Pairing Teachers To Improve Professional Development contributed by Dawn Casey-Rowe, Social Studies Teacher Professional development isn’t something that many teachers …

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Teachers engage in reflective exploration through the use of case studies of core concepts, adding to their existing instructional practice.

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We must speak, and teach our children to speak, a language precise and articulate and lively enough to tell the truth about the world as we know it.

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While iOS remains the system of choice for most developers, learning with apps is as accessible on Android devices as it is on the iPad.

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Education is at its strongest when learners are at the center of the process and can exercise their choices about what happens.

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contributed by Dawn Casey-Rowe There they were–like a dream. Five computers in my classroom. I’d been waiting a long time, through …

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"Our knowledge of the world instructs us first of all that the world is greater than our knowledge of it." --Wendell Berry

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This is a diverse collection of apps, from games to digital media software to math and literacy apps.

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Brainstorming for problem-based learning: Which 'parts' of the world would most benefit from my creativity, affection, and sustained effort?

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The phases of project-based learning include project planning, launch, implementation, conclusion, and debriefing.

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RJ Palacio's book, 'Wonder' is a moving story about the power of empathy, kindness, and one boy's will to belong.

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For amateurs developing skills, the process is far more important than the product. This is true in science and is true for writing, too.

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Lisa Thomas Prince and Lori Gustafson offer the following ten tips for teaching mindfulness in the classroom at any grade level.

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Unlike Wikipedia, however, AI writing will continue to improve. For that reason alone, it behooves us to start teaching with it now.

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Pre-writing can include clarifying audience and purpose to researching and outlining, making it crucial to the quality of the writing.

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PBL is the perfect structure to teach, practice, and assess SEL skills and content standards simultaneously. Let’s consider a few of the ways that students can develop SEL skills while at the same time learning content through PBL.

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This summer, TeachThought is excited to resume our fourth annual open-registration conference event, PBL Grow 23!

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What It Really Means To Think Critically by Terry Heick What does ‘critical thinking’ mean? Well, that depends on who …

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by Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought PD I miss teaching. Not so much the rigors of bells, short breaks, endless …

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contributed by Samantha Saumell As teachers, we may have moments where we stand in front of our bright-eyed students, and …

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