Learning
Learning is a process of acquiring knowledge, but more crucially acquiring the habits and tendencies to transfer that knowledge in personally meaningful circumstances.
10 Strategies To Promote Curiosity In Learning
10 Strategies To Promote Curiosity In Learning by Terry Heick Curiosity is crucial to learning. For years, education has responded by admonishing teachers to 'engaged' students with 'engaging content,' but engagement...
How The Memory Works In Learning
How The Memory Works In Learning contributed by Dr. Judy Willis, M.D., M.Ed. Teachers are the caretakers of the development of students’ highest brain during the years of its most...
10 Metacognitive Prompts To Help Students Reflect On Their Learning
10 Metacognitive Prompts To Help Students Reflect On Their Learning by TeachThought Staff & Peter Pappas It's well-established that reflection is critical in the learning process. While it sounds formal,...
What Students Do Better Than Teachers
What Students Do Better Than Teachers by Terry Heick You can ask your students what they’re interested in—what they’re curious about—but that’s not the right question, because they probably don’t...
The Challenge Of Scale In Learning
The Challenge Of Scale In Learning by Terry Heick I Scale is the breadth of context for the application of a thing and like purpose, audience, and context, scale is...
8 Of The Most Common Sources Of Formative Assessment Data
8 Common Sources Of Formative Assessment Data contributed by Daniel R. Venables, Founder of Center for Authentic PLCs This post has been updated from previous publishing Teachers look at data for one...
6 Powerful Strategies For Deeper Learning In Your Classroom
6 Powerful Strategies For Deeper Learning In Your Classroom by Dr. Monica R. Martinez Ed note: This post has been updated and republished from a 2015 version In the U.S., millions...
Where Has The Joy Of Learning Gone?
Where Has The Joy Of Learning Gone? by Judy Willis M.D., M.Ed., radteach.com & Terry Heick We know that for most children kindergarten is something anticipated with awe and enthusiasm – especially when one...
Learning Theories: Adaptive Control Of Thought
image attribution Steve Wheeler Learning Theories: Adaptive Control Of Thought by Terry Heick With any knowledge comes underlying assumptions. In the case of cognitive architectures and...
10 Simple Ways To Engage In Lifelong Learning
10 Ways To Engage In Lifelong Learning contributed by Andrea Leyden Learning is about reaching your full potential and can help you achieve self-actualization, the highest need identified by Maslow’s...
The Shift From Content To Purpose: A Continuum of Choice
The Shift From Content To Purpose: A Continuum of Choice by TeachThought Staff What is the difference between a teacher-centered and learner-driven classroom? We've taken a look at examples of student-centered...
4 Things Every Student Should Do Every Day
4 Things Every Student Should Do Every Day by Terry Heick Just a quick post meant to be quantitatively modest (only four) and qualitatively useful/practical. A list like this could...
What Is The Taxonomy Of Significant Learning?
The Taxonomy Of Significant Learning by Terry Heick There isn't a whole lot to the Taxonomy Of Significant Learning, but what's there is useful to help frame how you design...
The Underlying Assumptions Of A Curriculum
The Underlying Assumptions Of A Curriculum by Terry Heick There are ideas and then there are ideas between ideas. That is, the spaces between ideas can be pregnant with ideas...
A Visual Summary: 32 Learning Theories Every Teacher Should Know
A Visual Summary: 32 Learning Theories Every Teacher Should Know by Terry Heick Learning theory--and the research that goes into it--is a topic seen frequently in universities and teaching programs,...
Stop Saying Learning Styles Don’t Work
Stop Saying Learning Styles Don't Work by Terry Heick Two myths I continue to see more and more of over the last couple of years involve learning styles and Depth...
9 Ways To Support A Culture Of Wellness In Your School
9 Ways To Support A Culture Of Wellness In Your School by TeachThought Staff How can you create a culture of wellness in your school or classroom? General wellness is...
25 Personality Qualities Not Measured By Tests
Can A Test Measure This? 25 Personality Qualities Not Measured By Tests by TeachThought Staff Who knew a vertical sliver of paper, stamped with little bubbles and otherwise boringly plain...
