Tag: Parents

Dear Parents: Here’s What You Should Know About Letter…

Terry Heick Apr 19, 2023

Letter grades don’t mean what you think they mean. In fact, they can fail to communicate important truths about your child’s learning.

40 Homeschooling Tools And Resources I Use (Almost) Every…

Terry Heick Aug 13, 2022

This is a quick list of the tools and resources I’ve cobbled together over the years to get as close as I…

12 Apps For Better Teacher-Parent Communication

TeachThought Staff Jun 3, 2021

Why is teacher-parent communication essential? How can learning experiences be designed that require that interaction?

18 Questions To Ask Students About Their Day Remote…

Terry Heick Apr 26, 2021

What kinds of questions to ask students support what they’ve learned remotely and enhance their ability to apply it?

30 Of The Best Tools For Remote Teaching And…

TeachThought Staff Jan 3, 2021

From screencasting tools to content hubs to streaming and whiteboard collaboration, here are the best remote teaching tools we could find.

24 Of The Best Digital Tools To Build Vocabulary

TeachThought Staff Nov 3, 2020

The following digital tools to build vocabulary include reference tools, word clouds, games and review, word walls, and virtual field trips.

8 Ways Parents Can Support Critical Thinking At Home

TeachThought Staff Oct 15, 2020

Practicing critical thinking at home–in their ‘native environment’–is a useful strategy to build their cognitive muscles.

10 Messages Every Teacher Should Send To Parents

TeachThought Staff Oct 5, 2020

Recognizing parents’ challenges can turn things around for a troubled family and transform child’s behavior and performance at school.