2025’s Best Posts From This Blog – So Far
As usual, I’m kicking-off my mid-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 […]

As usual, I’m kicking-off my mid-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:
NON-BEST LIST POSTS:
A Pretty Cool Review Activity I’m Doing With My ELL Newcomers
Boy, ChatGPT Sure Can Save ELL Teachers A LOT Of Time By Creating Conversation Sheets!
Another Strategy/Tool For Dealing With Cellphones In The Classroom
This Is A VERY Interesting & Helpful (Especially To Teachers) Take On The Marshmallow Test
A Holiday Gift To You – More Than Thirty Of My Scrambled “Expanding Sentences” Sheets!
What Peer Tutors In My Class Say About Their Work…
The “ELL Teacher’s Toolbox 2.0” Is Out!
6 Actions People Can Take Right Now To Oppose What Trump & Musk Are Doing
How My ELL Newcomer Students Evaluated Our Class & Me
Six Elements Of A National Strategy For Responding To Trump
How To Respond To Trump’s War On Decency, Social Justice & Equity – Part One In A Series
Downloadable Slideshow Sharing 30 “Focus Questions” Our Mentors Use With Their Mentees
I Think “ZenMic” Is Now The Best Online Listening Site For English Language Learners
Topics & Sentence Frames For Slideshows I Have ELL Newcomers Create & Present – Part One
News: I’m Retiring From Teaching High School (& I’m NOT Becoming A Consultant)
A Collection Of My Posts About Resisting The Trump Administration Agenda
The New “Live Handbook” Is An Incredible Education Research Resource
“Translanguaging: A Vital Tool for ELL Teachers” Is An Excerpt From Our Latest Book
“BEST” LISTS:
The Best Saturday Night Live Videos On Education
The Best Free AI-Powered Multi-Use Tools For Teachers
The Best Short-&-Sweet Tips For Teaching English Language Learners