Learning

Five Elements Of Experiential Learning: A Summary Of 'Freedom To Learn' by Jackie Gerstein, TeachThought PD I was painfully bored during my K-12 education. I looked forward to college anticipating that it would be different –…

Why Being Wrong Is Actually A Good Thing by Terry Heick Being wrong is only ‘bad’ if the consequences of that ‘wrong’ outweigh the benefits (and potential future benefits) of becoming right. David Deutsch wrote about this idea…

50 Ways To Use Bloom's Taxonomy In The Classroom by Terry Heick Bloom's Taxonomy is a powerful teaching and learning tool that can help you shape nearly everything that happens in your classroom. Why you would want to do this is…

10 Strategies To Make Learning Feel More Like A Game by TeachThought Staff We've talked about gamification quite a bit, which is different than game-based learning, if you'll recall. (The definition of gamification is the…

What Is Bloom's Taxonomy? A Definition For Teachers by TeachThought Staff In one sentence, Bloom's Taxonomy is a hierarchical ordering of cognitive skills that can, among countless other uses, help teachers teach and students…

Learning Is Complex; What Do We Know So Far? contributed by Stewart Hase and Chris Kenyon The science of learning, discovering how people learn, as opposed to the philosophy of learning and education that goes back to Egyptian…

 Does This Help You Relax? 12 Of The Best ASMR Videos With No Talking by Terry Heick After years of not being able to focus (or sleep) without background noise of some kind (which led me to create a TeachThought-specific…

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…

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…

How Gamification Uncovers Nuance In The Learning Process by Terry Heick Gamification is simply the application of game-like mechanics to non-game 'things.' The big idea here is to encourage a desired behavior. In this way,…

The Power Of Place: How Where Students Live Affects What They Need To Know by Terry Heick A decent question: Why don't your students remember what you've taught? A better question: Why don't they understand what you've taught?…

The Simplest Way To Slow The Summer Slide by Terry Heick There's a lot of dialogue right now about the dreaded summer slide. Lots of scary statistics, technology layers, and socioeconomic concerns. Tips, resources, ideas, and…

6 Tips For Completing Schoolwork On The Go contributed by J Smith Students these days always seem to be on the go, whether that’s because of extracurricular involvement, family and friends, or even in the case of older students in…

The Difference Between Children And Students Recently I wrote for edutopia on the difference between students and learners. As "learning trends" become the basis for full-on institutions of learning (see the Avenues: World School …

A Beginner's Guide To Personalized Learning by TeachThought Staff  There is a difference between personalized learning and differentiation. Differentiation is a kind of personalized instruction, where teachers adjust process, &…

8 Ways To Help Students Learn More From Others Than They Do From You

Learning Is Different Than Education by Terry Heick Ed note: This post has been updated from an early 2013 post. “…all our problems tend to gather under two questions about knowledge: Having the ability and desire to know, how and…

School Walls Talk: Leading Through Space Design contributed by Dr. Robert Dillon Leading space design isn’t just another item to add to the already busy schedule for school leaders. It is an essential lever of change that can…

From Procedural Knowledge To Self Knowledge: The 4 Stages Of Curiosity by Terry Heick Where curiosity comes from isn’t entirely clear. In fact, it isn’t even easy to define. That’s probably because there is no single…

8 Reflective Questions To Help Any Student Think About Their Learning by TeachThought Staff For in-person professional development from TeachThought on reflection in learning or any other topic your school or district might need,…

31 Surprising Facts About Learning (That Challenge The Academic Approach) Have you checked your assumptions about student learning at the door? People in general, hold onto beliefs that are shaped by early experiences, the media,…

10 Characteristics Of A Highly Effective Learning Environment by Terry Heick For in-person professional development from TeachThought on how to create an effective learning environment in your classroom or school, contact us…

How To Teach Students To Research Without Google by Jane Healey, Ph.D Inquiry-based learning is one of the current buzz phrases, meaning students should ask and answer questions as a primary method in the classroom.  It’s a great…

"Learning is an experience. Everything else is just information." by Terry Heick There is an essential--and essentially human--movement in learning--a point where something transitions from other to self. It starts with…