EDUCATION

EDUCATION

20 SEL Writing Prompts For Middle School Grades 6-8

These prompts are drawn from 50 Days of SEL & Metacognitive Writing Prompts for Middle School, a resource that includes a full set of prompts across all six domains along.

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Richard Feynman On Knowing Versus Understanding

Richard Feynman On Knowing Versus Understanding by TeachThought Staff Who is Richard Feynman? Richard Feynman, born in 1918, was a theoretical physicist whose work in quantum mechanics earned him the.

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26 Sentence Stems For Higher-Level Conversation In The Classroom

by Terry Heick Meaningful conversation can make learning more personal, immediate, and emotional. During meaningful conversations, students are forced to be accountable for their positions, to listen, to analyze opposing.

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Assuming The Best: The Power Of Teaching Through Positive Assumption

by Terry Heick Always assume the best in students; at worst, assume there’s more to know. If they fail, assume they tried and want another chance. Assume they weren’t aware.

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Bad News: A Game About The ‘Success’ Of Fake News

by Terry Heick Want to help students learn to think critically about ‘fake news’? A simple, browser-based game could help. What is Bad News? Bad News is a simple tool.

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8 Ways Parents Can Support Critical Thinking At Home

contributed by Lee Caroll, PhD and updated by TeachThought Staff Research agrees that the strongest students emerge from homes supportive in the learning process, and below we’ve listed a few ways parents.

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How Educators Can Prepare Students for Careers in Medical Imaging

contributed by Beth Rush When students say they want to work in health care, they often default to roles they already recognize, such as nursing or medicine. Medical imaging is.

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Research-Based Factors Of A Highly Effective Learning Environment [Updated]

Wherever we are, we’d all like to think our classrooms are ‘intellectually active’ places. Progressive learning environments. Highly effective and conducive to student-centered learning. The reality is, there is no.

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If You Only Teach Students One Thing About Writing

(Arguably) The Most Important Step Of The Writing Process by Terry Heick If you only teach your students one thing about writing, you could do worse than to teach them.

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What Is Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Learning Theory?

What Is Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Learning Theory? by TeachThought Staff What did Vygotsky say about learning? Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory describes learning as a fundamentally social process and locates the origins of.

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