Before You Check Their Work, Check Their Well-Being
It's time to shift focus from checking to see if students are completing their remote learning assignments to checking to see if students are 'okay.'
Tag: Whole Child
Correcting The Impact Of Negative News Bias On Mental Health
The more we click on the things that spark anger and fear in us and in others, the more of that kind of content we will see.
The Difference Between Empathy And Sympathy
Empathy focuses on a mutual and shared emotional experience, whereas sympathy moves more swiftly from feeling with to feeling for.
16 Meditation Apps For Children In The Classroom
Where do you begin teaching meditation when you may not be familiar with the practice yourself?
What Are The Habits Of Mind?
Habits of Mind are dispositions mindfully employed by characteristically 'successful' people when confronted with problems.
How We Think About Education
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 ...
5 Strategies For Incorporating Social Emotional Learning Into Your Classroom
As a teacher, you can help your student understand how to adjust their thinking in a way that contributes to their social emotional well-being.
9 Ways To Support A Culture Of Wellness In Your School
Fundraising for a local cause is an important lesson in community activism and can lead to a sense of interdependence and purpose in students.
The Simplest Way To Slow The Summer Slide
The Simplest Way To Slow The Summer Slide by Terry Heick There's a lot of dialogue right now about the dreaded summer slide. Lots of scary statistics, technology layers, and ...
12 Ways To Make Sure A Child Feels Loved
12 Ways To Make Sure A Child Feels Loved by Laura LeMaster Did you know the first Saturday of April was Love Our Children Day? Showing love to our students ...
10 Tips For Getting Started With Mindfulness In The Classroom
10 Tips For Getting Started With Mindfulness In The Classroom by Kelly April Tyrrell and TeachThought Staff ed note: this post has been updated from previous publishing While the scientists at the ...
When We Ask African American Teachers To Discipline African American Students Because They’re African American
When We Ask African American Teachers To Discipline African American Students Students Because They're African American by Anthony Conwright, TeachThought “Anthony, we don’t do anything.” I was the dean of ...
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, ...
How To Teach Empathy In The Classroom
Want to teach students empathy? Start by helping students themselves not, "How am I unique?" but rather "How are we the same?"
Teaching Introverts Is Different
Teaching Introverts Is Different by Terry Heick As education seeks to improve itself, the focus has been on data, research, and curriculum. The stuff teachers use. There is precious little ...
Making Friends: 10 Team-Building Games For Students
10 Team-Building Games For A Friendlier Classroom by TeachThought Staff 10 Team-Building Games for a Friendlier Classroom is a fantastic resource for developing relationships and a positive tone in the ...
8 Things Every Student Needs On The First Day Of School
8 Things Every Student Needs On The First Day Of School by TeachThought Staff Mindset The beliefs and ideas that students have about themselves lead to a mindset that can ...
6 Ways To Motivate Students Cognitively During Summer Break
6 Ways To Motivate Students Cognitively During Summer Break by Dr. Pamela Roggeman, academic dean at the University of Phoenix College of Education For decades, we have romanticized the idea ...
