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…
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…
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….
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…
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,…
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…
Students are conditioned to believe that someone beyond their family or teacher will be automatically and genuinely interested in their ideas.
Merely playing the game over and over need not cause understanding and transfer. It takes a deliberate processing of the game experience.
What will revolutionize education? This video suggests students in a social setting under the care of an inspiring teacher as their response.
Bruner believed that when children start to learn new concepts, they need help from teachers and other adults in the form of active support.
Item analyses in assessment are important because they offer insight into what a student actually understands.
What Are The Best Educational Apps For iPad? by TeachThought Staff One way to think of this list (thematically) is as a kind of editor’s choice for TeachThought staff and contributors. Every single one of these apps is special and worth a spot on every iPad in every classroom. The Trends As a staff, we…