CDC: White Female Teen Suicide Rate Triples
1 in 4 females in grades 9-12 considered harming themselves in the last year. The white female teen suicide rate has tripled since 1999.
New Children’s Book Explores Value Of Mistakes
Every mistake is an chance to make something beautiful. This is the theme of Beautiful Oops!, a journal that teaches the value of mistakes.
How To Use Flexible Grouping In The Classroom
Having students interact with one or more peers can build community, increase engagement, and make learning more active.
5 Priorities For Transformative Schools
The current debate over standards is a sign of ignorance. It consumes us, but offers empty calories, not sustenance for a deeper journey
When Students Break The Rules, Emphasize The Effect On Others
Emphasizing how one student can impact another is not only useful for modifying behavior, but can create a learning community.
How To Design A Wikipedia Writing & Research Assignment
The idea of actually using Wikipedia to explicitly teach research for an entire unit is less common than its use for researching credibility.
A Teacher Planning Model For Multiple Intelligences
How can I use one student’s tendencies and ‘intelligences’ to support them in developing other less-developed areas?
What Your Social Media Habits Say About Your Teaching Style
What Do Your Social Media Habits Reveal About Your Teaching Style? You’re a lurker—love social media, but more the media than the social, so you stay in the background—looking, skimming, saving, and skimming and looking some more, but always quietly, and always just out of sight. You spend an hour or two tops online—just the basics—messages, some shopping…
How To Use The TeachThought Search Engine
The TeachThought Search Engine is a vastly improved way to find the content you’re looking for as an educator.
12 Strategies For Teaching Literature In The 21st-Century
From affording choice to anchoring year-long discussion of certain themes, here are strategies for teaching literature in the 21st century.
Improving Discipline In High School By Gamifying Good Behavior
By rewarding students for good behavior, Kentucky’s Valley High School is attempting to transform its culture and engage students.
Learning Is Not About The Technology
It is about the technology when you don’t use the technology because you don’t feel comfortable or knowledgeable.
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