One Teacher In Ten: My Experience As An LGBT Educator by Brett Bigham When I wrote my essay for One Teacher in Ten in the New Millennium I was at a crossroads in my life and career. I was six months into being Oregon’s Teacher of the Year and I was under order from my…
What Are The Basics Of Reflective Teaching? by Beth Leidolf As the school year kicks off, many classes, teachers and students begin with the basics, those building blocks that provide a firm foundation upon which more valuable learning and growing will take place. With that in mind, the #reflectiveteacher community gets back to basics in…
Having a solid base in theory makes sense but the questions he was getting–“Why did you become a teacher?”–seemed only vaguely useful.
It may be uncomfortable for some in the beginning, but kindness lead to happier kids, adults and school culture that focuses on learning.
How To Use Post-it® Super Sticky Notes To Promote Critical Thinking by TeachThought Staff How can Post-it® Super Sticky Notes be used to promote critical thinking in the STEM high school classroom? Quite effectively, it turns out–especially if you’re familiar with Concept Attainment as a teaching and learning strategy. The Post-it® Brand recently conducted a…
Program Invites High School Students To France For 10 Day WWII Immersion From a press release WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Albert H. Small Student Teacher Institute is providing a fully funded learning experience taking fifteen student-teacher pairs to Normandy, France to tell the story of those who made the ultimate sacrifice. National History Day is…
One of Grant Wiggins’ lasting lessons is that in order to transfer their learning, students need to understand “big ideas.”
Here are ways teachers can use Post-it notes and other products to promote critical thinking in the classroom.
“What’s My Name, Fool?” Why You Must Remember Your Students Now! by Dawn Casey-Rowe Ernie Terrell didn’t get Muhammad Ali’s name right. Terrell repeatedly called Ali by his former name, Cassius Clay, in the days leading up to their 1967 heavyweight fight. He even sang a song using Ali’s birth name on Hollywood Squares, something that…
How Games Can Create A Growth Mindset by Mary Wissinger Let’s face it: our students are playing games. Lots of them. It’s easy to vilify games and say they are the cause of shorter attention spans and behavior issues, but for better or worse, games are not going anywhere. As educators, we have the chance…
Students who are naturally outgoing and comfortable speaking in front of their peers are challenged to listen more and engage with introverted students.
Should Teachers Use Twitter? This Flowchart Says Probably by TeachThought Staff Should you use twitter? That’s a loaded question with a lot of assumptions. But for digitally-inclined teachers in the 21st century, the answer is increasingly, yes. At least light use of twitter semi-regularly can increase We’ve featured graphics from Sylvia Duckworth in the past. Teachers love…