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What Is Genius Hour? An Overview For The Classroom

Genius hour is an approach to learning where students are guided by their own interests, background knowledge, and curiosity to learn.

Implementing the instructional process of formative assessment can actually maximize time for teaching and learning.

Criterion-Referenced Assessment One way to think about it: Measures a student’s performance against a goal, specific objective, or standard.

Teachers are given bar graphs on tests to show if they’re actually making a difference but there are other data points you should consider.

There are different kinds of mistakes: careless mistakes, systematic mistakes, misconceptions, etc. Students need help understanding this.

By TeachThought Staff / December 15, 2020 December 16, 2020 / Creativity, New Teacher

Mindmaps allow teachers to gain insight into their students’ thought processes and see the development of their work.

A choice board is a simple tool that can provide scaffolding, tiering, use of Bloom’s taxonomy, support multiple learning styles, and more.

By TeachThought Staff / November 30, 2020 November 29, 2020 / New Teacher, Whole Teacher

Do I allow the students to ‘find’ the answers to questions on their own? How tightly aligned is the learning activity and objective?

What motivates students? More specifically, what motivates them to be engaged at school to master the objective you’ve chosen for them?

By TeachThought Staff / October 10, 2020 October 10, 2020 / ela, New Teacher, Resources

These 12 rhyming dictionaries and tools can help you find rhyming words, synonyms, and other forms of creative wordplay.

By TeachThought Staff / October 5, 2020 October 6, 2020 / New Teacher, Parents

Recognizing parents’ challenges can turn things around for a troubled family and transform child’s behavior and performance at school.

18 of the best formative assessment tools for teachers–to glean data, take snapshots of understanding, create digital exit slips, and more.