Jun 9, 2019 | Leadership, Shift
The Difference Between Innovation-Led Evidence And Evidence-Led Innovationby Conrad Wolfram, Computer-Based MathEd note: This post has been republished from previous posting.Recently, I was part of a high-level discussion about maths and computer science education,...
May 20, 2019 | Leadership, Teaching
Why We Should Make It Easier–Not Harder–To Be A Teacherby Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought PDRecently, I tweeted a reflection about the challenging nature of being a teacher.Because I like to be precise with my language and thinking it struck me that...
Apr 23, 2019 | Leadership
How Much Freedom Should A Teacher Have?by Grant Wiggins, Ed.DEd note: On May 26, 2015, Grant Wiggins passed away. Grant was tremendously influential on TeachThought’s approach to education, and we were lucky enough for him to contribute his content to our site....
Apr 5, 2019 | Inquiry, Leadership, PBL, Shift
How Grow 19 Can Change Your Classroom or School Next Year by Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought PD TeachThought Grow 19 Event Page Many years ago I taught in a middle school across the hall from a math teacher named Jim who perennially joked as the students walked...
May 18, 2018 | Leadership, Shift
4 Key Takeaways From “What School Could Be”by Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought PDI first met Ted Dintersmith a few years ago in a meeting in downtown Louisville, KY (TeachThought is located in Louisville) to which I was invited to discuss innovation...
May 7, 2018 | Leadership, PBL
5 Reasons Why PBL May Not Be Working At Your Schoolby Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought PDIs the project-based learning happening, but not working?You’ve read the books, liked and retweeted the tweets, listened to the podcasts, drank the Kool-Aid, and brought...
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