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A printable PDF with 40+ practice sets in relationship types: Synonym, Antonym, Part-to-Whole, Cause–Effect, and Function. Source link

Protecting your planning period by shutting your door isn’t ‘backwards teaching,’ it’s a survival strategy. Source link

12 Common Reasons Students Don’t Read & What You Can Do About It by Terry Heick Why don’t students read more? Digital distractions? No books at home? Too much testing? Kim Kardashian? It depends on the student. It depends on illiteracy vs aliteracy. It depends on how you define reading (does reading long-winded character dialogues in Square Enix games count?) So below, I’ve gathered some of the most common reasons students don’t read and provided some ways you can begin to address that issue. 12 Common Reasons Students Don’t Read & What You Can Do About It 1. They haven’t…

by TeachThought Staff How do you cite a tweet MLA Style? First, let’s clarify that while it’s not exactly an Oxford library and therefore may not be the first place you visit for scholarly research, contrary to popular belief there are things on twitter worth citing. Long an indirect but potent tool of torture in English classrooms and University campuses everywhere, the MLA (and other cohorts, including APA and Chicago) released a format for quoting tweets in formal writing. We’ve excerpted some of the most common questions for citing tweets in MLA style, but you can check out their recommendations…

What’s the definition of a ‘good question’? We often say to one another, ‘That’s a good question,’ by which we usually mean, ‘I don’t know the answer’ or ‘I had not yet thought to ask that but it seems worth asking.’ We can begin to define a good question by taking a look at its opposite. A question can be ‘bad’ for a number of reasons. A question is only a strategy (for inquiry) and must therefore have a purpose or intention if we want to evaluate its quality. (I’ve wondered about the Purpose Of A Question before which I…

by TeachThought Staff Recently I came across this interesting article: Shifting from Pedagogy to Heutagogy and whilst espousing all contained within, it got me thinking about the inescapable perils faced when adopting this and other progressive forms of teaching. See also 7 Differences Between Good And Great Teachers Going against the grain can be a lonely experience at times, and whilst sound theory and instinct act as a nice warm blanket against the cold, one could well do with a practical survival guide to assist in implementing new practice. Teachers need to be prepared for the reality of what lies…

What Is Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Learning Theory? by TeachThought Staff What did Vygotsky say about learning? Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory describes learning as a fundamentally social process and locates the origins of human intelligence within cultural activity. A central theme of this framework is that social interaction plays a primary role in cognitive development: knowledge is first constructed between people and later internalized by the individual (Vygotsky, 1978). Also known as the Sociohistorical Theory, Vygotsky’s model emphasizes how cultural context, shared activities, and especially language shape the development of higher mental functions. Learning and development are inseparable from the social and cultural…

The Definition Of Maslow’s Hierarchy Of Needs by TeachThought Staff Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is a theoretical framework comprising a tiered model of human needs, often depicted as hierarchical levels within a pyramid. The framework was developed by Abraham Maslow in his 1943 paper, ‘A Theory of Human Motivation’ in the journal Psychological Review and revised multiple times (thus resulting in multiple versions), and in 1954 was republished in his book, ‘Motivation and Personality.’ For the purpose of this post, we will refer to one expert’s interpretation of the entire body of work as he seeks to reconcile so many unique expressions…

Social Learning Theory Big idea: Learners acquire behaviors and strategies by observing others and interpreting the consequences of those behaviors. Related terms: Behaviorism; Communal Constructivism; Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory; Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD); Gradual Release of Responsibility (GRR); Cognitive Load Theory; Feedback Loops in Learning Definition: Social Learning Theory, associated with Albert Bandura, explains learning as a process that occurs through observation, imitation, and the cognitive interpretation of modeled behavior and its outcomes. Learners selectively attend to models—teachers, peers, or digital sources—encode what they see, and evaluate whether those behaviors are worth reproducing based on expected consequences and perceived self-efficacy.…

To understand the new smart watched and other pro devices of recent focus, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. Apple’s Watch records exercise, tracks our moves throughout the day, assesses the amount of time we are stood up and reminds us to get up and move around if we have been sat for too long – let’s not forget Tim Cook’s “sitting is the new factor” line. Diana saves Steve Trevor who has crashed on Themyscira. He warns her of the great war, World War I, raging across the globe. Wonder Woman…