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January 5, 2023 Education Article

Vision Board Ideas for Students

At the start of every new year, conversations often turn to one thing: goal-setting. If you’re looking for a fun, creative way to help your students set clear intentions, why not try a vision board? Vision boards are a powerful tool to help students visualize their academic and personal goals. The visuals on the board are meant to serve as a reminder of what the future can look and feel like, if your students take the necessary steps to achieve their goals.

Ready to get started? Learn how to make a vision board in class, and discover some vision board ideas for students below.

How to Make a Vision Board for Students

Before students can begin creating their vision boards, they’ll need to first define their goals and areas of growth. After all, if they don’t know where they want to go, they won’t be able to visualize the path

January 3, 2023 Education Article

How To Set Up a Sound Wall in Your Classroom

All the conversations happening about literacy learning and the science of reading definitely encourage teachers and schools to look carefully at their instructional practices—and, often, to explore new ones that help kids. One of these is the sound wall. Check out these fantastic resources to get you started using one in your classroom.

What is a sound wall?

This student resource shows the 44 phonemes (sounds) in the English language. It includes consonant sounds and vowel sounds and the various ways to spell each sound.

How is a sound wall different from a word wall?

A sound wall is not a word wall. These two resources are different because:

To use a word wall, one must be able to read the words, so kids often need teacher help. A sound wall encourages independent use. It helps kids progress from what they can do—say sounds—to what they are learning to do—spell

January 2, 2023 Education Article

What To Expect From A TeachThought PD PBL Workshop –

by Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought PD

Inquiry is one of my passions. In fact, I view it as a sort of superpower that enables us to navigate the kinds of diverse set of scenarios and problems that our modern world continually throws our way. That’s why all of our work with schools and teachers is through the lens of inquiry. To take it a step further, that’s why the TeachThought PD project-based learning model starts with and emphasizes what we call, ‘Rich Inquiry‘ as a lever to unlock deeper learning and critical thinking.

Because inquiry is such an important feature in our project-based learning workshops and support, participating teachers engage in multiple inquiry exercises and activities that we believe are impactful tools both in and outside of PBL. We want to model best practice so we invite workshop participants to enter into the learning process at

January 1, 2023 Education Article

Happy New Year, Teachers: Resources for the New Year

Welcome to a new year. You may have noticed that TPT got a fresh new look. We’ve changed our name and our logo, but one thing that hasn’t changed is our commitment to you – the teachers. So welcome back to TPT, where educators thrive.

Below you’ll find engaging new year activities to get your students starting the year off right, strategies for organizing your time and classroom, and new ways to use TPT in the new year.

Bookmark this guide or share it with your peers who could use a little pep to kickoff 2023 (who couldn’t, really?).

Getting Students Excited for a New Year

The new year is a natural time to set intentions and goals for what you want to accomplish. Help your students do just that with these insights and resources that inspire students to set goals, create a vision board, and celebrate the new year!