20 Ways To Get A Noisy Classroom’s Attention
Stand at the front of the room and say out loud, “Clap once if you hear me, clap twice if you hear me,” while modeling the clap.
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Learning Theories: Three Levels Of Information Processing
Three Levels Of Information Processing by Steve Wheeler, Associate Professor, Plymouth Institute of Education This is number 5 in my blog series on major learning theories. My plan is to work through the alphabet of psychologists and provide a brief overview of their theories, and how each can be applied in education. In the last post we…
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Even The Medical Industry Is Rethinking Assessment
Assessment In Medicine: Even The Medical Industry Is Rethinking Assessment by TeachThought Staff via press release When health care providers take patients’ perspectives into consideration, patients are more likely to be actively engaged in their treatment and more satisfied with their care. This is called patient-centered care, and it has been the central focus of…
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60 Of The Best Education Apps For Your Classroom
These apps help teachers gather data, scan exams, contact parents or help students learn something new or revier what they already know.
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A Man Got Annoyed And Dug A Cave
When a person brings craft, motivation, and affection to bear on an idea, incredible things are possible. This is an idea we, as educators, try to impart to students. The success of this depends on whether or not they are ready for that kind of a message, and whether or not we’ve given them the…
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What George Orwell Might’ve Said About Social Media
The arguments for and against briefer forms of digital communication are a bit of a dead horse, so there’s no need to rehash. One thing that makes it interesting is the inclusion of this form of communication into a larger macro pattern, and tying it to a kind of prescience from Orwell so many years…
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Letters Of Recommendation Take Time
Letters Of Recommendation Take Time. Plan Accordingly. by Dawn Casey-Rowe, Writer of Letters of Recommendation My box is filling with recommendation requests. Every time I finish, more sneak in. “Miss, did you finish my recommendation?” emailed Student Number One. No, because you didn’t ask me. Student Number Two said, “The deadlines snuck up on me….
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The Big Picture Of Education Technology: The Padagogy Wheel
The Big Picture Of Education Technology: The Padagogy Wheel by TeachThought Staff Teaching is a matter of design. That’s not new, but in an era of change and possibility, it’s more apparent now than ever. The SAMR model (which acts as a kind of continuum to reflect the possibilities of technology in learning) is a helpful…
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Why Do You Teach?
Why Do You Teach? by Kay Bisaillon, Just A Teacher I have a question for you…”Why do you do what you do?” Why are you reading this blog right now? For many of you, it’s summertime and you are “off the clock” and could be relaxing and resting. For others, in parts of the world,…
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10 Student Learning Objectives For The Teacher Not So Sure About This Hour Of Code Thing
10 Sample Student Learning Objectives For The Teacher That’s Not So Sure About This Hour Of Code Thing by TeachThought Staff You keep hearing about this hour of code thing, but you’re not a “hacker,” and aren’t real comfortable with teaching what you don’t know. Especially when it relates to technology and its fundamental programming. You…
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What Students Often Misunderstand About Writing
Students are conditioned to believe that someone beyond their family or teacher will be automatically and genuinely interested in their ideas.
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Experiential Learning: Hands-On Doesn’t Mean It’s Minds-On
Merely playing the game over and over need not cause understanding and transfer. It takes a deliberate processing of the game experience.
