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100 Blended Learning Resources For Teachers [Updated For 2019] by TeachThought Staff The following is a compilation of some of our favorite blending learning resources for teachers in 2018 and 2019....
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Moving Students From Digital Citizenship To Digital Leadership by TeachThought Staff Digital Citizenship has become one of the more symbolic phrases that represent the significant impact technology...
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6 Tips For Creating Effective Student Groups by TeachThought Staff Grouping students is easy; creating effective student groups is less so. The following infographic from Mia MacMeekin seeks to...
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10 Pieces Of Advice That Could Save Your Teaching Career by Terry Heick Simple premise, as titled: what sorts of ‘things’ make teaching unsustainable, and what sort of advice can help teachers reflect...
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The Difference Between Education 1.0 & 3.0 contributed by Jackie Gerstein For specific training and professional development around technology integration, contact TeachThought Professional...
View Article25 Personality Qualities Not Measured By Tests
Can A Test Measure This? 25 Personality Qualities Not Measured By Tests by TeachThought Staff Who knew a vertical sliver of paper, stamped with little bubbles and otherwise boringly plain and...
View Article12 Alternatives To Letter Grades In Education
12 Alternatives To Letter Grades In Education by Terry Heick Ed note: This post was originally published in November of 2012 and has been updated several times, most recently in December of 2018 with...
View Article9 Ways To Support A Culture Of Wellness In Your School
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6 Strategies For Teaching With Bloom’s Taxonomy by TeachThought Staff Bloom’s Taxonomy can be a powerful tool to transform teaching and learning. By design, it focuses attention away from content and...
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12 Rules Of Great Teaching by Terry Heick Recently, I’ve been thinking of the universal truths in teaching. Students should be first. Don’t always start planning with a standard. Questions matter more...
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25 Of The Best Resources For Teaching Critical Thinking by TeachThought Staff See also 10 Team-Building Games That Promote Critical Thinking Critical Thinking As an organization, critical thinking is...
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“Curriculum that questions the purpose of knowledge.” by Terry Heick In our recent post, Education’s Curious Fascination With Uniformity, reader James Foss left a useful comment that had within it an...
View Article12 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, rather it...
View Article50 Ways To Challenge Yourself As A Teacher
50 Ways To Challenge Yourself As Teacher by TeachThought Staff Growing as a teacher is all about challenging yourself–moving out of our comfort zone, trying something new. Here are 50 ideas to...
View Article16 Questions To Help Students Brainstorm Project-Based Learning
16 Questions To Help Students Brainstorm Project-Based Learning by Terry Heick We’ve written about inquiry-based learning in the past, as well as its mother project-based learning, and its more complex...
View Article6 Powerful Strategies For Deeper Learning In Your Classroom
6 Powerful Strategies For Deeper Learning In Your Classroom by Dr. Monica R. Martinez Ed note: This post has been updated and republished from a 2015 version In the U.S., millions of middle and high...
View ArticleWhat Every Teacher Needs In Order To Grow
What Every Teacher Needs In Order To Grow by Terry Heick Teaching can do weird things to you. It can give you purpose and sanctuary, or dissolve both right in front of your eyes. It can energize and...
View Article8 Of The Most Common Sources Of Formative Assessment Data
8 Common Sources Of Formative Assessment Data contributed by Daniel R. Venables, Founder of Center for Authentic PLCs Teachers look at data for one reason: to teach better. We don’t look at data to...
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