Tag: Professional Development

Just as a teacher has to create conditions that support and encourage student success, school districts have to support teachers’ professional development.

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What is the step-by-step process for effective teaching through project-based learning in your classroom? Like all good teaching, it starts with students.

The Shift From Content To Purpose: A Continuum of Choice by TeachThought Staff What is the difference between a teacher-centered and learner-driven classroom? We've taken a look at examples of student-centered ...

8 Things Every Teacher Needs In Order To Grow by Terry Heick What do teachers need to grow? Training, books, words of encouragement, degrees and certifications, Professional Development (TeachThought Professional ...

20 Tips To Promote A Self-Directed Classroom Culture contributed by opencolleges.edu It’s an age-old saying: "Give a man a fish, and feed him for a day. Teach a man to ...

16 Things I Want To Hear My Students Say by Terry Heick "Ohhh, now I get it." The iconic phrase that teachers value hearing. A sign that you've moved a ...

6 Questions Every Teacher Needs To Answer In Order To Grow by Terry Heick Looking for professional development designed specifically for your school or district? Visit TeachThought Professional Development at ...

7 Questions To Guide Your PBL Implementation Plan by Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought PD Grow your school with TeachThought PD Project-Based Learning Workshops It’s that time of year again ...

Want To Help Teachers Grow? 5 Tips To Be A Better Facilitator by Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought PD So you want to be a facilitator? A few weeks ago as ...

What Students Feel Learning In A State Of Flow by Jackie Gerstein Dr. Gerstein provides training and professional development through TeachThought Professional Development. To schedule her to work with your school, ...

The focus on teaching and learning can become lost in the hustle and bustle of running a school every day. So can the professional learning opportunities.

7 Characteristics of Great Professional Development by Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought PD As the end of the school year starts to draw to a close, administrators start pulling together ...

The Enduring Residue Of Project Based Learning PD by Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought Professional Development TeachThought readers have probably figured out that I'm a big fan of Project-Based Learning. I ...

                          How To Avoid Pointless Professional Development by Drew Perkins, Director TeachThought Professional Development We've all been there. ...

Ep. 27 Let's Make Professional Development More Effective by Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought Professional Development This is episode 27 of the TeachThought Podcast! Drew Perkins discusses ways to make professional ...

The Delicate Dance of Professional Development by Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought PD Professional Development. We need it. You need it. Our students need us all to do it but ...

8 Steps To Teacher-Led, Digital PD by TeachThought Staff Professional development for teachers is a beautiful thing. While many professionals work either in isolation or total stagnation, educators are constantly ...