Choosing books to share with your kindergarten students has a huge impact on your curriculum and kids’ learning. You’ve definitely got your reliable favorites, but updating your shelves with fresh picks is fun and important. Here’s our big list of...
Beyond the Hype: Practical Big Data for Educators The term ‘big data’ can sound abstract, but in education, its power lies in revealing specific patterns that genuinely impact teaching and learning. For educators and EdTech professionals, grasping these concrete applications,...
What Is Cognitive Dissonance? A Definition For Teaching Understanding Cognitive Dissonance: A Psychological Framework for Growth and Learning As human beings, we strive for consistency–and alignment between their thoughts, beliefs, and actions. When an inconsistency arises—when beliefs and behaviors...
Standing for Critical Thinking and Progress by Terrell Heick At TeachThought, we have always focused on promoting critical thinking cross for use in ‘human’ applications–namely, people (i.e., education stakeholders) and places (i.e., communities). Our mission has been apolitical by design—centered...
Creative writing is a challenge for many students, often because they can’t come up with anything to write about. That’s why we love picture writing prompts. Each one sparks the imagination and helps young writers jump right into crafting a...
With a little time left before school is officially back in, you’ve (hopefully) been layering on the sunscreen, grabbing UPF rated hats, and throwing on some decent coverups. But have quality sunglasses made it into the mix? After all, protecting...
President Trump campaigned on the idea of dismantling the Department of Education (DOE). In February, he put out an executive order to shrink the department. The implementation of the initial executive order had been stalled in the courts. It was...
One of the biggest challenges teachers face—especially in the early weeks of the school year—is building real relationships with students. You know, the kind that turn a group of strangers into a classroom family. My first principal once told me,...
Few challenges in education are as pervasive (or misunderstood) as supporting students with trauma. According to the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, by age 16, nearly two-thirds of children in the United States will have experienced at least one potentially...
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,...
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