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guide to questioning in the classroom

An Updated Guide To Questioning In The Classroom

Terrell HeickJun 5, 202412 min read

This guide to questioning in the classroom views questions as signs of understanding, not ignorance–the ability to see what you’re missing.

What Students Will Learn: 8 Responsive Content Areas Of The Future

What Students Will Learn: 8 Responsive Content Areas Of The Future

Terrell HeickMay 29, 20247 min read

This doesn’t mean we won’t teach math or reading in the future. However, we might reframe what we teach and how and why we teach it.

50 Learning Reflection Questions For Students

50 Learning Reflection Questions For Students

Terrell HeickMay 21, 20247 min read

Were you an active or a passive learner? Of what you learned today, what are you most comfortable with and what is still ‘iffy’?

How to Create Engaging and Interactive Lessons With Technology

How to Create Engaging and Interactive Lessons With Technology

TeachThought StaffMay 17, 20246 min read

Education has gone beyond acquiring knowledge to acquiring skills using EdTech tools; students learn digital literacy, teamwork, and critical thinking […]

15 reflection strategies to help students retain what you just taught them

Strategies To Help Students Retain What You Taught Them

Terrell HeickMay 16, 20248 min read

By asking students to leave a little learning on a chair by the door on the way out of the classoom, exit slips are an easy way to reflect on learning.

14 Ways To Help Students Build Confidence

14 Ways To Help Students Build Confidence

Terrell HeickMay 15, 20247 min read

‘Believing in students’ isn’t enough–they have to have sufficient knowledge or experience with ideas and skills to ‘do well in school.’

TeachThought Is Looking For Interns. (Again.)

TeachThought Is Looking For Interns. (Again.)

TeachThought StaffMay 10, 20243 min read

Our interns do a mix of things–some fun and self-directed and open-ended; some small, some large. Some clerical. Mostly writing content.

Quotes About Reading

50 Of The Best Quotes About Reading

TeachThought StaffApr 28, 20245 min read

“Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.”

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