OCTOBER’S “BEST” LISTS – THERE ARE NOW 2,339 OF THEM!

Here’s my regular round-up of new “The Best…” lists I posted this month (you can see all 2,339 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 ANALYSES OF THIS YEAR’S NAEP TEST REPORT

The Best Resources For Teaching & Learning About The Murder of Emmett Till

MY BEST POSTS THAT APPEARED IN OCTOBER

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):

Here’s The Cover Of My Next Book: “The Student Motivation Handbook”

THIS NY TIMES LEARNING NETWORK POST ON USING PHOTOS IS A MUST-READ FOR EDUCATORS, ESPECIALLY ELL TEACHERS

QUAZEL LOOKS LIKE AN INTRIGUING TOOL FOR LEARNING LANGUAGES

QUZIZZ KEEPS GETTING BETTER & BETTER WITH NEW QUESTION “TYPES”

“TEXTPROJECT” HAS A LOT OF FREE…TEXTS USEFUL FOR ELL CLASSROOMS

Quote Of The Day: Let’s Stop Adding And, Instead, Begin Subtracting In Schools

The Three-Legged Strategy I’m Using To Teaching Grammar In My ELL Newcomers Class – Help Me Improve It!

Another Important Study Finds That Teachers Focusing On Increasing Student Test Scores Doesn’t Help A Lot Of Students

MY LATEST BAM! RADIO SHOW FEATURES VETERAN TEACHERS OFFERING ADVICE TO NEW ONES

“HOW TO ADOPT A CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE MINDSET”

“8 PRACTICAL IDEAS FOR TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES IN CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE WAYS”

HERE’S WHAT A TYPICAL ELL CLASS WITH PEER TUTORS & ME LOOKS LIKE

THIS APPEARS TO BE A GOOD TREND: THIRD STUDY IN A ROW IDENTIFIES NON-TESTED WAYS TEACHERS HELP STUDENTS SUCCEED

GOOGLE’S NEW “TALK TO BOOKS” LETS YOU ASK “BOOKS” QUESTIONS – & GET ANSWERS

No Surprise That New Study Finds Summarizing Is Effective Learning Strategy

Quote Of The Day: What Learning Something New Does To The Brain

I THINK ALL TEACHERS COULD BENEFIT FROM READING THIS ARTICLE ABOUT RESPONDING TO STUDENTS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WHEN WRITING

This Is An Excellent Piece On The Pitfalls Of Over-Analyzing ELL Standardized Assessments

“Teachers, Be Brave in the Face of Unjust Laws”

Good Professional Development Slide On Equality vs. Equity

Here’s A Simple “Day Of The Dead” Lesson I’m Doing With ELL Newcomers (Includes A Downloadable)

OCTOBER’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 eight 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 Places To Get The “Same” Text Written For Different “Levels”

3. The Best Resources For Helping Teachers Use Bloom’s Taxonomy In The Classroom

4. The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Different Cultures

5. The Best Online Virtual “Corkboards” (or “Bulletin Boards”)

6.The Best Questions To Use For Class Closing Activities — What Are Yours?

7. All The “Best” Lists

8. The Best Resources For “Do Now” Activities To Begin A Class