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April is Arab American Heritage Month, and this is a post sharing related resources:

I’ve published several connected Ed Week columns.

Arab American Heritage Month is from The Smithsonian.

The Arab American Foundation has many related resources.

New York City Public Schools also have many resources.

The History Channel also has resources.

 

 

 

     

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I often write about research studies from various fields and how they can be applied to the classroom. I write individual posts about ones that I think are especially significant, and will continue to do so. However, so many studies are published that it’s hard to keep up. So I’ve started writing a “round-up” of some of them each week or every other week as a regular feature.

You can see all my “Best” lists related to education research here.

Here are some new useful studies (and related resources):

Self-management interventions for reducing challenging behaviors among school-age students: A systematic review is a useful study. I’m adding it to Best Posts On Classroom Management.

I’m adding these next two posts to The Best Resources For Learning About Retrieval Practice:

New study: Retrieval practice doesn’t just boost memory, it helps learners notice when knowledge matters, making transfer more likely.
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— Carl Hendrick (@carlhendrick.substack.com) September 22, 2025 at 4:29 AM

Key takeaways:
➡️ Instead of only testing “What is X?”, also ask “Which situation best illustrates X?” or “Where would this apply?”
➡️ Teachers should think of retrieval as “application rehearsal,” not just checking memory.

— Carl Hendrick (@carlhendrick.substack.com) September 22, 2025 at 4:29 AM

What Role Should Pictures Play in Teaching Reading?https://t.co/CVriplpQWZ pic.twitter.com/XA1RFeegk3

— Timothy Shanahan (@ReadingShanahan) September 27, 2025

Kids have better mental health outcomes when there are more girls in the class https://t.co/sZRLHwgjrC pic.twitter.com/XNUkTGiBMY

— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) September 27, 2025

     

Every two months, I reprint this post so that new subscribers learn about these resources.

I have many free resources, including excerpts and student hand-outs, available from all “my” books (“my” is quotation marks because several are ones I have co-authored or edited). Clicking on the covers will lead you to them.

Katie and I have begun work on a new book for both ELL and non-ELL educators.  Look for it in Spring, 2027!

Coming up with an idea for a book and then getting a contract with a publisher for it is great – up until the time one actually has to write it 🙂

     

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Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous “Mountaintop” speech fifty-seven years ago today, one day before he was assassinated.

You might be interested in MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. GAVE HIS “MOUNTAINTOP” SPEECH 52 YEARS AGO TODAY – HERE ARE TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES.

     

There seem to be more and more companies trying to move into the education game business though, between Wayground, Kahoot and Blooket, I’m sure there’s a real need for more.

The latest is Quizdes, which is sort of like a slimmed down version of Wayground, without lots of Wayground’s positive features.

It does use AI to create nice images that go along with each question, which Wayground does not do, so it could come in handy with English Language Learners.

I’m adding it to The Best Online Games Students Can Play In Private Virtual “Rooms”