December’s “Best” Lists – There Are Now 2,503 Of Them!

Here’s my regular round-up of new “The Best…” lists I posted this month (you can see all 2,490 of them categorized here – you might also want to check out THREE ACCESSIBLE WAYS TO SEARCH FOR & FIND MY “BEST” LISTS).

Here are the lists from this month:

The Best Online Learning Games – 2024 (Part Two)

The Best Social Studies Websites Of 2024 – Part Two

The Best Resources To Support Schools, Teachers, Students & Families In The Face Of Trump’s Deportation Threats

A Collection Of The “Best” Education Predictions For 2025

The Best “Education In Review” Posts For 2024

All My Ed-Related End-Of-Year 2024 “Best” Lists In One Place!

The Best Resources On Classroom Instruction In 2024 – Part Two

The Best “Words Of The Year” Features For 2024

The Best Social Emotional Learning Resources Of 2024 – Part Two

The Best Ed Tech Resources Of 2024 – Part Two

The Best Alternatives To “Flip”

2024’s Best Artificial Intelligence Tools & Resources For Teachers & Students – Part Two

A Beginning “Best” List For Getting Started On Bluesky

My Best Posts That Appeared In December

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):

Finished Reviewing Galley Proofs For “The ELL Teacher’s Toolbox 2.0” – Look For It In March!

This Is A VERY Interesting & Helpful (Especially To Teachers) Take On The Marshmallow Test

My Instructional Videos Of The Month

This Is The Kind Of Christmas Present Teachers Want – Congress Repeals The Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset

EVO Is One Of The Best Opportunities For Free Online ESL Teacher Professional Development

I’m Not Sure, But If & When I Need To Teach Students To Write With AI, I Think This Article May Offer A Decent Road Map

Google Continues To Use AI To Let Us Create Cute Little Things Instead Of Something Useful

Using ChatGPT To Create Okay “Sentence Navigators”

TED-Ed Makes A Deal With Kahoot, But The Result Is Not As Good As It Could Be

“Festive Fables” Is An Example Of The Kind Of AI Tool That Could Help ELLs Develop Reading Skills

A Holiday Gift To You – More Than Thirty Of My Scrambled “Expanding Sentences” Sheets!

It Looks Like ICE Will Be Able To Raid Schools Starting Jan. 20th – Are Districts Making Plans On How To Respond?

Here’s A Revised & Updated Version Of What A Typical Day & Week Of My ELL Newcomers Class Looks Like

Sigh…Some People Are Still Complaining About Physical School Closures During COVID, But Yet Another Study Says, “Not So Fast”

These Are The Board Games I Use With ELL Newcomer Students

This Is Some Great Advice For Any Teacher Experiencing Tension With A Student

I Think “Open Scholar” Is A Good Example Of AI Helping Educators

You May Or May Not Want To Listen To This Podcast Where I Was A Guest

“How to Deal With Offensive Language in Literature for the Classroom”

“5 Ways to Up Your Classroom Game, According to Larry Ferlazzo”

“Why Does This Matter to Me, Students Want to Know. Here’s How to Make Lessons Relevant”

“How can Teachers Best Prepare for Retirement?”

“Misconceptions About Culturally Responsive Teaching Are Abundant. How to Avoid Them”

“What Are the Biggest Challenges Facing Teachers of English-Language Learners?”

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