Want To Help Teachers Grow? 5 Tips To Be A Better Facilitator
So what makes for a quality facilitator of professional development? It’s complex, but here are a few tips.
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Google Makes You Stupid If By Stupid You Mean Informed
A Columbia University study is a salve for teachers worried that Google’s making them–and their students–stupid.
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What Might Happen If Robots Replace Teachers
Will robots replace teachers? Eventually. But maybe then teachers can then focus entirely on improving the lives of children.
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Create The Learning Environment You Want Using Virtual Reality
Have a specific reason for engaging with virtual reality in the classroom, with clear objectives to make virtual reality meaningful.
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6 Targets To Teach The Way The Brain Learns
Teaching how the brain learns engages students via tapping into factors that stimulate the brain, grab attention & set the stage for learning.
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10 Teacher Resources For Lesson Planning Templates & Tools
What Are The Best Teacher Resources For Lesson Planning Templates & Tools? by Mike Acedo Ed note: This post was updated May 2, 2017 It has been a long known fact that teachers have one of the hardest and most time-consuming jobs in the world. There is very little free time for teachers even outside…
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Google Earth Just Got Better–& More Existential
Google Earth Just More Existential by TeachThought Staff One of the most awe-inspiring features of Google Earth is how it allows you to get a sense of your place on our planet, in both a micro and macro way. From your exact home to a zoomed out view of its place in your city, state,…
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6 Questions Students Can Use To Guide Their Inquiry-Based Learning
Sylvia Duckworth’s graphic illustrates questions students can use to guide inquiry-based learning ideas that act as a catalyst for curiosity.
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Is Chunking The Foundation To Complex Learning?
When you build complex chunks upon chunks, you gain new abilities. The only reason that reading isn’t considered magical is because anyone can do it.
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Editor’s Choice: 8 Of The Best Desk Lamps For Under $50
Here are the best desk lamps we’ve seen for under $50, with a range of styles and designs to fit a wide range of teacher need and taste.
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What’s A Thematic Unit? A Way To Unify What You Teach
In math, a thematic unit could explore the relationship between math and video games. In Language Arts, it could about the language of social protest.
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Cognitive Transfer: 14 Ways Students Can Transfer Knowledge
Understanding the value of information is the core of transfer. These categories include 14 ways students can transfer knowledge.
