Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Within the principle of action and expression, there are three guidelines: 1) physical action, 2) expression and communication, and 3) executive functions. For example, students who are unable to type can use voice-to-text tools to compose responses to questions or complete written assignments inside of Google Documents.

Universal Design 546

Universal Design Blended Learning Learning Textbooks 546

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 29, 2021

I wanted students to collaborate, communicate, and create at that online station using the devices as a tool. It was exciting to see how the addition of a single device enabled my students to drive their learning and engage in meaningful student-centered learning activities. How will students actively engage at this station?

Blended Learning 535

Blended Learning Critical Thinking Communication Participation 535

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Prioritize relationship and community building in breakout rooms. Give students a fun “would you rather…” prompt or icebreaker activity to begin their time in the breakout room. Create a channel for students to communicate directly with you while they are working in breakout rooms. for a unit or text.

Learning Spaces 545

Learning Spaces Student Engagement Learning Students 545

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 16, 2024

Understanding that not all students express or communicate their understanding in the same way is crucial. By offering meaningful choices, we can ensure that every student has the opportunity to successfully apply and communicate their learning, accommodating their unique strengths and preferences.

History 382

History Art Essay Physical Education 382

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 29, 2020

One way to help students prepare for an online discussion is with a planning document that is shared like any other assignment at the start of the week. Teachers will need to discuss and establish communication norms prior to the first academic discussion. Students may be shy or need more time to process the questions.

Discussions 546

Discussions Participation Questions Assignments 546

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 5, 2023

By strategically positioning desks, chairs, and other pieces of furniture, we can create an environment that promotes collaboration, active engagement, and independent thinking. Sitting in rows can minimize distraction and allow students to concentrate on the learning activity without being tempted to socialize or interact with others.

Motivation 481

Motivation Learning Outcomes Communication Coaching 481

eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2025

CPS uses NotebookLM for clear communication and understanding around the district’s guidance and policies, ensuring they’re following district mandates. A recent Google blog post outlines how four different school districts are leveraging Google AI tools, like Gemini and NotebookLM, for innovative teaching and learning.

Education 193

Education Quizzes Coaching Special Education 193

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 24, 2020

As I support teachers struggling to navigate the demands of the concurrent classroom, I find myself continually returning to the station rotation model as a strategy to design and facilitate learning for this challenging teaching assignment. Offline station activities can provide a much-needed break from the screen.

Attention 546

Attention Blended Learning Activities Feedback 546

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

auditory processing, attention deficit, lack of background knowledge or vocabulary, absences), teachers record video instruction and assign those videos for homework. The benefit of assigning video instruction for homework is that students can control the time, place, and pace of the learning experience when they watch the video at home.

Blended Learning 467

Blended Learning Students Assignments Lecturing 467

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Students must select at least one activity from each column. As I said in an earlier blog about using the principles of Universal Design for Learning to guide the design of blended and online learning experiences, this choice allows students to select a strategy for communicating their ideas that is comfortable for them.

Learning 546

Learning Assignments Universal Design Feedback 546

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

A playlist is a sequence of learning activities designed to move students toward a desired result. The overall quality of students’ work also suffers when they do not have the time and space needed to fully engage with academic tasks or produce artifacts to express and communicate their learning.

Teachers 481

Teachers Art Feedback Writing 481

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 18, 2023

However, I often hear the question, “Can I use the flipped classroom if I don’t assign homework?” Some teachers do not assign homework. Despite these potential pitfalls, flipped instruction retains its value even when videos are not assigned for homework.

Lecturing 433

Lecturing Knowledge Assignments Writing 433

Catlin Tucker

JULY 2, 2023

Encourages engagement and active participation in the learning process. Fosters effective communication and dialogue between teachers and students. Teachers typically provide feedback on completed assignments, which may not significantly impact students’ conceptual understanding and skill development.

Feedback 423

Feedback Metacognitive Skills Blended Learning Beliefs 423

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Blended learning is the combination of active, engaged learning online and offline. Blended learning prioritizes student agency, striving to give them a high degree of control over the learning activities and environment. Yet, in many classrooms, mistakes are penalized instead of normalized. 3 Valuing Inclusion.

Blended Learning 506

Blended Learning Feedback Coaching Achievement 506

k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Maybe they forget to turn in assignments, have trouble organizing their thoughts, or feel overwhelmed by fast-paced lessons. Multi-sensory learning techniques, such as hands-on activities, visual aids, and interactive discussions, further enhance understanding and retention. Effective communication is a key aspect of the BIC System.

Skills 144

Skills Schools Learning Students 144

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 30, 2016

“I’d love to do [ fill in the blank with some creative idea or activity ], but I just don’t have time. Teachers get super excited about integrating technology or want details about a project, assignment, or routine I do with my own kids. Were you able to incorporate projects, creative assignments, technology, etc.

Teachers 420

Teachers Evaluation Lecturing Blended Learning 420

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 15, 2024

Given that variability, it makes sense that not all students would need to spend time engaged in the same learning tasks or activities. In a traditional station rotation, all students rotate through the same sequence of learning activities or stations. For example, a teacher might design a station rotation with six stations.

Metacognitive Skills 344

Metacognitive Skills Math Blended Learning Quizzes 344

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 11, 2021

All students in a class should complete the same assignments. Encourage communication and collaboration among students. If leaders and teachers value communication and collaboration among students, the mental image that comes to mind when we think of a classroom will include chatter, noise, movement, and flexible seating arrangements.

Mental Models 541

Mental Models Education Hybrid Learning Blended Learning 541

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 3, 2024

14 Essential Digital Tools for Educators to Streamline Daily Activities In 2024’s fast-paced educational environment, teachers and all those in the academe face the daily challenge of managing their school or course’s efficiency. Here’s a list of fourteen put together by the Ask a Tech Teacher team. I use about half of them.

Activities 158

Activities Quizzes Education Feedback 158

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 19, 2024

The vocabulary haiku should communicate the meaning of the word. Although this strategy could be done independently or collaboratively, online or offline, I preferred having students work offline with a partner as a maker space activity during a station rotation lesson. Provide visuals that are relevant to the vocabulary haiku.

Writing 374

Writing Coaching Knowledge Activities 374

Edsurge

JULY 27, 2023

That has sparked a burst of activity by teachers at schools and colleges to change their assignments to make them harder to game with this new tech — and hopefully more human in the process. For instance, on a recent assignment, some of the homework that came in didn’t sound like typical student work he was used to.

Assignments 148

Assignments Instructors Writing History 148

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2024

Observations with a Checklist: Simply observing our students at work can provide valuable insights into their behaviors, interactions, and level of understanding during classroom activities. Teachers might include the following items on a checklist: Participation: Is the student actively engaged in the activity/discussion?

Feedback 431

Feedback Quizzes Coaching Discussions 431

eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2021

They can’t get enough of communicating and playing on their devices, and through trial and error I have found ways in which you can tap into that desire to interact with technology and bridge that into their learning. My teenage students love technology.

Motivation 328

Motivation Students Communication Feedback 328

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 10, 2018

Ultimately, I want students to take an active role not only in their learning but also in the assessment of their progress as a learner. Too often students become overwhelmed by all of the work teachers assign and lose sight of what they would like to achieve. Click To Tweet This is easier said than done.

Students 420

Students Grades Achievement Evaluation 420

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 9, 2022

If you’ve been tasked (or voluntold) to run this activity, here are six activities that will tech-infuse participants: Debate. The student should plan to use Prezi, HaikuDeck, Voki or another presentation method that fits their communication style. Then, they assign tasks to group members that include: learn the tool.

Activities 202

Activities Schools Writing Knowledge 202

eSchool News

MAY 16, 2023

Key points: Educators should clearly communicate rules and expectations for AI It’s also worth keeping an open mind and learning a bit more about how AI tools work The discussion around the influence of AI writing on education has never been so active – all thanks to the launch of ChatGPT last year.

Writing 300

Writing Plagiarism Ethics Assignments 300

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 28, 2020

I want students to complete assignments because they are meaningful, interesting, and rewarding, not because they are worth points. I want students to be intrinsically motivated to revisit and improve their work because they feel like active agents in the learning process. It is exhausting. Teachers must partner with their students!

Blended Learning 343

Blended Learning Feedback Learning Communication 343

eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2024

Does the way in which you communicate with a bot yield different results?” “Is Tips for integrating AI into your K-12 digital citizenship curriculum In order to start integrating AI into your existing digital citizenship curriculum, let’s consider four main pillars of digital citizenship – safety, communication, literacy, and ethics.

Curriculum 284

Curriculum Ethics Plagiarism Communication 284

eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2023

They mirror the shortcomings of communication via texting. Texting quickly becomes the dominant space for written communication in their lives. The question asked was: “Why does Anne hide Peter’s shoes?” Notice the missing initial capitalization, the lack of closing punctuation, and the use of a sentence fragment.

Writing 278

Writing Students Communication Critical Thinking 278

eSchool News

JANUARY 17, 2024

Educators can even tap student enthusiasm for new technology by assigning–and assessing student learning using–multimedia projects. Secret 1: Multimedia assignments. These types of assignments are also harder to farm out to AI! Motivate students to act by incorporating action planning into assignments.

Teaching 344

Teaching Critical Thinking Assignments Learning 344

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

It should clearly communicate the strengths and areas in need of development or revision in their work and suggest specific strategies the students can use to make improvements. User-friendly (more specifically, student-friendly): It’s important that the feedback is communicated to students in language they can understand.

Feedback 363

Feedback Blended Learning Metacognitive Skills Failure 363

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

Identify Standards and Skills Starting from a place of the standards provides teachers with a clear road map for designing both the learning activities within the playlist and the rubric they will use to assess student learning at the end of the playlist. Then each column after should represent a learning activity or task from the playlist.

Blended Learning 420

Blended Learning Learning Coaching Discussions 420

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 8, 2024

One of the most accessible practices on this list might be collaborative assignments and projects. Collaborative Activities Collaborative learning activities are a great way to assist students to think critically, communicate effectively, consider the thoughts and perspectives of others, and work together to solve problems.

Assignments 104

Assignments Instructors Critical Thinking Activities 104

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

By encouraging participation, collaboration, and critical thinking during classroom learning, active learning strategies for students promote student-centered learning environments that enhance academic outcomes and cultivate lifelong learning skills. This strategy promotes active participation, collaboration, and peer learning.

Active Learning 141

Active Learning Activities Critical Thinking Quizzes 141

Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2025

English learners often face challenges in understanding lessons, participating in discussions and completing assignments , which can lead to lower achievement and increased feelings of isolation. Elianis It has helped me communicate better with my classmates when working on a project. an EB student.

English 84

English Language Languages Assignments 84

eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2020

You’ll also see examples of how educators are currently implementing Buncee into their remote instruction by sharing engaging resources and lessons, having students create to demonstrate their learning, and keeping the community connected with personalized communications. For more information: www.remotelearning.buncee.com.

Distance Learning 249

Distance Learning Learning Communication Assignments 249

eSchool News

JULY 22, 2024

The platform’s customization options enable me to design assignments that cater to each student’s unique learning needs, promoting a more inclusive and effective educational experience. I utilize features like drag-and-drop activities, voice notes, and audio responses to craft lessons.

Special Education 286

Special Education Skills Education Feedback 286