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You can see all nineteen year’s worth of biannual “Best” lists here., and here’s the latest collection:

The Best Social Emotional Learning Resources Of 2026 – So Far

2026’s Best Social Studies Resources – So Far

The Best Resources On Classroom Instruction In 2026 – So Far

The Best Learning Games Of 2026 – So Far

The Best Sentences Of 2026 – So Far

2026’s Best Posts On Teaching English Language Learners – So Far

2026’s Best Artificial Intelligence Tools & Resources For Teachers & Students – Part One

2026’s Best Posts On New Education-Related Research Studies – So Far

The Best Fun Videos For English Language Learners In 2026 – So Far

Best Videos For Educators In 2026 – So Far

2026’s Best Posts From This Blog – So Far

     

Want to Retain Teachers? Ask the Right Recruitment Questions is the headline of one of my recent Education Week columns.

Teachers will want to stay in schools that meet their needs as professionals and as humans.

Here are some excerpts:

     

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Really, who isn’t going to see The Odyssey movie sometime over the next several months?

Here are some videos that might be worth watching before or after you, or your students, watch it:

 

 

 

 

     

English, no kidding offers nearly thirty AI-powered tools designed to support English Language Learners, particularly in encouraging speaking practice.

It has more-than-adequate free plan, and it’s very inexpensive if you want to use it even more often. If I was in the classroom, I’d try it out for a month or two to see how often I’d use it before purchasing a subscription.

It has some pretty creative ideas – most which could be fairly easily adapted by teachers without using any tech at all. I plan on using some of its ideas when I return to “work” with elementary ELL students in the fall as volunteer teacher.

I’m adding this info to:

The Best Ideas For Using Games In The ESL/EFL/ELL Classroom

THE BEST POSTS ABOUT USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WITH ELLS

     

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:

How to Turn Vocabulary Lessons Into Nuanced Conversations About Meaning is from Edutopia. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Teaching Clines, Or Word Spectrums.

The Writing Revolution in Math Class: Because, But, So is from Dylan Kane. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Writing In Math Class.

Making Formative Assessments More Efficient and Effective is from Edutopia. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About Formative Assessment.

Five Math Procedures To Help Students Learn From Their Mistakes is from Edutopia. I’m adding it to The Best Posts, Articles & Videos About Learning From Mistakes & Failures,

I’m adding this post to THE BEST RESOURCES SHARING RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT “TEACHER TALK”: