What Is Critical Reading

What Is Critical Reading? A Definition For Learning

ByTerry HeickOct 12, 2025

Critical reading is reading with the purpose of critical examination of the text and its implicit and explicit themes and ideas.

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30 Of The Best Video Editors

ByTeachThought StaffOct 10, 2025

What Are The Best Video Editors For The Classroom? Best Video Editing Tools For Teachers And Students (2025) From quick classroom projects to advanced productions, these editors cover K–20 needs. (Links checked October 14, 2025.) Best Free Video Editors DaVinci Resolve Price: Free…

correcting the deficit in critical thinking

Correcting The Deficit In Critical Thinking

ByTerry HeickOct 10, 2025

We can address a deficit of critical thinking by embedding into the architecture of education. This can be accomplished in any number of ways.

How I Eliminated (Almost) All Grading Problems In My Classroom

How I Eliminated (Almost) All Grading Problems In My Classroom

Terry Heick Sep 21, 2025 7 min read

Grading problems still surfaced, but with a system in place, it was easier to identify what went wrong and communicate why to students.

12 Examples Of Gamification In The Classroom

12 Examples Of Gamification In The Classroom

TeachThought Staff Sep 20, 2025 10 min read

Examples of gamification include additive grading, using levels of progress, creating learning badges or trophies to include, and more.

100+ Bloom's taxonomy verbs for critical thinking

Bloom’s Taxonomy Verbs List: 100+ Power Verbs for Teachers

Terry Heick Sep 19, 2025 6 min read

Discover 100+ Bloom’s Taxonomy verbs, organized by cognitive level, to write objectives, design assessments, and strengthen critical thinking in any subject.

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K-20 BYOD Policy: General Implementation [Updated for 2026]

TeachThought Staff Sep 18, 2025 9 min read

BYOD in education (Bring Your Own Device), is catching on quickly, & has transformed the classroom by creating opportunities for learning.

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How To Indent In Microsoft Word and Google Docs

TeachThought Staff Sep 17, 2025 2 min read

1. Place the cursor at the start of the line. 2. Press Tab once to indent about 0.5″. 3. Press Backspace at the start to remove the indent.

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.