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12 Realities That Are Reducing Innovation In Schools
12 Realities That Are Reducing Innovation In Schools by Terry Heick Ed note: This post has been updated from a 2012 post by the author Innovation is not something that ...
30 Ways To Use Google Search For Critical Thinking In The Classroom
30 Ways To Use Google Search For Critical Thinking In The Classroom by TeachThought Staff As the search engine that’s become its own verb, Google’s success is difficult to frame. ...
The Role Of The Teacher In The Near-Future Classroom
The Role Of The Teacher In The Classroom Of The Near Future by Terry Heick Schools, along with libraries and museums, are curators of culture. That is, they survey various ...
8 Characteristics Of A Great Teacher
8 Characteristics Of A Great Teacher contributed by Ian Lancaster What makes a teacher strong? What differentiates the best from the rest? There’s no shortage of bodies (some dramatically misguided) ...
The Difference Between Innovation-Led Evidence And Evidence-Led Innovation
The Difference Between Innovation-Led Evidence And Evidence-Led Innovation by Conrad Wolfram, Computer-Based Math Ed note: This post has been republished from previous posting. Recently, I was part of a high-level ...
What Students Do Better Than Teachers
What Students Do Better Than Teachers by Terry Heick You can ask your students what they’re interested in—what they’re curious about—but that’s not the right question, because they probably don’t ...
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 ...
What Is The Identity Of Your Classroom?
What Do Students Think Of Your Class? by Terry Heick Google is the company that has become its own verb. Google it. They’re also challenging Apple with their Android mobile ...
12 Barriers To Innovation In Education
12 Barriers To Innovation In Education by Terry Heick Ed note: This post has been reposted (unchanged) from its original posting in 2014. Innovation is not something that just happens--or, ...
Envisioning The Future Of Technology In Education
Envisioning The Future Of Technology In Education by TeachThought Staff Ed note: We recently got in touch with Michell again and hope to have some updated thinking around this idea ...
The Shift From Content To Purpose: A Continuum of Choice
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 ...
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 ...
25 Critical Thinking Apps For Extended Student Learning
25 Critical Thinking Apps For Extended Student Learning by TeachThought Staff Critical thinking apps aren't the sweet spot of mobile app design. Most of the more popular apps are focused ...
Using The SAMR Model To Frame How To Teach With Apps
Using The SAMR Model To Frame How To Teach With Apps by TeachThought Staff Not all apps are created equal. Not all teacher planning and instructional design are created equal. ...
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 ...
What Does ‘Critical Thinking’ Mean?
What Does 'Critical Thinking' Mean? by Terry Heick This post has been updated from a 2014 post What does 'critical thinking' mean? Well, that depends on who you ask. For ...
The Highest Literacy Is Understanding The Value Of A Text
The Highest Literacy Is Understanding The Value Of A Text contributed by Dr. Michael Ben-Chaim Students’ underachievement in reading comprehension has become a chronic, habitual, and well-documented characteristic of the nationwide ...
