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What Close Reading Actually Means

Grant WigginsOct 9, 2015

The goal of close reading is to analyze the text and interpret why details–and the text itself–are significant.

Promoting STEM Critical Thinking Using Post-it® Super Sticky Notes

Here are ways teachers can use Post-it notes and other products to promote critical thinking in the classroom.

Less Tech, More Talk: Moving To A Discussion-Based Classroom

TeachThought StaffAug 26, 2015

Students who are naturally outgoing and comfortable speaking in front of their peers are challenged to listen more and engage with introverted…

GMOs: A Timely Inquiry-Based Learning Topic

TeachThought StaffJul 28, 2015

Do we fully understand the long-term effects of science–and if we don’t, how should that change how we “practice science”?

What To Read Next: 100 Timeless Books, Poems, And…

Terrell HeickJul 26, 2015

What should you read next? Consider Aldous Huxley’s ‘Brave New World,’ Ray Bradbury’s ‘Fahrenheit 451,’ or Kurt Vonnegut’s ‘Player Piano.’

12 Literary Road Trips In A Single Map

TeachThought StaffJul 24, 2015

12 Literary Road Trips In A Single Map by TeachThought Staff Richard Kreitner and Steven Melendez over at atlasobscura recently shared a […]

40 Important STEM Resources For Women

TeachThought StaffJul 21, 2015

Although the American Association of University Women focuses on all of academia, closing the gender gap in STEM remains a priority.

Why Students Should Still Write Research Papers

TeachThought StaffJun 24, 2015

8 Reasons Why Students Should Still Write Research Papers by Dorothy Mikuska There are plenty of reasons why the research paper […]