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Go Ahead And Laugh At Kid Snippets: “Math Class” (Imagined by Kids)

Sep 22, 2017 | Fun

Go Ahead And Laugh At Kid Snippets: “Math Class” (Imagined by Kids) Recently I had the privilege to spend some time in my oldest daughter’s elementary classroom as I helped one of her teachers design and implement a fairly simple project-based...

52 Of The Best Quotes About Learning

Jul 20, 2017 | Fun

52 Of The Best Quotes About Learning by TeachThought Staff The internet loves many things. It loves cats, for example. Memes, too. It loves video, which means it loves YouTube–and arguing in the comments section beneath YouTube videos. It loves recipes and Wikipedia...

How To Get Fired As A Teacher

Jun 23, 2017 | Teaching, Fun

How To Get Fired As A Teacherby Terry HeickGetting fired in any profession can be tricky.Maybe you want a career change, but need a push in that direction. Or maybe you want to stay at home with the kids and be a ‘stay at home’ parent. (What an odd...

Study Shows Blue Denim Makes Great Teaching And Learning Unlikely

May 15, 2017 | Fun

Study Shows Blue Denim Makes Great Teaching And Learning Unlikely by Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought PD I’m not sure when the powers that be decided that blue denim pants were unacceptable for teachers in all but the most patronizing of situations but...

How To Create Learning Through Play: A Spectrum

May 3, 2017 | Fun, Shift

How To Create Learning Through Play by Terry Heick This post has been updated from a 2013 post. We’ve talked before about the role of play in learning, and this is an idea that I’m becoming fascinated with. It’s also a bit of a tough nut to crack. What exactly is...

How To Up Your Llama Llama Red Pajama Game

Apr 23, 2017 | Fun

How To Up Your Llama Llama Red Pajama Game by Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought PD We wouldn’t recommend playing this version for your kids as a substitute for reading it to them as there is a bit of an “adult-ish” spin toward the end but...