Stop Chasing Students And Lead Them Instead
Learning trends aren’t about preparation, but mitigation. We need to stop chasing students and start leading them, instead.
Author: Terry Heick
Founder & Director of TeachThought
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The Highest Result Of Education Is A Kind Of Tolerance
The full measure of education may be the ability not simply to tolerate, but accept their own limits, and the limits of those around them.
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Education Is A System; Teaching Is An Action; Learning Is A Process
It’s ‘natural’ that there have always have been haves and have nots. Should a system of education work like nature?
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What Is Net Neutrality & Why Are You Hearing About It Again?
Net neutrality is, put briefly, the idea that all digital content should be equally accessible by everyone.
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What Might Happen If Robots Replace Teachers
Will robots replace teachers? Eventually. But maybe then teachers can then focus entirely on improving the lives of children.
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What’s A Thematic Unit? A Way To Unify What You Teach
In math, a thematic unit could explore the relationship between math and video games. In Language Arts, it could about the language of social protest.
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Cognitive Transfer: 14 Ways Students Can Transfer Knowledge
Understanding the value of information is the core of transfer. These categories include 14 ways students can transfer knowledge.
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Why The Best Teachers Change Their Minds
If you’re changing your mind—about inquiry, the ideal lesson template, or the best audiences for project-based learning products—that means you’re growing.
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50 Reasons It’s Time For Smartphones In Every Classroom
33. Students can have choice in terms of apps, platforms, social channels, assessment style, and so on. Smartphones can support this.
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What Kind Of Student Should School Produce?
Let us produce a student that asks the right question at the right time with courage that roars, a voice that sings, and empathy for others.
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When Students Study What They Can Still Change
By putting students directly in contact with things they can change, that modern sheen at least removes at least one barrier to learning.
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What Blocky Video Games Can Teach You About Learning
In your lesson design, give students something accessible. Playful. Something that is simple to use simply but complex to use with complexity.
