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I regularly highlight my picks for the most useful posts for each month — not including “The Best…” lists. I also use some of them in a more extensive monthly newsletter I send-out. You can see older Best Posts of the Month at Websites Of The Month (more recent lists can be found here).

Here are some of the posts I personally think are the best, and most helpful, ones I’ve written during this past month (not in any order of preference):

Finally Began Working On My Next Book About Student Motivation….

Intriguing Study Seems To Question Importance Of Word Quantity Spoken To Young Children

How The NBA Finals Taught A Lesson About Not Being “Data-Driven”

All My Ed Week Posts On The Common Core In One Place!

Intriguing New Study On Student Engagement

How My Ninth-Grade English Class Evaluated Me This Year

Interesting New Study By Carol Dweck

How Many Studies Must A Man Do Before He Gives Up On Trying To Prove Extrinsic Motivation Works?

A Response To Questions About Sugata Mitra

All My Ed Week Posts On Student Motivation In One Place!

LeBron James On Taking Personality Responsiblity

Interactive Infographic: “13 Reasons Why Your Brain Craves Infographics”

Great Video On Motivation & Creativity

Here’s What I Do To Help My Students Combat The “Summer Slide”

The Power Of Stories

The Importance Of Explaining “Why”

“eduClipper” Has Potential To Be An “All In One” Tool For Teachers & Students

Infographic: “How Does The Act Of Writing Affect Your Brain?”

The Ten Most Popular Posts From My Ed Week Blog

“Keep Calm & Carry On”

Emphasizing What Students Can Do, Instead Of What They “Can’t” — Part Two

Rhetoric & “Revolution”

Study Says Ability To Identify Patterns Key To Second Language Learning

Must-Read Article: “Teachers’ lessons in heroism and healing”

Classroom Management Strategy: “Sometimes The Only Thing Worse Than Losing A Fight Is Winning One”

” Ideas for the Last Two Weeks of School — Part Two”