The Educational Impact Of Biotech
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…
How Students Are Like Cats
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
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…
What Is A Personal Learning Network?
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
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…
5 Dimensions Of Critical Digital Literacy: A Framework
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 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…