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What Traditionalists Get Wrong About Inquiry Teaching

Apr 11, 2022 | Inquiry, Shift, Teaching

by Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought PD What Traditionalists Get Wrong About Inquiry Teaching In my work as a teacher of 15 years turned professional development consultant for 10 years, I’ve had the opportunity to work with a wide variety of students and now...

50 Crazy Ideas To Change Education

Oct 28, 2021 | Shift

50 Crazy Ideas To Change Education by Terry Heick Below are 50 ideas for a new education. Note, most of these are about education as a system rather than learning itself, but that’s okay. It’s often the infrastructure of learning that obscures anyway. Few...

How Will Technology Change Education And The Future Of Learning?

Sep 13, 2021 | Shift

How Will Technology Change Education And The Future Of Learning? by Terry Heick Technology is changing at a rapid pace, so much so that it’s challenging to grasp. While there is little uniformity in technology, there are some trends worth noting that have spurred...

A Complete Logical Fallacies List With Examples For Critical Thinking

Jul 31, 2021 | Shift

A Complete Logical Fallacies List With Examples For Critical Thinking contributed by Owen M. Wilson, University of Texas El Paso A logical fallacy is an irrational argument made through faulty reasoning common enough to be named for the nature of its respective...

What Are The Kinds Of Questions That Help Students See Themselves As Learners?

May 25, 2021 | Shift

What Are The Kinds Of Questions That Help Students See Themselves As Learners? by Terry Heick These questions are more about the student than you, your classroom, or your education. What every student should know starts with themselves and moves outwards to your...

How To Teach For Knowledge Through Humility

Apr 30, 2021 | Shift, Teaching

How To Teach For Knowledge Through Humility by Terry Heick Humility is an interesting starting point for learning. There is a tempting sense of empowerment in our current ‘age of information’ that can lead to a loss of reverence and even entitlement to...