September’s “Best” Lists – There Are Now 2,539 Of Them!

Here’s my regular round-up of new “The Best…” lists I posted this month (you can see all 2,539 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 Tools For Visualizing Connections Between Words

The Best “Funds Of Knowledge” Surveys Available Online

My Best Posts That Appeared In September

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):

This Research On “Leaderboards” Shows Why Blooket Is Now My Favorite Online Learning Game

Update On Our Next Book, “The Better Teacher’s Toolbox”

Try Out My New Free AI Chatbot For ELL Teachers

Join Us On Oct. 14th For A Free One-Hour Webinar On Trauma-Informed Instruction

This “Instructional Strategies Playlist” Can Be Helpful To Every Teacher

Google Unveils Two Language Tools – One Can Be Very Helpful, The Other Not So Much

Not A Pretty Picture: Four Charts About The State Of ELL Instruction

If I Was Still Teaching Today, I Would Be Telling My Students & Their Families To Always Carry Proof Of Citizenship

Google’s New “Learn Your Way” Could Be Very Useful In Making Boring Textbooks More Accessible.

Here Are The Models I Use When Teaching ELL Newcomers How To Write A Story

Here’s The Outline I Have ELL Intermediate Students Use To Write A Biographical Essay

“The Atlantic” Announces That Every U.S. High School Get Get Free Subscription For All Students & Staff

NAEP Scores Came Out Today – Everybody Calm Down, Please

Parents Are Pleased With The Quality Of Schools – Everybody Else, Not So Much

“Show Me Your Papers”

YouTube Announces That Everyone Can Use AI To Dub Their Videos In Any Language, Which Could Be A Boon To Teachers & ELL Students

Even More Research Suggests That Focusing On ELL Reclassification Is The Wrong Priority

These Nine Reading Activities For ELLs Are New To Me – & I Love Them!

Here’s A Plan For A Long-Term Sub Teaching An ELL Newcomers Class

“Chicky” Looks Like A Good Language-Learning AI Tool, & It’s Free (For Now, At Least)

Infographic: “The World’s Most Spoken Languages in 2025”

Audit Basically Calls New York City’s Teaching Of ELLs A Disaster – I’d Love To Hear From Teachers If They Agree

Use “Civic Futures” To Reimagine Your Neighborhood Or Create An Ideal One

Here Are The Models I Use When Teaching Intermediate ELLs How To Write About An Autobiographical Incident

Google’s New AI-Powered Mixboard Is Somewhat Useful, But Why Didn’t They Just Keep Jamboard & Add AI To It?

Funding To Support ELLs Continues To Be Under Threat

“How to Teach English Learners the Right Way”

“Here’s What Educators Want Superintendents to Know”

“3 Ways Schools Can Support Students’ Mental Health”

“A Teacher’s Perspective on Classroom Discussions About Charlie Kirk’s Murder”

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