Learning Models

7 Characteristics Of Teachers Who Effectively Use Technology by TeachThought Staff Ed note: This post has been updated with an updated visual from Sylvia Duckworth, who took our graphic from alwaysprepped.com (now getalma) post and…

10 Principles Of Proficiency-Based Learning contributed by Chris Sturgis 10 Principles Of Proficiency-Based Learning” by Chris Sturgis was originally published on CompetencyWorks Great Schools Partnership continues to produce great…

How The Activity Learning Theory Works  contributed by Steve Wheeler, Associate Professor, Plymouth Institute of Education This is number 8 in my series on learning theories. My intention is to work through the alphabet of…

The Genius Hour Design Cycle: A Process For Planning contributed by Nigel Coutts Ed note: This has been updated from a previous post  Part 1 of this 2-part series can be seen here; note that some of the language…

How To Make Learning Visible: A Spectrum by Terry Heick  What students say and do and create are products of thought processes that, more or less, are predictable--and of significant potential if we can make those processes visible.…

Critical Knowledge: 4 Domains More Important Than Academics by Terry Heick As academic standards shift, technology evolves, and student habits change, schools are being forced to consider new ways of framing curriculum and…

Introducing MeLearning: A Student-Centered Learning Model by Terry Heick ed note: This post has been updated and republished from a previous post A couple of years ago, I developed a kind of self-directed learning model. At the…

The Definition Of Combination Learning by Terry Heick Combination Learning is a new teaching and learning strategy for the 21st century. The definition of Combination Learning is learning through the flexible combination of two or…

  A Taxonomy For Transfer: 14 Ways Learners Can Transfer What They Know by Terry Heick What is transfer? In "Using Self-Transfer To Drive 21st Century Assessment," I offered that transfer was "the practice of applying knowledge…

6 Domains Of Cognition: The TeachThought Learning Taxonomy by Terry Heick How can you tell if a student really understands something? They learn early on to play the game—tell the teacher and/or the test what they ‘want to…

Designing The Perfect School: 7 Principles Of Sustainable Learning by Terry Heick What would the opposite of the industrial learning model--the existing vision of most public education systems worldwide in the 21st century--look…

9 Indicators Of Authentic Mobile Learning by Terry Heick So many modern trends in learning are based on technology. Game-based learning, mobile learning, the flipped classroom, blended learning, and more all depend on…

A Human Framework For Maker Education by Jackie Gerstein For specific training and professional development around technology integration, contact TeachThought Professional Development to bring Jackie Gerstein and other…

How Thoughtful Technology Integration Can Address Maslow’s Hierarchy Of Needs by Jackie Gerstein For specific training and professional development around technology integration, contact TeachThought Professional Development to…

(Image removed; new image forthcoming) An Inquiry Framework: 5 Levels Of Student Ownership by Terry Heick Student ownership is the degree to which a learner feels a natural sense of responsibility and curiosity about their work.…

TeachThought: A Diagram Of Pedagogy in the 21st Century by Terry Heick We know that thinking in the 21st century seems different. What about teaching? Aside from the presence of dizzying technologies, added pressure for data-based…