December’s “The Best” Lists – There Are Now 1,520 Of Them!
Here’s my regular round-up of new “The Best…” lists I posted this month (you can see all 1,520 of them categorized here):
The Best Websites For English Language Learner Students In 2015 – Part Two
The Best Resources, Articles & Blog Posts For Teachers Of ELLs In 2015 – Part Two
The Best Resources For Using “Object Lessons” In History
The Best Collections Of Infographics, Charts & Maps – 2015
The Best Sites To Learn About The 2016 U.S. Presidential Elections
The Best Year In Review Features — 2015
All My “Best” Lists On Race, Racism & The Civil Rights Movement – In One Place
The Best Geography Sites For Learning About Greece – Help Me Find More
The Best Articles (And Blog Posts) Offering Practical Advice & Resources To Teachers In 2015 – Part Two
The Best Education-Related Books Visitors To This Blog Read In 2015
The Best Education Predictions For 2016
The Best Theory Of Knowledge Resources In 2015 – Part Two
The Best Articles For Beginning To Understand Zuckerberg’s Announced $45 Billion “Charitable” Gift
The Best Articles I’ve Written In 2015
A Collection Of The Best Education-Related “Most Popular” Lists For 2015
The Best Resources For Helping Students Learn How Best To Study
The Fifteen Tech Tools & Non-Tech Resources I Use Most Often With My Students
The Best Resources On Class Instruction – 2015
December’s Top 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).
You can also see my all-time favorites 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). There are a lot of them this month:
Teaching Channel Video: “Wingman” Is A Great Small Group Discussion Activity
Here’s A Stephen Curry Quote Teachers Can Use With Their Students!
Deliberate Practice & Red Herrings
“The Ten Most Popular Classroom Q & A Posts in 2015″
How My University Students Evaluated Me This Semester
Here’s What I’m Doing In 2016 & What You Can Look Forward To Reading About Here
Study Finds That Nurture Equals Nature In The United States
Wash. Post Published My Annual List Of Education Predictions For The Coming Year
Video: Jonathan Kozol On Savage Inequalities
Wash. Post Published My Annual “Best & Worst Education News” Of The Year
Statistic Of The Day: The Advantages Of Being Bilingual
No Surprise To Teachers: Study Finds That Helping One Or Two Students Can Make Entire Class Better
“Applying a Growth Mindset in the Classroom”
“Curing Blindness in 100,000 People, and Counting” Is My Latest NY Times Interactive For ELLs
Statistic Of The Day: Number Of Unaccompanied Minors Surge At Border
Another Study Finds Listening With Ears, & Not Mouth, More Effective
“‘Growth Mindset Starts With Us, Not With Them’”
Must-Watch Video Of The Day: New RSA Animation Of Carol Dweck Talk
“American Panorama” Has Potential To Be Excellent U.S. History Site
Shocker – NOT: New Study Finds That Lectures Are Not Best Instructional Strategy
Video & Transcript Of Exceptional Speech By Pres. Obama At Naturalization Ceremony
“Policy Decisions Must Be ‘Done With’ Teachers, Not ‘Done To’ Them”
Chronas May Be The Best New World History Site Of The Year
“Saving Elephants” Is Topic Of My Latest NY Times Interactive For ELLs
The Fifteen Tech Tools & Non-Tech Resources I Use Most Often With My Students
Quote Of The Day: The Value Of Employees (& Students) Feeling “Ownership”
The Golden State Warriors & Social Emotional Learning
“‘Writing A Letter Isn’t Enough’ To Affect Ed Policy”
The Educational Value Of Students Creating “What If?” Scenarios
“Story Wars” Lets You Create Public Or Private Collaborative Stories
Quote Of The Day: Attorney Journal Loretta Lynch On Anti-Muslim Bullying In Schools
My New BAM! Show Is On A Growth Mindset
Statistic Of The Day: Diversity Helps Us Learn
Big New Report Issued On Social Emotional Learning
Statistic Of The Day: It’s Good To Have Books At Home
The Death Penalty Is Focus Of My Latest NY Times Interactive For ELLs
We Just Reviewed The “Copy-Edits” On Our Book About ELLs & Common Core – Look For It In March!
Quote Of The Day: Education Will Not End Poverty
“Strategies For Dealing With An ‘Awful’ Textbook”
New Study Says Emphasize Quality Over Quantity In Teaching Writing, But I Don’t Think That’s Most Important Finding
Two New Sites Where Teachers Can Create Virtual Classrooms & Monitor Student Progress
Study Finds Teachers Whose Students Achieve High Test Scores Often Don’t Do As Well With SEL Skills
This Is A Useful Video For Students To Learn The Advantages Of Asking For Help
Triventy Looks Like A Decent Online Learning Game Site
Ways Teachers Can Affect Ed Policy Is Topic Of My Latest BAM! Radio Show
Quote Of The Day: “Experts” Are Often Close-Minded
Quote Of The Day: Math & Constructivism
“GrammarFlip” Might Have Potential For Reinforcement Of…Grammar Skills
New Version Of “No Child Left Behind” Passes House – Includes Changes For English Language Learners
“Teacher Leaders Are ‘Hungry To Learn’”
My Latest NY Times Student Interactive For ELLs Is On Climate Change
“‘Schools Cannot Thrive’ Without Teacher Leadership”
Learning From The Past To Inform Our Present Response To Refugees