What Is The Cognitive Load Theory? A Definition For Teachers
The Cognitive Load Theory is built on the premise that the brain can only do so many things at once and need to plan lessons accordingly.
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What Writing Is & Is Not
Writing is hard work–cognitively demanding and accessible via skill and perseverance and grit. Read more about what writing is & is not.
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The TeachThought Podcast Passes 100,000 Downloads!
Woo-Hoo! The TeachThought Podcast Passes 100,000 Downloads! by Terry Heick Summary Start a podcast, they said. It’ll be fun, they said. So we did, and you’ve downloaded it over 100,000 times. That’s pretty cool. About The TeachThought Podcast Due to the hard work of TeachThought Professional Development Director Drew Perkins, the TeachThought podcast has reached…
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The Definition Of Mobile Learning
While often characterized by technology, mobile learning is learning characterized by the need and ability of the learner to be mobile.
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3 Examples Of Game-Based Learning: Actual Stories From The Classroom
Here, colleagues share their experiences with incorporating game-based learning into instruction and reflecting upon the outcomes.
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50 Of The Best Education Accounts On Twitter
Rather than allow one genre to dominate the list, we chose to collect a diverse range of 50 of the best education accounts on Twitter.
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What Is The Future Of Data In Education?
What is the future of data in education? Improved visualization and smarter algorithms to personalize learning for students.
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What Is Your ‘Why’? Teaching Positive In The Face Of Negativity
Teaching Positive In The Face Of Negativity: What Is Your ‘Why’? by Rachelle Poth What is your ‘why’? How can you ‘teach positive’ in the face of negativity? While many teachers focus on practical ideas and skills–assessment ideas, teaching strategies, and classroom management, for example–being about to create a healthy mindset can be one of…
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Don’t Spend A Penny On Education Technology Until This Is Clear
What impact and effect on student performance can we expect from this education technology and on what do we base that expectation?
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How The World Is Changing & How Education Can Respond
The world is changing, but that’s always been true since the world began. What is worth examining is the pace and scale and effects of those changes.
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20 Types Of Learning Journals That Help Students Think
A learning journal is an ongoing collection of writing done for the purpose of learning rather than the purpose of demonstrating learning.
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How To Stay Safe During A Hurricane
Staying Safe During A Hurricane by Terry Heick Right off the bat, let me say that I’m (very obviously) not an expert in hurricanes. If you want government-endorsed and specific FEMA-created checklists, you’re not going to get that here. I used to fly airplanes as a teen and grew up fascinated with severe weather, but…
