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:

10 Ideas for Reflecting at the End of the School Year is updated from The NY Times Learning Network. I’m adding it to The Best Ways To Finish The School Year Strong.

Math is creative? Yes! 4 ways to encourage creativity in math class is from Teach Learn Grow. I’m adding it to The Best Apps, Online Tools & Other Resources For Math.

Just realized that the text of my second inaugural lecture (at the Institute of Education, 2007)—Assessment for Learning: Why, what and how—is no longer being sold by UCL Press, so the copyright reverts to me, and I can make it open access, so here it is: https://t.co/nLpRPEoFsM.

— Dylan Wiliam (@dylanwiliam) June 3, 2025

From Superheroes to Taylor Swift: Using Students’ Passions to Ignite Learning is from Edutopia. I’m adding it to The Best Ideas For Helping Students Connect Lessons To Their Interests & The World.

I’m adding this tweet to The Best Rubric Sites (And A Beginning Discussion About Their Use):

I think it also depends on who creates the rubrics. My understanding is that research favors ones jointly created between students and teachers. I also think research favors rubrics AND showing examples of work.

— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) June 5, 2025