What Happens When Teachers Connect
When one teacher meets another, they exchange ideas. Comparing and finding common ground and learning new things is nearly automatic.
Author: Terrell Heick
Founder & Director of TeachThought
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How To Get Fired As A Teacher
Whatever the reason, if you want to get fired as a teacher, it’s not as easy as you’d think. In fact, it takes real effort.
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The Most Important Question Every Assessment Should Answer
Whether a formal test or an informal observation, the most important question every assessment should answer is, ‘What now?’
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A Really Cool Database For Paper Airplanes
There’s more that goes into duplicating paper airplane models than you’d think. If you’d like to try, here’s a paper airplane database.
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8 Things Every Teacher Needs In Order To Grow
Humility, vision, a sense of humor, and a strong foundation in pedagogical skills are among the things every teacher needs to grow.
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Discuss: Are The ACT & SAT Still Relevant For College Admissions?
Are The ACT & SAT Still Relevant For College Admissions? by Terry Heick Are standardized tests still relevant to clarify the ‘readiness’ of college students? (A better question might be why are the ACT and SAT still relevant for college admissions?) In an era where students are characterized as much by their digital citizenship (and digital…
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14 Things Every Student Needs
What does every single student need–absolutely, positively have to have–to succeed inside and outside of the classroom?
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How Students Are Like Cats
How Are Students Like Cats? by Terry Heick Students can be a lot like cats. This occurred to me recently when teaching a group of 8th graders about the wonders of the preposition. Cats are curious, aloof little prima donnas capable of great feats of athleticism and laziness. They have their own internal clocks, their…
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50 Ways To Measure Understanding
It’s difficult to teach if it’s unclear what students actually understand–and multiple-choice tests aren’t enough. Here are 50 alternatives.
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25 Of The Most Misunderstood Ideas In Education
Some of the misunderstood ideas in education include the role of parents, the function of a letter grade, and what it means to ‘understand.’
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Is Focusing On Student ‘Improvement’ The Wrong Approach?
We’ve become so obsessed with looking inward and trying to achieve our ideals, that we’re less equipped to be a human on the outside.
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15 Interesting Ways To Start Class Tomorrow
The best part of ‘Count to 10’ is that it gives students who may not be the ‘best’ at other things a chance to win. If less than 90% of your students are smiling the whole time, you’re doing it wrong.
