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9 Ground Rules For Great Principals

Teaching / April 10, 2016 / Admin

The following graphic from weareteachers.org takes a more general approach, but provides 9 clear tips–‘ground rules’–for great principals.

The YES to SEX app helps students avoid non-consensual sex by requiring partners to digitally agree to consent and protection in <25 seconds.

Literacy / April 8, 2016 / New Teacher

3 Tips For Teaching Close Reading by Dan Henderson, Author of That’s Special: A Survival Guide To Teaching Here are

TeachThought started off as a small teacher blog that I ran to share ELA teaching resources, and has grown into something pretty cool.

Amazon Discounts Kindle To $49 by TeachThought Staff Amazon boss Jeff Bezos recently announced the next-generation Kindle. Heads up readers

Public speaking is about telling some kind of ‘story.’ Never tell a story without making a point, never make a point without a story.

With these 20 apps for elementary reading, children can learn how to write letters, improve phonics fluency, and even write their own books.

What are the executive brain functions and what can you do as an educator to support their development in students in your classroom?

Teaching / April 1, 2016 / New Teacher

Give your ELL students opportunities to make mistakes and create a culture where students can learn and grow from them.

How do teachers stretch without losing their educational identity? How can teachers improve without unplugging from social media completely?

Providing timely, relevant feedback is essential to growth & reflection. How can we make assessments more effective, informative & engaging?

Yes, playlists are used as metaphors, but there’s a larger lesson to be had for why teaching with music can be so effective.