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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). There are a lot of them this month:

Very Good Interview With Literacy Expert Tim Shanahan

“‘Freedom to Fail’ Creates a Positive Learning Environment”

Here’s How We Modified The Picture Word Inductive Model Today

Twitter List For ESL/ELL Teachers Growing Fast – Let Me Know If I Should Add You!

Here Are Downloadable Scaffolded Instructions For Students To Create A “3/2/1” Poster

“CommonLit” Now Lets Teachers Create Free Virtual Classrooms

“Creating Classrooms ‘to Unlock the Learning Potential Mistakes Provide us’”

The New Study Headlined “Group Work Harms Memory” Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Does

My New BAM! Radio Show Is On “Encouraging” Student Mistakes

Video: New TED-Talks PBS Education Show Exceeds My Expectations & Ten Minutes Is A “Must-Watch”

Important New Study Looks At Assets, Not Deficits, Of Teen “Defiance”

Here Are Presentation Instructions I’m Giving To My TOK Students

“Free School” Looks Like An Excellent YouTube Channel For Teachers & Students

Video & Transcript Of President Obama’s 9/11 Memorial Speech & How I Will Use It In Class

“Links To All Q & A Posts From The Past Five Years – In One Place!”

This Is The Revised & Updated Three-Day 9/11 Lesson I Did This Week (With Hand-Outs & Links)

Great Video For ELLs (& Everybody Else): “Wallace and Gromit – Train Chase”

“‘Why We Teach Now’: an Interview With Sonia Nieto”

Excellent Ideas On Using Photos In Lessons

NY Times Publishes Best Piece On Restorative Practices That I’ve Seen

Monster Study On Learning Strategies Released

Every Teacher Who Has An ELL In Their Class Should Watch This “Immersion” Film

Another Study Finds That Learning Second Language Helps Our Brains

“‘No More Reading For Junk’: an Interview With Barbara Marinak & Linda Gambrell”

LinkedIn Finds Employers Are Looking For “Soft Skills”

Silence Can Be Golden – Sometimes

I Doubt If You’ll Ever Find A Better Video Than This One To Demonstrate Grit & Perseverance

“eMargin” Lets You Annotate Text & Website – & Share Those Annotations

A Milestone – There Are Now Exactly 1,600 “Best” Lists!

Statistic Of The Day: Fewer Teachers, More Students

Video: “Navigating the Common Core with English Language Learners”

Statistic Of The Day: Low-Income Children Better Prepared When They Enter School