My end-of-year “Best” list posts continue…

I publish a regular series called SEL Weekly Update, and I thought it would useful to readers and to me to review them and highlight the ones I think are the best of the year.

You might also be interested in “Best” Lists Of The Week: Social Emotional Learning Resources. All my “Best” lists related to SEL, including previous editions of this Best list, can be found there.

Here are my choices from the past six months:

The Best Resources For Organizing “Connection” or “Community Building” Circles

Every School Administrator Could Benefit From Reading These Two Sentences

“Islands Of Competence” Seems Like A Good Framework To Encourage Student Self-Motivation

Want More Self-Control? The Secret Isn’t Willpower. is such a great NY Times column! It’s short and practical – students would get so much out of it!  They can read it, identify which strategies they might want to pursue, write about them or create a poster and share. I’m adding this info to Best Posts About Helping Students Develop Their Capacity For Self-Control.

The Skills Employers Want Most in the AI Age All Have Something in Common is from Ed Week. I’m adding it to The Best Info On Skills Employers Are Looking For In Job-Seekers.

The 4 Types of Thinking Leaders Need to Practice—and Teach is from The Harvard Business Review. I’m adding it to A BEGINNING LIST OF THE BEST RESOURCES ON LEARNING ABOUT LEADERSHIP – SHARE YOUR OWN.

I’m adding this video to The Best Resources For Learning How To Best Give Feedback To Students:

How People Learn to Become Resilient is from The New Yorker. I’m adding it to THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF RESILIENCE.

The Power Of Mattering At Work from The Harvard Business Review is so relevant to education that, with a few minor changes, it could be titled “The Power Of Mattering At School.” I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning How To Best Give Feedback To Students, but there’s so much there that it could be added to a bunch of other “Best” lists, too.

New Neuroscience Reveals 4 Secrets That Will Make Your Teenager Motivated is from Barking Up The Wrong Tree. I’m adding it to Best Posts On “Motivating” Students.

Do you want the good feedback, or the bad feedback? is from Tim Harford. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning How To Best Give Feedback To Students.

Most high school students don’t get 8 hours of sleep on school nights is from The Washington Post. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Helping Teens Learn About The Importance Of Sleep.

My 9-year-old quits when activities get too hard. How do I help her? is from The Washington Post. I’m adding it to THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF RESILIENCE.

Coping Strategies For Stress: Practical Tips You Can Use Today is from Psy Blog. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About Teens & Stress.

Where is motivation in the science of reading? is from Kappan. I’m adding it to  Best Posts On “Motivating” Students.

Transcendent Thinking May Boost Teen Brains is from Scientific American.

What Leaders Get Wrong About Listening is a podcast and transcript from The Harvard Business Review. I think it’s really, really good, and very applicable to the classroom. I’m adding it to The Best Ideas To Help Students Become Better Listeners — Contribute More.

Cultivating Relationships in Secondary Classrooms: Practices That Matter is from The Learning Policy Institute. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On The Importance Of Building Positive Relationships With Students.

Stop labeling kids and start revealing their strengths is from The Hechinger Report. I’m adding it to The Best Posts On Looking At Our Students Through The Lens Of Assets & Not Deficits.