12 common reasons students don't read

12 Reasons Students Don’t Read & What You Can Do About It

Terrell HeickJul 27, 20235 min read

12 Common Reasons Students Don’t Read & What You Can Do About It by Terry Heick Why don’t students read more? Digital distractions? No books at home? Too much testing? Kim Kardashian? It depends on the student. It depends on…

5 Simple Ideas That Can Transform Your Teaching

5 Simple Ideas That Can Transform Your Teaching

TeachThought StaffMar 30, 20213 min read

These Simple Ideas Can Transform Your Teaching by Terry Heick Teaching is impossibly complex. Unless you were incredibly wise and prescient, there is no way to be the teacher so many begin their career striving to be. You will simply never…

My Pedagogic Creed by John Dewey

My Pedagogic Creed By John Dewey

TeachThought StaffMar 30, 202123 min read

The Full Text Of ‘My Pedagogic Creed’ By John Dewey by Terry Heick What did John Dewey believe? While known by teachers for his work in education (he was a professor of philosophy at Columbia University from 1904 until 1930),…

Me Learning: A Student-Centered Learning Model

Me Learning: A Student-Centered Learning Model

Terrell HeickMar 30, 20216 min read

What Is Me Learning? A Student-Centered Learning Model by Terry Heick Years ago, I developed a kind of self-directed learning model. At the time, I thought of it as a way to support students in understanding how to learn. It was…

Ways Improve A Test

20 Ways To Improve A Test, Quiz, Or Other Assessment

Terrell HeickMar 28, 20214 min read

Improve Tests, Quizzes, And Other Assessments With These Tips by TeachThought Staff There is often talk about assessment–its forms, frequency, and the integration of gleaned data to revise planned instruction. Formative versus assessment, rigor, and the evasive nature of understanding…

6 Types Of Assessment For Learning

6 Types Of Assessment Of Learning

TeachThought StaffMar 28, 20214 min read

What Are The Types Of Assessment Of Learning? by TeachThought Staff What are the types of assessment for learning? And more importantly, when should you use which? If curriculum is the what of teaching and learning models are the how,…

What Is Project-Based Learning

What Is Project-Based Learning?

Terrell HeickMar 28, 20214 min read

Project-Based Learning? A Definition. by Terry Heick In one sentence, project-based learning (PBL) is the process of learning through projects. To be a bit more specific, PBL is the process of learning through the design, development, and completion of projects.…