8 Ways To Create A Brain-Friendly Classroom
How can you create a classroom that works in a way the brain 'likes' to learn?
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Why Worrying About Screen Time Might Be The Wrong Approach
While screen time certainly matters, focusing only on time is like developing a literacy program that focuses only on 'minutes read.'
What Are The Habits Of Mind?
Habits of Mind are dispositions mindfully employed by characteristically 'successful' people when confronted with problems.
12 Strategies For Creating A Culture Of Problem-Solving In Your Classroom
Problem-solving and critical thinking are both skills and habits that allow students to apply and transfer academic knowledge into the real-world.
The Difference Between Projects And Project-Based Learning
In PBL, the focus is not on projects but rather the process of learning through those projects.
25 Questions To Guide Teaching With Project-Based Learning
Project-based learning can benefit from planning ahead--clarity in what students are actually doing and why.
50 Ways To Empower Students In A Connected World
From voice and choice to global collaboration and opportunity, there are many ways to empower students in the modern classroom.
Does Your Teaching Suppress Genius–Or Require It?
What happens when students, after demonstrating mastery of every standard on every assessment form we can think of, are exceptional at absolutely nothing?
The Impact Of Technology On Curiosity
The study noted multiple types of curiosity, including sensory and knowledge-based. The latter involves desiring data or discovery, while the former involves the desire to 'avoid boredom or sensory deprivation.'
12 Realities That Are Reducing Innovation In Schools
12 Realities That Are Reducing Innovation In Schools by Terry Heick Ed note: This post has been updated from a 2012 post by the author Innovation is not something that ...
30 Ways To Use Google Search For Critical Thinking In The Classroom
Here are 30 ways to use Google search in the classroom to help improve students' ability to self-direct the digital research search process.
The Definition Of Intrinsic Motivation
The Definition Of Intrinsic Motivation by TeachThought Staff A decent working definition of intrinsic motivation is "motivation that stems directly from an action rather than a reward." Teachers often think ...
A 3-Dimensional Model Of Bloom’s Taxonomy
A 3-Dimensional Model Of Bloom's Taxonomy by TeachThought Staff Well, technically it's a 2-dimensional representation of a 3-dimensional model, but being limited as we are in 2016 to 2D screens, ...
What PBL Can Do For Your School–And What It Can’t
What PBL Can Do For Your School--And What It Can't by Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought Professional Development *Visit our PBL Workshops Page for workshop options on Project-Based Learning. Project-Based Learning ...
8 Characteristics Of A Great Teacher
8 Characteristics Of A Great Teacher contributed by Ian Lancaster What makes a teacher strong? What differentiates the best from the rest? There’s no shortage of bodies (some dramatically misguided) ...
7 New Features Added To Google Classroom
Google Announces New Features In Google Classroom by TeachThought Staff At TeachThought, while we love Apple's products, app ecology, and general aesthetic, we tend towards recommending Google for most classrooms. Though ...
5 Problems With Technology In Classrooms
5 Problems With Technology In Classrooms by TeachThought Staff The main argument for technology in the classroom is that emerging students should be able to apply classroom concepts to daily ...
5 Strategies For Incorporating Social Emotional Learning Into Your Classroom
5 Strategies For Incorporating Social Emotional Learning Into Your Classroom contributed by Meg Price, the ei experience Social emotional learning (SEL) by definition is a process for learning life skills, ...
