35 Psychology-Based Critical Thinking Strategies
State-Dependent Recall: It is easiest to recall information when you are in a state similar to the one in which you initially learned the material.
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20 Strategies To Get The Best Work From Your Students
To get the best work from a student, they need to create their own standards for quality academic work--ideally alongside you, as a teacher.
The Definition Of Peer Teaching: A Sampling Of Existing Research
Peer teaching occurs when students, by design, teach other students.
5 Strategies For Teaching About The Holocaust Through Inquiry
Effective teaching about the Holocaust requires asking students the right questions, and that is the beginning of any inquiry-based lesson.
6 Strategies For Teaching With Bloom’s Taxonomy
Bloom's Spiraling is the process of starting first at lower levels of Bloom's--recalling, defining, explaining, etc.--and then progressively increasing the level of thinking.
20 Classroom Setups That Promote Thinking
How can you setup a classroom to promote thinking and creativity?
60 Ways To Help Students Think For Themselves
60 Ways To Help Students Think For Themselves by Terry Heick Motivating and engaging students is the goal of most teachers--priming them to receive instruction, or otherwise align themselves to ...
Too Much Sitting? 5 Movement Strategies That Get Students Thinking
Too Much Sitting? 5 Movement Strategies That Get Kids Thinking contributed by Kenny McKee Each day more research confirms the link between movement and learning. Brain researcher David Sousa claims ...
6 Strategies For Creating An Inquiry-Driven Classroom
Curiosity is a powerful catalyst for learning.
How To Teach With The Concept Attainment Model
How To Teach With The Concept Attainment Model by TeachThought Staff In 1956, psychologist Jerome Bruner published a book called “A Study of Thinking.” Being a psychologist, Bruner was interested ...
The Ultimate List: 50 Strategies For Differentiated Instruction
The Ultimate List: 50 Strategies For Differentiated Instruction by Terry Heick Differentiation is a simple idea that's less simple to actuate. Differentiation is a rational approach to meeting the needs ...
Using Post-it® Super Sticky Notes To Promote Critical Thinking
Using Post-it® Super Sticky Notes To Promote Critical Thinking by TeachThought Staff How can Post-it® Super Sticky Notes be used to promote critical thinking in the STEM high school classroom? ...
The Gradual Release Of Responsibility Model In 6 Simple Words
The Gradual Release Of Responsibility Model In 6 Simple Words by Terry Heick I'm afraid teaching is indeed a kind of rocket science. It really is. In a recent post ...
