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My Latest Posts

Video: “How Is Your Phone Changing You?”

Dec 9, 2023

This might be worth showing in class as part of a discussion about cellphone use. I’m...

“Restorative Justice Is Not Just an Alternative to Discipline”

Restorative Justice Is Not Just an Alternative to Discipline is the headline of my latest...

Four Videos About Creating Essential Questions

A fair number of teachers use Essential Questions in their teaching (I’ve used them...

My Latest BAM! Radio Show Is On The Best Lessons Teachers Have Taught

Teaching Journey: The Best Lessons We’ve Learned by Trial and Error is the topic of my...

Research Studies Of The Week

I often write about research studies from various fields and how they can be applied to the...

Pins Of The Week

I’m fairly active on Pinterest and, in fact, have curated 25,000 resources there that...

What Was The Best Education-Related Book You Read In 2023?

Every year for the past fifteen years, I’ve asked readers to comment here or on...

“4 Small Teaching Moves That Can Pay Big Dividends”

4 Small Teaching Moves That Can Pay Big Dividends is the headline of my latest Education Week...

Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week

Each week, I publish a post or two containing three or four particularly useful resources...

My Books

Practical resource with research-based instructional strategies to support all levels of Social Studies.

Practical resource with research-based instructional strategies to support all levels of English.

Creative instructional techniques to help middle- and high-school teachers develop self-motivated and high-achieving students.

Includes real-life examples of parental involvement initiatives: home visits, the use of technology and more!

Practical resource with research-based instructional strategies to support all levels of Math.

Designed to help teachers implement the Common Core in the ELL Classroom. Sequel to ESL/ELL Teacher's Survival Guide.

Provides research-based instructional techniques which have proven effective with English learners at all proficiency levels.

Insightful research and strategies for helping students want to care more about school and learning with high interest lesson plans.

Practical resource with research-based instructional strategies to support all levels of Science.

Tips for helping students to motivate themselves. Includes steps and lesson plans to help students motivate themselves.

Q&A-style responses to a variety of pressing classroom-management and student-engagement questions.

Provides over 50 original lessons for English Language Learners with a five-step process to increase student achievement.

My Other work

My blog to support and follow-up my Engaging parents in school book.

My Bam Radio show.

My posts for Classroom Q & A with Larry Ferlazzo at Education Week Teacher.

My Teaching English British Council posts.

50 teaching practices divided into four main sections: autonomy, competency, relatedness, and relevance.

My education posts on the Learning Network for the New York Times.