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September’s “The Best…” Lists — There Are Now 1,176 Of Them

Here’s my monthly round-up of new “The Best…” lists I posted this month (you can see all 1,176 of them categorized here):

The Best Three Sites On The Web For ESL/EFL/ELL/ELT Teachers

The Best Infographics About Teaching & Learning English As A Second (or Third!) Language

The Best Resources For Learning About The Birmingham Church Bombing

The Best Questions To Use For Class Closing Activities — What Are Yours?

“The Best Resources For Talking To Parents About The Common Core Standards”

September’s Best Posts From This Blog

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).

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):

“Constitute” Is A New “Must-Use” Site For Any Social Studies Teacher

An Extremely Important “Take” On “Wait Time” — One That I Hadn’t Thought About Before….

Using Magic To Teach Academic Language

Where I Post What In Social Media

“Advice For Aspiring Principals: ‘Shadow, Connect & Dream’”

Tennessee Using Portfolios To Evaluate Teachers In Non-Tested Subjects – Why Not In ALL Subjects?

“So, You Want To Be A Principal?”

Washington Post Republishes My Most Popular Blog Post Of The Year

My Newest Lesson At The NY Times Is On Teaching “Grit”

Another Study Shows The Benefits Of Reading For Pleasure

I’ll Take 90% Student Engagement Over 100% “Compliance” — Any Day

CTA Magazine Runs Interview With Me On Student Motivation

Video: “Kid President’s Pep Talk to Teachers and Students!”

New Kindle Version Of My Book, Self-Driven Learning, Now Available

Study: Young People Respond Better To The Positive Than They Do To Threats

My NY Times Post On Teaching 9/11

“Teachers Need To Behave Like Johnny Appleseeds”: An Interview With Daniel Coyle

Quote Of The Day: “A Sandy Hook Parent’s Letter to Teachers”

These May Be Some Of The Most Important Passages About Self-Control That I’ve Ever Read

A Little Respect Can Go A Long Way In The Classroom

New Study: “Using harsh verbal discipline with teens found to be harmful”

The “Broken Picture Telephone” Online Game Is Back!

Interview: “Self-Driven Learning and Student Motivation”

Extremely Positive Review Of Our ESL/ELL Book

“There Are No Shortcuts”: An Interview With Rafe Esquith”

Video: New Version Of “Blooms According to Andy Griffith (Edited Version)”