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Research-Based Factors Of A Highly Effective Learning Environment

Research-Based Factors Of A Highly Effective Learning Environment

Terry Heick Dec 15, 2025 10 min read

In a highly effective learning environment, there are opportunities for students to revisit old thinking while grappling with new ideas.

Bloom's Taxonomy Updated And Revised Version

What Is Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy?

TeachThought Staff Dec 9, 2025 3 min read

Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy is an update that, among other changes, revised the language and hierarchy of the Cognitive Process Dimension.

How Parents Can Support Critical Thinking At Home

8 Ways Parents Can Support Critical Thinking At Home

TeachThought Staff Dec 16, 2025 4 min read

Practicing critical thinking at home–in their ‘native environment’–is a useful strategy to build their cognitive muscles.

Critical Thinking Classroom Integration Levels

4 Levels Of Integration For Critical Thinking

Terry Heick Dec 2, 2025 10 min read

How can you teach critical thinking? This framework offers a way to integrate critical thinking in your classroom.

Authentic Starting Points For Learning

12 Authentic Starting Points For Learning

Terry Heick Dec 10, 2025 9 min read

Learning–real, informal, authentic, and lifelong learning–can ‘begin’ with just about anything.

Terry Heick Quote On Growth Mindset

What Happens When Teachers Connect

Terry Heick Dec 10, 2025 5 min read

When one teacher meets another, they exchange ideas. Comparing and finding common ground and learning new things is nearly automatic.

Characteristics Of An Innovative Classroom

New Learning: Characteristics Of An Innovative Classroom

Terry Heick Dec 3, 2025 3 min read

From content to thought, linear learning to spiral learning, and grading to micrograding, here are possible characteristics of an innovative classroom.

What Is Learned Helplessness Definition

What Is Learned Helplessness?

TeachThought Staff Dec 10, 2025 5 min read

Learned helplessness occurs when repeated failures lead a person to believe they have no control over outcomes.

Essential Digital Tools For K-12 District Planning

Essential Digital Tools For K-12 District Planning

TeachThought Staff Dec 2, 2025 9 min read

Strategic planning and execution tools for K-12 school districts are software programs that help solve problems.

Effects of Online Learning On Your Mental Health

Effects of Online Learning On Your Mental Health

Terry Heick Dec 4, 2025 3 min read

For students who are employed, online learning can create balance instead of conflict.