Each week, I publish a post or two containing three or four particularly useful resources on classroom instruction, and you can see them all here.

You can also see all my “Best” lists on instructional strategies here.

Here are this week’s picks:

This could be used as a great model for mimic writing:

The Winners of Our Second Annual Open Letter Contest is from The NY Times Learning Network. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On Student Agency & How To Encourage It, The Best Websites For Learning About Civic Participation & Citizenship and Best Posts On Writing Instruction.

The Benefits of Anti-Models for Boosting Learning is from Edutopia.

Create Opportunities for Authentic Student Participation in IEP Meetings is from Edutopia. I’m adding it to THE BEST RESOURCES ABOUT IEPS.

I’m adding this post to The Best Applications For Annotating Websites:

I wonder if this could help make text annotation ‘cool’ in class

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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) June 24, 2025 at 7:30 AM

Storytelling is from DistillED. I’m adding it to A BEGINNING LIST OF THE BEST RESOURCES ON TELLING STORIES WHEN WE TEACH.