EDUCATION

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 in many online activities that

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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 amount of time. It can

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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 curriculum, too–a more subversive concept

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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, and textbooks, report cards are

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An Updated List Of Google Search Operators –

What Are Google Search Operators? by TeachThought Staff Google search operators are special characters and commands you can use to refine your search queries on

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Getting Started With Word Walls –

contributed by Samantha Saumell, I Have, Not I Am All teachers want to help students become successful readers and writers. Whether students like reading or writing,

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To Truly Improve Learning, Schools Should Stop Trying So Hard

by Terry Heick Education is a series of learning experiences informed by policy, and actuated by teachers. Policy, by its very nature, is sweeping and

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8 Of The Most Important Critical Thinking Skills –

Critical thinking is the ongoing application of unbiased analysis in pursuit of objective truth. Although its name implies criticism, critical thinking is actually closer to

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10 Team-Building Games For The First Day Of Class

by TeachThought Staff Team-building activities are great–especially for the first day of school or early in the school year, Not only can they help establish

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How to Create Engaging and Interactive Lessons With Technology –

Education has gone beyond acquiring knowledge to acquiring skills using EdTech tools; students learn digital literacy, teamwork, and critical thinking skills. Using technology in learning