What Should Be In Every Lesson Plan? by Terry Heick What should every lesson plan have? It’s a challenge to say what every single lesson imaginable should always have every single time no matter what. There are always exceptions. But…

When Students Don’t Use What They Learn by Terry Heick With so much else to do and a subsequent loss of academic structure, most research shows children read less in the summer. How much less depends (you’ll read that word…

Why Do Schools Need To Change? by Terry Heick We have for years now sought to be progressive; Let us instead seek a ‘post-progressive’ era of learning. ‘Progressive’ as a description of a ‘way of doing things’ immediately suggests the…

What Are The Best Video Games That Tackle Important Social Issues? by TeachThought Staff While they have the connotation of children’s toys and time-wasting ‘interactions,’ video games and simulations provide useful and compelling platforms for narratives (think Uncharted 4), problem-solving…

How To Turn Off Every Generation Of iPhone by TeachThought Staff This might seem obvious, but there is a surprising amount of confusion over how to turn iPhones on and off. So, let’s clarify a bit. How do you turn…

Apps and Tools To Support And Improve Teacher-Parent Communication by TeachThought Staff Teacher-parent communication is, ideally, a two-way street. It is best thought of in terms of purpose: Why do teachers and parents need to communicate? How can learning experiences…