Each year, I re-post my favorite blog posts, and then collect the links into one.  This post is for my favorites from the first six months of 2019.

You can see my choices for each of the past twelve years here.

And you can also see a list of my My All-Time Favorite Posts!

I’ve also been highlighting some of the “best-of-the-best” in the “A Look Back” series.

I’m adding this list to All Mid-Year “Best Of 2019” Lists In One Place!

Here are My Favorite Posts In 2019 — Part One:

 

NON-“BEST” LISTS:

TWELVE WAYS ELLS – & ANYONE ELSE – CAN READ & DEMONSTRATE UNDERSTANDING OF A TEXTBOOK CHAPTER – ADD TO THE LIST!

WHAT I WANT TO DO BETTER NEXT SCHOOL YEAR – HOW ABOUT YOU?

“HOW THE WORLD VOTES” IS A VERY IMPRESSIVE INTERACTIVE

HERE’S THE YEAR-IN-REVIEW PRESENTATION PLAN MY STUDENTS USED THIS WEEK – HANDOUTS & SLIDESHOW EXAMPLES INCLUDED!

AN SEL TWIST ON THE AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL INCIDENT ESSAY

Infographic: “Expanding Sentences”

NEW & REVISED: HERE ARE THE SITES I’M USING FOR MY SUMMER SCHOOL “VIRTUAL CLASSROOM”

NEW STUDY FINDS THAT THINKING WE MIGHT KNOW SOMETHING, BUT THEN DISCOVERING WE DON’T, IS MOST MOTIVATING TYPE OF CURIOSITY

HERE ARE COVERS FOR THE THREE BOOKS WE’RE EDITING: MATH, SCIENCE & SOCIAL STUDIES

HOT OFF THE PRESS! THE MOST UP-TO-DATE STATISTICS ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN THE U.S.

THE DANGERS – & POSITIVE POSSIBILITIES – OF HISTORY SIMULATIONS

IMPORTANT CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT REMINDER: CURIOSITY CAN WORK BETTER THAN JUDGMENT

NO SURPRISE: STUDY FINDS THAT EDUCATORS WHO “DON’T SEE COLOR” HARM STUDENTS OF COLOR

“WE ALSO SHOULDN’T LET WHITE PEOPLE OFF THE HOOK”

STUDENT-WRITTEN GROWTH MINDSET STORIES

A NEW STRATEGY I’M USING TO PROMOTE RETRIEVAL PRACTICE IN CLASS (STUDENT HAND-OUT INCLUDED)

AN OUTLINE FOR HOW STUDENTS CAN LEARN TO WRITE ESSAYS INDUCTIVELY

STUDY FINDS THAT READING INSTRUCTION MORE EFFECTIVE WHEN PAIRED WITH MOTIVATIONAL STRATEGIES

WASH. POST PUBLISHES MY ANNUAL LIST OF BEST & WORST EDUCATION NEWS

ANOTHER STUDY FINDS ELICITING EXPLANATIONS FROM STUDENTS IS MORE EFFECTIVE THAN TELLING THEM

STRATEGIES I USE TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO DO ADDITIONAL ACADEMIC WORK OUTSIDE OF CLASS

EDITING LIST FOR WHEN TEACHERS WRITE BOOKS

BIG NEW STUDY ON RESTORATIVE PRACTICE OFFERS USEFUL DATA & MISSED OPPORTUNITIES

QUOTE OF THE DAY: WISDOM FROM PAULO FREIRE

TWO NEW INFOGRAPHICS ABOUT U.S. HISTORY – ONE IS VERY GOOD, THE OTHER IS AMAZING

OUR THREE VIDEO SERIES ON DIFFERENTIATION, INCLUDING TWO NEW ONES!

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF CREATING “FRESH STARTS” FOR OUR STUDENTS

STEPHEN CURRY WRITES GREAT ARTICLE ON PERSEVERANCE

NEW STUDENT GOAL SHEET I’M USING

WASH. POST REPUBLISHES GUEST POST FROM HERE ON TOM BRADY & TEACHING

WASH. POST PUBLISHES MY EDUCATION PREDICTIONS FOR 2019

SCHOLARS APPROPRIATELY RIP RESEARCH SAYING GRADE RETENTION GOOD FOR ELLS

IS ANY TEACHER SURPRISED THAT NEW STUDY FINDS TEXTBOOKS NOT KEY TO STUDENT LEARNING?

YOU’LL WANT TO READ THIS WASH. POST ARTICLE FEATURING HMONG STUDENTS FROM OUR SCHOOL

NEW STUDY SAYS STUDENT SELF-ASSESSMENT EFFECTIVE & IT MAKES ONE PARTICULAR USEFUL POINT

“SLAVEVOYAGES.ORG” UNVEILS NEW SITE & IT’S AMAZING – & TRAGIC

THIS ARTICLE IS ONE OF THE BEST PIECES I’VE READ ON CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

WAYS TO TURN A BAD TEACHER-STUDENT RELATIONSHIP INTO A GOOD ONE

HOW COULD I HAVE NOT KNOWN ABOUT GOOGLE’S “DATA GIF MAKER”?

HOME CULTURE PROJECT – WITH NEW EXAMPLES & STUDENT HANDOUTS!

THIS QUOTE IS A GREAT ONE FOR SHOWING THE IMPORTANCE OF A GROWTH MINDSET

STUDENT-CREATED SUMMARY VIDEOS OF U.S. HISTORY UNITS – HANDOUTS INCLUDED

NEW REFLECTIVE ADDITION TO RETRIEVAL PRACTICE NOTEBOOK THAT I THINK IS A GOOD IDEA (IF I SAY SO MYSELF)

IT’S NO SURPRISE TO TEACHERS, BUT RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT MOST BENCHMARK ASSESSMENT ARE USELESS

A DAY ON THE PICKET LINE

THIS HASAN MINHAJ CLIP DISCUSSING HOW TO CORRECTLY PRONOUNCE HIS NAME IS PERFECT FOR STUDENTS

“THINKALONG” LOOKS LIKE A GREAT SITE TO PROMOTE CRITICAL THINKING

HERE’S MY SHORT UNIT ON FOLKTALES – INCLUDING STUDENT HANDOUTS

 

 

“BEST” LISTS:

THE BEST REVIEWS OF WHAT RESEARCH SAYS ABOUT EFFECTIVE WRITING INSTRUCTION

THE BEST COLLECTIONS OF INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES FOR ELLS – HELP ME FIND MORE!

A COLLECTION OF SILENT MOVIE GIF METAPHORS FOR TEACHER LIFE – MAKE SOME YOURSELF WITH THE TAG #EDMOVIEGIF

THE EIGHT BEST TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES AVAILABLE ON THIS BLOG

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