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The 4 Cs: A Framework For Improving Math Skills

TeachThought Staff Feb 11, 2020

The Four Cs stand for Converse, Count, Compare, Categorize, each of which are critical to the development of a young child’s mathematical knowledge.

35 Psychology-Based Critical Thinking Strategies

TeachThought Staff Jan 6, 2020

State-Dependent Recall: It is easiest to recall information when you are in a state similar to the one in which you…

10 Statements To Help Students Understand Wisdom

TeachThought Staff Dec 13, 2019

Wisdom is knowing what’s worth understanding, understanding the value of ideas, and always placing knowing in the context of not knowing

13 Digital Research Lessons For Google-First Students

TeachThought Staff Nov 15, 2019

Here are 13 digital research lessons for the student who has grown up in an age of information abundance, but contextual…

12 Strategies For Creating A Culture Of Problem-Solving In…

TeachThought Staff Oct 20, 2019

Problem-solving and critical thinking are both skills and habits that allow students to apply and transfer academic knowledge into the real-world.

A Bloom’s Taxonomy Model in 3D

TeachThought Staff Sep 11, 2019

Each colored block has an example of a learning objective corresponding with each combination of the cognitive process and knowledge dimensions.

The 6 Facets Of Understanding: A Definition For Teachers

Terry Heick Aug 7, 2019

The 6 Facets of Understanding is a non-hierarchical framework for understanding. These ‘facets’ are useful as indicators of understanding.

An Interesting Game To Teach Students To Think Critically…

TeachThought Staff Jul 10, 2019

This (simple) game helps students understand how fake news works, why it becomes popular, and its central mechanics and trends.