About the Author

Terry Heick

Terry Heick, M.Ed.

Founder & Director, TeachThought | B.A., English; M.Ed., Education

Former classroom teacher with 10 years experience in secondary ELA (grades 7–10). Creator of the TeachThought Learning Taxonomy. Specializes in critical thinking, literacy, and AI in education.

Selected Citations & References

Peer-reviewed research, dissertations, institutional publications, and other scholarly works in which Terry Heick’s work and/or TeachThought content is cited or formally referenced.

I. Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles & Scholarly Chapters

  1. Cherner, T. (2014). Cleaning up that mess: A framework for classifying educational apps. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 14(2). https://citejournal.org/volume-14/issue-2-14/general/cleaning-up-that-mess-a-framework-for-classifying-educational-apps
  2. Ho, C. M., et al. (2021). Fostering curiosity in learning environments: A review of strategies and outcomes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(21), Article 11310. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8602070/
  3. Mehrpouyan, A. (2023). Teaching literature in the digital age: Pedagogical strategies for secondary classrooms. Education and Information Technologies. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-022-11235-w
  4. Shishkovskaya, J. (2015). Paperless foreign languages teaching. Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences, 206, 232–237. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042815051472
  5. Serdyukov, P. (2017). Innovation in education: What works, what doesn’t, and what to do about it. Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching & Learning, 10(1), 4–33. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318598549_Innovation_in_education_What_works_what_doesnt_and_what_to_do_about_it Contains reference to Heick, T. (2016). “12 Barriers to Innovation in Education,” TeachThought.
  6. Grimus, M. (2020). Emerging technologies: Impacting learning, pedagogy and curriculum development. In Emerging Technologies and Pedagogies in the Curriculum (book chapter). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338349901_Emerging_Technologies_Impacting_Learning_Pedagogy_and_Curriculum_Development
  7. [JSTOR article – ID 26610189]. Exact bibliographic metadata not yet confirmed. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26610189

II. Doctoral Dissertations, Theses, & Graduate Capstones

  1. Ament, V. (2018). Indicators of authentic mobile learning. ERIC Document No. ED590379. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED590379.pdf
  2. Estruch, M. (2017). Design principles for project-based learning in digital environments (Doctoral dissertation, Liberty University). https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/2593
  3. Ryan, S. (2021). Engaging high school students during distance learning (Master’s capstone/thesis, California State University, Monterey Bay). https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2115&context=caps_thes_all
  4. Jones, J. A. (2021). The Interactive Syllabus. Nova Law Review (NSUWorks). https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2410&context=nlr/

III. Institutional, Government, & Open-Access Academic Publications

  1. Florida Department of Education. (2016). 50 activities to promote digital media literacy in students. https://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/16290/urlt/50apdmls.pdf
  2. Utah State Board of Education / ULEAD Education. (2019). Driving Continuous School Improvement Toolkit. https://www.schools.utah.gov/curr/educatordevelopment/administratorfiles/DrivingContinuousSchoolImprovementToolkit.pdf
  3. Illinois Open Publishing Network. (2020). Learning theories: Understanding how people learn. In Instruction in Libraries and Information Centers. https://iopn.library.illinois.edu/pressbooks/instructioninlibraries/chapter/learning-theories-understanding-how-people-learn/
  4. University of Galway – Open Press. Chapter 2: Basic Philosophies and Theoretical Foundations. In Creating Online Learning Experiences. https://openpress.universityofgalway.ie/onlinelearning/chapter/chapter-2-basic-philosophies/

IV. Legal & Policy Scholarship

  1. Mitchell Hamline Law Review. Citation of Heick, T. (2023). Correcting the Deficit in Critical Thinking, TeachThought. Referenced in discussion of cognitive skills and artificial intelligence.

V. Academic Aggregators & Scholarly Feeds

  1. Harvard Graduate School of Education (TagTeam feed). (2024). Which Content Is Most Important? The 40/40/40 Rule. https://tagteam.harvard.edu/hub_feeds/2047/feed_items/12594348

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