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) – also note that I group many updates on the Trump administration’s current attack on education and democracy in weekly posts you can find here):
Six Ways To Help Students Motivate Themselves
Five Simple Ways To Differentiate Instruction
Six Ways To Promote Student Engagement – NOT “Empowerment”
I’d Love To Be A Guest (IRL Or Virtually) If You’re Having A Discussion About One Of My Books!
Here’s The Introductory Activity I’m Doing With My Pull-Out Elementary ELL Newcomer Class (Downloadables Included)
Every District Superintendent Should Read This Article On “Initiative Overload”
“Becoming US Is An Impressive Bilingual Series Of Lessons From The National Museum Of American History
Yet Another Study Finds That English-Only ELL Classes Don’t Work As Well As A Positive Translanguaging Environment
“Empowering Histories” Shares Free Anti-Racist Social Studies Lessons
“Unusual Suspects” Is A Great New Game For English Language Learners
Google Translate Announced Improvements Today – It Just Keeps Getting Better
Google Now Makes It Easier To Create Songs With AI – Here’s How I Might Use It With ELLs
Singapore’s New Program To Pay People To Read Is Not Going To Work. Here’s Why….
“Speaking Monkey” Looks Like A Good (& Free) AI Tool For ELLs To Practice Pronunciation
The “High-Dosage Tutoring” Bubble Appears To Be Popping, & That’s Why I’ve Been Pushing “Peer Tutoring” For Years, Instead
YouTube Announce Live “Auto-Dubbing” Coming In Early 2027 & [I Think] It Could Help Teachers & Students
This Is A Pretty Good Piece On How To Write Well, & Here’s How I Would Use It In The Classroom
NY Times Learning Network Starts Providing Four “Do Nows” Each Week
Another Insight Against Zero Sum Thinking, This Time From Basketball
“Anton” Is A Very Good Free Site For English Language Learners
This Is A Good Explanation Of The PQS Model Of Providing Feedback On Student Writing
I Can’t Believe I’m Just Now Learning About “Alabanza,” Poem Honoring Immigrant Workers Who Died At World Trade Center Restaurant
New Study Reinforces What We Know: Factors Outside Of School Have Big Impact On Achievement & School Isn’t A Ticket To Equity
“Rank In World” Lets You Compare Tons Of Data About Any Two Countries In The World
Trust Me, You’ll Want To Watch This Short & Prescient Cartoon Video From 1973 That Predicts The AI Debate
Efforts In China To Deprioritize Learning English Is The Canary In The Coal Mine – Will Schools & ELL Teachers Listen?
Yes, It Is Possible To “Scale Good Teaching”
Excellent “How-To” Resource On Getting Transcripts & How You Use Them In Listening Exercises With ELLs
PISA Results Are Out Today & They Don’t Necessarily Tell Us What The Headlines About It Say They Do
“Vocaspeak” Looks Like A Free & Useful AI Tool For English Language Learners
If You Haven’t Yet Read MIT’s Report On AI and Education, You Should
Study Finds That Enrollment In Ethnic Studies Classes Has Academic Benefits Across The Board
“Why I’m Not Betting on the Future of Alpha School”
“Should Teachers Offer Extra Credit? Yay or Nay?”
“‘Easy, Positive, and Judgment Free.’ How Families Can Support Their Children”
“How Realistic Are TV and Movie Portrayals of Teachers?”
“Not Every Instructional Strategy Is a Winner. What to Use and What to Drop”