2025’s Best Posts From This Blog – Part Two

 

As usual, I’m kicking-off my end-of-year “Best” lists with my choices for the best posts from this blog so far from the past several months..

There are many more “Best” lists to come over the next two months.

You can see my picks for the best over the past eighteen years here, and you can see all my previous annual “Best” lists here.

I’ll start off by sharing the ones I’m adding to MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE POSTS:

 

ONES BEING ADDED TO THE ALL-TIME BEST LIST:

Does Advanced Tech Mean That Secondary ELL Classes Should Be Radically Restructured?

Was This The Biggest Teaching Mistake I Made This Year?

 

NON-BEST LIST POSTS:

Try Out My New Free AI Chatbot For ELL Teachers

Check Out A Second Free AI Chatbot I Created – This One Is On Classroom Instruction

I’ve Created A Free AI Chatbot To Support Parent Engagement In Schools

I’ve Created A Free AI Chatbot On Education Research & Policy

The Last AI Chatbot I’ve Created Is On How To Create Change & Influence People

“Show Me Your Papers”

Google Unveils Two Language Tools – One Can Be Very Helpful, The Other Not So Much

If I Was Still Teaching Today, I Would Be Telling My Students & Their Families To Always Carry Proof Of Citizenship

Even More Research Suggests That Focusing On ELL Reclassification Is The Wrong Priority

I Love This “Shared Journal” Activity And, If I Was Still Teaching, Would Definitely Use It In My ELL Classroom

New Study Highlights Weak Link In Most Ed Research: Knowing What Works “Best” Is Not Helpful If Students Won’t Do It

Education Word/Phrase Of The Month: “Agency”

“Five Strategies For Student Self-Assessment”

“Four Ways To Cultivate Critical Thinking With English Language Learners”

“Putting Teacher Action Research Into…Action”

“Four Ways To Give ELL Students Feedback on Writing”

Peer Review Process & Downloadable Form I Used This Year

Quizizz Lets You Use AI To Create Interactive YouTube Videos Once Again After Having To Stop Last Year – I Think It’s One Of The Most Helpful Ways To Use AI

My Student Cellphone Policy This Year Was A Bit Different Than Most – But It Worked Out Reasonably Well

Video: “The clever trick used by sports betting apps” Is Great For Classrooms – How To Use It Through “Reactance”

TED-Ed Video About Lobotomies – And My Family Has A Personal Connection To This Horror

For The Few Teachers Who Still Believe In “Don’t Smile Until Christmas,” There’s Research Now That Shows It Doesn’t Work

New Study Reinforces My Experience Of Feeling That Having A Growth Mindset Makes Me A Better Teacher

NEWLY REVISED: The (Few) AI Tools I Use Regularly & How I Use Them

Was This The Biggest Teaching Mistake I Made This Year?

If The CEO Of Lyft Drives Every Six Weeks, Could Principals, Central Office Staff & University Teacher Credential Professors Periodically Teach A K-12 Class?

AIR Language Looks Like A Very Good Site For English Language Learners

The True Origin Story Of AFT’s New AI Training Center Will Indicate If It Is A Success Or A Flop

“What Does “Enhanced Discovery Learning” Look Like In The ELL Classroom?”

“The Picture Word Inductive Model”

Researchers Are Finding That High-Dosage Tutoring Isn’t The Silver Bullet – Maybe Schools (& Researchers) Should Prioritize Peer Tutors, Instead?

I’ve Always Thought “Reclassification” Of ELLs Was The Wrong Priority & New Research Supports That Position

Wow! Microsoft Translator Has Really Improved & Can Even Be More Helpful In The Classroom

Google Has Often Failed At AI, But They Have Hit It Out Of The Park – For ELLs, At Least – With New “Storybook”

This “Bilingual View” Tool Can Be Helpful To Language & Content Teachers Alike

More Research Finds That Language Matters, This Time When Discussing “Opportunity Gap”

Links To The Hundreds Of Resources I’ve Created On Quizizz

Irony (Or Hypocrisy) Alert – Trump Wants English To Be Official U.S. English & Also Wants To Eliminate Funding To Help Students Learn…English

 

“BEST” LISTS:

The Best Resources On Recent Trump Administration Moves On ELL Policies

The Best Tools For Visualizing Connections Between Words

The Best Resources On The Value Of Classroom Routines