19 Reading Response Questions That Work With Most Texts
Students needed to see what a 'quality' reading response looked like. Once these questions were demystified a bit, it was all downhill.
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26 Sentence Stems For Higher-Level Conversation In The Classroom
26 Sentence Stems For Higher-Level Conversation In The Classroom by Terry Heick Note: You can purchase a similar, classroom-ready version of these stems on printable cards, if you find that useful. Meaningful ...
15 Apps & Websites For Teaching Math Online
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How To Teach Students To Research Without Google
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Viewing Comprehension Strategies: Watching Videos Like You Read A Book
Due to diverse content, mobile access, and credibility with students, video is a pedagogical goldmine. Are there 'viewing comprehension strategies' that students can use to make video even more useful ...
How To Design A 21st Century Assessment
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10 Innovative Learning Strategies For Modern Pedagogy
Learning strategies for modern pedagogy include crossover learning, computational thinking, and learning through argumentation.
42 Fill-in-the-Blank Prompts For Students To Design Their Own Projects
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7 Mistakes That Quality Assessments Avoid
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This Is What Understanding Looks Like
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50 Questions To Help Students Think About What They Think
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Planning For Critical Thinking: A 5-Step Model
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A Project-Based Learning Cheat Sheet For Authentic Learning
A Project-Based Learning Cheat Sheet by TeachThought Staff Like most buzzwords in education, "authenticity" isn't a new idea. For decades, teachers have sought to make student learning "authentic" by looking ...
How To Design A Wikipedia Writing & Research Assignment
How To Design A Wikipedia Writing & Research Assignment by TeachThought Staff That you probably use Wikipedia but tell your students not to is why we're here. Wikipedia has long ...
How To Read A Book: 3 Strategies & Questions For Critical Reading
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What An 8th Grader Was Expected To Know In 1912
What An 8th Grader From 1912 Was Expected To Know by TeachThought Staff If you've ever wondered what an 8th grade student from 101 years ago was expected to know, ...
The Definition Of Combination Learning
The Definition Of Combination Learning by Terry Heick Combination Learning is a new teaching and learning strategy for the 21st century. The definition of Combination Learning is learning through the flexible ...
Should Colleges Judge Social Media Presence for Admissions?
Should Colleges Judge Social Media Presence for Admissions? by Paul Barnwell, Teacher of English & Digital Media This post has been updated and republished from a previous publishing Pretend for a moment ...
