Twice each year, I post my favorite posts that appeared in during the previous six months. This post is for my favorites from the first half of 2020.

You can see my choices for each of the past twelve years here.

And you can also see a list of my My All-Time Favorite Posts!

Here are my choices:

 

NON-“BEST” LISTS:

IMPLICIT BIAS TRAINING DOESN’T SEEM TO WORK – SO WHAT SHOULD TEACHERS & OTHERS DO, INSTEAD?

A REMINDER WHY IT’S IMPORTANT TO HAVE STUDENTS REPEAT WORDS – & READ TEXT – OUT LOUD

IT’S GOING TO BE A NEW CLASSROOM WORLD IN THE FALL – HERE IS WHAT I THINK IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE

I’M NOT CONVINCED THAT STUDENT LEARNING LOSSES THIS YEAR ARE TRAUMATIC, BUT THEY WILL BE BAD IF WE’RE ONLINE NEXT YEAR

ARE WE GOING ABOUT THIS WHOLE “DISTANCE LEARNING” THING ALL WRONG?

Nine Long-Term Changes I Think The Distance Learning Crisis Will – & Will Not – Bring To Our Schools

NEW BIG STUDY FINDS SEVERAL MATH & READING INTERVENTIONS HELPFUL TO SECONDARY STUDENTS, BUT OFFERING INCENTIVES IS USELESS

IT’S CHRISTMAS IN MAY! HERE ARE HUNDREDS OF FREE DOWNLOADABLE STUDENT HANDOUTS FROM THE MATH, SCIENCE & SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS’ TOOLBOXES

NEW STUDY FINDS LONG-TERM EFFECTIVENESS OF SIMPLE INTERVENTION SUPPORTING FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS – HERE’S HOW I ADAPTED IT FOR HIGH SCHOOL

STUDY FINDS WRITING IN CONTENT CLASSES ENHANCES LEARNING, AS LONG AS IT IS A SPECIFIC KIND OF “WRITING-TO-LEARN”

NEW STUDY FINDS THAT PEER ASSESSMENT WORKS – PRETTY MUCH ANY WAY YOU DO IT

NOT ONLY CAN IT BE MOTIVATING TO HAVE A GROWTH MINDSET, BUT NEW STUDIES FIND LEARNING ABOUT OTHERS WHO HAVE IT CAN BE MOTIVATING, TOO

MORE OF WHAT OUR TEACHERS HAVE LEARNED ABOUT TEACHING ELLS

COULD THIS BE A GOOD TEMPLATE FOR JUST ABOUT ANY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSION?

I WILL NEVER TEACH ANOTHER LESSON ON “GRIT” WITHOUT INCLUDING THIS NY TIMES PIECE ON THE VALUE OF QUITTING

ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF WHY “IMPACT” IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN “INTENT”

NEW SURVEY SAYS STUDENTS MOSTLY FEEL “TIRED, STRESSED & BORED ” (IN THAT ORDER) AT HIGH SCHOOL

“SAYING ‘I DON’T SEE COLOR’ DENIES THE RACIAL IDENTITY OF STUDENTS”

VIDEO OF OUR ELL STUDENT PANEL & DOWNLOADABLE HAND-OUT THEY USED FOR PREPARATION

USING BRAINPOP WITH ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

IMAGE: HERE’S A GOOD EXAMPLE (& STUDENT MODEL) FOR A POSTER ON SELF-CONTROL

STUDIES FIND THAT TEACHERS ANALYZING DATA IS NO HELP TO STUDENTS IF IT DOESN’T RESULT IN DIFFERENT INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES

NEW STUDY FINDS THAT MENTORING A STUDENT TEACHER MAKES THE SUPERVISOR A MORE EFFECTIVE TEACHER

“DRABBLES” ARE COOL WRITING ASSIGNMENTS – HERE ARE A TON OF MODELS

PROJECT ZERO’S “THINKING ROUTINES TOOL” IS AN EXCELLENT RESOURCE

FOUR “NEW” ACTIVITIES I’M DOING NEXT WEEK IN MY ELL NEWCOMERS CLASS

EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT STAFFPERSON IN CHARGE OF CURRICULUM ADOPTION SHOULD READ THIS PIECE EXPLAINING WHY WE TEACHERS TEND TO NOT USE THE MATERIALS

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

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!

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

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

NEW CURRICULUM FOR TEACHING ONLINE INFORMATION LITERACY LOOKS FANTASTIC!

HERE’S THE AGENDA, INCLUDING RESOURCES SHARED, OF OUR SCHOOL’S ELL “PULL-OUT” DAY

“KID CITIZEN” LOOKS LIKE A FABULOUS SOCIAL STUDIES SITE

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

THE HEADLINES YOU SEE TODAY ABOUT NAEP SCORES DON’T TELL THE WHOLE STORY….

 

 

“BEST” LISTS:

THE BEST ONLINE TOOLS FOR REMOTE TEACHING – SHARE YOUR OWN

HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR TEACHING ABOUT GEORGE FLOYD’S DEATH

THE BEST POSTS PREDICTING WHAT SCHOOLS WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FALL

The “Best Of The Best” Resources To Support Teachers Dealing With School Closures

THE BEST SITES FOR ONLINE PRONUNCIATION FEEDBACK – DO YOU KNOW OTHERS?

THE BEST IDEAS FOR ONLINE ACTIVITIES TO USE WHEN TEACHING ELLS REMOTELY – SHARE MORE!

THE BEST – & MOST INTERESTING – RESOURCES FOR STUDYING HISTORY

The Best Summaries Of Research About Online Instruction

THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE NEW THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE SYLLABUS

THE BEST RESOURCES TO HELP EDUCATORS TEACH ELL NEWCOMERS