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12 General Critical Thinking Questions About Voting And Government – TeachThought

by Terry Heick Note: This has been updates from a 2018 version Just a quick post that’s self-explanatory enough: It’s almost #ElectionDay! Some questions for

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A Conversion Chart For Reading Level Measurement Tools

A Conversion Chart For Reading Level Measurement Tools by TeachThought Staff If you’ve used AR (Accelerated Reader) as a reading motivation tool to set goals

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How Can Subtle Language Shifts Unlock Student Potential?

Nudging children to identify as teachers distributes authority and expertise in the classroom.  When the teacher is the only one in the room with the

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‘Metacognitive Laziness’: How AI Helps Students Offload Critical Thinking, Other Hard Work

As the researchers analyzed how students completed their work on computers, they noticed that students who had access to AI or a human were less

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Education Department Reinstates Some Research and Data Activities

The Education Department press office said it had no comment beyond what was disclosed in the legal brief.  Education researchers, who are suing the Trump

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How Gender Norms Shape Our Perception of ADHD in Children

They smiled. Clearly, Emma had a system in place that was helping her achieve in all the right areas. She was having a great start

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Educators Fear Their Homeless Students Could Become a Target for Trump Cuts

Dayana said that stability has helped her learn English. “Because my English improved here. The teachers helped me a lot here.” Roughly 1.4 million U.S.

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Social Media, Earlier Puberty: How Parents Can Keep Up with Changing Environments

Declining confidence is common with all genders during puberty, according to Jane Mendle, an associate professor of psychology at Cornell University. Mendle, who studies the

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What Happens to Reading Comprehension When Kids Focus on the Main Idea

“Early research showed that background knowledge plays a part,” said Kausalai Wijekumar, a professor of education at Texas A&M University, who has been studying reading

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The Secret to Staying Best Friends Forever? Don’t Deep Score

Badzin talked to Life Kit about how to cultivate a mindset that can help you nurture old friendships — and the art of staying in