Why Capturing Imagination Is Important For Deeper Learning
contributed by Drew Perkins I miss teaching. Not so much the rigors of bells, short breaks, endless supervision duty, multiple preps, rushed lunches, and the paperwork. But I miss the actual moments in my classes where I captured the imagination…
The Importance Of Being Specific In Assessment Of Learning
The Importance Of Being Specific In Assessment by TeachThought Staff We all know that time demands on teachers seem to be ever-growing. Sometimes I feel I must be working in dog years, so any way to reduce the burden is…
How To Search For Tweets By Date
Searching For Tweets By Date by TeachThought Staff How do you search for tweets by date? It’s not exactly a seamless process–twitter’s search process has never been its strong suit, and how to filter tweets by date isn’t an obvious…
10 Ways To Use ReadWorks In The Classroom
10 Ways To Use ReadWorks In The Classroom by TeachThought Staff At TeachThought, we’ve been using ReadWorks as a simple way for students to build background knowledge and improve literacy skills from elementary school to high school. There are several…
50 Ways To Use Bloom’s Taxonomy In The Classroom
How Can You Use Bloom’s Taxonomy In The Classroom? by Terry Heick Bloom’s Taxonomy is a powerful teaching and learning tool that can help you shape nearly everything that happens in your classroom. Why you would want to do this…
What Does Teacher Improvement Look Like? Maybe Something Like This
What Does Teacher Improvement Look Like? by Terry Heick Your work as a teacher is a journey. And it is very much still work, but the metaphor of a journey may be a more accurate representation of its character than…
7 Easy Ways To Assess Without Testing
How To Assess Without Testing contributed by Steve Wheeler, Learning Innovations Consultant Children don’t learn any more or any better because of standardized testing unless there is feedback on how they can improve. But SATs seem to be the weapon of…