Education

by Terry Heick Literacy, roughly put, is the ability to read and write. Implied in those two skills is the ability to think critically. Otherwise, reading and writing are simply skills–processes to move words around, and anyone…
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Mobile learning. Tablets in the classroom. Apps replacing textbooks. Apple may have started the craze, but the trend is now platform and device-agnostic. While iOS remains the system of choice for most developers (if for no other…
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Student-Centered Learning Requires Adjustments Of Perspective contributed by Steve Wheeler, Associate Professor, Plymouth Institute of Education Who leads the learning in your institution? Is it the teachers or students–or do both…
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20 Of The Best Elementary Learning Apps For Elementary Students Just as we recently looked specifically at some of the best educational apps for iPad, now we give some love specifically to elementary students (and teachers) who…
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contributed by Dawn Casey-Rowe There they were–like a dream. Five computers in my classroom. I’d been waiting a long time, through budget issues and fiscal delays. But they were finally in my room–computers! Ironically, I had spent…
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20 Of The Best Quotes About Knowledge by TeachThought Staff What is the definition of ‘knowledge’? Oxford Dictionary defines knowledge as ‘facts, information, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education; the…
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20 Of The Best Elementary Learning Apps For Elementary Students Just as we recently looked specifically at some of the best educational apps for iPad, now we give some love specifically to elementary students (and teachers) who…
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by Terry Heick We’ve written about inquiry-based learning in the past, as well as its mother project-based learning, and its more complex cousin self-directed learning. So it made sense to take a look at challenge-based…
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contributed by Irena Nayfeld, TeachThought PD Inquiry Workshop Facilitator Those of us who spend our days around young children hear it all the time: “What’s that?” “Why are you doing that?” “How?” “Why?” “HowWhyWhenWhatWhy?”…
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The 5 Phases Of Project Based Learning by Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought PD Project based learning experiences can range from highly complex in scope, scale, and timeline to much more simple versions with more limited…
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