Helping Students Fail: A Framework
Helping students fail is about thinking like a scientist, farmer, designer, or CEO–failing gives the data needed to proceed.
Stop Defining Learning By The Technology Used To Make It Happen
Stop Defining Learning By The Technology Used To Make It Happen by Terry Heick Come gather ’round people Wherever you roam And admit that the waters Around you have grown And accept it that soon You’ll be drenched to the bone. If your time to you Is worth savin’ Then you better start swimmin’ Or…
Start Small: A Wendell Berry Commencement Address
“What we need, obviously, is a more intelligent–which is to say, a more accurate–description of the problem.” — Wendell Berry
What Does Understanding Look Like?
Understanding promotes the spontaneous, personal, and creative application of understanding in dynamic physical and digital environments.
Teaching Introverts Is Different
Why Teaching Introverts Is Different by Terry Heick As education seeks to improve itself, the focus has been on data, research, and curriculum. The stuff teachers use. There is precious little discussion on the human elements of learning unless you’re discussing isolated movements such as social-emotional learning or whole-child trends. While admirable, these “movements” are…
Why Should Students Study Abroad?
Why Should Students Study Abroad? In 2014, TeachThought was included at the table for the first White House Travel Blogger Summit on Study Abroad and Global Citizenship.  We gathered in the shared belief that what is learned in the classroom only goes so far; there’s a whole world out there that is only learned…
Why What Students Don’t Know Is More Important Than What They Do
What Students Don’t Know Is More Important Than What They Do by Terry Heick For me, my biggest takeaway from college was learning what I didn’t know. So many passionate, crazy-smart people–teachers and students–that modeled for me learning as I hadn’t seen it before. Entire courses on single ideas I wouldn’t have given a second…
25 Alternatives To “I Don’t Know” And “I Can’t”
Want to encourage a growth mindset in students? Here are 25 alternatives to “I Don’t Know” and “I Can’t,” in ready-for-students form!
24 Things A Teacher Should Never Ask A Student To Do
There are certain things a teacher should never ask a student to do, like lying, being what they’re not, and making promises they can’t keep.
6 Elements Of Play: The Spectrum Of A Relaxed Mind
6 Elements Of Play: The Spectrum Of A Relaxed Mind by TeachThought Staff The role of play in learning is a complex thing, in part because it is easily misunderstood as ‘playing is learning.’ While that’s certainly true, there is also a role for play in formal learning experiences as well. As self-directed learning becomes more…
Want To Change Education? You’d Better Have These 6 Things
You Need These 6 Things To Change Education by Terry Heick Every afternoon, after failing to take a nap because I make everything harder than it has to be, I pout down to Starbucks for coffee and a book. Today a teacher I used to work with walked by, and we caught up for a…
Is Cognitive Load Theory The Most Important Thing A Teacher Should Know?
If you ask a student to apply problem-solving skills when they are learning new and critical information, you’re asking the brain to do two things at once. This limits both processes. The task is ‘complex’ but not in a way that benefits the student.
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