TeachThought Staff

5 Ways To Engage Reluctant Learners contributed by Kristina J. Doubet, Ph.D and Jessica A. Hockett, Ph.D. We’ve all been there. Slumped bodies, rolled eyes, defiant words, and off-task behaviors announce (not-so-subtly) that…

A Video Walkthrough For Civilization VI Beginners by TeachThought Staff At TeachThought, we love learning through video games, and Civ VI is one of our favorite games to learn with and through. In This Is One Of The Best Games…

An Updated Guide to Questioning in the Classroom by TeachThought Staff Something we've become known for is our focus on thought, inquiry, and understanding, and questions are a big part of that. We've done questions that students…

Clarifying Your Teaching With Clear Communication contributed by Molly Bruzewski, Ed.S. Ed note: This is part 2 on strategies that promote a team approach to academic achievement and high-performance teaching. Part 1 was Every…

12 Apps For Smarter Teacher-Parent Communication by TeachThought Staff Teacher-parent communication is, ideally, a two-way street. It is best thought of in terms of purpose: Why do teachers and parents need to talk? How can…

Every Classroom Is A Team And Every Teacher Is A Coach contributed by Molly Bruzewski, Ed.S. This is a 2-part series on strategies for promoting a team approach to academic achievement and high-performance teaching. Strategy 1 for…

The Highest Literacy Is Understanding The Value Of A Text contributed by Dr. Michael Ben-Chaim Students’ underachievement in reading comprehension has become a chronic, habitual, and well-documented characteristic of the…

10 Tips For Parents New To Online Homeschooling contributed by Jennifer Smith Online Schools can present numerous benefits to students of all ages. For one, it offers them (and their parents) a flexible schedule. It also gives…

6 Messages Every Student Should Hear On The First Day Of School by Terry Heick & Jackie Gerstein Updated July 23, 2018 For specific training and professional development around technology integration, contact TeachThought…

6 New Google Form Features To Make It A Better Tool For Teachers by TeachThought Staff In 50 Ways Google Can Help You Become A Better Teacher, we took a look at many of the ways Google technology and resources can improve your…

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…