Education

by Drew Perkins (and ChatGPT), Director of TeachThought PD Inquiry-based learning (actuated by inquiry-based teaching questions) and project-based learning have long been recognized as powerful ways to engage students in…

contributed by Dawn Casey-Rowe, Social Studies Teacher Professional development isn’t something that many teachers look forward to. By thinking about activities that engage teachers and bring motivation back into professional…

What is the writing process? The writing process is a sequence of strategies to plan, write, and ultimately publish a polished, accurate, well-organized piece of writing. It is a critical practice–and concept–for students to master.…

50 Inspirational And Motivational Quotes by TeachThought Staff What are some of the most inspirational quotes about life? Well, that depends on what kind of inspiration you’re looking for. Life quotes range across the human…

contributed by Dr. Allen Mendler While stress caused by common core concerns has dominated the recent education landscape, dealing with ‘difficult’ students remains the number one source of constant tension for most teachers.…

For starters, this is the wrong question to ask (we might consider asking instead, ‘How can technology support teachers?) but I see it come up more and more as technology both improves and disappoints in fulfilling its considerable…

I saw this question on Quora recently and then most-upvoted response was curious to me, so I thought I’d offer my .02 as a teacher who sometimes struggled with this in practice. And while I’m not sure it’d be widely useful for…

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Direction Instruction Versus Project-Based Learning: Which Is More Effective? by Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought PD One of my favorite things about leading TeachThought PD is that I get to host The TeachThought Podcast. On…

by Terry Heick I. In terms of pedagogy, the primary purpose of an assessment is to provide data to revise planned instruction. It should provide an obvious answer to the question, “So? So what? What now?“ II. It’s an extraordinary…