A Planning Guide For Project-Based Learning In The Elementary Classroom

A Planning Guide For Project-Based Learning In The Elementary Classroom

Drew PerkinsOct 19, 20226 min read

PBL Spotlight: 5th Grade Restaurant Math Tipping Guide contributed by Drew Perkins Every year since their kindergarten years I have extended my offer to teachers of my daughters to help out in any way they might find useful. Some of…

Study On People With Depression

Study On People With Depression

TeachThought StaffFeb 7, 20183 min read

Study: People With Depression Talk About Themselves More Often Than Others by Terry Heick Mental health is everything. While the argument is often made that it is stigmatized, a more precise label might be ‘wildly misunderstood.’ The ability of a…

42 Fill-in-the-Blank Prompts For Students To Design Their Own Projects

42 Fill-in-the-Blank Prompts For Students To Design Their Own Projects

Terrell HeickFeb 5, 20183 min read

Help Students Design Their Own Projects With These Fill-in-the-Blank Prompts by Terry Heick So often, we make learning more complicated than it has to be. Local planning requirements are usually at fault here–plan this way and prove that you’ve done…

why students should read

Why Students Should Read

Terrell HeickFeb 1, 20185 min read

Why Should Students Read? by Terry Heick Lately, there’s something about reading that’s bothering me about how we teach reading and writing. I’ve written about it before and said a lot of what I say here, but never quite said…

public education terms

A Common Language: 30 Public Education Terms Defined

TeachThought StaffJan 30, 201814 min read

30 Public Education Terms Defined  by TeachThought Staff Communication depends on a common language. In any field, knowing what a colleague means when they use a term or phrase is the difference between talking about ideas and exchanging ideas. So…

7 mistakes that quality assessments avoid

7 Mistakes That Quality Assessments Avoid

TeachThought StaffJan 30, 20185 min read

What Mistakes Do Quality Assessments Avoid? contributed by Daniel R. Venables, Founding Director of the Center for Authentic PLCs Giving a test is easy; assessing understanding is not. What are the most common mistakes quality assessments avoid? The following list of…

principles of mobile learning

12 Principles Of Mobile Learning

TeachThought StaffJan 29, 20184 min read

What Are The Principles Of Mobile Learning by Terry Heick Ed note: This post has been updated and republished from a 2012 post Mobile Learning is about self-actuated personalization. As learning practices and technology tools change, mobile learning itself will…