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March’s “The Best” Lists — There Are Now 1,284 Of Them!

Here’s my monthly round-up of new “The Best…” lists I posted this month (you can see all 1,284 of them categorized here):

The “All-Time” Best Resources, Articles & Blog Posts For Teachers Of EnglishLanguage Learners

The “All-Time” Best Science Sites

The Best Resources For Learning About Mudslides

The Best Sites For Learning About Japan

The Best Sites For Learning About India

The Best Sites For Learning About The 2014 World Cup In Brazil

The Best Resources On The Missing Malaysia Airlines Plane

The Best Resources On Professional Development For Teachers — Help Me Find More

The Best Posts, Articles & Videos On “Teacher Leadership” — Contribute More!

The Best (Or, At Least, The Most Interesting) Posts On Teacher Attire

The Best Resources On The Dangers Of Multitasking

The Best Video Clips & Full-Length Movies For Helping To Teach Persuasive Techniques (Help Me Find More)

The “All-Time” Best Places To Find The Most Popular (& Useful) Resources For Educators

The Best Posts & Articles On The Florida Teacher Evaluation Fiasco

“My Best Posts On Parent Engagement Over The Past Three Months”

It’s Oscar Night! Here’s A Special Collection Of My Movie-Related “Best” Lists

March’s Best 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).

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):

‘Best Practices’ Are Practices That Work Best For Your Students

“Knowledge Motivates Preschoolers More Than Stickers, Study Says”

My New BAM! Podcast: What Are The Benefits & Challenges Of A One-To-One Program?

Origami & The Language Experience Approach

“Unknown Unknowns” & The Potential Of An Exceptional Theory Of Knowledge Lesson

“Scrawlar” Will Certainly Be One Of The Top Web 2.0 Tools Of The Year…

“Great Teachers Focus On Connections & Relationships”

Students Learn About Antonyms & Write About Their Perfect School In My Latest NY Times Post For ELLs

English Language Learners Design Their Own “Ideal” Neighborhoods

Different Teachers, Different Classrooms, “but the thinking & learning going on inside students’ heads is the same”

This Is The Best Piece I’ve Seen On The Role Of Social Media In Making Social Change

I’m Interviewed In Podcast “Parent Involvement Versus Parent Engagement: Is There Really a Difference?”

My New Podcast: “How Can We Get All Students in Our Classes Thinking & Learning All the Time?

I’m Not Sure How Effective It Will Be, But Sugata Mitra’s New Online Tool Definitely Looks Interesting

Here’s One More Small Thing I’m Doing To Help Students See The Importance Of Social Emotional Learning

Learn English By Reading About Eating Bugs At My Latest NY Times Post

Excellent (& I Mean EXCELLENT!) Post On Asking Questions

Will It Ever Be Possible For A Teacher To Trust Bill Gates?

‘Respecting Assets That ELLs Bring To A School Community’

Bookmark “Teach UNICEF” For Excellent Lesson Materials

Our Latest Response From A Sister Class — This Time From South Africa!

Recent Student Projects From My Theory Of Knowledge Class

Using Art For Language-Learning Is Focus Of My Latest NY Times Post For ELLs

We’re In The Middle Of My Favorite Unit Of The Year — Comparing Neighborhoods

This Has Me Concerned: “Study Links Teacher ‘Grit’ with Effectiveness, Retention”

Reducing Attrition In Urban Schools ‘By Listening To Our Teachers’

Wash. Post Republishes My Piece On SEL: “The manipulation of Social Emotional Learning”

Several Excellent New Posts & Articles On Assessment

My Slide Presentation For Education Writers Association: “Connecting Educators & Education Journalists”

Khan Academy To Do SAT Prep Not Just For Math, But For Reading & Writing, Too

“Four questions to ask before using an Ed Tech tool” Is My New British Council Post

Excellent Post: “This Brilliant Math Teacher Has a Formula to Save Kids’ Lives”

Getty Images Has Just Become The Number One Source For Images In Social Media — Choose From 40 MILLION!

“TED Talks” Unveils Redesigned Website With New Useful Tools

The Problem With Including Standardized Test Results As Part Of “Multiple Measures” For Teacher Evaluation

Practice Pronunciation With Tongue-Twisters AND Learn About Dinosaurs!

Infographic: “How the Brain Benefits from Being Bilingual”

Wash. Post Does It Again With “25 maps and charts that explain America today”

‘Reading Is Intensely Social’: An Interview With Jeffrey Wilhelm & Michael Smith

Video: Though It Seems Like A Parody, It’s A Real Professional Development Event

Check Out Our New Article: “English-Language Learners and Academic Language”