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100 Essential EdTech Tools By Category [Updated 2021]

Technology / October 10, 2021 October 9, 2021 / Essential, Resources

Technology and education are pretty intertwined these days and nearly every teacher has a few favorite tech tools that make …

Question-based learning is a type of inquiry where the learner is guided by forming and refining a guiding question (or questions).

Critical Thinking / August 4, 2021 August 8, 2021 / Essential, Terry Heick

Humility is the core of critical thinking. It says, ‘I don’t know enough to have an informed opinion’ or ‘Let’s learn to reduce uncertainty.’

Critical Thinking / July 30, 2021 October 11, 2021 / Essential

Logical fallacies are irrational arguments made through faulty reasoning common enough to be named for its respective logical failure.

Teaching / June 19, 2021 June 19, 2021 / Essential, Terry Heick

Every lesson should have a clear and compelling–and accessible–role for each student.

Learning / May 9, 2021 May 8, 2021 / Essential, Random

What are the ingredients for ’21st Century Learning?’ 1. The internet 2. Permission to interact 3. Absence of extrinsic motivation

While screen time certainly matters, focusing only on time is like developing a literacy program that focuses only on ‘minutes read.’

Critical thinking strategies often employ multiple data sources and perspectives in pursuit of understanding.

How would it change the learning process to start with a tone of humility? To clarify what can be known, and what cannot?

If you were to extend today’s remote learning, would that best done offline or online in a virtual space? Why?

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

By forcing students to distill one relationship in order to understand another, it’s almost impossible to solve analogies without understanding.