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Video: “Should TikTok be banned? TikTok Ban Debate”

Mar 27, 2023

Twice last week I went over to students to ask them to put their cellphones away, and found...

“Teachers Share Their Best Ideas on How to Be a Better Teacher”

Mar 27, 2023

Teachers Share Their Best Ideas on How to Be a Better Teacher is the headline of my latest...

Research Studies Of The Week

Mar 27, 2023

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

Slow “Twitter Chat” On “The Student Motivation Handbook” Begins Wed. Using #motivationhandbook Hashtag

My book comes out this Thursday, and I’ll be starting a slow “Twitter...

Here’s How ChatGPT Wrote Reviews Of My New Book In The Styles Of Different Fictional Characters

My new book is coming out this week and, for fun, I asked ChatGPT and Google’s Bard...

Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week

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

Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL

Eight years ago I began this regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from...

“Love At First Line” Introduces Books To You By Showing You MANY First Lines From Them

Love at First Line is a lot of fun – it introduces new books to you by showing you...

This Week’s Free & Useful Artificial Intelligence Tools For The Classroom

At least, for now, I’m going to make this a weekly feature which will highlight...

This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Ed Policy Issues

Here are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues (You might also...

Six Changes I THINK I See In Students Since The Pandemic Began – What About You?

I was trying to reflect today about all the changes I think I’ve seen among my...

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.