Pedagogy
10 Strategies To Help Students Use Social Media For Critical Thinking
<b>10 Strategies To Help Students Use Social Media For Critical Thinking</b><p>by <b>Terry Heick</b><p>Social media is here to stay.<p>No matter how much we lament a loss of …
Critical Thinking3 Ways to Prepare Educators to Teach PBL
<i>By Dr. Art Fessler</i><p>Passion is a driving force in all facets of life, especially teaching and learning. Learning in Community Consolidated School …
Professional DevelopmentCross-Talk #2: Pedagogy — Introduction
pedagogy<p>|ˈpedəˌɡäjē|<p>noun (plural <b>pedagogies</b>) the method and practice of teaching, especially as an academic subject or theoretical concept: <i>the</i> …
StudentsPart Two: Beyond SAMR… Honoring Teacher Experience and Knowledge with TPACK
<i>Welcome to the second in this series of posts promting the idea of going to SAMR and beyond. Every school I visit that is attempting to integrate</i> …
StudentsMemory, Transfer, Metacognition - Defining Learning
« From "EduSpeak" to a Language of Pedagogy | Main<p>Memory, Transfer, & Metacognition - Defining Learning<p>A few weeks ago, I wrote about the lost …
StudentsQuantitative and Qualitative and Assessment Methods | Tomorrow's Professor Postings
Folks:<p>The posting below describes the differences between quantitative and qualitative research and the appropriate uses of each of them. It is from …
Stanford UniversityDeepening Assessment, Digitally
This week, I head to Rhode Island for my second year as a faculty member in the Summer Institute in Digital Literacy in Providence. I’ve been …
StudentsCritical thinking: how to help your students become better learners
Want your class to make the most out of learning opportunities? Try focusing not just on the task itself, but how they approach it<p>Encouraging students to build awareness, understanding and control of their thought processes – also known as metacognition – has been identified by the Education …
TeachingChoosing the (digital) pedagogical tool fit for the learning
source: pixabay.com @byrev<p>The list of digital technologies that might be used for teaching and learning is extensive. It includes: LMSs (Learning …
StudentsLetting Students Succeed as Themselves
For many students, the experience of school is a series of lessons on the necessity of submerging their primary identity and culture in order to …
TeachingMake the Connection Between Learning Forward's Standards and ESSA
« Send the Message That Learning Is for Leaders, Too | Main<p>It should be easy for states that have adopted Learning Forward's Standards for …
Professional DevelopmentWhy competency-based learning matters, now more than ever.
<b>What kind of learning should happen here?</b><p>It’s a deceptively simple question, one that gets to the heart of why schools and other educational …
Learning4 ways teachers can supersize Hattie effects
In 2015, researcher John Hattie updated his seminal research Visible Learning. Hailed as “teaching’s Holy Grail,”1 Hattie synthesized 15 years of …
StudentsFinding Your Happy Place Along the Problematic 'Personalized Learning' Continuum
Learning Strategies<p>Finding Your Happy Place Along the Problematic 'Personalized Learning' Continuum<p>By Jennie Magiera Jul 19, …
LearningVisualize Ideas and Improve Content Delivery in Teaching with Concept Maps | Emerging Education Technologies
Effective teaching is a result of well-planned out ideas and content that is organized in its delivery. Concept maps or mind maps are valuable tools …
StudentsHelping Students Aim for Understanding in Today's Lesson
Most of the questions contained in this study guide are ones you can think about on your own, but you might consider pairing with a colleague or …
TeachingPromoting Student Reflection to Improve Mathematics Learning
Critical reflection is a skill that doesn’t come naturally for many students, yet it is one of the most important elements of the learning process. …
StudentsProject-Based Learning: Bringing the Real World into the Classroom
Project Based Learning (PBL) is nothing new, but it has recently resurfaced as a reliable and meaningful way to both engage all students and focus on …
LearningShanahan on Literacy
<i>First, I think the way you're describing instructional/skill levels obfuscates the issue a bit. Instructional level, by definition, means the level</i> …
TeachingFrom "EduSpeak" to a Language of Pedagogy
« To Make Summer School More Successful, Communicate With Parents | Main<p>A few weeks ago, I had a chance to conduct a workshop for EdTechTeacher on</i> …
TeachingAssessment = Opportunity (To Show What You Know)
by Kathy Dyer<p>As I read the first sentence in an Ed Week article, I had to shake my head. “Assessments may change in many ways, but for most students, …
StudentsLearning from model experiments
If you think about your chemistry lessons in school you should be able to recall one or two model experiments. They are a key part of many lessons. …
Students8 Needs For Project-Based Learning In The 21st Century
The post 8 Needs For Project-Based Learning In The 21st Century appeared first on TeachThought. Project-Based Learning Terry Heick The Future Of …
eLearningAuthor Interview: 'Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies'
« Response: 'Double Flip' Your Classroom | Main<p><i>Cover Art by Favianna Rodriguez</i><p>Django Paris and H. Samy Alim agreed to answer a few questions about …
Students10 Instructional Strategies for the Differentiated Classroom
In a Differentiated Classroom, teachers begin where students are, not from the front of the textbook. They recognize the strengths and areas of …
StudentsA Teacher Planning Model For Multiple Intelligences
<b>A Teacher Planning Model For Multiple Intelligences</b><p>by <b>TeachThought Staff</b><p>Until recently, the prevailing thought in education was that differentiation …
StudentsProject Based Learning with Mobile Devices
My books- Learning to Go https://gumroad.com/l/learn2go & The 30 Goals Challenge for Teachers http://amazon.com/The-Goals-Challenge-Teachers-Transform/dp/0415735343<p>Resources at http://shellyterrell.com/pbl
Mobile DevicesResurrecting the Radical Pedagogy of the Black Panther Party
Not long ago I had the opportunity to visit The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture’s <i>Black Power!</i> exhibition, an unforgettable …
Black HistorySummer Fundamentals
Take a Deep Dive into Your Summer Learning<p>Summer reading takes on a whole new meaning with books and interactive resources from ASCD. Profit from …
Students7 books to make your teaching more memorable
Memory underpins learning. And yet, as a profession, we talk about it so rarely. What gives? Here are 7 books to kindle that conversation:<p>1. Make it …
Cognitive Science