What Vonnegut Might Say About Your Teaching
I’m in the middle of “Breakfast of Champions” by Kurt Vonnegut, and I stumbled on a magic secret about teaching I want to share with you.
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Terry Heick
10 Tips For Smarter iPad Use In The Classroom
Unlocking The Learning Potential Of The iPad by Terry Heick The iPad. Pop culture’s plaything and #edtech’s (somewhat dimming?) neon sign.
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Why Emotion Is More Important Than Understanding
The need to belong, the desire to be understood, and the instinct to understand are universal human emotions that mean everything.
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How To Be Happy: 25 Things That Happy People Do
Is happiness something that can be caused, or is it primarily the result of a genetic sequence that can only be adjusted in small degrees?
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20 Questions Parents Should Ask Teachers About Their Child’s Education
One of the most significant challenges facing formal education in the United States is the chasm separating schools and communities.
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What To Tell Students You’ll Never See Again
Teaching binds teacher and student together even if that binding isn’t made in mutual affection. To teach and learn is to come together.
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What Does College Ready Really Mean, Anyway?
What Does “College Ready” Really Mean, Anyway? by Terry Heick Yesterday, I was talking to my 14 year old daughter
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Redefining What It Means To Be Human In The Absence Of The Humanities
We increasingly need the humanities because technology requires us to know what information we need and the kinds of questions we should ask.
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When Teaching Makes You Cry
There’s something about teaching that makes you cry. Joy. Feeling overwhelmed. Breakthroughs. Failures. There’s a lot going on in any moment.
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25 Random Thoughts About Teaching & Learning
25 Random Thoughts About Teaching & Learning by Terry Heick The picture? It’s Spring, and I missed the sun. On
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The Real Problem With Multiple-Choice Questions
The real problem with multiple-choice questions isn’t assessment design as much as it is function and tone–and these things matter.
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Failing Forward: 21 Ideas To Help Students Keep Their Momentum
An example of ‘failing forward’: “Your first two drafts didn’t work so well, huh? What can you take from each of them–what’s salvageable?”
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