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5 Out-Of-The Box Assessment Strategies Every Teacher Should Know

TeachThought StaffNov 2, 20228 min read

What Out-Of-The Box Assessment Strategies Should Every Teacher Know? by Judy Willis M.D., M.Ed., radteach.com & Terry Heick Most teachers and current textbooks offer varied approaches to the material to be learned so the teaching can be brain-compatible with the varied student learning styles. It…

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Permanently Disrupting Education. With Smartphones.

Terrell HeickFeb 27, 20186 min read

How To Disrupt Education With Smartphones. by Terry Heick The concept of disruption is an apt one in our fluid, digital, and almost destructively social world. In response to the counterculture movement of the 1960s and 1970s, it’s not surprising…

a giant list of really good essential questions

A Giant List Of Really Good Essential Questions

TeachThought StaffFeb 26, 201811 min read

A Giant List Of Really Good Essential Questions by Terry Heick Essential questions are, as Grant Wiggins defined, ‘essential’ in the sense of signaling genuine, important and necessarily-ongoing inquiries.” These are grapple-worthy, substantive questions that not only require wrestling with,…

why VR is so important

Why Virtual Reality Is So Important For Education

Terrell HeickFeb 26, 20184 min read

Virtual Reality Is Important For Education by Terry Heick What is virtual reality? You probably have a pretty good sense of what it is even if you’ve never actually experienced it. Virtual = replicated (often digitally); artificial Reality = What…

viewing comprehension strategies: watching videos like you read a book

Viewing Comprehension Strategies: Watching Videos Like You Read A Book

Terrell HeickFeb 23, 20188 min read

40 Viewing Comprehension Strategies: Watching Videos Like You Read A Book by Terry Heick You can’t watch a video like you read a book; the modalities couldn’t be more different. On the surface level a video uses light, color, sound, and…

From Explaining To Surviving: 27 Things Teachers Are Good At

From Explaining To Surviving: 27 Things Teachers Are Good At

TeachThought StaffFeb 21, 20183 min read

From Explaining To Surviving: 27 Things Teachers Are Good At by TeachThought Staff What’s a teacher? What kinds of things should a 21st century be able to do?  How about with an iPad? What’s the purpose of school? These are the…

Alternatives To Lecture

50 Alternatives To Lecturing In The Classroom

TeachThought StaffFeb 20, 20185 min read

What Are The Best Alternatives To Lecture In Teaching? by TeachThought Staff As teachers, when we lecture, we have the best of intentions. We have a concept we want the class to understand, so we stand and explain it to…