Learning Begins With A Positive Self-Identity
It seems students are good predictors of their achievement. If they expect to do well on assessments, they usually fulfill their expectations.
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What Are The Best Common Core Resources For Teachers?
30+ Common Core Resources For Teachers Groups and Organizations These links will take you to essential reading materials from the institutions and organizations behind Common Core. Useful Resources Read up on Common Core, find out more about what it will mean for your classes, and get some help from educational providers and groups by following…
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What Happens When Students Use Technology Better Than Teachers?
Truth be told, students are geniuses with technology. Born hackers. And of course they are better than teachers. They’re digital natives.
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How I Use ‘Check For Understanding’ Questions In My Teaching
As adults, we often take for granted our wide range of vocabulary and the comprehension that comes with applying knowledge while writing.
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The Delicate Dance of Professional Development
Professional Development. We need it. You need it. Our students need us all to do it but how? And when? And about what?
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The Problem With Coverage Teaching
“Coverage” is ultimately an egocentric delusion, a form of teacher blindness that because we teach it, students will get it & appreciate it.
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Amazon Sale On Kindle Books For Students & Lifelong Learning
We’re late in getting this out to you (the promotion ends in about 7 hours), but today Amazon is having a sale on books for students.
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You Have To Create Understanding By Design
To achieve understanding as an educator, you have to help students ‘by design’ come to realizations that they own and appreciate as insightful.
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[Video]: The Most Astounding Fact In The Universe
The Most Astounding Fact In The Universe by TeachThought Staff In a world full of chatter, noise, and the constant thrum of technology, it’s easy to lose sight of the way things are, and how beautiful life really is. Not the artificial mechanisms we customize and contrive to always on feed us our whims, but the ultimate context…
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Getting Started With Periscope In The Classroom
Periscope is a live, interactive video streaming app that allows users to broadcast media & footage while followers engage in their content.
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How To Save Time Teaching With Technology
While using technology is easy, mastering it–using it to save time, reduce busy work, and improve student understanding–is another matter entirely.
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The First Step In EdTech Integration? Connecting With Students
Educating yourself about the tools available and best strategies for edtech integration is important to stay up to date with your profession.
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