50 Questions To Help Students Think About What They Think
Using the right question at the right time can not evaluate understanding but can help students think about what they think.
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Teaching Introverts Is Different
Why Teaching Introverts Is Different by Terry Heick As education seeks to improve itself, the focus has been on data, research, and curriculum. The stuff teachers use. There is precious little discussion on the human elements of learning unless you’re discussing isolated movements such as social-emotional learning or whole-child trends. While admirable, these “movements” are…
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7 Thinking Habits That Grow Strong Teachers
Like the whole child, whole teachers are a mix of motivations and developmental drives. Here are 7 thinking habits that grow strong teachers.
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7 Tips For Parents Of Struggling Readers
7 Tips For Parents Of Struggling Readers Literacy starts and ends at home. Teachers instruct, support, promote, and provide, but if the bulk of the reading and writing isn’t done at home for authentic purposes and self-directed recreation, it will always be a matter of academic proficiency. Which is like food being a matter of…
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34 Free Resources To Learn Music Online
34 Free Resources To Learn Music Online by TeachThought Staff Music has a powerful effect on people young and old — just listening can affect mood, memory, sleep, and can inspire a sense of belonging or feeling understood. However, scientific research has proven that the process of actually making music has a significant impact on…
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Why Should Students Study Abroad?
Why Should Students Study Abroad? In 2014, TeachThought was included at the table for the first White House Travel Blogger Summit on Study Abroad and Global Citizenship. We gathered in the shared belief that what is learned in the classroom only goes so far; there’s a whole world out there that is only learned…
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From Purpose To Platform: 4 Best Practices For Teaching With Video
From Purpose To Platform: 4 Best Practices In Teaching With Video contributed by Brian Lamb and Emily Merritt, letsrecap.com Video can be a powerful strategy and best practices in teaching and learning. In the last 10 years, we’ve seen it revolutionize instruction (Khan academy, MOOC’s), creative class projects (iMovie), teacher video coaching (Swivl), assessment and now it’s…
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What Is Kahoot! Plus For Game-Based Corporate Training?
What Is Kahoot! Plus For Game-Based Corporate Training? by TeachThought Staff Compiled From A Press Release Summary: Kahoot! Moves into Corporate Learning Kahoot!, the game-based learning platform and one of the fastest-growing #edtech brands with more than 50 million unique monthly active users recently announced Kahoot! Plus, a premium version of Kahoot! tailored specifically for corporate…
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10 Dos & Don’ts For Group Work & Student Grouping
Student Grouping is a key ingredient in learning. When students are able to verbalize ideas & listen to one another they will learn more.
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These Octopus Kites Are Nightmare Fuel
A truly awful kite is this streaming nightmare–a heinous, black monstrosity whose limbs move like terrifyingly-large amoeba.
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Creativity & Connection: The Art Of Dorothea Lange
Dorothea Lange’s photographs of displaced farm families and exploited sharecroppers not only became iconic symbols of the Great Depression.
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25 Alternatives To “I Don’t Know” And “I Can’t”
Want to encourage a growth mindset in students? Here are 25 alternatives to “I Don’t Know” and “I Can’t,” in ready-for-students form!
