AUGUST’S “BEST” LISTS – THERE ARE NOW 2,335 OF THEM!
Here’s my regular round-up of new “The Best…” lists I posted this month (you can see all 2,329 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 AUTOMATICALLY TURNING TEXTS & VIDEOS INTO INTERACTIVE LANGUAGE LEARNING TOOLS
THE “BEST” IDEAS FOR STUDENTS & CLASSES TO BE ENGAGED IN COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS – PLEASE CONTRIBUTE MORE IDEAS!
THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE “ESTABLISH-MAINTAIN-RESTORE” CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT APPROACH
THE BEST LISTS OF “ICEBREAKER” PROMPTS – PLEASE SHARE YOUR OWN
THE BEST TECH TOOLS FOR COMMUNICATING WITH STUDENTS WHEN THEY’RE NOT IN CLASS
THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING HOW TO USE CANVA
MY BEST POSTS THAT APPEARED IN AUGUST
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. Check out 2021’S BEST POSTS FROM THIS BLOG – SO FAR! and 2021’S BEST POSTS FROM THIS BLOG – PART TWO.
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):
“10 STRATEGIES FOR REACHING ENGLISH-LEARNERS”
“A DEEPER DIVE INTO THE ‘OVERSPENDING’ ON TEACHER SALARIES”
“HUMAN SCAVENGER HUNT” WORKSHEETS TO HELP BEGIN THE YEAR
THREE EXCELLENT STUDENT IDENTITY “SELF-PORTRAIT” ACTIVITIES
LESSONS FOR WRITING CORRIDOS
EDUCATION WEEK PUBLISHED AN INTERVIEW WITH…ME
“10 TEACHER-PROOFED STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING MATH INSTRUCTION”
KAPWING JUST MADE THEIR “PRO” PLAN FREE FOR EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS
NEW EVALUATION OF ACADEMIC WORD PROGRAM CONTAINS MUST-READ RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EVERYONE DEVELOPING A NEW “INITIATIVE” FOR TEACHERS TO IMPLEMENT
“IF I’D ONLY KNOWN. VETERAN TEACHERS OFFER ADVICE FOR BEGINNERS”
USING “OBJECT BASED LEARNING” IN THE CLASSROOM
GOOGLE “READ ALONG” APP IS NOW A WEBSITE – COULD BE A BIG HELP TO ELLS
Big Study On Social Capital In Schools & Elsewhere With Accompanying Interactive That’s Intriguing
Quote Of The Day: The Data-Driven Train To Nowhere
My Newest Book On Student Motivation Is Done!
“Writing Well Means Rewriting, Rewriting, Rewriting”
Quizalize Transforms Itself Into A Game Site Like Blooket & Gimkit – It Will Be A Nice Option For Teachers
“Christopher Emdin, Gholdy Muhammad, and More Education Authors Offer Insights to the Field”
AUGUST’S MOST POPULAR POSTS
As regular readers know, at the end of each week I share the five most popular posts from the previous seven days.
I thought people might find it interesting to see a list of the ten most popular posts from the previous thirty days.
You might also be interested in IT’S THE FOURTEENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THIS BLOG – HERE ARE THE FORTY ALL-TIME MOST POPULAR POSTS.
Not to mention THE MOST POPULAR POSTS OF THE YEAR:
1.I LIKE THIS NEW GEOGRAPHY GAME CALLED “WORLDE” (NOT “WORDLE”)
2. The Best Online Virtual “Corkboards” (or “Bulletin Boards”)
3. Answers To “What Do You Do On The First Day Of School?”
4. The Best Resources For Helping Teachers Use Bloom’s Taxonomy In The Classroom
5. The Best Places To Get The “Same” Text Written For Different “Levels”
6. All The “Best” Lists
7. The Best TV/Movie Scenes Demonstrating A “Growth Mindset” – Help Me Find More
8. The Best Websites For Creating Online Learning Games
9. The Best Questions To Use For Class Closing Activities — What Are Yours?
