The Definition Of Bullying
The Definition Of Bullying: A Timeless Behavior With New Tools & Technology by Terry Heick Preventing bullying is just as likely as preventing poverty, racism, or violence. If we can ...
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7 Ways To Improve Parental Involvement In The Classroom
7 Ways To Improve Parental Involvement In The Classroom by TeachThought Staff If it's not obvious enough by watching and seeing and experiencing in your own classroom, there are studies ...
Why Parents Don’t Understand How To Help
Why Parents Don't Understand How To Help by Terry Heick Jargon is a necessary evil. Simply put, jargon helps us be more specific. Pilots in planes don’t 'go up,' they 'gain ...
12 Apps For Smarter Teacher-Parent Communication
12 Apps For Smarter Teacher-Parent Communication by TeachThought Staff Teacher-parent communication is, ideally, a two-way street. It is best thought of in terms of purpose: Why do teachers and parents ...
How To Deal With A Difficult Parent
How To Deal With A Difficult Parent by Terry Heick You'd heard about this parent from other teachers. That this parent was a handful. Rude. Combative. Aggressive. Even litigious. In ...
44 Alternatives To What’d You Learn In School Today?
It's easy to resort to cliches when talking to children about school--questions like, "What did you do in school today?' Here are some alternatives.
7 Tips For Parents Of Struggling Readers
7 Tips For Parents Of Struggling Readers Literacy starts and ends at home. Teachers instruct, support, promote, and provide, but if the bulk of the reading and writing isn't done ...
How To Master Back School Shopping From Your Phone
How To Master Back School Shopping From Your Phone by TeachThought Staff This content is sponsored by Staples You probably do a lot from your phone. In fact, it’s ironic ...
Dear Parents: Here’s What You Should Know About Letter Grades
Dear Parents: Here's What You Should Know About Letter Grades by Terry Heick Ah, the letter grade-- a much-maligned symbol of an era where kids would go to school and ...
Ep. 65 Using Mindfulness For More Compassionate Students
Ep. 65 Using Mindfulness And Meditation To Help Children Manage Stress And Be More Compassionate by Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought Professional Development This is episode 65 of the ...
10 Messages Every Teacher Should Send To Parents
10 Messages Every Teacher Should Send To Parents contributed by ClassTag One of the most important things we’ve learned as an education technology company so far is this: tools don’t ...
Teachers Calling Home: The Bare Minimum For Communicating With Families
Teachers Calling Home: The Bare Minimum For Communicating With Families by Cheryl Wilson When I was a classroom teacher, I specifically remember one moment that impacted my career forever. One ...
Ideas For Easing Students Back to School
Ideas For Easing Students Back To School contributed by Corinne Jacob Summer has ended and to quote a too-popular show, winter is coming! The groans you will hear from the ...
Internet Safety Cheat Sheet For Digital Media Use In Schools
Internet Safety Cheat Sheet For Digital Media Use In Schools by TeachThought Staff Digital media use is exploding in education. Unfortunately, internet safety is something many teachers--and worse, students-take for ...
20 Questions Parents Should Ask Teachers About Their Child’s Education
The ultimate support system is not an expert teacher but an informed and supportive family.
For Helicopter Parents That Help Too Much
6 Tongue-In-Cheek Tips For Helicopter Parents That Help Too Much by Anonymous Practicing Teacher That Cares We've all been there. We've worked a long grueling day only to come home ...
Why It Can Seem That Parents Don’t Care
Why It Can Seem That Parents Don't Care by Terry Heick As long as communities have no voice in—or capacity to understand—curriculum, the interaction between schools and communities will always ...
Helping Parents Trust Your School
6 Resources For Building Parental Engagement: Helping Parents Trust Your School contributed by Alison Anderson, gettingsmart.com Parent engagement has always been a very bright spot on my radar when thinking about ...
