Twice each year, I post my favorite posts that appeared in during the previous six months. This post is for my favorites from the first half of 2022 (and from December, 2021).

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

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

Here are my choices:

NON-BEST LISTS:

160 Oral Language Prompts I Used In My ELL Newcomers Class This Year

NEW RESEARCH SHOWS THAT “STUDENT VOICE” MATTERS

HERE’S WHAT I INCLUDED IN A DOCUMENT TO SUPPORT NEW ELL TEACHERS IN OUR SCHOOL

5 INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES THAT WORKED FOR MY CLASSES THIS YEAR

I HAVE TRIED TO HELP STUDENTS FACING CHALLENGES WITH THIS GOAL SHEET & HAVE HAD A LITTLE SUCCESS

Three Important Reports Offering Research-Based Teaching Advice

TODAY’S EXAMPLE OF THE BLINDERS THAT SOMETIMES HAMPER THE USEFULNESS OF EDUCATION RESEARCH

HERE’S A NEW WRITING “TWIST” I PLAN TO ADD TO PEER TUTORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES NEXT YEAR WHEN WORKING WITH ELLS

NEW STUDY ON WHAT HAPPENS WHEN TEACHERS TEND TO ACT MORE PUNITIVELY WOULD BE GOOD OUTLINE FOR CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT PD

“WHAT THE TEACHER AND CLASSIFIED-STAFF STRIKE IN SACRAMENTO MEANS FOR THE COUNTRY”

INTRIGUING RESEARCH SUGGESTS RELATIVELY SIMPLE EXERCISE WITH TEACHERS MIGHT REDUCE STUDENT SUSPENSIONS

ALL STUDENT HANDOUTS FROM OUR NEW BOOK – PLUS FIVE BONUS CHAPTERS – ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD

EXCERPT FROM OUR NEW BOOK: “CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE AND SUSTAINING TEACHING”

I DON’T THINK MANY OF THE STRATEGIES DISTRICTS ARE HOPING TO USE TO RESPOND TO PANDEMIC LEARNING CHALLENGES ARE GOING TO WORK. HERE’S WHAT I THINK MIGHT…

THIS TEACHER’S RECENT EXPERIENCE OF THROWING THINGS AGAINST A WALL TO SEE WHAT STICKS

“WORLD ATLAS 2.0” LOOKS LIKE A PRETTY AMAZING VISUAL GUIDE TO THE WORLD – FOR JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING

HOW OUR ELL STUDENTS RECEIVED MORE SUPPORT THIS YEAR THAN EVER BEFORE

“2 YEARS ON, WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED ABOUT TEACHING IN A PANDEMIC?”

Useful Findings From New Paper Applying “Design Principles” To Instruction

Here Is How I’m TRYING to Create The Conditions Where My ELL Students Can Motivate Themselves (With A Little Encouragement)

SIX WAYS FOR STUDENTS TO BE POWERFUL IN THE CLASSROOM – WHAT ARE MORE IDEAS?

STRATEGIES FOR ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO MAKE MULTIPLE “TOUCHES” ON THE SAME TEXT

“TESOLgraphics” Is An Extraordinary Site With Infographic Summaries Of Key Research On Teaching ELLs

How I Turned A Lesson On Writing Good Summaries Into A Game – It Worked!

It’s The Fifteenth Anniversary Of This Blog – Here Are The Fifteen All-Time Most Popular Posts

“8 1/2 THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING THIS YEAR & 6 THAT HAVEN’T”

MANY DISTRICTS ARE DOUBLING DOWN ON UNSKILLED LEADERSHIP RIGHT NOW – HAVE THEY LEARNED NOTHING?

The Similarities Between How We Look At Car Crashes & How We Look At Schools

NEW STUDY FINDS THAT PRETTY MUCH ALL TEACHER EVALUATION “REFORMS” HAVE FAILED

New Study Examines What Helps Students Most With Reading Comprehension

Here’s A New “Individualized” Homework Strategy I’m Trying With My English Language Learner Students

I Played A New Learning Game With My ELL Students & It Was A Great Fun Teaching & Formative Assessment Activity

This New Edutopia Video That Turned Writing Argument Paragraphs Into A Game Has Given Me An Idea…

“Simbi” Looks Like An Excellent Reading & Speaking Platform For ELLs & Others

 

“BEST” LISTS:

MY 8 END-OF-SCHOOL-YEAR REFLECTION POSTS – ALL IN ONE PLACE

RESOURCES FOR TALKING WITH STUDENTS ABOUT THE BUFFALO MURDERS & “GREAT REPLACEMENT THEORY”

THE BEST RESOURCES EXPLORING THE USE OF PRAISE IN THE CLASSROOM

THE BEST STRATEGIES FOR “ENGINEERING” TEXT SO THAT IT’S MORE ACCESSIBLE TO ELLS

THE BEST RESOURCES FOR USING WORDLE IN THE CLASSROOM