27 Characteristics Of Authentic Assessment
An authentic assessment is meant to focus on the impact of one’s work in real or realistic contexts.
How To Make Your Classroom Work More Like YouTube
Whatever mechanisms YouTube uses to deploy content works. What might happen if education experimented with some of the lessons YouTube’s in the classroom?
TeachThought Reader Survey Spring 2018
TeachThought Reader Survey (Spring 2018 Edition) by TeachThought Staff In our continued effort to provide you with the best blend of progressive content about teaching and learning, we have something decidedly non-progressive, but critical: a survey to get feedback from you on what we’re doing well, and what we could do better. It’s not very…
8 Reflective Questions To Help Any Student Think About Their Learning
What’s the most important thing you learned today? Why do you think so? What can or should a person do with what they know?
31 Surprising Facts About Learning
People hold onto beliefs shaped by early experiences and biases. The following list includes surprising facts about learning.
The Characteristics Of A Highly Effective Learning Environment
In a highly effective learning environment, there are opportunities for students to revisit old thinking while grappling with new ideas.
25 Things Successful Teachers Do Differently
What do successful teachers do? It turns out, quite a bit–and it begins and ends with connecting with students.
Sleeping Giants: 4 Under-Appreciated Factors Of School Improvement
To build the perfect public school, we must revamp four critical components: Parents, students, teachers and staff and logistics.
How To Get Along With Teachers Who Think Differently Than You
One would think that as long as both teachers teach to those ‘same standards,’ all would be well, but it’s not always that’s simple.
When We Ask Black Teachers To Discipline Black Students
I eventually left the school. It was clear to me that my presence was to be white muscle disguised in black skin.
NEW: Educators Can Now Submit Articles To TeachThought
Educators and education professionals can now submit posts by emailing us directly for consideration for publishing on TeachThought.
3 Simple Ways To Create A More Positive Classroom Atmosphere
Here are two questions to think about as you reflect on your daily instruction.
When students enter your room, are they happy to be here?
When they leave, are they smiling and feeling positive about their experience?
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