I’m not yet done with posting summer thematic collections of past posts or new interviews with authors.

However, I know that many teachers are starting their new school year soon (I don’t go back until the beginning of September).

So, I’m interjecting this new “question-of-the-week":

What are the best ways to start a new school year?

Please share your thoughts in the comments or, if you prefer, feel free to email them to me.

I’m re-visiting this question, and previous responses can be found at Best Ways To Begin & End The School Year.

It’s one of those issues where you can never get enough good advice!

I’ll return to posting thematic collections and author interviews after I post responses to this question, and will officially begin year six of this column in early September with tons of new questions and answers!

You can also send questions to me at lferlazzo@epe.org.When you send one in, let me know if I can use your real name if it’s selected or if you’d prefer remaining anonymous and have a pseudonym in mind.

Another option is contacting me on Twitter at @Larryferlazzo.

Anyone whose question is selected for this weekly column can choose one free book from a variety of education publishers.

Just a reminder -- you can subscribe and receive updates from this blog via email or RSS Reader..

And,if you missed any of the highlights from the first five years of this blog, you can find a categorized list of posts here,along with an “all-time” list of the ones that have been most popular. This year’s posts aren’t there, but you can find them by clicking on the archives found on the sidebar.

Education Week has published a collection of posts from this blog -- along with new material -- in an ebook form. It’s titled Classroom Management Q&As: Expert Strategies for Teaching.

Last, but not least, I record a weekly eight-minute BAM! Radio podcast with educators who provide guest responses to questions. You can listen and/or download them here.