6 Ways You Can Promote Gender Equality In Your Classroom
How Can You Promote Gender Equality In Your Classroom? contributed by Jesse Johnson As young children begin to notice the differences in social expectations for gender roles, the ways teachers interact with students stand to have a great impact on…
42 Fill-in-the-Blank Prompts For Students To Design Their Own Projects
Help Students Design Their Own Projects With These Fill-in-the-Blank Prompts by Terry Heick So often, we make learning more complicated than it has to be. Local planning requirements are usually at fault here–plan this way and prove that you’ve done…
Why Students Should Read
Why Should Students Read? by Terry Heick Lately, there’s something about reading that’s bothering me about how we teach reading and writing. I’ve written about it before and said a lot of what I say here, but never quite said…
A Common Language: 30 Public Education Terms Defined
30 Public Education Terms Defined by TeachThought Staff Communication depends on a common language. In any field, knowing what a colleague means when they use a term or phrase is the difference between talking about ideas and exchanging ideas. So…
7 Mistakes That Quality Assessments Avoid
What Mistakes Do Quality Assessments Avoid? contributed by Daniel R. Venables, Founding Director of the Center for Authentic PLCs Giving a test is easy; assessing understanding is not. What are the most common mistakes quality assessments avoid? The following list of…
12 Principles Of Mobile Learning
What Are The Principles Of Mobile Learning by Terry Heick Ed note: This post has been updated and republished from a 2012 post Mobile Learning is about self-actuated personalization. As learning practices and technology tools change, mobile learning itself will…
20 Of The Best Tutoring Apps For Teachers
What Are The Best Tutoring Apps For Teachers? by TeachThought Staff What are the best tutoring apps for teachers and students? Well, believe it or not, what actually qualifies as a ‘tutoring app’ isn’t clear-cut. Is it a tutoring platform–one…