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Tips For Teaching Chess In The Classroom

TeachThought StaffMay 22, 20237 min read

Teaching Chess to Students: Practical Tips and Insights Chess has been a popular game for centuries and is known for its strategic complexity. Teaching Chess to Students: Practical Tips and Insights  Chess has been a popular game for centuries and…

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An Extended Metaphor About Inequality In The Classroom

TeachThought StaffJul 22, 20208 min read

A Surprisingly Practical Extended Metaphor About Inequality In The Classroom contributed by Matthew Byars So as a middle school teacher for about 25 years, I’ve learned a few tricks. One of them is that if the kids aren’t engaged in what…

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How To Share Content Between Google Classroom And CK-12

TeachThought StaffJul 22, 20202 min read

Sharing Content From CK-12 To Google Classroom contributed by Neeru Khosla, co-founder and executive director, CK-12 Foundation How do you share content from CK-12 to Google Classroom? It’s fairly simple. Navigate to the lesson, then click: Choose–>Assign–>Google Classroom The result…

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25 Remote Teaching Tips To Engage Students In Distance Learning

Terrell HeickJul 21, 202010 min read

What Are The Best Tips To Engage Students In Distance Learning? by Terry Heick As remote teaching and learning become more common–if not the standard in many places over the next six months–I thought it might be useful to offer…

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Exactly How Technology Can Make Reading Better

Terrell HeickJul 20, 20207 min read

Exactly How Technology Can Make Reading Better by Terry Heick Let me be clear right away: I prefer physical books with soft (but a durable, right-kind-of-soft) covers. In general, I dislike Readers as a matter of personal preference. This post,…

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Here’s A Simple Website That Lets You Look Out Someone Else’s Window

Terrell HeickJul 16, 20202 min read

A Website That Lets You Look Out Someone Else’s Window by Terry Heick Need a break? I recently discovered a website that gives you a healthier alternative to checking twitter or facebook–it lets you look out someone else’s window. Normally…

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Shifting Your Assessments To Grow Higher-Level Thinking

TeachThought StaffJul 16, 20207 min read

How You Can Shift Your Assessments To Grow Higher-Level Thinking by TeachThought Staff As a new principal, I sat at my desk reviewing classroom assessments and I dropped my head in dismay. It was no wonder our students were receiving…