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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 image from Wrong Hands could be a model for a cool classroom assignment in history class – having students create their own version for the time in history they’re studying:

Discovering My Civic Identity is from Facing History. I’m adding it to The Best Websites For Learning About Civic Participation & Citizenship.

Podcast Episode Planner is from On The Same Page ELT. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Teacher & Student Podcasting.

I’m adding this video to The Best Resources For Planning “Learning Stations” – Please Add More:

 

11 Classroom Management Tweaks You Don’t Learn in Teacher Prep is from Edutopia. I’m adding it to  Best Posts On Classroom Management.

I’m adding this post to The Best Resources About Inductive Learning & Teaching:

This trend of young men sharing their reading & reading habits is wonderful! One for English teachers to share with their classes? https://t.co/Wakv9KWGJ5

— Barbara Bleiman 🎓 Education is Conversation (@BarbaraBleiman) January 31, 2026

     

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I’m adding this infographic to The Best Sites For Learning About Nuclear Weapons:

You will find more infographics at Statista

     

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I have a zillion resources for all teachers at The Best Resources For Planning The First Day Of School.

I thought it would be useful if I pulled out the ones specifically geared towards ELL classes and put them in this new list:

Creating Conditions Where Multilingual Learners Thrive as We Start a New School Year is from Carol Salva.

Here’s A Cloze (Gap-Fill) Essay My ELL Students Will Complete On The First Day Of School

Alex Case has a ton of ideas on how ESL teachers can handle their first classes of the year.

First Lesson: Student generated ID card Swap is from TEFL Geek.

Eva Buyuksimkesyan has a bunch of ideas.

Back to School: Fun ELL reading and writing game! is from the Language Learning and Teaching blog.

First Week of School Activities with ELs at the Heart is by Valentina Gonzalez.

Back to school activities for the EFL/ESL classroom is from English For Asia.

🏖️ It’s time! 📚Here’s a list of back-to-school resources that @irina_mcgrath and I ❤️ for a strong and 😃 start with ELs. Tools from @Larryferlazzo, @MsSalvac, @ValentinaESL, @emilyfranESL, @TanELLclassroom, @ShakeUpLearning @Toppel_ELD, and us. https://t.co/CvMxZt0HpI pic.twitter.com/MUE2Rrg3Xi

— Michelle Makus Shory (@michelleshory) August 6, 2019

5 activities for the first days of school is from On The Same Page ELT.

The Have Fun With English blog has a post about a nice activity called The Compass.

Back-to-School in the ELL Classroom is from Colorin Colorado.

Create a Positive Back-to-School Experience for English Learners is by Jana Echevarria.

85 GTKY activities is from The TEFL Zone.

 

     

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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.