Why Great Teaching Means Letting Go by Grant Wiggins, Ed.D, Authentic Education Ed note: On May 26, 2015, Grant Wiggins passed away. Grant was tremendously influential on TeachThought’s approach to education, and we were lucky enough for him to contribute his content to our site. Occasionally, we are going to go back and re-share his most memorable…
Editor’s Note: We received Karen’s guest post submission this week, and thought it made sense to share to get your take. Would love to hear your feedback in the comments below! Holding Teachers Accountable For Decisions They Aren’t Allowed To Make by Karen Schroeder, President of Advocates for Academic Freedom Billions of tax dollars have…
Rigor In The Classroom: 7 Myths by Barbara Blackburn, author of Rigor is not a 4-Letter Word Despite all the research, there are seven myths about rigor that are often heard. Let’s look at each, then turn our attention to the true meaning of rigor. 1. Lots of homework is a sign of rigor. For…
Are Midterms Really Necessary In A Climate Of Assessment? by Dawn Casey-Rowe, Social Studies Teacher It’s time for midterms. I hate midterms. They take up so much time–several days of review, a week of administering, and then all the correcting. To top it off, they place students in a high-anxiety environment. I feel like I’m…
The Best Platform For Student Blogging by TeachThought Staff Okay, this is subjective, but here’s my thought: When taking a macro view view of how and why students share thinking and information–and considering modern digital media trends, in 2014 the best way for students to blog in and out of the classroom has to be tumblr….
Is The Future Of Reading Not Reading At All? The Impact Of Visual & Social Literacy by Terry Heick Slate recently stumbled upon an infographic that mapped the civil war. And it’s 100 years old. (See below.) You can find a proper zoomable version for careful study at the Library of Congress. In short, it’s a wonderfully…
Deeper Learning: A Definition And A Free Course For Teachers The following is an edited transcript of an interview with Laura McBain and Ryan Gallagher of High-Tech High, a public charter school based in San Diego, on their upcoming MOOC, “Deeper Learning”, hosted by P2PU starting January 20, 2014. Interview by Charlie Chung of Class…
Analyze the game developer’s position on religious tolerance in modern society, then compare or contrast it to another author’s position.
Teacher Profile: Hacking The Elementary Classroom Michelle Cordy is a 3 and 4th grade elementary school teacher in Canada with some interesting ideas on hacking her classroom. And the influence for these ideas? Literal hackers. Michelle has found inspiration from hackers–not necessarily the ones that recently stole your Target credit card information, but rather the…
contributed by AJ Juliani John Maeda grew up working in his family’s Seattle tofu store in the 1980s. He was a bright and curious student who self-taught himself some computer coding in high school with no internet to learn from. Like many high school students he had dreams, but very little direction. Getting good grades, working…
Taking A Closer Look At What The Research Says About Preschool by Neal McCluskey, Ph.D. Associate Director, Center for Educational Freedom, Cato Institute Register For Pre-School Education: What The Research Says hosted by The Cato Institute Live Stream of the event can be viewed Tuesday, January 7th at 12 p.m. Eastern A Nation at Risk. New American Schools….
Introducing TeachThought Teacher Cards: Whom Vs Who Edit: We had the definitions at the bottom of the car wrong on the first one. The above version should be correct! In 2014, we’re going to continue to experiment with new content forms to bring you the right content at the right time for your classroom. One…
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