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.

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) – also note that I group many updates on the Trump administration’s current attack on education and democracy in weekly posts you can find here):

Join Me Dec. 16th At A Free Webinar On How To Support ELLs In Content Classes

This AI Chatbot I Created For ELL Teachers Has Become Quite Popular

What Should Schools Do As The Numbers Of ELL Newcomers Decrease?

New Study Finds ICE Raids Are Hurting Lots Of Students, ‘Regardless Of … Immigration Status’

Research Finds That Employers Are Looking For People With Social Skills – I’d Show Students This Article If I Was Still In Classroom

“Eat Poop You Cat” Could Be A Great Game For English Language Learners

This Is One Of The Best Articles I’ve Ever Seen About The Art Of Asking Questions

Study Finds That Teachers’ Pay Is Going Backwards

“Alphadots” Is A Cool Idea For A Student Word Game

I Wrote Nearly 100 NY Times Posts On Teaching ELLs – Here Are Links To All Of Them

It Sounds Like Sanger Unified Could Be A Model For Other Districts, Though I’d Love To Hear If Teachers Agree With What Administrators Say

NY Times Learning Network Kicks Off Their Most Useful Contest For The School Year

If You Are A Teacher Who Reports Your Student Or Their Parent/Guardian To ICE, You Are A Terrible Human Being & Have No Business Being An Educator

Study Basically Reinforces Idea That Students Will Learn More With Active Learning

How I’m Spending My Time Now That I’m Retired From Classroom Teaching

What Is The “Constraints-Led Approach,” The Hottest Thing In Sports Training, & Can It Be Applied To The Classroom?

Google Unveils “Scholar Labs” For Academic Research – Seems “Meh”

How Much More Pressure Can ELL Students & Others Take Until They “Break”?

Here’s A Decent Lesson Plan To Use About Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

The NY Times Now Lets You Create Your Own Wordle Puzzle

If You’re An ELL Teacher, You’ll Want To Read “English Learner Changes Over The Last 20 Years”

This Story From Pro Football Could Be A Good Prompt For A Student Identity Activity

Google’s Gemini Can Do Simultaneous Translation In The Classroom, But It Doesn’t Look As Easy As Microsoft’s Tool

This AI Chatbot I Created For Classroom Instruction Advice Has Become Pretty Popular

Statistic Of The Day: Fewer People Want To Be Teachers

StoryCorps’ “The Great Listen” Is A Cool Oral History Project For Students

“How Are Trump Administration Policies Affecting the Classroom?”

“‘They Told Me I Had to Do What?’ How Teachers View Some Administration Orders”

“Teachers Share More Ways to Engage AI in the Classroom”

“The Ins and Outs of Effective Culturally Responsive Teaching”

“With ICE in Chicago, a Teacher Worries, ‘Am I Doing Enough?’”

“Even in an Unfriendly Political Climate, Teachers Can, and Must, Support Students’ Identity”