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October’s “The Best” Lists – There Are Now 1,488 Of Them!

Here’s my regular round-up of new “The Best…” lists I posted this month (you can see all 1,498 of them categorized here):

The Best Online Learning Games Of 2015 – Part Two

The Best Posts & Articles On The Textbook That Calls Slaves “Workers”

A Beginning List Of The Best Resources For Learning About Hurricane Patricia (& Hurricanes In General)

The Best Posts & Articles On Obama Administration’s Call For Fewer Tests

My Best Posts On New Research Studies In 2015 – Part Two

The Best Posts, Articles & Videos On The Rafe Esquith Controversy

The Best Ways To Deal With YouTube’s Awful Safety Mode

The Best Resources For The National Day Of Writing

The Best Resources To Help School Counselors Assist ELLs – Please Suggest More

The Best Articles & Posts On Arne Duncan’s Resignation – Help Me Collect More

October’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):

“Metacognition, Learning Strategies And Student Autonomy” Is My New British Council Post

Oral Reading In The Mainstream & ELL Classroom

My Latest NY Times Student Interactive For ELLs: Extreme Weather

This Is A Great Article On The Benefits Of Reading Books & Here Is How I’m Going To Use It

“Teach English Language Learners By Meeting Them ‘Where They Are’”

Using Examples Of The World’s Oldest Music In History Class

Is There A Law Saying Every Government Report On Ed Has To Be Written In A Way That Nobody Wants To Read It?

“The Science Of Learning” Is A Must-Read (& An Accessible One) For Teachers

My Latest NY Times Interactive For ELLs Is On Immigration & The Presidential Election

“Students Must ‘Reflect On What They Are Learning’”

ELL World History Video Project: The Epic Of Gilgamesh

Statistic Of The Day: Being Bilingual Pays Off In The Workplace

This Is A Really Useful Article On Giving Student Feedback

Video & Student Hand-Out For A Fairly Creative ELL Geography Project

Newseum Unveils New Education Site

Online Learning Game Site Quizalize Adds New Feature I Like A LOT

Quote Of The Day: I Love What This Nobel Prize-Winner Says Students Should Be Taught At School

PBS Unveils New Useful Teacher Tools

“Dreamdo Schools” Is A Platform To Share Project-Based Learning Projects Internationally

He Did It! Gov. Brown Eliminates High School Exit Exam Retroactively!

“How Can I Better A Better Teacher For You?”

New Study Finds Interesting Twist: Repeating Words Helps, & Repeating Them To Someone Is Better

Excellent Examples Of Deliberate Practice To Use With Students

‘It’s Time To Change The Conversation About Grit’

Video: ELL Geography Students Using Academic Language To Describe Climate In Their Home Countries

Zing! Lets Students Read & Annotate Tons Of Books For Free

New Survey On High School Drop-Outs Is Depressing, If Accurate

Mindset Scholars Network Website Is Key New Resource For Social Emotional Learning

Here’s The Cover Of Our Upcoming Book On ELLs & The Common Core

“ReadWorks.org” Looks Like A Good Source Of Free Reading Passages For Social Studies

Here’s The Form I’m Giving To Most Students Who Want Me To Write A Letter Of Recommendation

Quote Of The Day: “Effort Is Not The Only Thing” – Carol Dweck On A Growth Mindset

Google Rolls-Out The Coolest Way – Ever – For Students To Take Virtual Field Trip

TED-Ed Lessons By Grade-Level Might Be Useful

Mindfulness Can Mean More Than Meditation – Can’t It?