Each year, I re-post my favorite blog posts, and then collect the links into one.  This post is for my favorites from the second half of 2019.

You can see my choices for each of the past twelve 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’ll be adding this list to I’m adding this post to All My 2019 “Best” Lists In One Place!

Here are My Favorite Posts In 2019 — Part Two:

 

NON-“BEST” LISTS:

ACCORDING TO NEW RESEARCH, RITA PIERSON WAS MORE RIGHT THAN NOT WHEN SHE SAID, “KIDS DON’T LEARN FROM PEOPLE THEY DON’T LIKE.”

THE HEADLINES YOU SEE TODAY ABOUT NAEP SCORES DON’T TELL THE WHOLE STORY….

NOT SURE IF YOU’LL FIND A BETTER GUIDE FOR MAKING GOOD PRESENTATIONS THAN THIS ONE….

GUEST POST: NEW STUDY HIGHLIGHTS SUCCESS OF HIGH SCHOOL BLACK MALE ACHIEVEMENT CLASS – HERE’S WHAT WE ARE DOING AT OUR SCHOOL

WHAT IMPACT WILL TRUMP ADMINISTRATION POLICIES HAVE ON FUTURE ELL NUMBERS? HERE IS MY GUESS, & I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR YOURS

NEW STUDY SAYS KIPP STUDENTS ARE MORE LIKELY TO GO TO COLLEGE, BUT…..

IT’S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR WHEN STUDENTS BEGIN TESTING BOUNDARIES – HOW DO YOU HANDLE IT?

A SIMPLE WAY I DIFFERENTIATE TPR (TOTAL PHYSICAL RESPONSE) LESSONS – DO YOU HAVE OTHER SUGGESTIONS?

LEARNING FROM OUR STUDENTS

WE SHOULDN’T “EMPOWER” STUDENTS – INSTEAD WE SHOULD CREATE THE CONDITIONS WHERE THEY CAN TAKE IT

MY LATEST FAVORITE TECH TOOL FOR ELL STUDENTS TO PRACTICE SPEAKING

THIS MAY HAVE POTENTIAL: TEACHERS DOING LOW-STAKES OBSERVATIONS OF THEIR COLLEAGUES RESULTED IN IMPROVEMENTS FOR BOTH

GUEST POST: WAYS TO CREATE A STUDENT-DRIVEN CLASS

NO SURPRISE: NEW STUDY FINDS ENCOURAGING INTRINSIC MOTIVATION FOR READING BETTER THAN OFFERING REWARDS

WHO SHOULD TEACHERS TAKE SERIOUSLY WHEN THEY GIVE ADVICE ABOUT CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION?

HERE’S THE ADVICE I GAVE OUR ADVANCED ELL TEACHERS ON HOW TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR WRITING ASSESSMENTS – WHAT CAN YOU ADD?

“EIGHT WAYS TO HELP ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS FEEL MOTIVATED TO READ & WRITE”

HERE’S THE ARTICLE & PROMPT THAT STUDENTS USED FOR AN ESSAY ON CELLPHONE USE – PLUS SOME OF THEIR RESPONSES

THERE ARE LOTS OF REASONS TO REGULARLY BE KIND TO OUR STUDENTS, & A NEW STUDY FOUND ANOTHER ONE

NEW STUDY FINDS THAT STUDENTS BECOME MORE ACADEMICALLY MOTIVATED IF THEY HAVE HOPE IN “SOCIOECONOMIC MOBILITY”

DO’S & DON’TS OF WORKING WITH AN AIDE IN AN ELL CLASSROOM – PLEASE ADD YOUR OWN SUGGESTIONS

HOW I’M MODIFYING THE PICTURE WORD INDUCTIVE MODEL ACTIVITY THIS YEAR

NEW BAM! RADIO SHOW ON WHAT’S THE PROBLEM WITH “I DON’T SEE COLOR?”

HERE’S THE QUESTIONNAIRE MY STUDENTS COMPLETE ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

THE MATH, SCIENCE & SOCIAL STUDIES BOOKS WE’RE EDITING ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER!

THIS IS PROBABLY THE BEST & MOST ACCESSIBLE REVIEW OF GROWTH MINDSET RESEARCH THAT YOU’RE GOING TO FIND

NY TIMES LEARNING NETWORK UNVEILS “A FREE SCHOOL-YEAR CURRICULUM IN 7 UNITS”

AMAZING NY TIMES PROJECT ON THE 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BEGINNING OF SLAVERY IN AMERICA

WOW! WORDWALL LOOKS LIKE A GREAT – & FREE – SITE FOR CREATING ONLINE LEARNING GAMES

NEW STUDY FINDS THAT SPECIFIC NINTH-GRADE INTERVENTION VERY EFFECTIVE & IT’S REMARKABLY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DO AT OUR SCHOOL

SUPPORTING OUR LATINO STUDENTS IN THE FACE OF HATE

“IF YOU WANT ENGAGED EMPLOYEES [OR STUDENTS], OFFER THEM STABILITY”

EXCELLENT ARTICLE APPLICABLE TO PRONOUNCING STUDENT NAMES CORRECTLY: THEY’RE NOT “HARD,” THEY’RE “UNPRACTICED”

Responding To Racist “Go Back To Your Country” Trope

BEING A MENTOR AT OUR SCHOOL MAY HAVE RESULTED IN IMPROVED GRADES FOR THE…MENTORS

“THREE WAYS TO END THE SCHOOL YEAR STRONG” IS MY LATEST BRITISH COUNCIL POST – LOTS OF STUDENT HAND-OUTS INCLUDED!

I CREATED A NEW FACEBOOK PAGE – FEEL FREE TO “LIKE” IT IF YOU WANT TO BE NOTIFIED OF NEW BLOG POSTS!

WOW! “GENIAL.LY” HAS DEVELOPED INTO AN AMAZING MULTI-PURPOSE TOOL!

GUEST POST: THE LESSONS OUR ELL STUDENTS TAUGHT THEIR SCHOOLMATES – DOWNLOADABLE BOOK INCLUDED!

TWELVE WAYS ELLS – & ANYONE ELSE – CAN READ & DEMONSTRATE UNDERSTANDING OF A TEXTBOOK CHAPTER – ADD TO THE LIST!

“‘TO MAXIMIZE GROUP WORK, MAKE IT METACOGNITIVE’”

 

“BEST” LISTS:

THE BEST THIRTY-FIVE WEB 2.0 APPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATION IN 2019

THE BEST TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES ABOUT IMPEACHMENT

THE “ALL-TIME” BEST TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES AVAILABLE ON THIS BLOG

THE BEST EXAMPLES SHOWING “THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN KNOWING THE NAME OF SOMETHING & KNOWING SOMETHING”

THE BEST RESOURCES ON LEARNING HOW TO IMPROVE OUR “LUCK”

USEFUL RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF BRINGING ENSLAVED AFRICANS TO AMERICA