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60 Non-Threatening Formative Assessment Techniques –
What is a ‘non-threatening’ assessment?
As the title suggests, a ‘non-threatening assessment’ is one that provides assessment data for the teachers to measure mastery and revise planned instruction (the purpose of assessment)…
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11 Home Visit Tips And Resources For Teachers
by Terry Heick
School home visits are continuing to see traction in many public school districts as a way to not simply ‘improve relationships with students’ but rather begin the school year ‘on even ground’ with families and…
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Tips For Teaching Chess In The Classroom –
Chess has been a popular game for centuries and is known for its strategic complexity.
Teaching children to play chess has many benefits, such as developing critical thinking strategies, concentration, and perseverance. Whether…
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How To Use Google Drive: A Tutorial For Teachers
by TeachThought Staff
Using the cloud in the classroom can be a powerful thing.
One of the most common uses of the cloud in today’s classroom is word processing, and one of the most common cloud-based word processing platforms is…
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My Experience With Childhood Trauma And CPTSD
On Childhood Trauma, CPTSD, And Finding A Path To Healing
by Terry Heick
Last January, I couldn’t get out of bed.
I don’t mean I physically couldn’t. And I don’t mean that I couldn’t motivate myself or was having a bad day or was…
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How To Learn Through Play: A Spectrum For Teachers
How can you teach through play?
We’ve talked before about the role of play in learning, and this is an idea that I’m becoming fascinated with. It’s also a bit of a tough nut to crack.
What exactly is play? Can you make it…
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We’re Hiring A Curricula Developer –
by Terry Heick
Do you love learning?
Are you deeply curious about how students learn, and how to help them do it more fully and creatively? In more engaged ways that result in enduring understanding that changes lives?
Do you…
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How A Simple Checklist Can Improve Learning
by TeachThought Staff
From reminding us of what to pack for a trip to helping doctors perform surgery, checklists are crucial for projects that require sequential steps or a series of tasks.
As Atul Gawande points out in his book…
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What If Ideas Were Currency?
As technology evolves living patterns change–and vice versa. These kinds of changes impact a range of societal factors.
Your mom starts using facebook and gets more opportunities to see pictures of grandchildren, but perhaps seems…
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What The Research Says About Project-Based Learning –
by Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought PD
Education is a dynamic field, constantly evolving with new insights and innovative approaches but sometimes those practices aren’t rooted in research and evidence.
Incorporating…
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