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May’s “The Best” Lists — There Are Now Exactly 1,300 Of Them!
Here’s my monthly round-up of new “The Best…” lists I posted this month (you can see all 1,300 of them categorized here):
The Best Resources Discussing The Importance Of Art In Education — Help Me Find More
The Best Commentaries On The 60th Anniversary Of Brown vs. Board Of Education
The Best Commencement Speeches
The Best Resources On The Kidnapped School Girls In Nigeria – Help Me Find More
The Best Articles Showing Why Education Reform Is NOT The Best Way To Fight Poverty
A Collection Of Useful Posts, Articles & Videos On Race & Racism – Help Me Find More
May’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):
Dr. Walter Mischel, Creator Of Famous Marshmallow Test, Is Writing A Book
Geography Instagram Videos By English Language Learners
“Ways To Develop A Teacher – School Counselor Partnership”
Resources On Ending The Year Strong
How We Can Develop a Culture of Success in Schools Is Topic Of My New BAM! Radio Program
Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL — Gold Mine Included!
Learn About Synonyms & The World Cup In My Latest NY Times Post For ELLs
‘Help Students Be Organized By Being Organized Yourself’
“Quill” Could Be A Very Useful Tool For Reinforcing Grammar Concepts
My New BAM! Radio Show Is On Making History Curriculum More Engaging
Important New Report Questions VAM
#IRA14 — Useful Tweets From The International Reading Association Convention
“School Leaders Must Focus On ‘Authentic Learning,’ Not ‘Test Prep’”
My Latest NY Times Post For ELLs is on Mexico, Travel & “Articles”
Using Instagram, Bloom’s Taxonomy & Student Interest As A Fun Part Of A Semester Final
Great GIF: “European Colonial Empires from 1492-2008″
Another Reason Why We Need More Organizing, Not More Dialogue, In Education Policy Fights
Administrators Must Make ‘Alliances With Students, Teachers & Parents’
How Much Do We Teachers Spend On Our Classrooms?
I Learn Another Great Game For English Language Learners From Jimmy Fallon
Wow! 800 Pound Gorilla Google Unveils “Google Classroom” That May Make Many Present Tools Irrelevant
“Six ways teachers can stay energized” Is My New Post At Teaching English
Learn About Mother’s Day & Conjunctions In My Latest NY Times Post For ELLs
“TUZZit” Looks Like An Intriguing Site For Online Graphic Organizers & More
New RSA Animated Video Of Daniel Pink Talk
Here’s The Writing Prompt I’m Using As Part Of My Final For Ninth-Grade English
This Month’s ASCD “Ed Leadership” Is Out — Here Are 3 Articles I Recommend
‘The Grading System We Need to Have’
New Writing Prompt For My U.S. History Class
Here’s The Writing Prompt I’m Using For My Geography Class
San Francisco Symphony Unveils Must-See Redesigned Website
Discovery Channel Cancels “Bad Teacher” Immediately In Response To Complaints
Class Activity: Setting A Goal For The Last Six Weeks Of School
Using Dance To Teach English Is Topic Of My Latest NY Times Post
An Interesting Exchange With Sugata Mitra
Sacramento Makes Correct Decision In Withdrawing From CORE NCLB Waiver
Cool NY Times Interactive Lets You Create “Blackout” Poetry With Their Articles
“Many Ways To Help Our Students Grieve” Is My New Ed Week Post — & Here’s A Bonus
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