The Definition Of Intrinsic Motivation by TeachThought Staff A decent working definition of intrinsic motivation is "motivation that stems directly from an action rather than a reward." Teachers often think ...
Students Aren't Products: How We Think About Education by Terry Heick This post has been updated and republished from a previous version Now almost two decades into the 21st-century, we ...
8 Of Our Most Popular Articles About Student Engagement by TeachThought Staff Student engagement is often sought and sometimes achieved but difficult to sustain. There are a variety of reasons why ...
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 ...
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 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 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 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 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 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) by TeachThought Staff There is an art and science to teaching, and certainly to curriculum and assessment. And classroom management. And student engagement. And ...
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 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 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 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 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 by TeachThought Staff For many teachers, helping students "pay attention" is probably the wrong way to help improve what you're probably ...
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 ...
