT I USE FOR JIGSAW ACTIVITIES & YOU’LL SEE AN ED WEEK VIDEO OF MY CLASS USING IT NEXT MONTH

THE DEMONIZATION OF IMMIGRANTS AS INVADERS, AND WHAT TEACHERS & STUDENTS CAN DO ABOUT IT

 

“BEST” LISTS:

THE BEST WAYS TO SUPPORT LGBTQ STUDENTS

THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT ADHD

“THE TOP BLOGS AND RESOURCE SITES FOR TEACHERS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS”

The Best Tools For Academic Research

The Best Resources On Student Self-Assessment