Dear We Are Teachers,I get that incentives can motivate students, but I’m so over the endless candy rewards system. It feels like every time I turn around, there’s another bag of sweets being handed out for the smallest thing. Not...
It’s the start of a new school year, which means many of us are stocking our classroom library shelves. Lucky for us, there are many great new books headed our way this month. We’ve pored over the reviews to find...
In addition to my work at TeachThought, I also write creative nonfiction, essays, and—more recently—poetry. I’ve presented my work at the University of Louisville Literacy Conference in 2019, 2021, 2023, and 2024. If you’re into creative writing, I’ve started a...
Summer break is here, bringing teachers the much-needed relaxation and downtime they deserve. If you’re like me, getting lost in a good book helps you unwind after the chaos of a school year. Ditch those professional-development books and educational journals—this...
Teaching Is Human Work. Systems Aren’t Built for That. Teaching Is Human Work. Systems Aren’t Built for That. Education is structured as a system—standardized, measured, and scaled. But learning doesn’t work that way. And teaching? Teaching is human work—improvised, emotional,...
by Terry Heick Learning is a culture. It starts there—with the students first as human beings needing to understand their environment. And it ends there—with students using what we give them back at home, in those physical and digital environments....
by Terry Heick Looking for the best source of education research? The one with authentic data, practical studies, and a wealth of participants and possibilities? How about your own classroom? There is, increasingly, pressure to be research-based and data-based. Or...
by Terry Heick With so much else to do and a subsequent loss of academic structure, most research shows children read less in the summer. How much less depends (you’ll read that word a lot in this post) on age,...
As teachers, we know every grade level has its own special elements. The time spent with our students per day also varies depending on the level. Pre-school and elementary school teachers spend a majority of the day with their students,...
Looking for some new ways to teach and learn in your classroom? This roundup of instructional strategies examples includes methods that will appeal to all learners and work for any teacher. You’ll find sample instructional strategies in a variety of...
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