Tag: New Teacher

21 Simple Ideas To Improve Student Motivation

TeachThought Staff Dec 11, 2021

While guidance from a teacher is important, allowing students to have choice and control is a useful strategy to improve student motivation.

The 45 Best Websites For Taking A Virtual Field…

TeachThought Staff Nov 13, 2021

What Are The 45 Best Websites For Taking A Virtual Field Trip? Don’t have the budget for a field trip to The…

Why Good Teachers Quit

TeachThought Staff Oct 22, 2021

The push is to do more, do it faster, improve the student’s grades and, more importantly, their standardized test scores.

A Guide For Teaching With Analogies

Terry Heick Oct 20, 2021

From part to whole to synonyms and antonyms, to cause and effect and step and sequences, here are good examples for teaching…

50 Smart Ideas For Project-Based Learning

TeachThought Staff Aug 18, 2021

The genesis of a great project is the idea itself — we’re providing you with 50 smart ideas for project-based learning in…

12 Apps For Better Teacher-Parent Communication

TeachThought Staff Jun 3, 2021

Why is teacher-parent communication essential? How can learning experiences be designed that require that interaction?

10 Things I Wish I Knew My First Year…

Terry Heick Apr 29, 2021

I learned that my classroom wasn’t *my* classroom. Rather, it was a learning space for children. The classroom belonged to them.

What Is Genius Hour? An Overview For The Classroom

TeachThought Staff Apr 22, 2021

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