The Benefits Of STEM Teaching In Closing Opportunity Gaps
How Democratized STEM Teaching Can Close Opportunity Gaps contributed by Catherine Stein There’s little doubt that students with strong STEM skills will have greater opportunities. The United States Bureau of…
Keeping It Simple: 10 Timeless Fundamentals Of Teaching
Originally published in 2013; updated most recently in 2021 contributed by Justin Marquis, Ph. D “Those who can’t do, teach.” –Anonymous As someone with a teaching license who has also…
Join TeachThought University’s Digital Library Today
TeachThought University is an idea I’ve been working on for several years now and is now available to beta test through our digital library. What I have to show for…
SplashLearn Courses Are Live K-5 Math And Reading Classes
What Are SplashLearn Courses? This post is sponsored by SpashLearn. You can read more about our sponsored content policy here. contributed by SplashLearn.com With the school being closed for over a year…
3 Tips For Giving Better Student Feedback In Large Courses
How Can You Give Student Feedback In Large Classrooms? contributed by Rich Ross Teaching courses with high enrollments (more than 200 students in a semester) is a daunting task for…
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100 Essential EdTech Tools By Category [Updated 2021]
Technology and education are pretty intertwined these days and nearly every teacher has a few favorite tech tools that make doing his or her job and connecting with students a…
14 Effective Teaching Strategies For Inquiry-Based Learning
What Is Inquiry-Based Learning? Inquiry-based learning is an approach to learning guided by students through questions, research, and/or curiosity. An inquiry-based learning strategy is simply a way to facilitate inquiry…
How Project-Based Learning Can Nurture Student Autonomy
by Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought PD One of the ‘5 levers’ of our project-based learning model is Autonomy, defined as “the project provides opportunities for voice and choice in the…
5 Personalized Learning Tips For Teachers
5 Concrete Steps To Personalizing Your Classroom by Talia Arbit and Amy Klazkin, Front Row Education This past December, Mark Zuckerburg incited seismic level waves of excitement with his internet…
9 Characteristics Of A Competitive Learning Environment That Protects Children
9 Characteristics Of A Competitive Learning Environment That Protects Children conitributed by Jackie Gerstein This post has been updated and republished. One of my guilty pleasures is watching MasterChef Junior,…
7 Strategies For Using Context Clues In Reading
7 Strategies For Using Context Clues In Reading contributed by Kathy Glass We often ask students to use context clues to figure out a word’s meaning. That makes it is…
20 Of The Best Online Learning Tools For Students
What Are The Best Online Learning Tools For Students And Teachers? This post is sponsored by Kdan Mobile. You can read more about our sponsored content policy here. The rise…
Creating A Different Kind Of ‘Gang’ To Reach Students
Connecting With Hard-To-Reach Students Through In-School Social Groups contributed by David Spellmon We already have plenty of gangs on our campus as I’m typing this, but you may not consider…
The Benefits Of Inquiry-Based Learning
Why You Should Be Asking More Questions In Your Classroom contributed by Irena Nayfeld, TeachThought PD Inquiry Workshop Facilitator Those of us who spend our days around young children hear…
What Are The Different Types Of Project-Based Learning?
20 Different Kinds Of PBL Show Its Flexibility As A Learning Model by TeachThought Staff This post has been updated and republished from a 2013 post Project-Based Learning is an…
How To Create More Authentic Writing Assignments For Students
What Is An Authentic Writing Assignment? An ‘authentic’ writing assignment is one designed to have an actual purpose or goal (usually to an external audience outside of the classroom). A…