Richard Feynman On Knowing Versus Understanding by TeachThought Staff Who is Richard Feynman? Richard Feynman, born in 1918, was a theoretical physicist whose work in quantum mechanics earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965. According to nobelprize.org, Feynman…

contributed by Barbara R. Blackburn Differentiation is a popular concept in today’s schools. After all, it makes sense. We’d all love to provide instruction tailored to every student’s needs. However, intentionally or accidentally, many teachers simply lower the rigor for…

contributed by Dr. Zak Cohen From Mistakes to Mastery: A Roadmap for Developing Mistake-Literate Learners In 2009, President Obama spoke to a group of students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. As someone who had readily and unabashedly admitted…

Tips For Improving Family Engagement Through School-Home Communication contributed by Dr. Kara Stern, SchoolStatus Head of Education Solutions  Recognizing school/home communication’s profound impact on student success and well-being is crucial.  We need to understand school communication as much more than…

3 Knowledge Domains For Teaching And Learning by TeachThought Staff Thinking in the 21st century is just different. That doesn’t mean we’re all suddenly omnipotent cyborgs, nor do we all become mindless social media addicts who spend our cognitive might…

Technology Tools for Interactive Learning What makes traditional learning click?  In-person learning.  As a teacher, your students look up to you to impart knowledge in a format and manner they can absorb fast and easy. How do you achieve that?…