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Dec. 18th Is International Migrants Day – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources

Dec 8, 2021

The United Nations has declared December 18th to be International Migrants Day. You might...

Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week

Dec 8, 2021

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

A Look Back: New Study Finds That Using Cellphones During Lectures Hurt Exam Scores, But That’s Not The Most Important Result

Dec 8, 2021

This blog has gained many new readers over the past year. Because of that, I thought it might be...

Wednesday’s New Articles & Videos On School Reopenings

Ordinarily, I’d add these new articles and videos to The Best Posts Predicting (&...

Video: “Google – Year In Search 2021”

I’m adding Google’s new video to The Best Year-In-Review Features For...

2022 Is Just Around The Corner – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources About The New Year!

The New Year is approaching fast! You might be interested in The Best Sites For Learning...

A Look Back: The Importance Of Knowing What You Don’t Know

I thought that new – and veteran – readers might find it interesting if I began sharing my best...

It’s Winter! Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources

It’s that time of year! You might be interested in The Best Sites For Learning About...

‘What Are You Doing to Help Students Understand Systemic Racism and Combat It?’

‘What Are You Doing to Help Students Understand Systemic Racism and Combat It?’ is the...

Here’s A New “Individualized” Homework Strategy I’m Trying With My English Language Learner Students

I’m generally not a fan of giving homework. However, since it typically takes...

Pins Of The Week

I’m fairly active on Pinterest and, in fact, have curated 22,000 resources there that...

A Look Back: It’s No Surprise To Teachers, But Research Suggests That Most Benchmark Assessment Are Useless

This blog has recently gained many new readers. Because of that, I thought it might be worth...

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.

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

My Flipboard Magazine.