I’m continuing with end-of-year “Best” lists.

I’ll be adding this list to I’m adding this post to All My 2019 “Best” Lists In One Place!

You can see all previous editions of this list, as well as all my ed research related “best” lists, here.

Here are my choices for the past six months:

ACCORDING TO NEW RESEARCH, RITA PIERSON WAS MORE RIGHT THAN NOT WHEN SHE SAID, “KIDS DON’T LEARN FROM PEOPLE THEY DON’T LIKE.”

STATISTIC OF THE DAY: STUDENTS DON’T GET ENOUGH SLEEP

TERRIBLE STATISTIC OF THE DAY – SUICIDES INCREASE AMONG TEENS

ANOTHER STUDY FINDS SUPPORTING A STUDENT’S HOME LANGUAGE BENEFITS THEIR ENGLISH ACQUISITION

BIG NEW STUDY FINDS THAT INQUIRY & PROBLEM-BASED INSTRUCTION IN MATH/SCIENCE IS EFFECTIVE

NEW STUDY FINDS BLACK & POOR STUDENTS PUNISHED MORE HARSHLY THAN OTHERS WHEN INVOLVED IN SCHOOL FIGHTS

THERE ARE LOTS OF REASONS TO REGULARLY BE KIND TO OUR STUDENTS, & A NEW STUDY FOUND ANOTHER ONE

NEW STUDY FINDS THAT TEACHERS CAN PROVIDE POSITIVE EXPERIENCES TO AT LEAST PARTIALLY COUNTERACT STUDENT TRAUMA

NO SURPRISE: NEW STUDY FINDS ENCOURAGING INTRINSIC MOTIVATION FOR READING BETTER THAN OFFERING REWARDS

NEW STUDY REACHES UNSURPRISING CONCLUSION THAT STRONG RELATIONSHIPS AT SCHOOL EQUALS FEWER STUDENT SUICIDES

NEW STUDY FINDS THAT STUDENTS BECOME MORE ACADEMICALLY MOTIVATED IF THEY HAVE HOPE IN “SOCIOECONOMIC MOBILITY”

NEW STUDY SHOWS ACTIVE LEARNING MORE EFFECTIVE THAN LECTURES – DUH!

RESEARCHERS FIND THAT BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE IMPORTANT FOR READING COMPREHENSION. IN OTHER NEWS, THE SUN ALWAYS RISES IN THE EAST

ANOTHER STUDY ON VALUE OF PRACTICE MISSES THE MOST IMPORTANT POINT

THIS IS PROBABLY THE BEST & MOST ACCESSIBLE REVIEW OF GROWTH MINDSET RESEARCH THAT YOU’RE GOING TO FIND

NEW STUDY FINDS THAT SPECIFIC NINTH-GRADE INTERVENTION VERY EFFECTIVE & IT’S REMARKABLY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DO AT OUR SCHOOL

INTERESTING EVALUATION OF METHODS FOR TEACHING WRITING

RESULTS OF BIGGEST MINDSET STUDY FINDS POSITIVE IMPACT

QUOTE OF THE DAY: ANOTHER REASON TO BE “DATA-INFORMED” & NOT “DATA-DRIVEN”

STUDY FINDS THAT BLACK STUDENTS RECEIVE FEWER WARNINGS THAN WHITES BEFORE CONSEQUENCES ESCALATE

NEW GROWTH MINDSET STUDY, BUT THE CAVEATS ARE MORE INTERESTING THAN THE RESULTS

SHOCKING – NOT! NEW STUDY FINDS EDUCATORS TEND TO DISCIPLINE BLACK STUDENTS MORE HARSHLY THAN WHITE STUDENTS

BEING A MENTOR AT OUR SCHOOL MAY HAVE RESULTED IN IMPROVED GRADES FOR THE…MENTORS

ANOTHER STUDY FINDS THAT STUDENT MENTORS GIVING ADVICE HELPS THEM DO BETTER

IMPORTANT INFO ON BUSING & SCHOOL DESEGREGATION

HELP STUDENTS MOTIVATE THEMSELVES BY “IMAGINING THE FUTURE”

STATISTIC OF THE DAY: TEACHERS TEND TO GET BETTER WITH TIME

THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF TEACHER EXPECTATIONS

New study explains a secret to more efficient learning suggests that when teaching vocabulary, for example, it’s more effective to show the object (or an image of the object) prior to introducing the word for that object. I’m adding it to The Best Sites Where ELL’s Can Learn Vocabulary.

Restorative Justice in U.S. Schools An Updated Research Review is from WestEd. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About Restorative Practices – Help Me Find More.