What Is Critical Reading

What Is Critical Reading? A Definition For Learning

ByTerry HeickOct 12, 2025

Critical reading is reading with the purpose of critical examination of the text and its implicit and explicit themes and ideas.

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30 Of The Best Video Editors

ByTeachThought StaffOct 10, 2025

What Are The Best Video Editors For The Classroom? Best Video Editing Tools For Teachers And Students (2025) From quick classroom projects to advanced productions, these editors cover K–20 needs. (Links checked October 14, 2025.) Best Free Video Editors DaVinci Resolve Price: Free…

correcting the deficit in critical thinking

Correcting The Deficit In Critical Thinking

ByTerry HeickOct 10, 2025

We can address a deficit of critical thinking by embedding into the architecture of education. This can be accomplished in any number of ways.

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National Mathematics Day In India: Celebrating The Joy of Numbers

TeachThought StaffSep 22, 20255 min read

Every year on 22nd December, India celebrates National Mathematics Day commemorating Srinivasa Ramanujan.

How I Eliminated (Almost) All Grading Problems In My Classroom

How I Eliminated (Almost) All Grading Problems In My Classroom

Terry HeickSep 21, 20257 min read

Grading problems still surfaced, but with a system in place, it was easier to identify what went wrong and communicate why to students.

12 Examples Of Gamification In The Classroom

12 Examples Of Gamification In The Classroom

TeachThought StaffSep 20, 202510 min read

Examples of gamification include additive grading, using levels of progress, creating learning badges or trophies to include, and more.

100+ Bloom's taxonomy verbs for critical thinking

Bloom’s Taxonomy Verbs List: 100+ Power Verbs for Teachers

Terry HeickSep 19, 20256 min read

Discover 100+ Bloom’s Taxonomy verbs, organized by cognitive level, to write objectives, design assessments, and strengthen critical thinking in any subject.

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K-20 BYOD Policy: General Implementation [Updated for 2026]

TeachThought StaffSep 18, 20259 min read

BYOD in education (Bring Your Own Device), is catching on quickly, & has transformed the classroom by creating opportunities for learning.

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How To Indent In Microsoft Word and Google Docs

TeachThought StaffSep 17, 20252 min read

1. Place the cursor at the start of the line. 2. Press Tab once to indent about 0.5″. 3. Press Backspace at the start to remove the indent.

Formative assessment guide for teachers

A Quick Formative Assessment Guide

Terry HeickSep 16, 20256 min read

A guide for Formative Assessment: A clear definition, classroom strategies, benefits for using it in the classroom.

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The Importance Of Student Autonomy

TeachThought StaffSep 16, 20254 min read

Autonomy is not absence of structure but the opportunity to release more responsibility students.

'The Objective' As Read By Wendell Berry

‘The Objective’ As Read By Wendell Berry

Terry HeickSep 15, 20254 min read

“I prayed what I saw was only fear & no foretelling, for I saw the last known landscape destroyed for the sake of objective…”

Alan watts forgive yourself quote

Alan Watts: Forgive Yourself

Terry HeickSep 15, 20255 min read

“Compassion for yourself is letting the stones fall and seeing that you are no longer the one who stumbled — you are the one who learned.”