An Updated Guide To Questioning In The Classroom
This guide to questioning in the classroom views questions as signs of understanding, not ignorance–the ability to see what you’re missing.
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26 Sentence Stems For Higher-Level Conversation In The Classroom
During meaningful conversations, students are forced to be accountable for positions, to listen, and to analyze opposing perspectives & ideas.
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Alternatives To ‘How Was School?”
“What did you learn in school today?” It’s easy to resort to cliches when talking to kids about school. Here are some alternatives.
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Genius Hour In The Classroom: 6 Principles
Genius Hour in the classroom is driven by curiosity. Critical principles include inquiry, purpose, socialization, and design.
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How To Cite Social Media In Scholarly Writing [Updated]
Citing social media in scholary writing? For twitter: @Username. “Full text of tweet.” Twitter, Day month year posted, time posted, URL.
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A Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy For Evaluating Digital Tasks
This Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy helps teachers evaluate and design digital tasks like ChatGPT use, blogging, podcasting, and more.
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Failing Forward: 21 Ideas To Help Students Keep Their Momentum
An example of ‘failing forward’: “Your first two drafts didn’t work so well, huh? What can you take from each of them–what’s salvageable?”
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The Most Dangerous Phrase In Education
“We’ve always done it this way” is one of the most dangerous phrases we can use—and this danger extends to education, as well.
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10 Team-Building Games For The First Day Of School
Team-Building games for the first day of school include Green Door, I never…, Me too!, Fact or Fiction, and Count to Ten.
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Are You Teaching Content Or Teaching Thought?
If our curriculum is thinking, if our job is (excuse the convenient phrasing) teaching thought, our goals as educators change.
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6 Strategies For Dealing With ‘Difficult’ Students
From building trust and relationships to cultivating responsibility, here are 6 strategies for working with your most ‘difficult’ students.
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20 Of The Best Quotes About Knowledge
“Our knowledge of the world instructs us first of all that the world is greater than our knowledge of it.” –Wendell Berry
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The TeachThought Dictionary: Learning Models & Technology
A Dictionary For 21st Century Teachers: An ongoing index of emerging learning models, theories, and technology for progressive teaching.
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How To Fake A 21st Century Classroom
Creativity is a 21st-century teaching and learning currency–and the best way to make sure it happens is to give points for it.
