15 Examples of Student-Centered Teaching
15 Examples of Student-Centered Teaching by Terry Heick 15 Examples of Student-Centered Teaching--And 15 That Are Not So Much Student-centered teaching is simply the process of teaching with student needs ...
Tag: Student Engagement
A Comprehensive Gamification Framework For Human Motivation
A Comprehensive Gamification Framework For Human Motivation by Terry Heick When researching student motivation and gamification a few years ago, I came across the most comprehensive gamification framework I've ever seen. ...
Teaching Is Establishing The Need To Know
Teaching Is Establishing The Need To Know by Terry Heick Ed note: This has been updated from a 2014 post by the author The above image comes from a presentation ...
50 Things You Can Say To Encourage A Child
50 Things You Can Say To Encourage A Child by TeachThought Staff There are many ways to encourage a child, but for students of any age, honest, authentic, and persistent ...
20 Tips To Promote A Self-Directed Classroom Culture
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 ...
5 Ways To Engage Reluctant Learners
5 Ways To Engage Reluctant Learners contributed by Kristina J. Doubet, Ph.D and Jessica A. Hockett, Ph.D. We’ve all been there. Slumped bodies, rolled eyes, defiant words, and off-task behaviors ...
Too Much Sitting? 5 Movement Strategies That Get Students Thinking
Too Much Sitting? 5 Movement Strategies That Get Kids Thinking contributed by Kenny McKee Each day more research confirms the link between movement and learning. Brain researcher David Sousa claims ...
The Science Of Classroom Design (Graphic)
The Science Of Classroom Design (Graphic) by TeachThought Staff There is an art and science to teaching, and certainly to curriculum and assessment. And classroom management. And student engagement. And ...
6 Signs You’re Creating Confident Students
Are You Creating Confident Students? by Terry Heick One approach to great teaching is facilitation: decentering yourself. Standing to the side, out of the students' way, and moving to more ...
3 Simple Ways To Create A More Positive Classroom Atmosphere
3 Simple Ways To Create A More Positive Classroom Atmosphere by TeachThought Staff Here are two questions to think about as you reflect on your daily instruction. When students enter ...
27 Ways To Promote Intrinsic Motivation In The Classroom
27 Ways To Promote Intrinsic Motivation In The Classroom by TeachThought Staff We've talked about the definition of intrinsic motivation in the past. We've also talked about some basic ways to ...
No Student Is Unreachable
No Student Is Unreachable contributed by Jeffrey Benson This post has been republished from a previous version As an educational elder with a lot of experience working with challenging students, ...
6 Golden Rules For Engaging Students
6 Golden Rules For Engaging Students by TeachThought Staff If the mind of a student isn't engaged, understanding and content mastery don't stand a chance; If the mind and heart together ...
7 Simple Ways You Can Help Students Pay Attention In A Traditional Classroom
7 Simple Ways You Can Help Students Pay Attention by TeachThought Staff For many teachers, helping students "pay attention" is probably the wrong way to help improve what you're probably ...
44 Alternatives To What’d You Learn In School Today?
25 Alternatives To "What'd You Learn In School Today?" by Terry Heick This post has been updated and republished from a previous post You try to fake it, but it ...
How To Teach Empathy
How To Teach Empathy by Terry Heick Right near the core of education, just past tolerance and just short of affectionate connectivity, is the idea of empathy. University of California ...
5 Easy Ways To Engage Students In Learning
5 Easy Ways To Engage Students In Learning by Rachelle Dene Poth As a teacher, I am always looking out for new ideas, tools, and innovative methods to Engage Students ...
6 Strategies For Dealing With ‘Difficult’ Students
6 Strategies For Dealing With ‘Difficult’ Students by Dr. Allen Mendler While stress caused by common core concerns has dominated the recent education landscape, dealing with ‘Difficult’ Students remains the ...
