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What Happens When Teachers Connect by Terry Heick Digital and social media have replaced the landscape for education. This isn't a case of mere impact or transformation--it's all different now. Everything--the...
20 Things You Can Learn In 10 Minutes To Become A Better Teacher by Terry Heick Becoming a better teacher is likely a big part of why you're here. Based...
How To Get Fired As A Teacher by Terry Heick Getting fired in any profession can be tricky. Maybe you want a career change, but need a push in that...
The Most Important Question Every Assessment Should Answer by Terry Heick The difference between assessment of learning and assessment for learning is a crucial one, in many ways indicative of...
The Difference Between Assessment Of Learning And Assessment For Learning by Terry Heick What is the difference between assessment of learning and assessment for learning? It boils down to purpose....
50 Things You Can Say To Encourage A Child by TeachThought Staff There are many ways to encourage a child, but for students of any age, honest, authentic, and persistent...
Teachers, It's Time To Talk About Your Stress contributed by Tara Brown As a certified massage therapist for over two decades, in addition to my roles as a teacher and...
8 Things Every Teacher Needs In Order To Grow by Terry Heick What do teachers need to grow? Training, books, words of encouragement, degrees and certifications, Professional Development (TeachThought Professional...
What To Do With A Student by Terry Heick Say you've got some students. Two or 122. Doesn't matter--they're there. What should you do with them? Oh, lots. There's lots to consider. First,...
How Students Are Like Cats by Terry Heick Students can be a lot like cats. This occurred to me recently when teaching a group of 8th graders about the wonders...
20 Strategies To Get The Best Work From Your Students by Terry Heick Consistently getting the best work from your students Typical strategies for getting the best work from students...
50 Ways To Measure Understanding by Terry Heick How do you measure what a student understands? Not give them an assessment, score it, then use that score to imply understanding....
What Is A Personal Learning Network? by TeachThought Staff What is a personal learning network, or rather a Personal Learning Network? How about a Professional Learning Network? In the video...
27 Ways To Engage Teachers At Your Next Faculty Meeting by TeachThought Staff Engaging teachers at staff meetings matters. The explanation goes something like this: Teachers work hard. While teachers...
The Big Problem With Teaching by Terry Heick The typical approach to modern, K-12 pedagogy is to clarify a learning target, plan a learning experience that seems well-suited to ‘cause’...
30 Storytelling Tips For Teachers: How To Capture Your Students' Attention by TeachThought Staff Storytelling has been around as long as humankind. It is one of the most effective ways...
8 Strategies To Make Learning Visual In Your Classroom by TeachThought Staff & Jackie Gerstein, TeachThought PD Facilitator How about some strategies for visual learning? Though the idea of ‘learning styles’...
20 Observable Characteristics Of Effective Teaching by TeachThought Staff What makes an effective teacher? Or more specifically, what observable characteristics might you see and hear? The University of Minnesota offered...
