Why People Play Video Games

Why People Play Video Games

TeachThought StaffJan 25, 202313 min read

Why People Play Video Games Why We Play Video Games: How Our Desire For Games Shapes Our World was first published in Game Informer magazine and then on gameinformer.com by Ben Reeves Gamers have spent countless hours saving princesses, dodging bullets, and…

5 Ideal Traits Of A Project-Based Learning Teacher

5 Ideal Traits Of A Project-Based Learning Teacher

TeachThought StaffSep 9, 20185 min read

5 Ideal Traits Of A PBL Teacher contributed by Mike Kaechele Over the past few years, I have worked with many teachers, introducing the components of Project-Based Learning (PBL) and helping them design their own projects. Sometimes it has been…

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How To Help Students Find More Time To Read

TeachThought StaffSep 6, 20184 min read

Helping Students Find More Time To Read by TeachThought Staff How can you find more time to read? Better yet, how can you help students find more time to read? Below, I’ve collected a few strategies. The big idea here is…

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12 Myths About Project-Based Learning

Terrell HeickSep 5, 201810 min read

What Are The Greatest Myths About Project-Based Learning? Simple premise: What are the most common myths about project-based learning? Put another way, what do we misunderstand about PBL that keeps it from realizing its full potential? At TeachThought, we’re proponents…

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12 Mistakes For Teachers To Avoid In A Data-Driven Classroom

Terrell HeickSep 2, 20187 min read

What To Avoid When Using Data To Revise Instruction In Your Classroom by Terry Heick How do you use data in your teaching? Or assessment? Functionally, the purpose of assessment is to provide data to revise planned instruction. In seeing…

Why We Should Stop Averaging Scores To Give Letter Grades

Why We Should Stop Averaging Scores To Give Letter Grades

Terrell HeickAug 29, 20185 min read

A Letter Grade Isn’t A Letter Grade: Why We Should Stop Averaging Scores by Terry Heick Quick preface: Any argument rests on premises and terms, and so clarifying those premises and terms and related underlying assumptions is necessary if that argument…

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5 Psychology-Based Strategies That Help Students Learn

TeachThought StaffAug 27, 20185 min read

What Psychology-Based Strategies Help Students Learn? contributed by Drs. Donna Wilson and Marcus Conyers Empowered with some basic information about how the mind and brain work during learning, teachers can plan to use some new strategies for supporting high student…