It’s time for another mid-year “Best” list.

Nine years ago I began publishing a regular Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week post.  You can see all my “Best” lists on instructional strategies here.

Here are my choices from the past few months:

Quzizz Unveils New Site Just For Math – “Voyage Math”

The Best Resources For Learning About Spaced Practice

Must-Read Post Sharing Scaffolding Strategies

Maybe Culturally Relevant Pedagogy Isn’t What You Think It Is…

Pursuing Equity for Neurodivergent Students is from Edutopia. I’m adding it to THE BEST RESOURCES ABOUT IEPS.

Sonja Cherry-Paul Shares 5 Antiracist Practices to Transform Reading Instruction is from MindShift.

Teaching Fluency FAQs is from Timothy Shanahan. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On Reading Fluency (Including How To Measure It).

How Books Became a Mirror to See Myself — and a Window to Learning for My Students is from Ed Surge. I’m adding it to A Beginning Collection Of Resources About Books As “Windows, Mirrors & Sliding Glass Doors” – Please Suggest More

A Structure for Peer Academic Support in High School Classes is from Edutopia. I’m adding it to THE BEST RESOURCES ON PEER TUTORS.

Consider Your Words is from ASCD. I’m adding it to THE BEST RESOURCES SHARING RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT “TEACHER TALK”

Culturally Responsive and Community-Focused PBL is from Edutopia. I’m adding it to THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING HOW TO USE PROJECT-BASED LEARNING & PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING IN YOUR CLASSROOM.

Why Sufficient, Deliberate Practice Is a Critical Element of Literacy Learning and Retention is from the Collaborative Classroom. It’s very good. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About The 10,000 Hour Rule & Deliberate Practice.

The big idea: how the ‘protege effect’ can help you learn almost anything is from The Guardian. I’m adding it to The Best Posts On Helping Students Teach Their Classmates — Help Me Find More.

Big and Small Strategies to Harness the Power of Peer-to-Peer Teaching is from Edutopia. I’m adding it to The Best Posts On Helping Students Teach Their Classmates — Help Me Find More.

Making the Choice to Teach Up is by Carol Ann Tomlinson. I’m adding it to THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF TEACHER EXPECTATIONS.

Six Ways to Teach with Primary Sources is from Facing History. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Using Primary Sources.

Creating a Culturally Responsive Science Classroom is from Edutopia. I’m adding it to The Best Resources About “Culturally Responsive Teaching” & “Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy” – Please Share More!

How to Engage Students in Historical Thinking Using Everyday Objects is from Edutopia (it’s an older piece, but new to me). I’m adding it to Using “Object Based Learning” In The Classroom.

A Simple Exercise to Help You Check Your Biases is from the Harvard Business Review. It includes some pretty loopy ideas, but also a couple of good ones. I’m adding it to Implicit Bias Training Doesn’t Seem To Work – So What Should Teachers & Others Do, Instead?

How Teacher Language Can Build a More Democratic Classroom is from Cult of Pedagogy. I’m adding it to THE BEST RESOURCES SHARING RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT “TEACHER TALK”

The Magic of Inclusive Classrooms through Differentiated Instruction is from TESL Ontario. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On Differentiating Instruction.

Thinking Partners Reflect on Assets-Based Revision Tools is from Writers Who Care. I’m adding it to The Best Posts On Looking At Our Students Through The Lens Of Assets & Not Deficits.