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 you are a college admissions officer at a prestigious institution. Facing a large stack of applications, the shuffle of papers and pecking of keyboards resonates […]
15 Self-Guided Reading Responses For Non-Fiction Texts by TeachThought Curricula Critical literacy begins in being able to decode a text and then analyze it for meaning, implicit and explicit themes, and the relationship of a text to a given perspective, author’s purpose, and related text and media. Critical literacy is about a text and the […]
6 Domains Of Cognition: The TeachThought Learning Taxonomy by Terry Heick How can you tell if a student really understands something? They learn early on to fake understanding exceptionally well, and even the best assessment leaves something on the table. (In truth, a big portion of the time students simply don’t know what they don’t […]
10 Factors To Consider When Choosing A College contributed by Alex Hepgurn Choosing a college for study can be a taxing experience, as this isn’t about making the right choice. There is no right or wrong choice; you can make all the informed decisions in the world and not find out until years later what […]
4 Ways To Talk To Students About The 2016 Election by Allan DeCarlo As weeks pass beyond the election, many will notice Facebook, Twitter and media buzz already beginning to fizzle out. Despite a potential shift in attention away from the election cycle, teachers must continue civic conversations about the impact these election results have […]
The Feedback Routine: A Process For Helping Students Improve by Paul Moss This is the second article in a series of 4 discussing strategies to assist in becoming a better teacher (the first was 4 Questioning Strategies For Effective & Thoughtful Teaching). Each article is based around a poster that I have up in my […]
‘The Freelancer’s Manifesto’ Is Something Every Student Should Know by Terry Heick Someone once told me–and I wish I could remember who–that to either build my dreams, or that someone would pay me to build theirs, and few things have driven me more as a professional than that idea. It is in that same light […]
Bertrand Russell’s 10 Essential Rules Of Critical Thinking By Terry Heick For a field of study that explores the nature of knowledge, Philosophy has had a surprisingly small impact on education. Most formal academic ‘platforms’ like public schools and universities tend to parse knowledge into content areas–what is being learned–rather than how and why it […]