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Columbus Day, also known as Indigenous Peoples’ Day in many communities,  takes place on October 12th in the United States.

You might be interested in The Best Online Resources About Christopher Columbus (& ‘Indigenous Peoples’ Day’).

Many monuments to him have been taken down in the past five years, so you might also want to check out The Best Resources For Teaching About Confederate Monuments.  I’ve put several resources related to those “take downs” on that list.

     

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I’ve just mailed out the September issue of my very simple free monthly email newsletter.

It has over 3,000 subscribers, and you can subscribe here.

Of course, you can also join the tens of thousands of others who subscribe to this blog daily: 7 WAYS YOU CAN SUBSCRIBE TO MY DAILY BLOG POSTS FOR FREE

     

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I post a lot about AI and education.

Here are all my related “Best” lists:

The Best Posts On Education & ChatGPT.

THE BEST RESOURCES FOR TEACHING & LEARNING WITH AI ART GENERATION TOOLS

THE BEST FREE ONLINE TOOLS USING ADAPTIVE LEARNING

THE BEST SITES FOR ONLINE PRONUNCIATION FEEDBACK – DO YOU KNOW OTHERS?

The Best Online “Chatbots” For Practicing English

THE “BEST” TOOLS FOR AUTOMATICALLY TURNING TEXTS & VIDEOS INTO INTERACTIVE LANGUAGE LEARNING TOOLS

The Best Tools That “Automatically” Create Presentations

The Best Online Tools Using Artificial Intelligence For Creating Stories For Children

THE BEST NEW – & FREE – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS THAT COULD BE USED IN THE CLASSROOM

A Beginning List Of The Best Resources For Teaching About Artificial Intelligence

THE BEST RESOURCES FOR HELPING STUDENTS SEE THE BENEFITS OF WRITING (IN THE AI AGE)

The Best Posts On Computer-Graded Essays

The Best Online Tools That Can Help Students Write An Essay

THE “BEST” IDEAS FOR USING CHATGPT, BARD, & OTHER FORMS OF AI WITH STUDENTS

NOT NECESSARILY THE “BEST,” BUT A LIST OF AI TEACHER PREP SITES

A REALLY BAD THING ABOUT AI IS THAT IT FORCES US TEACHERS TO SPEND A TON OF TIME RETHINKING OUR LESSONS. I GUESS THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD THING ABOUT IT, TOO

THE BEST 34 FREE AI TOOLS FOR EDUCATION IN 2023 – SO FAR

THE BEST POSTS ABOUT USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WITH ELLS

My Best Posts On Artificial Intelligence In The Classroom

THE BEST (& FREE) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SITES FOR THE CLASSROOM – 2023

EVEN MORE BEST (& FREE) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SITES FOR THE CLASSROOM – 2023

THE BEST COLLECTIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS

USEFUL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO PLAN TO WRITE NOVELS SOMEDAY

THE “BEST” TOOLS FOR TEACHERS TO CREATE THEIR OWN AI CHATBOTS

THE BEST USES OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN LEARNING GAMES

ED WEEK PUBLISHES OUR “AI DO’S AND DON’TS” FOR TEACHERS” DOWNLOADABLE POSTER

2024’S BEST ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS & RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS & STUDENTS – SO FAR

The “Best” Strategies For Creating AI-Resistant Assignments

The Best Posts & Articles Highlighting Why We Need To Be Very Careful Around Ed Tech

The Best AI Tools For Creating Visuals & Infographics

The [Few] AI Tools That I Use Regularly & How I Use Them

2024’s Best Artificial Intelligence Tools & Resources For Teachers & Students – Part Two

A Beginning List Of Different Types Of Guidance Educators Are Giving Students About AI Use In Their Classes

The Best Free AI-Powered Multi-Use Tools For Teachers

The Best Posts & Articles On The Idea Of Using AI Tutors

2025’s Best Artificial Intelligence Tools & Resources For Teachers & Students – Part One

2025’s Best Artificial Intelligence Tools & Resources For Teachers & Students – Part Two

The Most Useful Free Or VERY Low Cost AI Tools For Supporting English Language Learners

The Best Resources For Teachers, Especially Those Teaching ELLs, To Learn About Google’s NotebookLM

 

 

     

Banned Books Week is coming up.

You might be interested in The Best Resources For Banned Books Week.

     

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:

10 Fresh Think-Pair-Share Variations to Energize Your Classroom is from TechNotes. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Cooperative Learning Ideas.

Make Thinking Visible: Your New Favorite Learning Toolkit is from Dustin Rimmey. I’m adding it to THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT PROJECT ZERO’S THINKING ROUTINES.

An Unconventional Seating Plan Designed to Benefit Focus and Learning appeared in Edutopia. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On Classroom Seating Strategies.

 

I’m adding this post to Best Posts On Metacognition:

A number of videos on the history of mathematics by Robin Wilson, good for school kids and their teachers https://t.co/CHG0Hp1LmA

— Maths History (@mathshistory) January 19, 2026