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 2021’S BEST POSTS FROM THIS BLOG – SO FAR! and 2021’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):

“Professional Development Doesn’t Have to Be Boring and Painful”

LOOK FOR A “SLOW TWITTER CHAT” ON OUR NEW BOOK NEXT WEEK #ESLSG

SECOND DAY OF OUR STRIKE IS IN THE BOOKS – OUR UNION HAS NEVER BEEN IN A STRONGER POSITION

GOOGLE UNVEILS NEW MANGA SITE THAT WILL BE BIG HIT WITH STUDENTS EVERYWHERE

THE FIRST – AND NOT THE LAST – DAY OF OUR TEACHERS’ & CLASSIFIED STAFF STRIKE IS OVER

“PRACTICAL WAYS SCHOOLS CAN SUPPORT STUDENT LEARNING NOW”

WE RECEIVED ADVANCE COPIES OF OUR NEW BOOK!

I DON’T THINK MANY OF THE STRATEGIES DISTRICTS ARE HOPING TO USE TO RESPOND TO PANDEMIC LEARNING CHALLENGES ARE GOING TO WORK. HERE’S WHAT I THINK MIGHT…

THIS TEACHER’S RECENT EXPERIENCE OF THROWING THINGS AGAINST A WALL TO SEE WHAT STICKS

“WORLD ATLAS 2.0” LOOKS LIKE A PRETTY AMAZING VISUAL GUIDE TO THE WORLD – FOR JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING

I THINK “WORDTUNE” COULD BE A BIG HELP TO ELL WRITERS

“It’s Time to Debunk the Myths About Standardized Tests”

STUDY FINDS THAT REMOTE TEACHING WASN’T NECESSARILY PRIME CHALLENGE AFFECTING STUDENT LEARNING – EVERYTHING ELSE PROBABLY WAS

GOOGLE’S NEW “ALOUD” TOOL COULD BE A HUGE ASSET TO TEACHERS WHO WANT TO MAKE THEIR CONTENT ACCESSIBLE TO ELLS

“LET’S DUMP THE OBSESSION WITH STANDARDIZED TESTING”

“YOU WRITE” IS THE FIRST OF MANY ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE WRITING TOOLS THAT WILL BE A CHALLENGE OR OPPORTUNITY TO TEACHERS

GOOGLE’S NEW “ALOUD” TOOL COULD BE A HUGE ASSET TO TEACHERS WHO WANT TO MAKE THEIR CONTENT ACCESSIBLE TO ELLS

GOOGLE CLASSROOM NOW LETS YOU SCHEDULE THE SAME ASSIGNMENT FOR MULTIPLE CLASSES! (WITH SCREENSHOTS)

STATISTIC OF THE DAY: PARENTS WITH KIDS IN SCHOOL SAY SCHOOLS ARE DOING FINE; OTHERS APPEAR TO DISAGREE

HOW OUR ELL STUDENTS RECEIVED MORE SUPPORT THIS YEAR THAN EVER BEFORE

“WHAT MAKES A CLASS MEMORABLE? HERE’S WHAT STUDENTS SAY”

OUR TEACHERS’ UNION ACCEPTS FACT FINDING REPORT; DISTRICT REJECTS IT; WE STRIKE NEXT WEEK

GOOGLE GETS INTO THE MATH ADAPTIVE LEARNING BUSINESS WITH “PRACTICE SETS”