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Teaching Critical Thinking Starts With The Student

Teaching Critical Thinking Starts With The Student

ByTerry HeickOct 3, 2025

Out of all of the ideas and circumstances and knowledge and information that you encounter on a daily basis, what’s worth understanding?

Teacher tools to create online assessments

20 Teacher Tools To Create Online Assessments [Updated]

ByTeachThought StaffOct 3, 2025

Teacher tools to create online assessments: Google Forms for quick quizzes, Socrative for live checks, and Edulastic for standards-aligned tests.

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12 Educational Apps To Create Digital Portfolios

ByTeachThought StaffOct 3, 2025

Digital portfolios are becoming increasingly popular in classrooms across the US — here are 8 educational apps to create digital portfolios.

Learn Through Humility Teach For Knowledge

How To Teach For Knowledge Through Humility

Terry HeickSep 4, 20253 min read

How would it change the learning process to start with a tone of humility? To clarify what can be known, and what cannot?

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The Art & Science Of Reading In The 21st Century

Terry HeickSep 2, 20259 min read

Like thinking, reading in the 21st century is endlessly linked in an increasingly visible web of physical and digital media forms. 

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Teaching With YouTube: 100+ Digital Channels For Learning [Updated]

TeachThought StaffSep 2, 20251 min read

Nearly every major educational institution in the world is teaching with YouTube through videos featuring news, lectures, and courses.

The Pros And Cons Of Student Social Media Use

The Pros And Cons Of Student Social Media Use

TeachThought StaffSep 1, 20256 min read

[Updated October 2025] contributed by Justin Marquis, Ph.D In ‘Only Disconnect,’ Andrew Reiner, writing for The Chronicle of Higher Education, lamented the state of American youth, particularly their preoccupation with social media. By the end of his article, Reiner advocated for…

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Protecting Digital Learning Tools: Simple Steps to Check Your Mac for Malware

TeachThought StaffAug 29, 20258 min read

Schools operating through a Mac do not have complete immunity from malware.

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How to Choose the Right Tutor in Canberra for Primary and High School

TeachThought StaffAug 29, 20254 min read

Every student has unique learning needs, and Canberra families have a wide range of tutoring options available.

What You Need To Know About Self-Directed Learning

What Is Self-Directed Learning? A Simple Model For Students

TeachThought StaffAug 28, 20256 min read

Modern access to information and learning platforms make self-directed learning more accessible–and powerful–than ever before.

knowledge limits

Some Thoughts On Knowledge And Knowledge Limits

Terry HeickAug 27, 20259 min read

Learning leads to knowledge and knowledge leads to theories just like theories lead to knowledge. It’s all circular in such an obvious way.

creating a culture of reading in your classroom

Creating A Culture Of Reading In Your Classroom

TeachThought StaffAug 27, 20257 min read

Let’s stop the endless worksheets and cooperative groups that skim through text merely to find answers and grow a culture of reading.

Costa's levels of questioning

What Are Costa’s Levels Of Questioning?

TeachThought StaffAug 27, 20256 min read

Costa’s levels of questioning feature three tiers of questioning designed to promote higher level thinking and inquiry.