How To Teach Empathy

How To Teach Empathy

Dec 7, 2017 | Teaching

How To Teach Empathyby Terry HeickRight near the core of education, just past tolerance and just short of affectionate connectivity, is the idea of empathy.University of California at Berkley’s Greater Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life explains empathy. “The term...
What Is A Student Responsible For?

What Is A Student Responsible For?

Dec 7, 2017 | Teaching

What Is A Student Responsible For? by Terry Heick What are you doing to engage the students? How are you making sure they pay attention? What are you doing to make them care? How are you sparking their curiosity? Drawing their attention away from one another?...
The Elements Of A Digital Classroom

The Elements Of A Digital Classroom

Dec 5, 2017 | Teaching, Technology Integration

The Elements Of A Digital Classroom by TeachThought Staff What makes up a classroom? Is it the space? A room, for example? Is it the purpose? Can a regular meeting space in a garden be a ‘horticulture classroom’? Is it the people? Can a video conference with eight...
10 Ways Teaching Has Changed In The Last 10 Years

10 Ways Teaching Has Changed In The Last 10 Years

Dec 5, 2017 | Shift, Teaching

10 Ways Teaching Has Changed In The Last 10 Years by Terry Heick Teachers are the arbitrators of knowledge and culture. Knowledge and culture are each dynamic, endlessly crashing and churning. This makes teaching significantly important and difficult work, and can...
15 Questions To Ask When Introducing New Content To Students

15 Questions To Ask When Introducing New Content To Students

Nov 27, 2017 | Teaching

15 Questions To Ask When Introducing New Content To Studentsby Terry HeickIt just might be that in a society where information is abundant, thinking habits are more important than knowledge.Somewhere beneath wisdom and above the ‘things’ a student knows. Laws of...
35 Psychology-Based Critical Thinking Strategies

35 Psychology-Based Critical Thinking Strategies

Nov 17, 2017 | Teaching

35 Psychology-Based Critical Thinking Strategies by Sara Briggs, opencolleges.edu.auHave you ever considered letting your students listen to hardcore punk while they take their mid-term exam?Decided to do away with Power Point presentations during your lectures?Urged...