Establishing A Twitter Routine In Your Classroom
Start with the idea of why a teacher should tweet with students (literacy, citizenship, etc.), then move to the idea of a ‘routine.’
50 Of The Smartest Kids In The World: A Small Sample Of Many
At age 10, Gabriel worked on T-cell receptor research and studied synthetic biology for undergraduate college students at MIT.
The Digital Public Library Of America: Promoting Literacy & Cultural Preservation
Do you have fond memories of going to your local library to do research on a school assignment? Or just to pass the time, browsing through old books, photo archives and other fascinating materials? You can explore similar (or in some cases, the very same) archives online without leaving the house, thanks to the Digital…
Adapting A Social Learning Strategy Framework For Education
How To Adapt A Social Learning Strategy Framework For Education Social learning strategies are, generally speaking, the stuff of businesses and brands. The word “learning” in the above phrasing is misleading, usually referring to how a business can “learn” what does and doesn’t work in regards to their social media and community strategies. It was…
Edutopia Continues Leadership, Launches New Research Arm
Edutopia Continues Their Leadership, Launches New Research Arm Our friends at Edutopia, long-time proponents of project-based learning, purveyors of schools that work, and leaders in forward-thinking in education, are at it again. Their latest idea is GLEF Research, a new “branch” of their progressive education tree designed to strengthen the relationship between research and emerging trends in…
The Difference Between Inference & Prediction
Understanding the difference between inference and prediction is one of classic challenges in literacy instruction.
The Shift From Teaching Content To Teaching Learning
It is the continual addressing of essential questions that moves us from naïve and okay teachers to skilled professionals teaching learning.
5 Brain-Based Teaching Strategies For Student Engagement
Brain-based teaching strategies include simply predicting and responding, which require the brain to actually engage.
Would You Want Your Child In This Exquisitely-Managed Classroom?
The First Day Of School In A 9th Grade Classroom That Runs Like Clockwork: A Video Of Classroom Management We don’t talk much about classroom management here at TeachThought. (Well, sometimes we do.) First and foremost, our mission is to both think about and enable better ways of learning in highly-connected, 21st century society: critical thinking,…
Mashing Genius Hour With Project-Based Learning
Mashing Genius Hour With Project-Based Learning contributed by Dawn-Casey Rowe, Social Studies Teacher “Miss, it’s reading period,” one student reminded me. That’s the one period a week we all read together. This week, though, we’re a bit behind. “Well,” I said, we have to finish this section, and if we have reading period today, we…
36 Core Teacher Apps For Inquiry Learning With iPads
St Oliver Plunkett Primary School has shared two images that can help you populate your iPad with apps that support inquiry-based learning.
Opportunity Culture Seeks To Support Teachers Through Unique Model
contributed by Sharon Kebschull Barrett Imagine working in a school where all teachers have the chance to improve their craft and be rewarded for getting better, working in a school with genuinely useful professional development that flows naturally through your workday. Imagine schools that let teachers focus on their strengths—whether specific subjects in elementary schools or…
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