Learning

4 Principles Of Student-Centered Learning by TeachThought Staff A Definition of Student-Centered Learning In our view, student-centered learning is a process of learning that puts the needs of the students over the conveniences of…

This Is What Understanding Looks Like by Terry Heick Testing is a major challenge in education. Agreeing on what's to be tested and how it's to be administered and what data should be collected and shared and how we should respond to…

52 Of The Best Quotes About Learning by TeachThought Staff The internet loves many things. It loves cats, for example. Memes, too. It loves video, which means it loves YouTube--and arguing in the comments section beneath YouTube…

Creativity & Connection: The Art Of Dorothea Lange by Ashley McCann “I saw and approached the hungry and desperate mother, as if drawn by a magnet. I do not remember how I explained my presence or my camera to her, but I do…

25 Alternatives To 'I Don't Know' & 'I Can't' by TeachThought Staff At the core of a growth mindset is the willingness to change. While you might want to 'change' (e.g., improve), changing your own thinking patterns has to…

Innovation & Imagination: 12 Benefits of Creativity  by TeachThought Staff Creativity is a valuable skill. All too often people outgrow their imagination as adulthood approaches due to an encroaching sense of self-doubt, an…

6 Elements Of Play: The Spectrum Of A Relaxed Mind 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…

On Student Engagement: How To Be As Interesting As A Video Game * How Video Games Have Mastered Learning Engagement Terry Heick Agreeing on how to best establish what a learner understands isn't simple -- if for no other reason than …

Watching Yourself: The Potential Of Video Recording In Student Reflection contributed by Jesse Johnson A basic truth: It's impossible to reflect on what's happening if you don't know what's happening. In my freshman composition…

Is The Cognitive Load Theory The Most Important Thing A Teacher Should Know? by Terry Heick What is the most important thing a teacher should know? According to British educationalist Dylan Wiliam, it is the Cognitive Load…

What Is The Cognitive Load Theory? A Definition For Teachers by Terry Heick Preface: I'm (very clearly) not a neurologist. While I often have dedicated a lot of thought and research into things I write, sometimes I write about…

3 Examples Of Game-Based Learning: Actual Stories From The Classroom by Ryan L. Schaaf There is a difference between gamification and game-based learning. Game-based learning is, in short, learning through games. Using games in…

Here, We Made Background Noise For Writing, Reading & Focus by Terry Heick Without background noise, I can't focus for the life of me--and if I am able to focus somehow, the quality of my thinking is absent and my creativity…

No, Your Brain Isn't Divided By Creativity And Logic by TeachThought Staff How the human brain works is a topic of considerable chatter, but not much in-depth discussion outside of neuroscience and psychology. There is indeed…

15 Reflection Strategies To Help Students Retain What You Just Taught Them by Terry Heick Reflection is a natural part of learning. We all think about new experiences--the camping on the car ride home, the mistakes made in a…

Learning To Learning: 7 Critical Shifts by TeachThought Staff Guy Claxton is professor of education at Bristol University, and author of Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind How Intelligence Increases When You Think Less (1997). Among other…

Teach Students To Think Irrationally by Terry Heick The folly of formal learning is a humbling, melancholy thing. As planners, designers, executors, and general caretakers of public and private education systems, we are tasked…