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 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.

Here are My Favorite Posts In 2019 — Part Two:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

LEARNING FROM OUR STUDENTS

MY LATEST FAVORITE TECH TOOL FOR ELL STUDENTS TO PRACTICE SPEAKING

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

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

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

DO’S & DON’TS OF WORKING WITH AN AIDE IN AN ELL CLASSROOM

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

RESPONDING TO RACIST “GO BACK TO YOUR COUNTRY” TROPE

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

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

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

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

TWELVE WAYS ELLS – & ANYONE ELSE – CAN READ & DEMONSTRATE UNDERSTANDING OF A TEXTBOOK