Category: Learning and Education

Learning theory isn’t generally high on the list of practicing teachers. For starters, teachers are busy poring over the classic–or emerging–learning theories that can inform their teaching on a day-to-day basis. Secondly, much of K-12 pedagogy in the United States is subject to the constraints of academic standards, district pacing guides, curriculum maps, etc. Accordingly,…

Climate change is on our students’ minds. In fact, the American Academy of Pediatrics has warned that climate change “poses real threats to children’s mental and physical health.” With this in mind, it’s more important than ever to address this topic in our classrooms. It’s vital, however, that we inspire our students to take positive…

Resources For The Parents And Teachers Of Gifted And Talented Students by TeachThought Staff National Organizations and Advocacy National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC): Renowned organization offering resources, research, and advocacy for gifted education. They have a website with tip sheets, articles, and information on local chapters. Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG): Focuses on the…

At some point in their career, most teachers will see it. We’re not talking about a jammed copier or loose tooth, here. We’re talking about the difference in the way teachers are treated depending on how their gender presents. They might notice that parents are more critical of women teachers, especially those teaching STEM subjects.…

by TeachThought Staff What did John Dewey believe about education? What were his views on experiential and interactive learning and their role in teaching and learning? As always, there’s a lot to understand. John Dewey (1859–1952) developed extraordinarily influential educational and social theories that had a lasting influence on psychology, pedagogy, and political philosophy, among…

Dear We Are Teachers, My 3rd-grade partner teacher is out on maternity leave for the rest of the year. Her maternity leave sub is really struggling, and my AP has gradually been asking me to take on more and more responsibilities to help make sure her class is getting what they need. First it was…

6.3k Views FacebookTwitterSubscribe Bloom’s Taxonomy was a remarkable attempt to create a system of learning that focuses on how people learn and organize content around those natural aptitudes. Created by Benjamin Bloom in 1956, Bloom’s Taxonomy offered a method and structure to think about thinking. Below, we’ve collected a list of blog posts, apps, tools, videos,…

Proper assessment is essential to learning. Teachers plan their lessons and activities around learning objectives, and they need ways to check that students have accomplished those goals. Assessment is more than just quizzes and tests, as any teacher knows, and these days, there are more options than ever. Using digital assessment tools for teachers save…

by Terry Heick So much talk about empathy in education recently. Why? What’s the big idea? The role of empathy in learning has to do with the flow of both information and creativity. A dialogic interaction with the world around us requires us to understand ourselves by understanding the needs and conditions of those around…

Students in Seattle aren’t waiting for college degrees or even their high school diploma to make a difference in their community. They’re making a difference right now. High school senior Natalya McConnell explains in her article for The Nation how she and a group of high school students saw a need in their schools, demanded…