How One Principal Turned School Culture Around—Twice
Changing the culture of a Title 1 school with approximately 2,000 students – in a large, public district – would be no easy feat.
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50 Questions To Help Students Think About What They Think
Using the right question at the right time can not evaluate understanding but can help students think about what they think.
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34 Free Resources To Learn Music Online
34 Free Resources To Learn Music Online by TeachThought Staff Music has a powerful effect on people young and old — just listening can affect mood, memory, sleep, and can inspire a sense of belonging or feeling understood. However, scientific research has proven that the process of actually making music has a significant impact on…
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When They Don’t Want Privacy: Why Students Should Study Social Media
Understanding social media is more than using it in the same way that understanding physics is more than simply being affected by gravity.
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Transfer Of Understanding In Math And Reading
The problem: transfer of understanding is poor. Students do not understand that the long-term and bottom-line goal of education is transfer.
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When Students Break The Rules, Emphasize The Effect On Others
Emphasizing how one student can impact another is not only useful for modifying behavior, but can create a learning community.
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Why Teacher Education Should Include Neuroscience
The neuroscience of how the brain learns and what influences the application of learning should be included in all teacher education programs.
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23 Books To Teach Diversity To Elementary & Middle School Students
Literature is a wonderful vehicle for illustrating empathy and diversity in a human, personal, and lasting way.
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50 Reasons It’s Time For Smartphones In Every Classroom
33. Students can have choice in terms of apps, platforms, social channels, assessment style, and so on. Smartphones can support this.
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28 Of The Best PDF Tools For Teachers
As the usage of the PDF files in the educational system increases, so does the need to edit them.
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30 Of The Best Books To Teach Children Empathy
Being told through narrators, most stories naturally promote empathy with characters. These are some of the best books to teach children empathy.
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How Technology Can Address Maslow’s Hierarchy Of Needs
In an age of information abundance, learners can become empowered to access, reflect upon, and share knowledge they find valuable.
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The Flow Theory In The Classroom: A Primer
If the content is interesting enough, teachers won’t have to work too hard to encourage students to actively engage.
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A Framework For Learning In Digital Networks
Consider the ‘collaborative problem-solving’ framework to guide your design of project-based learning or learning in digital networks.
