Each year, I re-post my favorite blog posts, and then collect the links into one.  This post is for my favorites from the first six months of 2018.

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Here is a a collection of my favorites from 2018 – So Far:

A LOOK BACK: “FIFTEEN WAYS TO ADAPT YOUR TEXTBOOK SO YOUR STUDENTS AREN’T BORED TO DEATH”

A LOOK BACK: A FOURTH STEP: “I DO, WE DO, YOU DO” AND THEN “YOU TEACH”

A LOOK BACK: “HOW INCOME AFFECTS THE BRAIN” & WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT

A LOOK BACK: “ONE OF MY FAVORITE – & EASIEST – ELL ACTIVITIES TO PRACTICE SPEAKING (LINKS & RECORDINGS INCLUDED)”

A LOOK BACK: “WOW! AMAZING NEW VIDEO CREATED BY SMITHSONIAN WILL PROBABLY BE USED IN A ZILLION ELL CLASSES”

A LOOK BACK: “IN EDUCATION, IF IT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT PROBABLY IS….”

A LOOK BACK: “A FEW SIMPLE PHRASES TO HELP KEEP STUDENTS ENGAGED”

A LOOK BACK: “NEW RESEARCH QUANTIFIES THE VOCABULARY IMPROVEMENT GENERATED BY READING – HERE’S HOW I PLAN TO USE IT IN CLASS”

A LOOK BACK: “WE [WHITE] TEACHERS SHOULD LOOK AT THIS RESEARCH WHEN WE FEEL WE DON’T SHOW BIAS IN THE CLASSROOM”

A LOOK BACK: INTRIGUING NEW STUDY ON “STUDENT ENGAGEMENT” & HOW TO DEFINE IT

A LOOK BACK: “ALL STUDENT REPRODUCIBLES FROM OUR NEW BOOK ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO EVERYBODY!”

A LOOK BACK: “WE NEED TO TALK MORE ABOUT SCHOOLS AS MEDIATING INSTITUTIONS”

A LOOK BACK: “NEW META-ANALYSIS IDENTIFIES INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES TO HELP STRUGGLING ADOLESCENT READERS”

A LOOK BACK: USEFUL ARTICLES I’VE WRITTEN OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS

A LOOK BACK: HOW ONE OF OUR TEACHERS HAS APPROACHED THE STEPHON CLARK SHOOTING IN CLASS

A LOOK BACK: “IMPORTANT REMINDER THAT WE NEED TO PRAISE PROCESS TO SUPPORT A GROWTH MINDSET”

A LOOK BACK: “HELPING STUDENTS CREATE “PUBLIC NARRATIVES”

A LOOK BACK: MY BEST “BEST” LISTS FROM THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 2018

A LOOK BACK: “THE BANANA PRINCIPLE” IS A USEFUL WAY TO TALK ABOUT – & IMPLEMENT – CHANGE

A LOOK BACK: “THREE VIDEOS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS GIVING ADVICE TO TEACHERS”

A LOOK BACK: “GUEST POST: CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT – REDIRECTING WITHOUT ESCALATING”

A LOOK BACK: “HOW OUR INTERMEDIATE ELLS TAUGHT OUR BEGINNER ELLS ABOUT WORLD WAR I”

A LOOK BACK: “BUILDING INTRINSIC MOTIVATION IN THE CLASSROOM: A PRACTICAL GUIDE” WILL BE THE TITLE OF MY NEXT BOOK