Education
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26 Sentence Stems For Higher-Level Conversation In The Classroom
by Terry Heick Meaningful conversation can make learning more personal, immediate, and emotional. During meaningful conversations, students are forced to…
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Bad News: A Game About The ‘Success’ Of Fake News
by Terry Heick Want to help students learn to think critically about ‘fake news’? A simple, browser-based game could help.…
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Research-Based Factors Of A Highly Effective Learning Environment
Wherever we are, we’d all like to think our classrooms are ‘intellectually active’ places. Progressive learning environments. Highly effective and…
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How Educators Can Prepare Students for Careers in Medical Imaging
contributed by Beth Rush When students say they want to work in health care, they often default to roles they…
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8 Ways Parents Can Support Critical Thinking At Home
contributed by Lee Caroll, PhD and updated by TeachThought Staff Research agrees that the strongest students emerge from homes supportive in the…
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What Is Learned Helplessness? | TeachThought
by TeachThought Staff What is learned helplessness? Definition Learned helplessness is a psychological condition in which a person, after repeated…
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New Learning: Characteristics Of An Innovative Classroom
by Terry Heick Before the ideas, let me preface this by acknowledging that many of these–if not most–aren’t feasible in…
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What Is Cognitive Constructivism? – TeachThought
Social Learning Theory Big idea: Learners acquire behaviors and strategies by observing others and interpreting the consequences of those behaviors.…
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What Is Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Learning Theory?
November 19, 2025 What Is Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Learning Theory? by TeachThought Staff What did Vygotsky say about learning? Vygotsky’s…
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NEW: Analogies Workbook For Critical Thinking
Products / Critical Thinking / Analogies Workbook Vol. 1 Show more images Printable PDF with 40+ practice sets. $10.00 Add…
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