In today’s era of the increasingly more prominent AI-generated student essay, teaching students how to write is more challenging than ever! And while AI will most certainly be an integral part of Gen-Z and Generation Alpha’s educational and professional careers, middle school and high school teachers across the globe are finding new ways to teach … Read more
There are so many talented teachers who create materials for their students each day and never have the opportunity to get them published. Perhaps this is you. Would you like to develop your career as an ELT writer? Would you like to generate an income from the materials you produce? Do you enjoy creating materials … Read more
Printable Folder Covers – Teaching Heart Blog Skip to content Sharing free printables with you for classroom folders. Last year I moved away from seperate folders for each subject and decided to declutter my students desks by having just one multi-pocket folder for all loose papers and any … Read more
Are you looking for ways to save time while creating engaging and impactful learning experiences for your students? Whether you’re planning a lesson for next week or refreshing an older course, AI-powered instructional design can help streamline your learning design and content creation process. That’s where IDEAL-Gen.AI (Instructional Design Enhanced Active Learning through Generative Artificial … Read more
10th Grade Mid-Year Homeschool Curriculum Changes – 1+1+1=1 This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We’ll assume you’re ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.Accept Reject Read More Privacy & Cookies Policy
by Terry Heick This article was originally written in 2011 and most recently updated in 2025 Gamification is simply the application of game-like mechanics to non-game ‘things.’ The big idea here is to encourage a desired behavior. In this way, ‘gamification’ amounts to installing mechanics or systems that recognize and reward behavior. Through increased visibility of … Read more
A Captured Audience Parent Learns a Lesson in Teacher Harassment Picture, if you will, a teacher trying to constantly recover from hurtful attacks during her entire teaching career. As a choral director, any decisions I made about who was in what choir, who performed what solos or leads in the musical were always up for … Read more
Encoding is a key concept in our theory of learning but I continually find that it is under-emphasised in the ‘how we learn’ discourse and in the practice that this translates into in classrooms. I’ve explored this before in various guises. In particular, this post that references the work of Efrat Furst, explains that encoding needs to happen … Read more
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