10 Benefits Of Digital Planning Tools For Teachers
Done properly, lightening the planning load through collaboration should enable teachers to focus on relationship-building.
27 Ways To Respond When Students Don’t Pay Attention
How Can You Respond When Students Don’t Pay Attention? Our initial reaction when seeing the following infographic from Mia MacMeekin was to think about instructional design rather than classroom management. That is, work backwards from a student-centered, inquiry-based, self-directed, and inherently personalized learning model where students, while plugged in to relevant digital and physical communities and working…
A Short, Humorous Look At Rigor In The Classroom
“Your test scores seem to indicate that your classwork isn’t rigorous enough. Do you include rigor in your class assignments?”
25 Teacher-Created, Free Lesson Plans For K-12
25 Teacher-Created, Free Lesson Plans For K-12 by Natalie Dean, Share My Lesson Share My Lesson is a digital platform where educators can collaborate and share learning resources such as lesson plans, classroom strategies and innovative ideas, at no cost. The site has more than 425,000 free resources with 30,000 aligned to the Common Core State Standards,…
5 Questions To Evaluate Curriculum For Rigor
Evaluate Curriculum For Rigor With These 5 Questions by Barbara Blackburn, author of Rigor is not a 4-Letter Word Last week, we discussed the true meaning of rigor. Now, we’ll examine the different parts of that definition. First, rigor is creating an environment in which each student is expected to learn at high levels. Having high expectations…
I Wanted To See–Really See–If I Had Made A Difference
I Wanted To See If I Had Made A Difference David Menasche was the high school English teacher at Coral Reef Senior High School in Miami that all of the students adored. He listened to punk rock music. He was adorned with tattoos. He was a former skateboarder. But, most of all, he was an incredibly effective teacher…
Great Teaching Means Letting Go
Why Great Teaching Means Letting Go by Grant Wiggins, Ed.D, Authentic Education Ed note: On May 26, 2015, Grant Wiggins passed away. Grant was tremendously influential on TeachThought’s approach to education, and we were lucky enough for him to contribute his content to our site. Occasionally, we are going to go back and re-share his most memorable…
Holding Teachers Accountable For Decisions They Aren’t Allowed To Make
Editor’s Note: We received Karen’s guest post submission this week, and thought it made sense to share to get your take. Would love to hear your feedback in the comments below! Holding Teachers Accountable For Decisions They Aren’t Allowed To Make by Karen Schroeder, President of Advocates for Academic Freedom Billions of tax dollars have…
7 Myths About Rigor In The Classroom
Rigor In The Classroom: 7 Myths by Barbara Blackburn, author of Rigor is not a 4-Letter Word Despite all the research, there are seven myths about rigor that are often heard. Let’s look at each, then turn our attention to the true meaning of rigor. 1. Lots of homework is a sign of rigor. For…
Are Midterms Really Necessary In A Climate Of Assessment?
Are Midterms Really Necessary In A Climate Of Assessment? by Dawn Casey-Rowe, Social Studies Teacher It’s time for midterms. I hate midterms. They take up so much time–several days of review, a week of administering, and then all the correcting. To top it off, they place students in a high-anxiety environment. I feel like I’m…
Teacher Profile: Hacking The Elementary Classroom
Teacher Profile: Hacking The Elementary Classroom Michelle Cordy is a 3 and 4th grade elementary school teacher in Canada with some interesting ideas on hacking her classroom. And the influence for these ideas? Literal hackers. Michelle has found inspiration from hackers–not necessarily the ones that recently stole your Target credit card information, but rather the…
Teach Like Minecraft: 5 Strategies To Craft Creative Students
Teach Like Minecraft: 5 Strategies To Craft Creative Students by Terry Heick At this point, some of you are probably sick of hearing about Minecraft. It has gone from game to phenomenon, selling bajillions of copies and crowding the mindscape of 6th graders everywhere for what seems like centuries. But before you go, there may…
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