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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):

Shocking! Study Finds That School Counselors Help Students

“How Diversity Makes Us Smarter”

You Can Now Pre-Order My Upcoming Book On Student Engagement

“Book Recommendations For Teachers — Part One”

“‘The Marshmallow Test’: An Interview With Walter Mischel”

Researchers See What A Growth Mindset Does To The Brain

VERY Interesting Info On The Results Of KIPP’s “Character Education” Program

Self-Control, Grit & All That Stuff

Two New Sesame Street Videos On Social Emotional Learning

“Teachers Should Dress As Students’ Advocate, Not ‘Peer’”

From The Onion: “Tips For Fixing The Nation’s Education System”

Wondering How To Handle A Controversial Topic In Class? What We Did This Week Worked Out Very Well

“My Storybook” Is A New (& Free) Good Site For Students To Write Online

The Ten “All-Time” Most Popular Posts From My Ed Week Column

My Latest British Council Post Shares A Fun Introductory Activity I Do Every Year

Teachers, T-Shirts & The Messages That They Send

170,000 Library Of Congress Images Put Online At Unique Interactive Site

More Great Teaching Ideas For #Ferguson #MichaelBrown

Big Surprise — NOT!: Study Says Students Are More Successful With “Active Learning” Than With Lectures

“‘The Teacher Wars’: An Interview With Dana Goldstein”

Gov. Jerry Brown Appeals Awful Vergara Court Ruling

“Education Is Not ‘Moneyball’: Why Teachers Can’t Trust Value-Added Evaluations Yet”

Zaption Adds “Ready-To-Use” Video Gallery