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10 Indicators Of Efficient Teaching by TeachThought Staff Notice that we didn’t use the more vague 'good teacher' phrasing. That’s an important distinction, because here we’re talking about something a bit more clinical. …

Too Much Sitting? 5 Movement Strategies That Get Kids Thinking contributed by Kenny McKee Each day more research confirms the link between movement and learning. Brain researcher David Sousa claims that physical activity increases…

How To Take Your Teaching Experience Online With Video Courses contributed by John Mason Disclosure: This content was created and promoted by IG Online courses are an excellent way to generate passive income. If your online…

Book: The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time by TeachThought Staff Summary "Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well…

TeachThought Grow18 Conference Opens by TeachThought Staff TeachThought's second annual GROW education conference kicked off Monday, July 9th in Louisville, Kentucky and continues all week, culminating in a 'Differentiation in…

Confirmation Bias Really Kills Thinking by Terry Heick What is confirmation bias? Broadly speaking, confirmation bias is the tendency of people to overvalue data that supports their own beliefs. It usually works something like…

20 Collaborative Learning Tips And Strategies For Teachers contributed by Miriam Clifford This post has been updated from a previous post. There is an age old adage that says “two heads are better than one." Consider…

25 Tricks To Improve A Boring Lesson contributed by Lisa Chesser Over the years, I’ve noticed how one question can change the dynamics of any situation. Everything might be moving along quite nicely at the dinner table,…

100 Things Students Can Create To Demonstrate What They Know  contributed by Ryan Schaaf, Notre Dame of Maryland University This has been updated and republished from a previous version When I was a high school student, I had the…

50 Resources For Teaching With Bloom's Taxonomy by TeachThought Staff Bloom’s Taxonomy was a remarkable attempt to create a system of learning that focuses on how people learn and organize content around those natural aptitudes.…

How To Give Students Specific Feedback That Actually Helps Them Learn contributed by Justin Chando To tell a student ‘great job’ or ‘this needs work’ is a missed opportunity. Everyone loves to hear they did a great job. And perhaps…

The Science Of Classroom Design (Graphic) by TeachThought Staff There is an art and science to teaching, and certainly to curriculum and assessment. And classroom management. And student engagement. And literally everything else…

16 Books About Learning Every Teacher Should Read by TeachThought Staff In the age of blogging and social media, is there still room for books? Of course there is! While digital content is handy and accessible, many of the issues…

Why Financial Education Is A Smart Investment contributed by John Mason Disclosure: This content was created and promoted by IG Education is knowledge. It helps people gain skills they can use to improve their lives, which in turn…

Why Students Don't Do Their Homework--And What You Can Do About It by Dr. Jennifer Davis Bowman ‘That was homework?’ ‘That’s due today?’ ‘But... it was the weekend.’ We hear a lot of stuff when students don’t do their…

4 Characteristics Of Critical Digital Pedagogy by TeachThought Staff "Pedagogy is not just a delivery device for the digital humanities. It should be at the core of what the digital humanities is as an academic discipline." Jesse Stommel…

12 Of The Best Learning Apps For 2018 by TeachThought Staff Ed note: This post has been sponsored by Kdan Mobile Software America, Inc., who asks us to create a list of our favorite learning apps for 2018, which we've done below.…

A Better List Of Ideas For Project-Based Learning by TeachThought Staff At TeachThought, we're huge fans of project-based learning. While there is no magic bullet of practice, program, or framework that automatically produces…

How To Teach History Through Hamilton contributed by Kevin Cline, Former National History Teacher Of The Year After teaching history for over 13 years, I’ve lost count of the times I’ve heard a student say “History is boring!”  …

Grow 18: On July 12, 2018 a great opportunity to attend an interactive learning session on how to effectively differentiate in Project-Based Learning. This article is a taste of the deeper exploration and learning about meeting the…

102 Brain-Based Learning Resources For, Well, Brain-Based Teaching contributed by Sara Bass Researchers in neuroscience, psychology and education are uncovering new information about how brains learn best at an unbelievable pace. We have…

An Alternative To Google Search That Focuses On Privacy by TeachThought Staff DuckDuckGo isn't new--for your web browser or iOS, but recent developments in the digital world are making it increasingly relevant. DuckDuckGo is a…

A Checklist For 21st Century Teachers by TeachThought Staff What are the kind of things a 21st century teacher needs to know and be able to do? What about 21st century students? What education technology works, and what is a waste…

Let The Technology Serve The Curiosity, Not The Other Way Around contributed by Steve Wheeler, Associate Professor in Learning Technology Curiosity killed the cat, but it made each of us who we are today. Without curiosity,…