The winner of the Most influential blog post 2012….1,766 votes

—Winner: Jaden’s Awesome Blog – Ten things I’ve learned from blogging (433 votes)
–Runner Up: Mrs. Yollis’ Classroom Blog – November is Family Blogging Month!  (228 votes)
–Runner Up: Lexical Linguist – Nomenclature and basic functions of Twitter (AKA Twitter 101 for SLPs and AUDs (151 votes)
–Runner Up: Teach From the Heart – Evaluate Me, Please (84 votes)
–Runner Up:  Angela Maiers – 12 Things Kids Want from Their Teachers (84 votes)

Shortlisted Finalists

• 4C in ELT – Academic reading circles (ARC)
• Angela Maiers – 12 Things Kids Want from Their Teachers
• Bianca Hewes – Feedback, feed-forward, peer-assessment and project-based learning
• Chia Suan Chong – Things students say that break my heart
• Connected Principals – Recognize The Big Rocks
• Cool Cat Teacher Blog – You may be walking wounded, but Teacher, stay in the game!
• Diane Ravitch – Spread the Word about October 17 Campaign for Our Public Schools!
• Edudemic – How One Teaching Practice Ruined Math For Students
• EdWeek – What the Kardashians Taught Me About Reading Instruction (No, For Real)
• Eliterate Librarian – Common Core: Love it or Hate It?
• for the love of learning – Giving a student a zero teaches them a lesson
• Granted, but… – Everything you know about curriculum may be wrong. Really.
• Gridjumper’s Blog – It’s About Time and Space
• Half an Hour – International MOOCs Past and Present
• Jaden’s Awesome Blog – Ten things I’ve learned from blogging
• Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice – A Significant Error That Policymakers Commit
• Leading Motivated Learners – Dear Dr. John King
• Lexical Linguist – Nomenclature and basic functions of Twitter (AKA Twitter 101 for SLPs and AUDs)
• Mrs. Yollis’ Classroom Blog – Mystery Skype Call With Langwitches!
• Mrs. Yollis’ Classroom Blog – November is Family Blogging Month!
• Powerful Learning Practice – The Flip: End of a Love Affair
• Teach From the Heart – Evaluate Me, Please
• Teacher Bootcamp – Goal 1: Create Your Me Manifesto #30goals
• The Journal – VIDEO: Teacher of the Year criticises the “injustice” of system and “teacher-bashing”
• The Lally Blog – Being a Social Outcast