Strategies For Using Assistive Technology In The Classroom

Strategies For Using Assistive Technology In The Classroom

TeachThought StaffMay 22, 20236 min read

How To Help Students Use Assistive Technology Tools Assistive technology like text-to-speech (TTS) tools can help every student engage more deeply with content. For students with an undiagnosed learning disability, however, becoming comfortable with assistive technology can be a dramatic…

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What Are The Most Useful Keyboard Shortcuts For Zoom?

TeachThought StaffAug 18, 20203 min read

The Most Useful Keyboard Shortcuts For Zoom by TeachThought Staff Do you use Zoom in–or as–your classroom? While many of the keyboard shortcuts beyond CTRL-C for copy and CTRL-V for paste and CTRL-X for cut can be intimidating–and sometimes not…

The Difference Between Lateral Reading And Vertical Reading

The Difference Between Lateral Reading And Vertical Reading

Terrell HeickAug 15, 20207 min read

What’s The Difference Between Lateral Reading And Vertical Reading? by Terry Heick If one thing changes, everything changes. Reading, for example—it has changed because writing has changed. Writing has changed because the barriers to and means of publishing have changed.…

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The Challenge Of Global Learning In Public Education

Terrell HeickAug 10, 20206 min read

The Definition Of Global Learning by Terry Heick Globalization. Definitely not a high-interest topic. For every person reading this quick preview, probably 18 more skimmed right past, busy trying to survive right here, right now. This makes sense. Even when…

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How To Get Parents Meaningfully Involved In Your School

Terrell HeickAug 9, 20206 min read

Getting Parents Meaningfully Involved In Your School contributed by Carol Goedken, CEO of Families & Schools Together Improving the academic trajectory of disadvantaged children is a high priority in education, and there is no shortage of philosophical approaches to solving…

3 digital efficiency hacks for school principals

3 Simple Digital Efficiency Hacks For Principals

TeachThought StaffAug 7, 20205 min read

Reclaiming Your Day: 3 Simple Digital Efficiency Hacks For School Principals contributed by Heather Warrell Let’s be honest—while school leadership can be highly rewarding, it can, at times, be absolutely brutal. From juggling district demands to tracking data to cooling…

continuum of choice

The Shift From Content To Purpose: A Continuum of Choice

Terrell HeickAug 5, 20203 min read

The Shift From Content To Purpose: A Continuum of Choice by TeachThought Staff What is the difference between a teacher-centered and learner-driven classroom? We’ve taken a look at examples of student-centered teaching before. It’s both a subtle (in theory) and dramatic…