Each week, I publish a post or two containing three or four particularly useful resources on classroom instruction, and you can see them all here.

You might also be interested in The Best Articles (& Blog Posts) Offering Practical Advice & Resources To Teachers In 2016 – Part Two and The Best Resources On Class Instruction In 2017 – Part Two.

Here are this week’s picks:

Positive Framing Examples and Non-Examples is from Teach Like A Champion. I’m adding it to  Best Posts On Why It’s Important To Be Positive In Class.

Choose a main character and 9 other ideas for starting a story is from the journalism site Poynter. It’s one of several useful posts in their Help Writers series. I’m adding it to Best Posts On Writing Instruction.

Tips for Teaching RACE Constructed Response Strategy is from Teaching To Inspire. I’m adding it to The Best Scaffolded Writing Frames For Students.

Teaching and Learning About Women’s History With The New York Times is from The New York Times Learning Network. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About Women’s History

8 Ways to Increase the Engagement in Your Classroom appeared at Corwin. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles On Student Engagement.

I’ve begun to use these type of micro-progressions shown in this tweet. I’ve previously shared other examples here and here:

I’m adding this thread of tweets to The Best Resources For Learning How To Best Give Feedback To Students: