How Are Students Like Cats? by Terry Heick Students can be a lot like cats. This occurred to me recently when teaching a group of 8th graders about the wonders of the preposition. Cats are curious, aloof little prima donnas capable of great feats of athleticism and laziness. They have their own internal clocks, their…
It’s difficult to teach if it’s unclear what students actually understand–and multiple-choice tests aren’t enough. Here are 50 alternatives.
The following infographic by Open Colleges highlights 30 possible ways in which Google Glass might eventually be used in educational settings.
A Personal Learning Network is a group of people that you learn from and alongside through collaboration, sharing, and discussion.
Digital Literacy is increasingly important in an age where many students read more from screens than they do from books.
The Library of Congress digitized hundreds of hours of motion pictures that will be freely available on the National Screening Room website.
How To Teach With Apps Using The SAMR Model by TeachThought Staff Not all apps are created equal. Not all teacher planning and instructional design are created equal. Mash the two, and we’re beginning to see the opportunity for some real disparity. In response, we’ve taken the popular SAMR model and use it as a…
Here, Dr. Murray Hunter has offered eight types of imagination we use on a daily basis, from constructive to empathic and dreaming.
In this infographic, Mia MacMeekin offers 27 ways to make your next staff meeting more interesting—and engaging—for teachers.
Storytelling is one of the best ways to communicate to someone. Here are 30 storytelling tips for teachers to better reach their students.
Rogers names five elements of experiential learning, including self-initiation, self-evaluation, and a meaningful essence.
Sketchnotes, graphic organizers, visualizing data, and art are just a few strategies to make learning visual in your classroom.
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