Don’t Teach Kids How To Read, Teach Them Why
Why It’s Important To Teach Kids Why To Read by Terry Heick Preface: I’m writing under the assumption that the ‘child’ in question has access to some form of mobile technology, and that’s a problematic assumption that causes problems for…
7 Simple Ways You Can Help Students Pay Attention
7 Simple Ways You Can Help Students Pay Attention by TeachThought Staff For many teachers, helping students “pay attention” is probably the wrong way to help improve what you’re probably trying to improve. Listless students. Apathetic responses. Uninspired work. Talking.…
Interview: Want Better Readers? Write Twice As Much With 1/2 The Rules
How Can Schools Produce Better Readers? Write Twice As Much With 1/2 The Rules contributed by Dennis Pierce In a wide-ranging interview, ASU researcher Steve Graham noted that reading and writing skills are closely linked—and each helps improve the other.…
Should Sandbox Learning Be The Future Of Education?
Sandbox Learning Might Be The Future Of Education Two decades into the 21st century, highly-structured, formal learning environments may have run their course. If nothing else, they have a pronounced limp and awkward speech patterns that students are increasingly finding,…
How To Scaffold Learning Through Station Teaching
Scaffolding Learning Through Station Teaching by TeachThought Staff Teaching through stations—or ‘station teaching’—is a flexible and underrated teaching and learning strategy that can add versatility to your craft. This approach requires unique classroom management strategies, precise time management, and a…
Why Are Schools So Bad At Preparing Students For Modern Jobs?
Why Are Schools So Bad At Preparing Students For Modern Jobs? by TeachThought Staff If schools are supposed to be training the workers of the future, the growing consensus is that most of them are not doing a very good…
5 Things Teachers Can Do To Help Students Make Meaning
5 Things Teachers Can Do To Help Students Make Meaning contributed by Kelsey Skaggs, MIND Research Institute Rigor gets a bad reputation. It’s that thing that makes life difficult and uncomfortable. Apply it to a person and they can be seen…