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.

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):

“BOOKAI.CHAT” DOES AN IMPRESSIVE JOB OF LETTING YOU TALK TO ANY BOOK

I SUSPECT THAT “SPEAKABLE” IS GOING TO BECOME A VERY POPULAR ONLINE TOOL FOR ELLS – IF IT ISN’T ALREADY…

“LOVE AT FIRST LINE” INTRODUCES BOOKS TO YOU BY SHOWING YOU MANY FIRST LINES FROM THEM

“3 Ways to Make Learning Relevant to Students” Is Excerpt From My New Book

“How to Promote the Intrinsic Desire to Learn” Is Another Excerpt From My New Book

All Student Hand-Outs From My New Student Motivation Book Are Available For Free Download

VIDEO & PODCAST INTERVIEW WITH ME ABOUT NEW STUDENT MOTIVATION BOOK

THREE VERY GOOD & USEFUL ARTICLES ABOUT CHATGPT & AI

Update On The Second Edition Of “The ELL Teacher’s Toolbox”

“Educators and Researchers Don’t Always Speak the Same Language. Here’s How to Change That”

“How Schools Can Support Arab and Muslim Students”

ANOTHER EXCERPT FROM MY BOOK PUBLISHED: “WHAT KINDS OF FEEDBACK MOTIVATE STUDENTS BEST?”

I THINK I CREATED AN AI-POWERED CHATBOT TO HELP TEACHERS OF ELLS, BUT I’M NOT SURE IF IT WORKS WELL – OR WORKS AT ALL

Interesting Study On How Students Can Self-Assess, Though It Seems To Miss Some Key Elements

“HOW CAN A TEACHER NAVIGATE THE SO-CALLED ‘READING WARS’?”

“TWENTY TEACHER STRATEGIES FOR NOT BRINGING WORK HOME”

“Bite-Size Advice for Teachers to Finish the Year Strong”

A Twitter Thread On A Classroom Management Situation

Four Informative Slides On Trauma-Informed Teaching

“Eigo.ai” Is A New Free Site Using Artificial Intelligence To Support ELLs

Several Links To Excellent “Do Now” Activities

Check Out The Sky With “Space Elevator”

Quote Of The Day From Abbott Elementary: No Such Thing As “Problem Students”

Maybe Worth Listening To: Interview With Me About Student Motivation On AOTA Show

NEW RESEARCH AGAIN SAYS MAYBE TEST SCORES SHOULD NOT BE END ALL BE ALL FOR HIGH SCHOOLS

THEMATIC SCHEDULE FOR MY NEWCOMER & INTERMEDIATE ELL CLASSES

STUDENT EXAMPLE OF TEACHING A COMPLEX TOPIC “TO A FIVE YEAR OLD”

“TIPS FOR ENCOURAGING ENGLISH-LEARNERS TO PRACTICE SPEAKING”