Tag: Essential

What Is The Feynman Technique?

Terry HeickJul 9, 2019

To use the Feynman Technique, practice explaining a concept to others as simply as possible. Make it simple, then make it simple again.

The Cognitive Biases List: A Visual Of 180+ Heuristics

Terry HeickJul 3, 2019

Cognitive biases are tendencies to selectively search for or interpret data in a way that confirms one’s existing beliefs.

20 Standards For Digital Citizenship

TeachThought StaffJun 14, 2019

This graphic is a kind of hybrid graphic that distills ideas about technology into ideas about digital citizenship.

Why Questions Are More Important Than Answers

Terry HeickJun 12, 2019

Why are questions more important than answers? Because answers stop learning while questions start it, contextualizing what we don’t know.

Teaching Is Establishing The Need To Know

Terry HeickMar 27, 2019

‘Not knowing’ is clumsy, precise label for the starting point of learning. Teaching is, at least in part, establishing the need to…

7 Skills Students Will Always Need: Future-Proofing School

TeachThought StaffMar 17, 2019

From critical thinking and collaboration to adaptability, influence, and imagination, here are 7 skills students will always need.

Modern Trends In Education: 50 Different Approaches To Learning

What if a class consisted of words that led to information that whirled into blended realms of creativity set up just for…

12 Things Schools Could Be Instead Of Schools

Terry HeickMar 5, 2019

There’s no reason a ‘school’ can’t become a tech-infused place-based learning environment that focuses on literacy and civic participation.