Feedblitz generally does a good job delivering daily updates of posts from this blog, but many subscribers didn’t receive one on Sunday.

If you didn’t get one, you might want to check the blog directly to see some posts you missed. Quite a few new ones appeared on Saturday. Sorry for the technology snafu.

How Do We Include Students In The Formative Assessment Process? is the new “question of the week” at my Education Week Teacher column.

Feel free to leave your responses either there or in the comments section here.

As I posted last week, the ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival that was going to be posted on January 1st is now going to be published on February 1st. The previously announced schedule for the rest of the year should be fine, though.

We’ve received all the submissions that have come in so far. However, the Blog Carnival site we’ve been using for the past few years seems to be acting a bit strangely these days.

So, if you have a post you’d like to still submit to this Carnival — remember, the theme is “Fun!” — please submit it by using either David Deubelbeiss’ contact form or mine.

The next EFL/ESL/ELL Blog Carnival will be posted on January 1st, so there are only a few days left to contribute a post! David Deubelbeiss from EFL Classroom 2.0 will be the host. This is how David describes the theme:

The theme for this blog carnival is FUN. Submit any blog post, past or present, that really exhibits the power and potential of FUN in the classroom.

He’s got some interesting plans for the Carnival, and you can read about them here.

You can contribute a post to it by using this easy submission form. If the form does not work for some reason, you can send the link to me via my Contact Form. You can also communicate directly with David.

Berni Wall published the 25th Edition of EFL/ESL/ELL Blog Carnival. She asked for teachers to contribute the most popular posts from their blogs and, boy, did she get them. It’s filled with gems!

The March 1st edition will be hosted by Adam Simpson. You can read about his plans for it at his post, No, don’t stop the carnival.

Dani Lyra will be hosting the May 1st edition.

Let me know if you might be interested in hosting future editions.

You can see all the previous editions of the ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival here.

Though I’ll still be publishing daily posts, I’ll be taking a bit of a break over the next couple of weeks.

School’s out this Friday, and I have some book projects and articles to finish, not to mention taking a little family time.

I hope your holiday break is restful and fun!

The winners of the Edublog Awards were announced tonight, and you can see a full list here.

It’s an impressive group! Many are new to me, so I’ll certainly be checking-out quite a few of them over the coming weeks….

Congratulations to all the winners, to everyone who made the “short lists” and to all nominees!

Classroom Management Suggestions — Part Three is the title of my new post at Education Week Teacher.

I think readers might find it useful.

Voting in the Edublog Awards is open until the end of Tuesday but, more importantly, the Edublog Awards Live Online Ceremony is taking place on December 14th at 4:00 PM Pacific Standard Time.

You can get all the details here.

I look forward to it each year because it’s a lot of fun to connect simultaneously with so many people whose tweets and blogs I read.

Unfortunately, because of a prior commitment, this year I’ll only be online for the first twenty minutes. I’d encourage you to check it out!

And, if you’re still interested in voting and are interested in seeing who I nominated, you can read this prior post.

I just realized that my Education Week Teacher blog, Classroom Q & A With Larry Ferlazzo, made the short list of nominees for The Best New Blog category of the Edublog Awards.

There are a lot of great-looking new blogs on the list worth checking-out.

Voting for mine is fine, but leaving an education related question in the comments section that I can answer there is even better!

Voting is now open for the 2011 Edublog Awards!

You can view the official nominations, and vote, at the Edublog Awards site. Voting will be open until December 13th.

Thank you to those who nominated this blog for The Best Individual Blog and The Best Ed Tech/Resource Sharing Blog. My Education Week Teacher blog, Classroom Q & A With Larry Ferlazzo, made the short list of nominees for The Best New Blog category.

The Edublog Awards are less important for who “wins” and, instead, are more important as an opportunity to learn more about all the great work being done by educators throughout the world.

Most, though not all, of the blogs, tools, and people I nominated have been included in the official ballot. I encourage you to support them by either regularly taking advantage of what they have to offer and/or consider voting for them. Here is a reprint of what I originally wrote about my nominees:

Best Individual Blog

I’m listing two blogs — The Shanker Blog and This Week In Education. Matthew Di Carlo at The Albert Shanker Institute provides the most accessible, even-handed, and savvy analysis of education research around — he makes that blog a “must-read.” And Alexander Russo’s scouring of mainstream and social media for the most informative news and analysis of today’s education policy issues (plus the thoughtful pieces from John Thompson, his regular contributor) ensure that he’s on the top of my RSS Reader everyday.

Best Group Blog

I have to nominate three blogs for this category: Transform Ed, Powerful Learning Practice, and InterAct. Transform Ed is comprised of posts from many educators connected to the Center For Teaching Quality (I’m a member of the Center’s Teacher Leaders Network, but don’t blog at Transform Ed). Many talented educators also blog at Powerful Learning Practice, led by Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach and Will Richardson. InterAct is the blog of Accomplished California Teachers, though its posts have national significance. David B. Cohen, Martha Infante, and Kelly Kovacic are the primary three bloggers there (I’m a member of ACT, but don’t post at its blog).

Most Influential Blog Post

The Relationship Status of Teachers and Educational Technology: It’s Complicated by Roxanna Elden is hands-down the wittiest, and certainly one of the most insightful, pieces I’ve read about the use of ed tech.

Best Teacher Blog

David Deubelbeiss’ blog, EFL 2.0 – Teacher Talk is my nominee in this category. David gives and gives and gives, and then gives some more.

Best School Administrator Blog

The Wejr Board by Chris Wejr consistently posts thoughtful commentary on issues like parent engagement and rewards, awards and incentives.

Best Free Web Tool

I’m going to nominate the top two web tools on my The Best Web 2.0 Applications For Education In 2011 list:

GeoTrio lets you create a virtual tour of just about anyplace on a map. You type in addresses or locations and easily create multiple “stops” that show the Google Street View snapshots of the area. You can also upload your own images. But that’s not all. What really makes GeoTrio stand out is the ability to easily make an audio recording for each stop on the map.

Corkboard Me is sort of a  Wallwisher-clone that is even simpler to use but has fewer features. You just paste virtual sticky-notes on a virtual bulletin board. One nice feature it has is by pasting the url address of an image link, the image will show up on the sticky note. No registration is necessary.

Best Educational Use Of A Social Network

EFL Classroom 2.0 provides a huge service to ESL/EFL/ELL teachers around the world. It’s a treasure trove of resources and relationships.

Lifetime Achievement

I would be shocked if there is anyone who has helped more educators in the social media world than Sue Waters.

Best Ed Tech/Resource Sharing Blog

I was a subscriber to John Norton’s Middleweb email newsletter long before he turned it into a blog which is now regularly filled with great resources. It’s getting better and better all the time!

Good luck to my nominees, and to everyone else who is on the ballot!.

The next EFL/ESL/ELL Blog Carnival will be posted on January 1st and David Deubelbeiss from EFL Classroom 2.0 will be the host. This is how David describes the theme:

The theme for this blog carnival is FUN. Submit any blog post, past or present, that really exhibits the power and potential of FUN in the classroom.

He’s got some interesting plans for the Carnival, and you can read about them here.

You can contribute a post to it by using this easy submission form. If the form does not work for some reason, you can send the link to me via my Contact Form. You can also communicate directly with David.

Berni Wall published the 25th Edition of EFL/ESL/ELL Blog Carnival! She asked for teachers to contribute the most popular posts from their blogs and, boy, did she get them. It’s filled with gems!

The March 1st edition will be hosted by Adam Simpson. You can read about his plans for it at his post, No, don’t stop the carnival.

Dani Lyra will be hosting the May 1st edition.

Let me know if you might be interested in hosting future editions.

You can see all the previous editions of the ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival here.

How Can Teachers Create A Supportive Environment For Each Other? is the new question of the week at my Education Week Teacher advice column.

Check it out and share your thoughts….

Today, I realized yet another consequence of writing late night posts — I had forgotten to include one more nominee in my nomination post for this year’s Edublog Awards.

I was a subscriber to John Norton’s Middleweb email newsletter long before he turned it into a blog which is now regularly filled with great resources. It’s getting better and better all the time, and I’m nominating it for “Best Ed Tech/Resource Sharing Blog.”

I’ll also add it to my original nominations post.

Nominations for this year’s Edublog Awards are now open. I think the whole process is a great way to learn about exceptional resources that are out there, so I’m an enthusiastic supporter!

I’m only going to offer nominations for a few categories this year, but I’m making up for that by nominating more than one in some areas:

Best Individual Blog

I’m listing two blogs — The Shanker Blog and This Week In Education. Matthew Di Carlo at The Albert Shanker Institute provides the most accessible, even-handed, and savvy analysis of education research around — he makes that blog a “must-read.” And Alexander Russo’s scouring of mainstream and social media for the most informative news and analysis of today’s education policy issues (plus the thoughtful pieces from John Thompson, his regular contributor) ensure that he’s on the top of my RSS Reader everyday.

Best Group Blog

I have to nominate three blogs for this category: Transform Ed, Powerful Learning Practice, and InterAct. Transform Ed is comprised of posts from many educators connected to the Center For Teaching Quality (I’m a member of the Center’s Teacher Leaders Network, but don’t blog at Transform Ed). Many talented educators also blog at Powerful Learning Practice, led by Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach and Will Richardson. InterAct is the blog of Accomplished California Teachers, though its posts have national significance. David B. Cohen, Martha Infante, and Kelly Kovacic are the primary three bloggers there (I’m a member of ACT, but don’t post at its blog).

Most Influential Blog Post

The Relationship Status of Teachers and Educational Technology: It’s Complicated by Roxanna Elden is hands-down the wittiest, and certainly one of the most insightful, pieces I’ve read about the use of ed tech.

Best Teacher Blog

David Deubelbeiss’ blog, EFL 2.0 – Teacher Talk is my nominee in this category. David gives and gives and gives, and then gives some more.

Best School Administrator Blog

The Wejr Board by Chris Wejr consistently posts thoughtful commentary on issues like parent engagement and rewards, awards and incentives.

Best Free Web Tool

I’m going to nominate the top two web tools on my The Best Web 2.0 Applications For Education In 2011 list:

GeoTrio lets you create a virtual tour of just about anyplace on a map. You type in addresses or locations and easily create multiple “stops” that show the Google Street View snapshots of the area. You can also upload your own images. But that’s not all. What really makes GeoTrio stand out is the ability to easily make an audio recording for each stop on the map.

Corkboard Me is sort of a  Wallwisher-clone that is even simpler to use but has fewer features. You just paste virtual sticky-notes on a virtual bulletin board. One nice feature it has is by pasting the url address of an image link, the image will show up on the sticky note. No registration is necessary.

Best Educational Use Of A Social Network

EFL Classroom 2.0 provides a huge service to ESL/EFL/ELL teachers around the world. It’s a treasure trove of resources and relationships.

Lifetime Achievement

I would be shocked if there is anyone who has helped more educators in the social media world than Sue Waters. I nominate her for this category every year, and every year she is not considered because she’s an employee of Edublogs. “Conflict of interest” or not, she deserves the award!

Best Ed Tech/Resource Sharing Blog

I was a subscriber to John Norton’s Middleweb email newsletter long before he turned it into a blog which is now regularly filled with great resources. It’s getting better and better all the time!

Good luck to my nominees, and to everyone else who gets nominated. I can’t wait to see the entire list and spend a lot of time exploring and learning from them!

Nominations for this year’s Edublog Awards are now being accepted!

You can learn all about deadlines, the nominating process, and categories at Nominations Open – The 2011 Edublog Awards are on!

How Can You Tell The Difference Between Good And Bad Education Research? is the new “question of the week” at my Education Week column.

Feel free to check it out and leave a response.

Are you an English teacher and want to host a future edition of the ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival?

There have been twenty-five editions of the ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival. They’ve been published every other month, and you can see them all here.

David Deubelbeiss from EFL Classroom 2.0 is hosting the next one on January 1st.

The March 1st edition will be hosted by Adam Simpson. You can read about his plans for it at his post, No, don’t stop the carnival.

There’s not a whole lot of work involved in hosting it, and it certainly is a nice way to bring additional traffic to your blog. Leave a comment if you’re interested…

How Can We Teach Critical Thinking Skills? is the new “question of the week” at my Education Week Teacher column.

Please considering leaving your ideas in the comments there or on this post.