A Brief History Of Gamification In Education
by TeachThought Staff Changes And Improvements: How Gamification Has Changed [Updated] How has gamification changed in the last 50 years? A few of the more important changes include: Proliferation of Gamification Platforms Over the past two and a half decades,…
Knowledge Is Power And Teaching Is The Fuel
If Knowledge Is Power, Then Teaching Is The Fuel by Terry Heick That knowledge = power isn’t a new idea. ’Knowledge is power’ is a common refrain in the education community, at least in spirit. The idea that knowledge changes…
How Do You Teach Social-Emotional Learning?
How Do You Explain SEL In The Classroom? The recent shift toward social-emotional learning (SEL)–accelerated by the shift to remote teaching and learning and the isolation of a global pandemic–is, of course, a wonderful thing. If nothing else, it’s a…
Using The 3-2-1 Learning Strategy For Critical Thinking
What Is The 3-2-1 Strategy And How Can It Be Used For Critical Thinking? by Terry Heick What’s the 3-2-1 strategy? The 3-2-1 strategy is simply a format that can frame–well, really anything. Examples Of The 3-2-1 Strategy It doesn’t…
8 Strategies For Using TikTok For Learning
How Can You Use TikTok For Learning? by Terry Heick Whether or not you consider TikTok useful for learning likely depends on your grade level and content area, but also your personal philosophy. In the same way that teaching with…
14 Apps For Struggling Or Hesitant Adolescent Readers
Tools And Apps To Help Struggling Teen Readers by TeachThought Staff One of my most important tasks as a reading teacher is matching students to books that they will love. For struggling readers, that can be more challenging because they…
6 Ways To Motivate Students Cognitively During Summer Break
How To Motivate Students During Summer Break contributed by Dr. Pamela Roggeman, academic dean at the University of Phoenix College of Education For decades, we have romanticized the idea of children taking the summer off to enjoy warm weather, summer…