Category: Learning and Education

About 4.4 million children who were born in the United States have at least one parent who is undocumented. The Pew Research Center estimates that 733,000 school-aged children are undocumented. Immigration was a focus of the 2024 Trump presidential campaign; Donald Trump promised to start mass deportations and a push to end birthright citizenship. Teachers and…

Dear We Are Teachers, My 3rd grade team and I have to meet every day in close quarters for our PLC. One of our team members is constantly coming to work while obviously very sick. We’re talking hacking cough, tissues all over her desk, can barely keep her eyes open, that kind of thing. When…

Critical thinking is a skill we’re told to cultivate, like reading literature or maintaining eye contact during small talk. It’s about stepping back, analyzing, and questioning everything, even when it would be so much easier to just agree with the loudest person in the room. But not all of us are wired to lean into…

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Whether you’re using formative assessment for data to personalize learning within a unit, or more summative data to refine a curriculum map, the ability to quickly and easily check for understanding is a critical part of what you do. (Which was the idea behind 10 Assessments You Can Perform In 90 Seconds Or Less.) The…

We all need food to live. But different foods are also fascinating to learn about. Some foods are actually mislabeled and grouped incorrectly. Other foods have morphed throughout the years. And even other foods are just plain gross! These fun food facts are perfect for sharing with your students, and we’ve created free slides for…

by Terry Heick Simple premise, as titled: what sorts of ‘things’ make teaching unsustainable, and what sort of advice can help teachers reflect on these ideas to mitigate any damage and make the profession more enjoyable, and thus sustainable. 10. Grow a healthy and useful professional learning network. See also 10 Reasons Every Teacher Needs…

As teachers, we’ve all faced those moments. You start the day with a flawless lesson plan, full of enthusiasm, and then suddenly—everything derails. Perhaps the internet fails, the projector won’t cooperate, or unexpected interruptions thin out your class. So, what’s the next step when your perfect day hits a snag? Enter the ingenious solution from…

by TeachThought Staff What are the types of assessment for learning? And more importantly, when should you use which? If curriculum is the what of teaching and learning models are the how, assessment is the puzzled ‘Hmmmm’–as in, I assumed this and this about student learning, but after giving this assessment, well….’Hmmmmm.’ In The Difference…

The Precious First Few Minutes Of Class The traditional scene is familiar: Students drift into class while we announce “Your warm-up is on the board,” followed by the usual shuffle for supplies and various requests. But in today’s educational landscape, we can do better with these precious opening minutes. Why Opening Minutes Matter Peak cognitive…