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The Educational Impact Of Biotech

TeachThought StaffJan 21, 20233 min read

The Educational Impact of Biotech The Educational Impact of Biotech Biotechnology, the use of living systems and organisms to develop or make products, has been a game-changer in many sectors. Yet, one often overlooked area where biotechnology has made significant…

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How Students Are Like Cats

Terrell HeickOct 9, 20182 min read

How Are Students Like Cats? by Terry Heick Students can be a lot like cats. This occurred to me recently when teaching a group of 8th graders about the wonders of the preposition. Cats are curious, aloof little prima donnas…

50 Ways To Measure Understanding

50 Ways To Measure Understanding

Terrell HeickOct 4, 201818 min read

What Are The Different Ways To Measure Understanding? by Terry Heick How do you measure what a student understands? Not give them an assessment, score it, then use that score to imply understanding. Rather, how do you truly ‘uncover’ what…

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What Is A Personal Learning Network?

TeachThought StaffOct 1, 20182 min read

Personal Learning Networks: A Definition by TeachThought Staff What is a personal learning network, or rather a Personal Learning Network? How about a Professional Learning Network? In the video below, Marc-AndrĂ© Lalande offers a concise, useful definition that simplifies the…

5 Common Misconceptions About Bloom's Taxonomy

5 Common Misconceptions About Bloom’s Taxonomy

TeachThought StaffOct 1, 20188 min read

What Are The Most Common Misconceptions About Bloom’s Taxonomy? by Grant Wiggins & The TeachThought Staff Admit it–you only read the list of the six levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy, not the whole book that explains each level and the rationale behind…

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5 Dimensions Of Critical Digital Literacy: A Framework

TeachThought StaffSep 26, 20182 min read

What Are The Dimensions Of Critical Digital Literacy? by TeachThought Staff Digital Literacy is increasingly important in an age where many students read more from screens than they do from books. In fact, the very definition of many of these…

The Library Of Congress Launches Resource To Stream Motion Pictures

The Library Of Congress Launches Resource To Stream Motion Pictures

TeachThought StaffSep 26, 20183 min read

The Library Of Congress Just Launched A Resource To Stream Motion Pictures by TeachThought Staff The Library of Congress announced today that it has digitized hundreds of hours of motion pictures that will be freely available on the newly launched…