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12 Ideas For Holiday Activities In The Classroom by TeachThought Staff This is sponsored content from education.com. They only wanted to let you know about the free activities and downloads they have available on their Pinterest…

This Student Says Project-Based Learning Is The Key To Sustainability by Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought PD It should be no secret that we're big fans of project-based learning. Helping schools and teachers grow their…

9 Ways To Support A Culture Of Wellness In Your School by TeachThought Staff How can you create a culture of wellness in your school or classroom? General wellness is an important concept for leading a healthy life wrapped up in a…

12 Alternatives To Letter Grades In Education by Terry Heick Ed note: This post was originally published in November of 2012 and has been updated several times, most recently in December of 2018 with updated links, language, and…

Discussion: What Are Teachers Responsible For? by TeachThought Staff The processes of teaching and learning are an ongoing negotiation between teacher, student, and content. As a culture, we are in the habit of creating…

Can A Test Measure This? 25 Personality Qualities Not Measured By Tests by TeachThought Staff Who knew a vertical sliver of paper, stamped with little bubbles and otherwise boringly plain and harmless, could become such a…

20 Ways To Provide Effective Feedback For Learning contributed by Laura Reynolds While assessment gets all the press, it is feedback for learning that can transform a student's learning. When feedback is predominately negative,…

A Game To Help Students Understand The Maker Learning Process by Dr. Jackie Gerstein My background is in experiential education. One of the strategies used in experiential education is debriefing or reflecting on the…

Actors Theatre Offers Grant And Speaker Opportunities At 2019 Humana Festival Of New American Plays from a press release Louisville, KY – Actors Theatre of Louisville announces two opportunities for theatre professionals and new…

12 Curriculum Planning Tips For Any Grade Level Or Content Area by Terry Heick Learning is really just a growth in awareness. From not knowing to knowing is part of it, but that’s really too simple because it misses all the degrees of…

Help Your Students See Their Gifts: Create A Class Resume contributed by Laurel Schmidt, myedexpert.com Teachers don’t get to set the culture of their school, but they do define the world inside the four walls of their classroom.…

5 Levels Of Student Engagement: A Continuum For Teaching by Terry Heick Years ago, I worked with a school in Kentucky that had adopted Phil Shlechty's "Working on the Work" framework. The idea behind Shlechty's framework is, in…

The Difference Between Education 1.0 & 3.0 contributed by Jackie Gerstein For specific training and professional development around technology integration, contact TeachThought Professional Development to bring Jackie Gerstein…

Discussion: What Are Students Responsible For? by Terry Heick What are you doing to engage the students? How are you making sure they pay attention? What are you doing to make them care? How are you sparking their curiosity?…

The Importance Of Knowledge In Progressive Education by Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought Professional Development I recently recorded a podcast that explored differing approaches to the role and importance of knowledge in…

23 Maker Learning Reflection Questions For Thoughtful Students by Dr. Jackie Gerstein & TeachThought Staff To learn from Jackie Gerstein and help begin or improve maker education in your school or classroom, contact TeachThought …

Discuss: 'In Finland, teachers are not inspected' by Terry Heick Non-negotiable. Out of all of my experiences as a classroom teacher in ‘struggling’ American K-12 schools, the term ‘non-negotiable’ sticks with me the most. On…

Data-Driven Teaching? The Unit Isn't Doing You Any Favors by Terry Heick It’s been a great run. We’ve had some great times, and done some cool things we’ll never forget. Like that time in the summer PD where all the department…