Terrell Heick, Author at TeachThought

21st Century Teaching: A Defining Characteristic

A defining characteristic of 21st century teaching is that it doesn’t require you to be anything other than acutely attentive to possibility.

As education seeks to change in the 21st century, there are a few ideas that continue to challenge its progress.

The process of adopting new learning domains and materials has exposed the need for new critical digital literacy skills.

Education / November 12, 2015 / Apple, Podcast

In this episode, we discuss test prep, how students can use what they don’t know, and what tests like the ACT and SAT really measure.

The focus on critical thinking, learning models, and thought leadership is remaining, with a goal to grow strong teachers.

The days of ‘going to school to get a job’ could be slowly replaced by ‘critically learning so that we come to understand what must be done.’

Teaching / October 10, 2015 / Terry Heick

The difference between pedagogy, andragogy, and heutagogy has to do with purposes and roles–being taught or teaching yourself.

Preparing students for the modern economy isn’t about streamlining job-training, especially for jobs that change often & disappear quickly.

I. Education is both industrial and fundamental; it is the mutual product of both engineering and affection. II. This makes

Having a solid base in theory makes sense but the questions he was getting–“Why did you become a teacher?”–seemed only vaguely useful.

Teaching / September 2, 2015 / New Teacher

“What’s My Name, Fool?” Why You Must Remember Your Students Now! by Dawn Casey-Rowe Ernie Terrell didn’t get Muhammad Ali’s name

I’m in the middle of “Breakfast of Champions” by Kurt Vonnegut, and I stumbled on a magic secret about teaching I want to share with you.