25 Things Tests Can’t Measure In Students
25 Things Tests Can’t Measure In Students by TeachThought Staff Who knew a vertical sliver of paper, stamped with little bubbles and otherwise boringly plain and harmless, could become such a contentious issue in education? After all, the world itself runs on...
What Is The Feynman Technique?
What Is The Feynman Technique? by Terry Heick What is The Feynman Technique? In short, it’s a simple approach to self-directed learning that is based on distilling what you know. Albert Einstein is often credited with having said that (paraphrasing) “you...
The World Is Changing; Let Schools Change, Too
The World Is Changing; Let Schools Change, Too by Terry Heick Schools, as we know them, are dying. Shopping, as we know it, is dying. While both are obvious, one loss seems to breed opportunity while the other makes us hold on for dear life. Why? First, some context....
Rethinking Learning Loss: When Students Don’t Use What They Learn
Rethinking Learning Loss: When Students Don’t Use What They Learnby Terry HeickWith so much else to do and a subsequent loss of academic structure, most research shows children read less in the summer. How much less depends (you’ll read that word a lot in this...
