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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):

The Role Of Technology In Progressive Social Change

Hypocrisy & Eli Broad

“Using the “Fun Factor” To Encourage Student Reading at Home”

Photo: What Should A Professional Learning Community Discussion Look Like, Sound Like, Feel Like?

Terrific New Videos: Using English “Sister Classes” From Throughout The World In Our ELL Geography Class

Wide Angle’s “Video Bank” Is An Excellent Social Studies Resource

“Response: Getting Students to Read at Home by ‘Building a Daily Habit’”

Making Instagram Videos With English Language Learners

Student Interactive On The Importance Of Learning From Mistakes

“Response: Helping Students Develop a Desire To Read At Home”

If You Want To Write A Book, Or If You Are Teaching Writing, Then “Writer’s Success Academy” Is A Must-See Site

Resources From All My Blogs

Excellent Infographic On The UN Universal Declaration Of Human Rights

Trust Can Have A Pretty Powerful Impact In The Classroom

Excellent Education Week Feature: “Inside Classroom Management”

“Response: The Best Advice On Doing Project-Based Learning”

Voice Of America Redesigns & Enhances Their “Learning English” Site — Again!

“‘Teacherpreneurs Can Lead Reforms’: An Interview With Barnett Berry” (plus Video!)

New Study Says That Half Of “Evidence-Based Practices” In Writing Instruction Not “Signaled” By Common Core

This “Waiting Game” Video From Sesame Street Is PERFECT Follow-Up To Learning About The Marshmallow Test

Google To Start Using Our Words & Faces In Ads — Here’s How To Opt Out

“LSO Play” Is A Mind-Blowing Way For Students To Learn About Orchestras & Musical Instruments

Fun Theory Of Knowledge Lesson To Examine The Role Of Gestures In Language

Create “Playlists” Of Educational Videos, Websites & Google Docs With HippoCampus (Plus Explore English Interactives)

Learn About Punctuation Through Soccer

Supporting Resources For My 2013 K-12 Online Conference Keynote

“Writing Instruction & the Common Core – Part Three”

Infographic: “Twitter For Teachers”

Excellent Video On Having A “Growth Mindset”

“Trippin” Is An Innovative Site For Learning English

Education Week Releases My Newest Book

“Preparing Students To Write Is ‘About Our Own Collaboration’”

Easily Create A “Portrait” Of Your Twitter Connections

U.S. Dept. Of Ed Announces Not One, Not Two, But Three Studies Show NY Performance Pay Generally Makes Things Worse

My Latest NY Times Post Is On Cultural Significance Of Colors

New Kindle Edition Of “Helping Students Motivate Themselves” Is Available

Great Graphic: “The Ed Tech Troubleshooter”

“Developing Student Writers By Letting Them Talk…”

Jimmy Fallon Comes Up With A Great Game For English Language Learners