Formative assessment guide for teachers

A Quick Formative Assessment Guide

Terry Heick Sep 16, 2025 6 min read

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

Student autonomy strategies

The Importance Of Student Autonomy

TeachThought Staff Sep 16, 2025 4 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 Heick Sep 15, 2025 4 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 Heick Sep 15, 2025 5 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.”

Teacher productivty tools

30 Teacher Productivity Tools To Streamline Planning And Teaching

TeachThought Staff Sep 13, 2025 12 min read

A list of 30 teacher productivity tools that streamline planning, collaboration, grading, and automation. Includes Trello, Notion, Google Docs.

Two minds by wendell berry

An Excerpt Of ‘Two Minds’ By Wendell Berry

Terry Heick Sep 12, 2025 3 min read

“Obviously we need to use our intelligence. But how much intelligence have we got?”