How We Think About Education
The most fundamental idea in public education–the infinite interdependence of living that scrutiny of schools misses entirely.
12 Questions To Ask Your Students On The First Day Of School
Here are 12 questions to ask students on the first day of school, including: “What do you need from me to be successful this year?”
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.
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 socioeconomic concerns. Tips, resources, ideas, and strategies to reduce the impact of students being away from the classroom all summer. This is a topic that…
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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 and children is vital to growing and impacting their young minds. According to Love Our Children USA, every year over three million children are victims…
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 University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Investigating Healthy Minds (CIHM) at the Waisman Center aren’t yet ready to issue evidence-based mindfulness curriculum practices, Flook and CIHM…
When We Ask African American Teachers To Discipline African American Students Because They’re African American
I eventually left the school. It was clear to me that my presence was to be white muscle disguised in black skin.
No Student Is Unreachable
Students who are challenging–i.e. victims of disruptive childhoods–do not change overnight. They require time to grow.
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 discussion on the human elements of learning unless you’re discussing isolated movements such as social-emotional learning or whole-child trends. While admirable, these “movements” are unfortunate…
Making Friends: 10 Team-Building Games For Students
Students stand in the middle of the room, then move to either side to indicate their choice: Are you more of a book or a song?
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 spur them to success or lead to self-fulfilling prophecies of struggles and failure. Take challenges–difficult exams or projects or even content areas. Here are three…
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 of children taking the summer off to enjoy warm weather, summer camps and family vacations. Many of us have our own memories of waiting eagerly…
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