Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week

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:

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— Jamie Clark (@XpatEducator) July 13, 2025

I’m adding this tweet to Does Anyone Use “Interleaving” When Teaching ELLs? If So, I’d Love To Hear What You Do:

How to interleave your teaching: https://t.co/WCSj7CkheP pic.twitter.com/Ry4faS72qo

— InnerDrive (@Inner_Drive) July 14, 2025

I’m adding this tweet to The Best World Poetry Day Resources – Help Me Find More:

Thought was too creative not to share. I saw a teacher using the draw question in @waygroundai (formerly Quizizz) to do black out poetry. Super cool 🤯

Here’s a link to try it out from the student side if you want to give it a go: https://t.co/MQGfI2J24n

Here’s the teacher link… pic.twitter.com/CX4wSfT3ec

— Kyle Niemis (@KyleNiemis) July 19, 2025

Why Word Problems Feel So Hard and What Teachers Can Do is from Ed Week. I’m adding it to The Best Apps, Online Tools & Other Resources For Math.

A Tool to Help Students Navigate Difficult Text is from Middleweb. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On “Close Reading” — Help Me Find More.