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Common Mistakes In Data Annotation Projects

ByTeachThought StaffMar 18, 2025

Bad data annotation weakens AI. Learn common mistakes, how to fix them, and build reliable datasets for accurate machine learning models.

50 Twitter Tips And Tricks You've Probably Never Heard Of

50 Twitter Tips And Tricks You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

ByTeachThought StaffMar 17, 2025

Practical, up-to-date X (formerly Twitter) tips: keyboard shortcuts, account safety, advanced search, lists, scheduling, and embeds. Updated for 2025.

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Why You Should Be Asking More Questions In Your Classroom

ByTeachThought StaffMar 14, 2025

Teaching students to ask good questions engages them & acts as ongoing assessment. Here are some of the benefits of inquiry-based learning.

11 Tools To Help Students Publish Their Writing

11 Tools To Help Students Publish Their Writing

TeachThought StaffNov 13, 20226 min read

Tools to help students publish their writing must be matched with a writing assignment designed for publishing while keeping students safe.

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What Do Other Teachers Think Of ‘Cool Teachers’?

Terry HeickNov 7, 20223 min read

While ‘being cool’ isn’t necessary for effective pedagogy, there is an undeniable performative component to teaching.

Effect Of Technology On Learning In The Classroom

Can Technology Replace Teachers?

Terry HeickNov 7, 20223 min read

Effective use of technology can reduce teacher workload, enable new instructional strategies, and improve student performance.

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6 Ways You Can Promote Gender Equality In Your Classroom

TeachThought StaffNov 5, 20227 min read

‘Gender’-grounded’ interactions can create lasting effects in other areas of their lives, at times limiting student self-image and perception of opportunities.

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11 Ways To Reduce Creativity In Your Classroom

TeachThought StaffNov 2, 20228 min read

It’s not merely the closed-mindedness of fixed belief that can hold students back: it’s also the convenience of habit, the laziness of stereotyped thinking.

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5 Out-Of-The Box Assessment Strategies Every Teacher Should Know

TeachThought StaffNov 2, 20228 min read

Students need access to lower-level information to then use in higher-level thinking that requires them to synthesize disparate perspectives.

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Don’t Teach Kids How To Read, Teach Them Why

Terry HeickOct 28, 20226 min read

Increasingly, books aren’t thought of as entertainment or even as ways to learn; they are thought of in terms of their form: as books.

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Examples Of Brain-Based Assessment

TeachThought StaffOct 19, 20228 min read

Ideally, assessments correspond to teaching that promotes creativity, analysis, judgment, expert thinking, and complex communication.

A Planning Guide For Project-Based Learning In The Elementary Classroom

A Planning Guide For Project-Based Learning In The Elementary Classroom

Drew PerkinsOct 19, 20226 min read

This planning template for project-based learning in the elementary school classroom includes both a blank and completed example.

What Are Literature Circles

What Are Literature Circles?

Terry HeickOct 16, 20225 min read

Literature Circles are a way for students to assume a specific role in the study of something (usually a text).