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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).

You can also see my all-time favorites 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):

My Next Book On Student Motivation Will Be Published In A Month: Here’s An Update & Table Of Contents

Eighth Anniversary Of This Blog — What Have Been My Most Popular Posts?

“How to Turn Students into Self-Motivated Learners”

Quote Of The Day: “Knowledge Isn’t Power”

Important New Study: No Child Left Behind Hurts Long-Term Student Success

“Socratic Smackdown” Looks Fun & Interesting – If You’ve Tried Using It, What Do You Think?

I’ve Now Done Forty BAM! Radio Shows & Here’s How To Listen To Them

This Resource Might Be A Huge Help For Applying Common Core To Teaching ELLs

Three-Two-One Is A Simple & Effective Summarizing Strategy

Student Examples From Theory Of Knowledge Project

This Is How Videotaping Teachers Can Be Helpful…

Guest Post: Get Started with iBooks Author

Statistic Of The Day: “Teens increasingly sleep deprived”

Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL — 100th Edition!

Here Are Text Messages We’re Sending Home To ELL Students & Parents – Share Your Ideas

See My Article & Video On Teacher Leadership – No Longer Behind A Paywall

‘Write The Book You Wish You Had On Your Bookshelf’

Excellent Review Of Writing Instruction Research

Web 2.0 Tools For Beginning English Language Learners – “Post It”

Quote Of The Day: “There Was A Misunderstanding” About CCSS & Non-Fiction Texts

Quote Of The Day: Gates Official Says They Game Their Research (No Surprise, But Still Not Good)

Quote Of The Day: Jeb Bush Demonstrates Empathy For Third-Graders With Learning Challenges – NOT!

Teaching Tolerance Offers Teachers Free Documentary On Selma-To-Montgomery March

‘Teachers Make Great Authors’

Great Article On “Being The Best At Anything” & How I’m Using It In Class

Second Quote Of The Day: Learning A Second Language “Increases The Size Of Your Brain”

Quote Of The Day: Research Supports Independent Reading

Web 2.0 Tools For Beginning English Language Learners – “Connect Fours”

“Educators Wanting To Write A Book ‘Must Go For It!’”

Quote Of The Day: “Self-Reflection & Effectiveness”

No Surprise In This Study: Language Learners Retain Vocabulary Better When Connected To Gestures & Images

Jimmy Fallon Models Yet Another Game Useful For English Language Learners

Nate Silver Explains The Problem With VAM & “Teacher Accountability” Without Talking About It…

Excellent Articles In This Month’s Issue Of ASCD Educational Leadership

Quote Of The Day: What Is A “Low-Performing” School?

This Is The Best Web 2.0 Site For ELLs & May Be The Best One For All Students

Web 2.0 Tools For Beginning English Language Learners – “Dustbin”

“Differentiation Lets Us Reach Our Students ‘Where They Are’”

Ways To Prioritize Social Emotional Learning Without Grading It

Here’s The Writing Prompt I’m Using With “Smartphones Don’t Make Us Dumb”