Why Apps Should Replace Textbooks In Your Classroom
Maybe apps can do everything a textbook can, but with the agility to enable sustained personalized instruction.
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Terry Heick
David Foster Wallace On What It Means To Think
“‘Learning how to think’ really means learning how to exercise some control over how and what you think.”–David Foster Wallace
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How To Reach–And Change–Your Students
Assuming our goal is to make a difference in the lives of others, we might consider the legacy we leave in the minds of students.
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10 Things Every Great School Should Be
Every great school should not be ‘accountable,’ but rather ‘judged’ by the inclinations, tendencies, habits, and behavior of its students.
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Why Curriculum Should Function More Like A Game
Why Curriculum Should Function More Like A Game by Terry Heick In 2016, sandbox video games have changed gaming more
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The Illusion Of The Widget
We should be cautious not to view learners as little widgets in an education machine that wheezes and chuffs and spits out educated learners.
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7 Teaching Secrets For Long-Term Growth
What Are The Teaching Secrets For Long-Term Growth? by Terry Heick Ed note: This post has been updated and revised
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Why Teaching With Music Is So Effective
Yes, playlists are used as metaphors, but there’s a larger lesson to be had for why teaching with music can be so effective.
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5 Ways To Help Students Ask Better Questions
How To Help Students Ask Better Questions There’s nothing I care more about than students, and there are few things
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What Happens When Students Use Technology Better Than Teachers?
Truth be told, students are geniuses with technology. Born hackers. And of course they are better than teachers. They’re digital natives.
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What Teachers That Use Technology Believe
Teachers who use technology in their classroom believe that learning through technology may be more natural for students than teachers.
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Why Teacher Staff Meetings Suck–And How To Make Them Better
Time for a staff meeting? Need an idea? Something that engages teachers? Shake things up a bit? Start the year off right?
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