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. I’ve also been doing “A Look Back” series reviewing old favorites, too.  Check out A LOOK BACK: 2019’S BEST POSTS FROM THIS BLOG – PART ONE  and A Look Back: 2019’s Best Posts From This Blog – Part Two.

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:

“LOOK AT ‘WHAT’S STRONG, NOT WHAT’S WRONG’ WITH OUR STUDENTS”

I WASN’T A VERY GOOD TEACHER THIS WEEK, BUT I’LL DO A BETTER JOB IN THE FUTURE

RESEARCH SAYS WE TEACHERS TALK TOO MUCH

WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT? PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOCUSING ON SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONAL & CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOUND TO BE EFFECTIVE

THE VALUE OF “BELONGING” – AT WORK OR AT SCHOOL

REFLECTIVE SENTENCE FRAMES I USE TO OFTEN BEGIN MY ELL CLASS

GOOGLE’S NEW “INTERPRETER MODE” MAKES IT EASIER FOR TEACHERS & PARENTS TO TALK IF THEY DON’T SPEAK EACH OTHER’S LANGUAGES

HERE ARE OUR FOUR NEW ED WEEK VIDEOS ON STUDENT MOTIVATION!

WASH. POST PUBLISHED MY EDUCATION PREDICTIONS FOR 2020

ASCD EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP PUBLISHES MY ARTICLE DESCRIBING OUR SCHOOL’S SUPPORT FOR LONG-TERM ELLS

“FRECKLE” PROVIDES HUNDREDS OF ARTICLES IN “5 OR MORE DIFFERENT READING LEVELS”

CANVA LAUNCHES EASY VIDEO-EDITING TOOL

GOLDMINE OF PRINTABLES FOR PRIMARY SOURCE ANALYSIS, INCLUDING VERSIONS FOR ELLS

NEW CURRICULUM FOR TEACHING ONLINE INFORMATION LITERACY LOOKS FANTASTIC!

I DISCUSS “MY NEW CLASSROOM TECHNIQUES & ACTIVITIES FOR 2019” IN A NEW ARTICLE FOR THE BRITISH COUNCIL

FREE ONLINE GRAPHIC NOVEL: THE MASSACRE OF TULSA’S “BLACK WALL STREET”

WE’VE JUST BEGUN WORK ON THE SECOND EDITION OF “THE ESL/ELL TEACHER’S SURVIVAL GUIDE”

NEW STUDY QUESTIONS USE OF VAM IN TEACHER EVALUATION