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 2020’S BEST POSTS FROM THIS BLOG!

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):

“VERSE BY VERSE” IS A COOL GOOGLE TOOL FOR INTRODUCING STUDENTS TO POETRY

“‘STANDING UP FOR WHAT IS RIGHT’: TEACHING IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION”

MANY DISTRICTS SHOULD FORGET ABOUT PIPEDREAMS OF EFFECTIVE HYBRID MODELS & FOCUS ON IMPROVING ONLINE INSTRUCTION

“CITYWALKS” IS A FUN SITE FOR ELLS & ALL GEOGRAPHY STUDENTS

EXCELLENT GUIDE TO HAVING CONVERSATIONS INCLUDES A LOT OF WISDOM FOR TEACHERS

BOOK EXCERPT: “READING & WRITING WITH ENGLISH LEARNERS”

SIX ACTIONS I TAKE TO MAKE SMALL GROUPS WORK IN MY VIRTUAL CLASSES

THIS IS THE QUESTION SO MANY DISTRICTS NEED TO ASKED – & CHALLENGED ON – RIGHT NOW…

“22 STRATEGIES FOR ENCOURAGING STUDENTS’ INTRINSIC MOTIVATION TO READ”

MY LATEST BAM! RADIO SHOW IS ON “USING EDUCATION DATA: WHAT WORKS, WHAT DOESN’T”

THIS NEW ARTICLE IS THE MOST INTERESTING PIECE ON WRITING INSTRUCTION THAT I’VE READ IN A LONG TIME

THIRTEEN INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES & WEB TOOLS TO SUPPORT ELLS IN DISTANCE LEARNING

FOUR WAYS TO SUPPORT ELLS WHO WERE ABSENT FROM CLASS

“10 FAVORITE ONLINE TEACHING TOOLS USED BY EDUCATORS THIS YEAR”

HOW WILL PROBABLE BIDEN/HARRIS ADMINISTRATION IMMIGRATION POLICIES AFFECT THE NUMBER OF ELLS IN SCHOOLS?

Ideas & Resources About What & How To Teach The Day After The Election – Please Share Your Own Advice & Plans

SIX WAYS THAT NEWCOMERS CAN INTERACT WITH ONLINE TEXT

COULD POLLING ERRORS IN THE 2020 ELECTION TEACH US SOMETHING ABOUT THE USE OF “DATA” IN EDUCATION?

WHAT MIGHT THE RESULTS OF THIS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SUGGEST THAT TEACHERS (& OTHERS) SHOULD DO GOING FORWARD?

“12 COMMON MISTAKES MADE BY TEACHERS OF ENGLISH-LANGUAGE LEARNERS”

FIRST QUARTER REPORT ON WHAT I’M DOING IN FULL-TIME DISTANCE LEARNING & HOW IT’S GOING

NEW STUDY HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF TEACHER-STUDENT RELATIONSHIPS (IN CASE ANYONE NEEDED MORE EVIDENCE!)