Category: Learning and Education

For better or for worse, visual information is the new internet, and infographics are pioneers in mashing information and images together in a way that hopefully tells a story, provides utility, or both. You need a few basic ‘things’ to create infographics. 1. A tool that works (below, we have eight ) 2. Reliable data…

Today’s digital world has created new challenges to tackle for students and teachers alike. Topics like online scams, digital footprints, negative online behavior, and phishing come into play in today’s classroom so much more than we ever could have expected. That’s why Be Internet Awesome’s media literacy lessons are here to help! The Be Internet…

Information and Communication Overloading (ICO) and “Mindful Media” contributed by Dr. Domenico Meschino In today’s digital age, children are immersed in many online activities that shape their daily lives. Social media has become integral to their social landscape, with platforms like YouTube capturing their attention. These platforms serve as virtual gathering places where children connect…

When I introduce myself as a middle school teacher, people say all kinds of things in response. “I could never do that.” “Bless you.” “What is wrong with you?” What I don’t think they realize, though, is that teaching middle school is actually incredibly easy. Sure, I had to get a degree, a certificate, and…

by Terry Heick While I often talk about ‘scale’ as one of the primary challenges in education–and have also wondered about curriculum, too–a more subversive concept constantly at play throughout education is tone. As an ‘English’ teacher, I always explained tone to students as a kind of  ‘attitude’ that can be expressed in a variety of…

by Terry Heick Grading problems are one of the most urgent bugaboos of good teaching. Grading can take an extraordinary amount of time. It can also demoralize students, get them in trouble at home, or keep them from getting into a certain college. It can demoralize teachers, too. If half the class is failing, any…

Dear We Are Teachers, A teacher friend of mine at another school in our district got in trouble for posting her Amazon wish list for school on Facebook. Her principal said that any crowdfunding needs to be processed by the district as fundraising, but the red tape to do that is so time-intensive and tedious.…

What Is Life About? The Best Quotes We Could Find by TeachThought Staff What Is Life About? The Best Quotes We Could Find “People use drugs, legal and illegal, because their lives are intolerably painful or dull. They hate their work and find no rest in their leisure. They are estranged from their families and…

If there’s any way to get a teacher excited about Halloween, it’s to gather inspiration from some of the best literary Halloween costumes out there. Whether you’re a dedicated English teacher or just a self-proclaimed “word nerd,” we bet there’s something here to get your creative juices flowing and get you psyched about the impending…

When we foster a more inclusive school community, everyone benefits. That’s what the Start With Hello campaign is all about: teaching students of all grades and ages about cultivating empathy, getting to know one another, and knowing when and how to reach out to a Trusted Adult. Download this free starter kit today to bring…