Education

  • 10 Careers In Educational Leadership –

    Image Source pixabay by TeachThought Staff Educational leadership is an expansive field, rich with opportunities for those passionate about shaping the future of education. It encompasses a range of roles that go beyond traditional teaching, delving into the realms of administration, policy-making, and program development. These careers are pivotal in molding educational systems and practices, directly impacting the quality of…

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  • Tips For Improving Family Engagement Through School-Home Communication –

    contributed by Dr. Kara Stern, SchoolStatus Head of Education Solutions  Recognizing school/home communication’s profound impact on student success and well-being is crucial.  We need to understand school communication as much more than disseminating information—it’s an integral pillar supporting student achievement, as fundamental as curriculum and instruction. Effective school/home communication is essential to an educator’s strategy to nurture student success. Elevating…

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  • What Is Mistake Literacy? The Research Of Learning Through Failure –

    contributed by Dr. Zak Cohen In 2009, President Obama spoke to a group of students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. As someone who had readily and unabashedly admitted to his mistakes as a youth and how these missteps informed the adult he had become, he humbly but stridently impressed upon his audience the importance of learning from one’s…

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  • LEGO Launches StoryStarter For Improved Literacy

    by TeachThought Staff In the classroom, promoting literacy is a practice that extends far beyond the mere ability to read and write. Literacy is part of broad spectrum of competencies, including language acquisition, comprehension, critical thinking, and creative expression. Within this expansive understanding of literacy, we find the value of seemingly simple tools, like LEGO bricks, which can play a…

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  • Knowledge Domains For The 21st Century Student

    by TeachThought Staff Thinking in the 21st century is just different. That doesn’t mean we’re all suddenly omnipotent cyborgs, nor do we all become mindless social media addicts who spend our cognitive might tapping, swiping, and drooling on our smartphone and tablet screens. But just as the 19th century presented unique challenges to information processing compared to the 18th or…

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  • A Powerful, One-Sentence Argument For Progressive Learning

    by TeachThought Staff Do not limit a child to your own learning, for they were born for another time. R Tagore While each generation is unique, possessing its own challenges, opportunities, and cultural contexts, the methods of teaching and the knowledge passed down often reflect the values and norms of previous eras. This gap between the present generation’s needs and…

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  • Getting Started Using Talking Circles In The Classroom –

    Talking Circles are a traditional discussion and decision-making format originating in First Nations cultures. In this format, individuals sit in a circle, signifying equality, and take turns speaking while holding a ceremonial object. This allows for respectful and inclusive conversation, as everyone can share their thoughts and feelings in a supportive environment. The circle also represents connection and unity, as…

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  • Simple Ways To Use Artificial Intelligence In The Classroom –

    by TeachThought Staff Whether we like it or not, there is no denying that artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the world in many ways. Education is one of the areas affected by it. How can teachers use AI and guide their students through the challenging world of new technologies? Although AI-based tools are fairly new, we can safely say that…

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  • On The Danger Of Popular Ideas In Education –

    by Terrell Heick More than once, I’ve seen Bloom’s Taxonomy called a ‘fad.’ This can be lumped in with Charlotte Danielson’s DOK framework and Learning Styles, eLearning, Blended Learning, MOOCs, Common Core academic standards, and a few dozen other practices, ideas, and programs–each as a fad. Something that, for a while, is ‘popular.’ And sometimes, this is true. Oxford defines…

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  • What Are The Grade Levels By Age? –

    by TeachThought Staff For a growing child, grade level seems to have very little use. For a child functioning as or in the role of a ‘student,’ it can be vaguely useful to schools to place students and stratify them in what is expected to be similar ability levels, ages, and in the best case, maturity, and social skills. The…

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