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At least, for now, I’m going to make this a weekly feature which will highlight additions to THE BEST NEW – & FREE – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS THAT COULD BE USED IN THE CLASSROOM:

Story Forge looks like a cool place to create choose-your-own adventure stories. I’m adding it to The Best Places To Read & Write “Choose Your Own Adventure” Stories.

I don’t think Using generative AI to learn is like Odysseus untying himself from the mast by David Deming is very helpful, but I DO like how he talks about Odysseus in the context of AI.

After reading this next post, see A Look Back: Ed Tech Can Work Well – For 5 Percent Of Our Students.

When Anthropic says it’s recruiting 100,000 teachers to be “co-architects” of AI in education through partnering with the global Teach for All network, that sounds like a lot of free labour, brand advocacy, and integration into teaching that it’ll benefit from www.anthropic.com/news/anthrop…

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— Ben Williamson (@benpatrickwill.bsky.social) January 24, 2026 at 4:57 AM

A Guide to AI in Schools: Perspectives for the Perplexed is from MIT.

Educator AI Assistant is from Alice Keeler.

I doubt it beats Google Translate, but check out Translate Gemma – Free AI Language Translator.

I’m no longer adding resources to THE BEST COLLECTIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS (unless they’re exceptional), but here are a few more if you want to check them out:

Tools Compare

Lets AI

AI Trendy Tools

AI Cavo

AI Just Better

Seek Tool AI

DUA. You can now create gamified and inclusive reading experiences using AI, integrating accessibility, Universal Design for Learning (UDL) ,automated audio, reading guide…etc https://t.co/78EjQgKSjK pic.twitter.com/0MvwVvoKJM

— Blog de Cristina (@blogdecristina) January 25, 2026

While debate rages in the U.S. about the merits and risks of AI in schools, it's become a state-mandated part of the curriculum in China, as the authorities try to create a pool of AI-savvy professionals. n.pr/49ZJjOo

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— NPR (@npr.org) January 27, 2026 at 6:29 AM

     

I’ve begun this weekly post where I’ll be sharing resources I’m adding to The Best Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Resources or other related “Best” lists.

Also, check out “Best” Lists Of The Week: Social Emotional Learning Resources.

Here are this week’s picks:

 

How to train your brain like your muscles, according to a neurologist is from Fast Company. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Showing Students That They Make Their Brain Stronger By Learning

I’m adding this video to The Best Sites For Walking In Someone Else’s Shoes and to THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT ADHD:

 

Backsliding on Your Resolutions? Here’s How to Get on Track. is from The NY Times. I’m adding it to The Best Ways To Help Make Your New Year’s Resolutions Succeed.

How To Be Persuasive: 7 Secrets From Research is from Barking Up The Wrong Tree. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles On Building Influence & Creating Change.

     

Ten years ago I began this regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that have caught my attention.

You might also be interested in all my Best lists on teaching ELLs.

Also, check out A Collection Of My Best Resources On Teaching English Language Learners.

In addition, look for our latest book on teaching ELLs, The ELL Teacher’s Toolbox 2.0.

Here are this week’s choices:

Though I haven’t gone through the entire video, what I have seen makes me believe this could be a good video for ELLs to watch and then discuss and write about what they saw:

 

Newcomer Teachers Supporting Gen Ed is from Carol Salva.

RESOLVE, RETRY, REPEAT: RE-WORDS is from ELTcation.

Exploring English as Second Language (ESL) Learners’ Reading Experiences: Attitudes and Challenges with Implementation of Graphic Organizer Instruction (GOI) is a new study. I’m adding it to Not “The Best,” But “A List” Of Mindmapping, Flow Chart Tools, & Graphic Organizers.

A Scaffolding Strategy to Help Experienced ELLs Express Complex Ideas appeared in Edutopia.

How district leaders can get math education right for California’s English learners is from Ed Source.

 

 

PPP vs ESA: When to Use Each is from The Barefoot TEFL Teacher.

The Role of Teacher Talk and Interactional Scaffolding in Modern Communicative Classrooms for ESL: A Review Study is new study. I’m adding it to THE BEST RESOURCES SHARING RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT “TEACHER TALK”

The Sneaky Grammar of “Recommend” and some Exercises is from Blog de Cristina.

     

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Serena’s Blog has created several videos that could be projected on screens when English Language Learners role-play what they would say and do in those situations.

She’s also written a blog post with another video that takes the idea even further – Creating Immersive Role Play Experiences.

It would be pretty easy for a teacher – or student – to use AI to create any background they wanted for any role-play.

 

 

 

     

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As much as most teachers would like not to say it, summer vacation is drawing to a close (and, in some places, has probably already ended).

You might find The Best Resources For Planning The First Days Of School useful.