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14 Ways To Help Students Build Confidence

Mar 31, 2022 | Teaching

Once it’s begun, it’s difficult to fully separate the person from the task. When the artist is painting, the painter and the act of painting become a single ‘thing.’ The painting becomes a part of it all, too. As a teacher, your ‘self’ is embedded within your...

30 Learning Reflection Questions For Students

Mar 26, 2022 | Inquiry, Teaching

30 Learning Reflection Questions For Students by Terry Heick A few years ago, I wrote about Types of Learning Journals and reflection was a part of this thinking. I’ve also shared a small collection of basic reflective questions in the past that could be used as a...

20 Ideas For Students Who Finish Their Work Early

Mar 20, 2022 | Teaching

What Can You Recommend For Students Who Finish Their Work Early? by TeachThought Staff How to respond when students finish their work early is a classic teacher challenge. Most of it boils down to lesson design–creating learning opportunities where students are...

6 Ways To Empower Students With SEL

Mar 12, 2022 | Teaching

6 Ways To Empower Students With SEL by Drew Perkins and Jason Littlefield In recent years educators and students have increasingly endured a social emotional crisis as divisiveness and chaos continues to spread through our culture. As education leaders answer the...

The Trouble With Measuring Understanding

Feb 22, 2022 | Teaching, Assessment

What Is The Trouble With Measuring Understanding? by Terry Heick Assessing understanding might be the most complex thing a teacher ever does. Unfortunately, professional development gives a lower level of attention to developing quality assessments, training that is...

What Is Social-Emotional Learning?

Feb 21, 2022 | Teaching

The Definition Of Social Emotional Learning by Terry Heick What is Social-Emotional Learning? Within the context of public education, Social-Emotional Learning is a kind of recognition and slight re-direction of priority, hierarchy, and practice that emphasizes the...