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, including A LOOK BACK: 2020’S BEST POSTS FROM THIS BLOG – PART ONE.

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

I’m adding this one to ALL END-OF-YEAR “BEST” LISTS FOR 2020 IN ONE PLACE!

Here are my choices:

 

NON-BEST LISTS:

HERE’S OUR CHAPTER ON DISTANCE LEARNING WITH ELLS & IT’S FREE TO DOWNLOAD (NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED!)

FOUR ACTIONS I’VE TAKEN THAT SEEM TO HAVE BOTH HELPED STUDENTS IN MY VIRTUAL CLASSROOMS & HELPED ME MAINTAIN MY SANITY

“RESPONDING TO A COLLEAGUE WHO MAKES A RACIST COMMENT”

THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF DISTANCE LEARNING HAVE LEFT ME DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT OUR MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS

HOW IN THE WORLD AM I JUST LEARNING ABOUT “TEACHING BOOKS”?!

BUILDING TRUST WITH STUDENTS IN A DISTANCE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

ENROLLMENT IN SOME DISTRICTS IS GOING DOWN – SHOULD WE BE WORRIED?

HERE’S THE “COLUMBUS DAY” LESSON I DID WITH MY ELL HISTORY CLASS

MY LATEST BAM! RADIO SHOW IS ON POSSIBLE RESPONSES WHEN TEACHERS ARE TOLD TO KEEP POLITICS OUT OF THE CLASSROOM

“NINE WAYS TO IMPLEMENT CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING DURING DISTANCE LEARNING”

RESULTS OF WEEKLY “SELF-ASSESSMENTS” DONE BY MEMBERS OF “LEADERSHIP TEAMS” IN EACH OF MY CLASSES

THE “WRITE. RIGHT. RITE.” SERIES WITH JASON REYNOLDS IS A GOLD MINE FOR TEACHERS & STUDENTS

HERE’S THE VIDEO OF THE KEYNOTE I GAVE AT THE VIRTUEL CONFERENCE TODAY: “WE WILL FIND A WAY OR MAKE ONE: OVERCOMING COVID-19 CHALLENGES FACING ELLS & THEIR TEACHERS”

MY MIND WAS BLOWN TODAY AFTER LEARNING HOW TO COLLABORATIVELY ANNOTATE PDFS ON GOOGLE DRIVE

INTERESTING: STUDY FINDS THAT “STUDENT-CENTERED” ACTIVITIES BETTER THAN “TEACHER-CENTERED” ONES – EXCEPT WHEN IT COMES TO PACING

VIDEO OF STUDENT PANEL TALKING ABOUT THEIR DISTANCE LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN THE SPRING

VIDEO: WATCH…ME GET INTERVIEWED ON CNN ABOUT SCHOOL REOPENING IN THE FALL

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN “GOOD” TEACHING & “SUCCESSFUL” TEACHING – AND WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR

WOW, THIS SEEMS LIKE THE MOTHER LODE OF ALL EDUCATION RESEARCH PAPERS

PODCAST INTERVIEW WITH AUTHORS OF ALL THE “TOOLBOX” BOOKS

 

“BEST” LISTS:

THE BEST ONLINE LEARNING GAMES TO PLAY DURING DISTANCE LEARNING – SHARE YOUR ADDITIONS!

FIFTY-THREE WAYS TO HAVE STUDENTS INTERACT WITH TEXT – ONLINE OR IN THE PHYSICAL CLASSROOM

THE BEST ONLINE TOOLS STUDENTS CAN USE COLLABORATIVELY TO CREATE PROJECTS – PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE ADD YOUR FAVORITES!

HERE ARE DETAILED – & TENTATIVE – DISTANCE LEARNING PLANS FOR ALL MY FALL CLASSES