active listening strategies

Active Listening Strategies For Charismatic Student Conversations

TeachThought StaffJan 17, 202215 min read

What Are The Best Strategies For Teaching Students To Listen Actively? Active listening involves employing different behaviors to enhance understanding among two or more people in a conversation. An active listener is present in the conversation. They hear the speaker’s…

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Less Is More: 4 Strategies To Streamline Your Curriculum

TeachThought StaffMar 9, 20156 min read

What Are The Best Strategies For Streamlining Your Curriculum? contributed by Renee Rubin, Ed.D. Educators often wonder how they are going to meet all the demands of modern academic standards. One important point is that the standards require more depth…

8 Steps To Design PBL In The Classroom

8 Steps To Design PBL In The Classroom

TeachThought StaffMar 7, 20152 min read

What Is Problem-Based Learning? by TeachThought Staff What is problem-based learning? One definition, if we want to start simple, is learning that is based around a problem. That is, the development, analysis, and thinking towards a problem drives student learning…

Math In The Real World: 400 Lessons From EconEdLink

Math In The Real World: 400 Lessons From EconEdLink

TeachThought StaffMar 6, 20154 min read

400 Lessons On Math In The Real World From EconEdLink by TeachThought Staff NEW YORK, NY (February 19, 2015) Based on many of the same skills and concepts, math is a natural complement to economics and personal finance; and yet,…

5 Anchors For Using Technology To Teach Reading

5 Anchors For Using Technology To Teach Reading

TeachThought StaffMar 4, 20156 min read

Anchors For Using Technology To Teach Reading by Paul France, NBCT, InspirED Teaching reading is an art filled with limiting factors: motivation, vocabulary, decoding, and comprehension are only a few of the comprehensive skills or traits that students need to be…

Q&A: How Data Can Make You A Better Teacher

Q&A: How Data Can Make You A Better Teacher

TeachThought StaffMar 4, 201510 min read

Q&A: How Data Can Make You A Better Teacher by TeachThought Staff Students today are more industrious and connected than ever. They engage other students and professors in online forums; they autonomously seek and use personalized learning applications; and they…

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Opportunities For Creativity In Your Teaching

TeachThought StaffMar 3, 20156 min read

contributed by Patricia Rose Upczak Creativity is a process filled with paradox and deep emotion. Imagine a teal green sea with gentle waves slapping the shoreline. That sea, much like creativity, has so many different moods and qualities depending on…