How Project-Based Learning Can Promote Social-Emotional Learning Skills
contributed by Mike Kaechele Educators individually answer the prompt, “What do you want your students to know and be able to do after their year with you?” Then the responses are collected and documented as a whole group. I myself…
Five Elements Of Experiential Learning
Five Elements Of Experiential Learning: A Summary Of ‘Freedom To Learn’ contributed by Jackie Gerstein I was painfully bored during my K-12 education. I looked forward to college anticipating that it would be different – more engaging, interesting, and innovative.…
8 Strategies To Make Learning Visual In Your Classroom
How To Make Learning Visual In Your Classroom contributed by Jackie Gerstein How about some strategies for visual learning? Though the idea of ‘learning styles’ has fallen out of favor in education, the idea that there are different methods of ‘ingesting’…
How To Cite A Tweet: MLA Style
How To Cite A Tweet: MLA Style by TeachThought Staff How do you cite a tweet MLA Style? First, let’s clarify that while it’s not exactly an Oxford library and therefore may not be the first place you visit for…
25 Of The Most Misunderstood Ideas In Education
What Are The Most Misunderstood Ideas In Education? by Terry Heick There’s a lot of misunderstanding in education, and that makes sense because it’s a unique mix of narrow pedagogical expertise and broader human expression. Education is for no one…
20 Observable Characteristics Of Effective Teaching
20 Observable Characteristics Of Effective Teaching by TeachThought Staff What makes an effective teacher? Or more specifically, what observable characteristics might you see and hear? The University of Minnesota offered some observable characteristics of effective teaching which, while focused on…
How To Add Materials To An Assignment In Google Classroom
Adding Materials To An Assignment In Google Classroom by TeachThought Staff Adding materials to assignments in Google Classroom is simple–basically navigating to the Assignments page, clicking the paperclip icon, then choosing the source of the file from the dropdown menu.…