We Can’t Teach As Fast As Things Change
We can’t teach as fast as things change. Perspectives. Ideologies. Knowledge demands. Our collective cultural norms and biases.
Author: Terrell Heick
Founder & Director of TeachThought
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How Technology Changes Teaching And Learning
How Does Technology Change Teaching And Learning? by Terry Heick This post was originally published in 2014 and most recently updated in 2020 A little bit of technology doesn’t change much. It can make things a little easier by automating them. It could make a lesson here or there gee-wiz flashy, or even engage hesitant…
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What To Tell Students About Donald Trump
What To Tell Students About Donald Trump by Terry Heick What I know about politics–in terms of processes and systems–is negligible, so this is not a post about politics. My interest in writing a long-winded ‘hot take’ on Trump’s election also might as well be zero. The closest I came there happened last night as…
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Want To Host The TeachThought Podcast?
We’re opening up the TeachThought podcast for those in education to bring their own thinking and to discuss shared problems and opportunities.
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‘The Freelancer’s Manifesto’ Is Something Every Student Should Know
If ‘freelancing’ is working for yourself to do things that matter to you, how can you help students develop a vision for this kind of work?
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Why Every Student Should Be A Nerd
Today, nerds have all of the potential. Following and adhering and conforming are currencies less valuable in comparison.
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Everyone Is A Novice With Technology
Technology is ubiquitous, fluid, and a matter of human experience. The crafting of things for our own use is ongoing and ever-evolving.
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A Framework For Learning In Digital Networks
Consider the ‘collaborative problem-solving’ framework to guide your design of project-based learning or learning in digital networks.
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14 Messages Every Student Needs To Hear From You
One message every student should hear from you: “The word ‘smart’ doesn’t mean anything so you and I aren’t going to use it anymore.”
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6 Questions About John Hattie’s Meta-analyses: The Big Picture Of Data
What if a teaching strategy improves test scores but stifles creativity and ambition? Is that still a ‘win’?
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What A Flat Classroom Looks Like
In a flat classroom, is no single authority for information or process, but rather dozens of sources of information and authority.
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Bring On The Golden Age Of Learning Technology
The Golden Age Of Learning Technology by Terry Heick We are approaching the golden age of learning technology. In the same way that film in the 1930s through the 1950s was considered the golden age of Hollywood, and the 1950s and 1960s the golden age of television, teaching and learning with technology will likely hit…
