EDUCATION

The Most Dangerous Phrase In Education

by Terry Heick I was speaking (tweeting) with Mark Barnes tonight, and he mentioned the idea of challenging existing forms…

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Things You Can Say To Encourage A Child

by TeachThought Staff There are many ways to encourage a child, but for students of any age, honest, authentic, and…

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Why You Shouldn’t Use Physical Education As Punishment

contributed by Dr. Kymm Ballard, Executive Director for SPARK Think about any time you’ve seen “army boot camp” portrayed in pop culture…

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8 Off The Best Tools To Create Infographics

For better or for worse, visual information is the new internet, and infographics are pioneers in mashing information and images…

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Bertrand Russell’s 10 Essential Rules Of Critical Thinking –

Bertrand Russell’s 10 Essential Rules Of Critical Thinking by Terry Heick For a field of study that explores the nature…

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15 Alternatives To Report Cards –

15 Alternatives To Report Cards In The K-12 Classroom by TeachThought Staff Like lunchboxes (or brown paper sacks), field trips,…

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How Schools Can Implement Mindful Media –

Information and Communication Overloading (ICO) and “Mindful Media” contributed by Dr. Domenico Meschino In today’s digital age, children are immersed…

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20 Words That Can Change How Students Think

by Terry Heick While I often talk about ‘scale’ as one of the primary challenges in education–and have also wondered about…

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How I Eliminated (Almost) All Grading Problems In My Classroom

by Terry Heick Grading problems are one of the most urgent bugaboos of good teaching. Grading can take an extraordinary…

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The Greatest Books Of All Time

Labeling a book “great” is a matter of opinion, but when you pile together the opinion of 13 other book-loving…

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