Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2025

That’s when it hit medespite years of teaching experience, I’m still searching for ways to spark the same level of engagement whether I’m interacting with students face-to-face or through carefully designed asynchronous activities. For my online students, I’ve adapted this activity using collaborative digital tools.

Active Learning 66

Active Learning Activities Learning Minute Papers 66

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

When I facilitate workshops on this model, I describe it as a sequence of learning activities designed to move students toward a specific learning goal or objective. Teachers will want to use pre-assessments, diagnostics, and/or assess prior knowledge to identify where each student is in relation to the content at the heart of the playlist.

Blended Learning 542

Blended Learning Coaching Feedback Knowledge 542

Catlin Tucker

MAY 11, 2020

It is also true that engaging students in learning activities online will require (at least initially) that teachers onboard students to those technology tools and support them in learning how to navigate online tasks. Will you collect formative assessment data to assess prior knowledge or check for understanding? OnlineBuildingBlocks.

Distance Learning 546

Distance Learning Assignments Coaching Activities 546

eSchool News

MAY 20, 2025

From project-based activities that encourage students to apply their knowledge to real-world problems to digital learning platforms that create personalized learning paths, models that focus on learning and are not bound by traditional time barriers foster an immersive learning experience rather than an assembly-line approach to education.

Learning 281

Learning Art Fairness Critical Thinking 281

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Here are three key process activities for which explicit instruction can add great value towards an end product: selecting, manipulating, and completion. Quote slides next steps : Build on the earlier activity by asking students to add extra visuals or adjust text placement.

Communication 171

Communication Knowledge Writing Discussions 171

Catlin Tucker

JULY 24, 2020

Pre-video Activity: Before students watch a video, teachers can generate interest in the topic and create some context for the video content with a pre-video activity. This activity can happen in the classroom or online. Google Forms Kahoot!

Learning 546

Learning Questions Discussions Activities 546

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Begin class with a review activity, writing prompt, feedback form, quick quiz, or formative assessment. That way, students can dedicate their cognitive resources to other activities or tasks. A welcome routine also quickly transitions students into an activity and frees the teacher to handle administrative tasks (e.g.,

Blended Learning 546

Blended Learning Coaching Feedback Discussions 546

Catlin Tucker

MAY 11, 2021

The same class may have students who don’t have the necessary prior knowledge or language skills to understand the information presented. The teacher may use academic or subject-specific vocabulary unfamiliar to a student with limited background knowledge or who is not a native English speaker.

Blended Learning 545

Blended Learning Learning Universal Design Disabilities 545

k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Mind, brain and education science combines knowledge in the fields of cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and education to inform methods of teaching and explore the impact of those strategies on learning, helping to transform the field of education. Lets examine a few examples from the research.

Science 130

Science Education Motivation Lecturing 130

Catlin Tucker

MAY 3, 2021

UDL recognizes that every class comprises a wide range of learners with various needs, skills, experiences, knowledge, and interests. Every student, regardless of variability, deserves the best opportunity to develop their skills and knowledge regardless of the learning landscape.

Universal Design 545

Universal Design Blended Learning Learning Motivation 545

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 18, 2023

This method, however, may inadvertently create myriad barriers for students with hearing impairments, memory challenges, attention deficit disorders, insufficient background knowledge, or who lack familiarity with subject-specific or academic vocabulary. Teachers must strive to make the experience engaging and interactive.

Lecturing 433

Lecturing Knowledge Assignments Writing 433

eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2025

Administrative or time-saving functions With students, during class activities or for homework Im using AI equally for my own tasks and with students Im not using AI Δ While the framework is targeted to higher education, K-12 students are developing AI skills and will need competencies as they enter higher education or the workforce.

Ethics 224

Ethics Critical Thinking Intelligence Evaluation 224

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 16, 2024

How can we create a learning environment where each student feels confident applying the knowledge and skills they’re acquiring? Application activities also enhance retention and mastery of information, making it more likely that students will retain and effectively use what they have learned in the future.

History 382

History Art Physical Education Essay 382

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Students come into our classrooms with different life experiences, prior knowledge, and language proficiencies. Beginning with an access prior knowledge activity, diagnostic, or pre-assessment can help us better understand what students know, understand, and can do before we design a sequence of lessons or a unit.

Learning 457

Learning Students Knowledge Math 457

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 11, 2024

Such preliminary insights, whether through pre-assessments, diagnostics, or activities aimed at accessing prior knowledge, can illuminate the diverse range of skills, abilities, and needs within a classroom. Teachers can collect these or ask students to post a photo of their concept map on a Padlet Wall.

Blended Learning 375

Blended Learning Coaching Knowledge Writing 375

eSchool News

MAY 2, 2025

Students are no longer just attending school to pass tests–they are actively seeking knowledge and skills to help them achieve their dreams. Path to self-actualization: Unlocking career potential At the pinnacle of Maslows hierarchy is self-actualization.

Learning 254

Learning Motivation Achievement Knowledge 254

k12 Digest

APRIL 26, 2025

Parents, too, play an active role in the schools faith-driven community. Joseph Catholic School: Empowering Students Through Faith and Knowledge appeared first on K12 Digest. Saucedo says enthusiastically. Thats a Knight, concludes Saucedo. For More Info: [link] The post St.

Knowledge 144

Knowledge Beliefs Schools Art 144

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 4, 2025

Check out STEM activities for middle school that are sure to catch teenagers attention and inspire them to learn more. Construct a thermal insulator device Concepts to Cover in Middle School STEM Prepare for the future with STEM activities for middle school 1. Build historical machines in interdisciplinary projects 7.

Middle School 52

Middle School Middle School STEM Activities 52

eSchool News

JUNE 4, 2024

Most academic interventions focus on core knowledge and basic skills: Let’s practice two-digit addition. These kinds of exercises can help students make marginal gains in reading, math, and general content knowledge, but they don’t address the root of the problem: learning how to think and how to learn. Why focus on critical thinking?

Critical Thinking 338

Critical Thinking Metacognitive Skills Knowledge Achievement 338

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Among the new content and resources now available to users of Discovery Education Experience are: Ready-To-Teach Lessons Enhancing Curriculum Built around research-based instructional strategies, these new ready-to-teach lessons and activities target critical classroom needs and help teachers create unique learning opportunities for each student.

Laboratory 194

Laboratory Social Studies Education Middle School 194

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 19, 2024

Student knowledge of academic words and phrases has a direct impact on their ability to acquire and comprehend information, which is why it should be a part of every subject area and class. However, this strategy quickly became one of my students’ favorite ways to demonstrate their knowledge of the academic terms they were learning.

Writing 374

Writing Coaching Knowledge Activities 374

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 24, 2021

In our current situation, it is necessary to emphasize that a “station” does not need to be a physical location in a classroom, but rather it is a learning activity. Instead, they shift from one learning activity to the next. Students do not need to rotate physically. I know getting started can be the most challenging part!

History 437

History English Math Science 437

eSchool News

MAY 7, 2025

These hallowed halls of knowledge host sellable information, from Social Security numbers and medical histories to mental health records and bus routes on outdated systems, making them tempting targets for attackers. While summer breaks may offer a pause for students and staff, they often mark a hacker activity surge.

Local Government 267

Local Government Counselling History Intelligence 267

eSchool News

JANUARY 22, 2024

Once they learned the skill set and content knowledge needed to be a principal – let’s call it School Leader 101 – then that was it. They were separate entities and sequential activities. There are new ways of doing things, new skill sets and knowledge that leaders need to know, understand and adapt to. Learning to improve.

Learning 349

Learning Knowledge Skills Activities 349

Priceless Ponderings

MAY 18, 2025

6 Easy Science Activities and experiments MAGNETS how do they work? Below are some playful and educational activities with magnets that turn your classroom or kitchen table into a mini science lab. Its a great way to build background knowledge while sneaking in some reading comprehension practice. The cool part?

Science 52

Science Activities Testing Reading 52

eSchool News

MARCH 9, 2022

With vast tracts of the world’s knowledge available at their fingertips, today’s students benefit from an immersive and engaging experience that previous generations could only dream about. With this knowledge comes the ability to step in at an early stage to correct misconceptions or move the student on to more challenging work.

Gamification 359

Gamification Knowledge Activities Teaching 359

eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Most academic interventions focus on core knowledge and basic skills: Lets practice two-digit addition. These kinds of exercises can help students make marginal gains in reading, math, and general content knowledge, but they dont address the root of the problem: learning how to think and how to learn. Why focus on critical thinking?

Critical Thinking 270

Critical Thinking Metacognitive Skills Education Knowledge 270

eSchool News

MARCH 27, 2023

Science is more than just a body of knowledge; it is the process of discovering new knowledge. The Nature of Science includes understanding that while scientific knowledge is based on empirical evidence, it is also subject to change based on new evidence. Scientists engage in activities to learn about the universe.

Science 290

Science Students Knowledge Evaluation 290

eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2025

What are you using AI for in your school/classroom? One in five educators believe that AI is the way of the future and both teachers and students will need to embrace it to succeed, while 17 percent stated that AI can be as valuable as textbooks to teach students concepts.

Math 242

Math Participation Feedback High School 242

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

This knowledge is essential to effectively harness AI’s potential in a way that truly benefits our students. If we simply plug a standard or topic into an AI-powered tool to generate an activity, a set of depth of knowledge (DOK) questions, a vocabulary list, or an assessment, it saves us time.

Blended Learning 392

Blended Learning Knowledge Feedback Universal Design 392

eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Don’t get me wrong, having students participating in a fun, imaginative activity can be good, but it’s a bit like the “dessert” of learning. These activities can be sweet and easy but they’re not exactly nourishing. PBL is the main course—the discovery of knowledge and skills through the development of a meaningful, sustained project.

Learning 349

Learning Knowledge Participation Activities 349

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Engagement Active involvement in learning that is relevant, valuable, and interesting Representation Access to multiple ways to experience or receive information Action and Expression Set goals, monitor and track progress toward goals, engage in metacognitive skill-building through self-assessment and demonstrate knowledge in a variety of ways.

Universal Design 545

Universal Design Blended Learning Metacognitive Skills Learning 545

eSchool News

MAY 22, 2023

Visual presentations using a projector or interactive display can help to promote a much more active learning environment and more successful outcomes. Research has shown that students learn better with visuals than words alone. Research has shown that students learn better with visuals than words alone.

Knowledge 296

Knowledge Active Learning Activities Interactive Learning 296

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 23, 2024

Teacher 2: Delivers the same instructional content or activity to all groups, regardless of their skill levels. This structure ensures that all students are actively engaged in the reading process, developing their comprehension skills and ability to discuss and articulate their understanding of the text.

Teaching 395

Teaching Writing Essay Discussions 395

eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2022

In short, Merrill’s principles highlight that learning is promoted when: Learners are engaged in solving real-world problems; Existing knowledge is activated as a foundation for new knowledge; New knowledge is demonstrated to the learner; New knowledge is applied by the learner; New knowledge is integrated into the learner’s world.

Learning Styles 336

Learning Styles Teaching Learning Knowledge 336

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

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Students explore practical applications of theoretical knowledge, such as designing simple machines, programming robots, or analyzing environmental data. Integrating STEM into K-12 curricula helps prepare students for a world that increasingly depends on interdisciplinary knowledge.

STEM 289

STEM Interdisciplinary Education Critical Thinking 289