December’s “Best” Lists – There Are Now 2,566 Of Them!
Here’s my regular round-up of new “The Best…” lists I posted this month (you can see all 2,540 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 Most Useful Free Or VERY Low Cost AI Tools For Supporting English Language Learners
A Collection Of The Best Resources To Help Content Teachers Make Their Lessons More Accessible To ELLs – And Everybody Else, Too!
The Best Social Studies Websites Of 2025 – Part Two
The Best Resources For Teaching Clines, Or Word Spectrums
All My Ed-Related End-Of-Year 2025 “Best” Lists In One Place!
Larry Ferlazzo’s 10 Education Predictions for 2026
The Best “Education In Review” Posts For 2025
“The Best and Worst Education News of 2025”
All The Education-Related Best Lists Posted Here In 2025 (And There Were A Lot Of Them!)
The Best Resources For Learning Different Perspectives About “Gifted & Talented” Programs
The Best Collections Of Infographics, Charts & Maps – 2025
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) – 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):
You Can Now Pre-Order Our Next Book, “The Better Teacher’s Toolbox,” On Amazon!
“Larry Ferlazzo’s 10 Education Predictions for 2026”
Lots Of Good Zero-Prep Activities For The ELL Classroom
Groups Of Students Can Create Music Together At “Make-A-Beat”
Small Slights Matter – This Workplace Research Has SO Much Relevance To The Classroom
“Mock Talk” Looks Like A Good – And Free – Tool Where ELLs Can Practice Speaking
New (& Veteran) Superintendents Could Do Far Worse Than Reading This Article
With “Learn Everything,” Google Strikes Out Again In Trying To Make AI Useful
Globy Compares Countries’ Data & Shows Visual Results
“Talk To Dai” Seems Like A Decent AI-Powered Language Learning Tool, & It’s Free (At Least, For Now)
“ICE Turns North Carolina Schools ‘Upside Down’”
“Learn About America” Is A New & Useful (& Free) Social Studies Site
I REALLY Think Secondary ELL Teachers Should Consider Radically Restructuring Classes, But I’m Not Sure If They Are
It Seems To Me That These Survey Results Indicate That A Fair Number Of Teachers May Be In The Wrong Profession
Here’s The Video & Resource List From Our Webinar On Assisting Content Teachers To Work With ELLs
“1 Challenge, 2 Challenge, 3 Challenge, 4, Teachers Have Many, Many More …”
Check Out Google’s “Language Explorer”
Genes Are Not THE Predeterminant To How Smart You Are
“Practical Tips for Creating a Safe and Supportive Space for Students”
Maybe More Experienced Teachers Can Afford To Be Less “Data-Driven”?
Google Unveils Advance That Brings Us Closer To Star Trek’s “Universal Translator”
Compare The Sizes Of Living Things At “Size Of Life”
Do We Need More Metaphors When Organizing For Education & Political Change?
I Really Like This Strategy For Talking With People You Disagree With
The “Youth Media Challenge Showcase” Is A Great Authentic Audience For Student Work
Take A Look At What This Former NBA Player Says About Metrics & See If It Also Relates To Schools
Not Good Statistic Of The Day: Most Teachers Take Second Jobs
“‘Schools Cannot Afford to Ignore Race and Identity’”
“TrueSize.net” Compares The Size Of Countries & Also Historical Empires
NPR Announces Special Student Podcast Challenge On The 250th Anniversary Of The United States
“Hello Nabu” Looks Like One Of The Best Free AI-Powered Language Learning Tools That I’ve Seen So Far
No Shocker To Teachers, But New Study Finds SEL Helps Students’ Academic Achievement
Must-Watch PBS NewsHour Video: “A Brief But Spectacular take on connecting through reading”
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December’s “Best” Lists – There Are Now 2,566 Of Them!
Here’s my regular round-up of new “The Best…” lists I posted this month (you can see all 2,540 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 Most Useful Free Or VERY Low Cost AI Tools For Supporting English Language Learners
A Collection Of The Best Resources To Help Content Teachers Make Their Lessons More Accessible To ELLs – And Everybody Else, Too!
The Best Social Studies Websites Of 2025 – Part Two
The Best Resources For Teaching Clines, Or Word Spectrums
All My Ed-Related End-Of-Year 2025 “Best” Lists In One Place!
Larry Ferlazzo’s 10 Education Predictions for 2026
The Best “Education In Review” Posts For 2025
“The Best and Worst Education News of 2025”
All The Education-Related Best Lists Posted Here In 2025 (And There Were A Lot Of Them!)
The Best Resources For Learning Different Perspectives About “Gifted & Talented” Programs
The Best Collections Of Infographics, Charts & Maps – 2025
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) – 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):
You Can Now Pre-Order Our Next Book, “The Better Teacher’s Toolbox,” On Amazon!
“Larry Ferlazzo’s 10 Education Predictions for 2026”
Lots Of Good Zero-Prep Activities For The ELL Classroom
Groups Of Students Can Create Music Together At “Make-A-Beat”
Small Slights Matter – This Workplace Research Has SO Much Relevance To The Classroom
“Mock Talk” Looks Like A Good – And Free – Tool Where ELLs Can Practice Speaking
New (& Veteran) Superintendents Could Do Far Worse Than Reading This Article
With “Learn Everything,” Google Strikes Out Again In Trying To Make AI Useful
Globy Compares Countries’ Data & Shows Visual Results
“Talk To Dai” Seems Like A Decent AI-Powered Language Learning Tool, & It’s Free (At Least, For Now)
“ICE Turns North Carolina Schools ‘Upside Down’”
“Learn About America” Is A New & Useful (& Free) Social Studies Site
I REALLY Think Secondary ELL Teachers Should Consider Radically Restructuring Classes, But I’m Not Sure If They Are
It Seems To Me That These Survey Results Indicate That A Fair Number Of Teachers May Be In The Wrong Profession
Here’s The Video & Resource List From Our Webinar On Assisting Content Teachers To Work With ELLs
“1 Challenge, 2 Challenge, 3 Challenge, 4, Teachers Have Many, Many More …”
Check Out Google’s “Language Explorer”
Genes Are Not THE Predeterminant To How Smart You Are
“Practical Tips for Creating a Safe and Supportive Space for Students”
Maybe More Experienced Teachers Can Afford To Be Less “Data-Driven”?
Google Unveils Advance That Brings Us Closer To Star Trek’s “Universal Translator”
Compare The Sizes Of Living Things At “Size Of Life”
Do We Need More Metaphors When Organizing For Education & Political Change?
I Really Like This Strategy For Talking With People You Disagree With
The “Youth Media Challenge Showcase” Is A Great Authentic Audience For Student Work
Take A Look At What This Former NBA Player Says About Metrics & See If It Also Relates To Schools
Not Good Statistic Of The Day: Most Teachers Take Second Jobs
“‘Schools Cannot Afford to Ignore Race and Identity’”
“TrueSize.net” Compares The Size Of Countries & Also Historical Empires
NPR Announces Special Student Podcast Challenge On The 250th Anniversary Of The United States
“Hello Nabu” Looks Like One Of The Best Free AI-Powered Language Learning Tools That I’ve Seen So Far
No Shocker To Teachers, But New Study Finds SEL Helps Students’ Academic Achievement
Must-Watch PBS NewsHour Video: “A Brief But Spectacular take on connecting through reading”
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