Teaching Posts

5 Strategies For Setting SMART Goals In The Classroom

TeachThought Staff Aug 29, 2024

By setting SMART goals, students and teachers can determine action steps to help them achieve their goals.

12 Ideas For Easing Students Back to School

TeachThought Staff Aug 1, 2024

You are handed a classroom full of students who are excited to be back but not so enthusiastic to study. This…

10 Team-Building Games For The First Day Of School

TeachThought Staff Aug 1, 2024

Team-Building games for the first day of school include Green Door, I never…, Me too!, Fact or Fiction, and Count to…

Why Did That Student Fail? A Diagnostic Approach To…

Terry Heick Jun 24, 2024

What is Diagnostic Teaching? Diagnostic teaching is a step-by-step, intentional process for pinpointing exactly why a student is struggling.

14 Ways To Help Students Build Confidence

Terry Heick May 15, 2024

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

The Benefits Of Meditation In The Classroom

TeachThought Staff Apr 28, 2024

Benefits of meditation in the classroom include reduced stress, improved concentration, and emotional regulation.

An Example Of Rigor-Based Differentiation

TeachThought Staff Mar 23, 2024

In this example of rigor-based differentiation, notice how the students’ results are similar, but the process and scaffolding are different.

What Is An Essential Question?

Terry Heick Mar 13, 2024

What Is An Essential Question? by TeachThought Staff Essential Questions are thought-provoking and open-ended questions that serve as the core of…