Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Answering those questions creates clarity about what teachers and students are working toward, making it easier to design a rubric to measure progress toward those learning objectives. Step 3: Use a mastery-based scale and describe each criterion at each level of mastery in student-friendly language.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 6, 2021

You may need to ask yourself some additional questions: . She currently teaches Language Arts and Technology at a bilingual public middle school. Which of the new tools that you explored this year would you like to not only use again but explore more thoroughly? Which of them didn’t work for you? Why didn’t they work?

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

It begs the question, What is the value of racing through material if students don’t understand or retain it? Art Projects: In the visual arts, students often work on projects that require creativity, experimentation, and refinement. Despite this reality, most learning is teacher-paced, not student-paced.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2023

The integration of AI tools in English language arts (ELA) instruction has emerged as a potentially transformative pedagogical approach that could redefine the traditional landscape of education. I gave them permission to question the technology as well.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 26, 2015

Sidenote: If you are wondering what the target Lexile range is for your students, check out the chart below, which is provided in Appendix A of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Science, Science and Technical Studies. Each article has a 3 question quiz students can take.

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eSchool News

JULY 25, 2022

Although I love teaching all subjects, I always choose English/language arts and social studies, in part because I love the challenge of engaging young leaners in these important subjects. You simply upload a slideshow or create one from scratch, then add questions, video clips, or polls to keep students engaged.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 1, 2021

The standards guide teachers as they design learning experiences for students; however, the standards are not written in student-friendly language. Teachers working with older students may want to challenge them to work collaboratively to discuss specific standards or learning goals and rewrite them in student-friendly language.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Teachers regularly use technology, not just to teach, but to help students think deeper, ask better questions, and tell their own stories. Students explore big ideas through play, questions, and reflection. They dont just memorize factsthey weigh them, question them, and apply them. Every student has their own MacBook or iPad.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Adding IXL Language Arts to the list ensures that eligible local education agencies across the state can request reimbursement for purchasing the platform to enhance early literacy instruction. It then generates personalized action plans that help students eliminate their trouble spots, and grow their reading and writing skills.

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2019

But for Lian and Lisbet, who moved to a home they did not choose in a place they did not know and needed to communicate in a language they did not speak, these transitions have led to freedom for them and their families. Later, students recorded their stories in their first or other language of their choice (some students speak up to five).

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eSchool News

JULY 27, 2022

IXL language arts also incorporates gamification, but it is a paid subscription (free 30-day trial). Another feature is that the book offers a 10-question comprehensive quiz at the end, which can help indicate if the student grasped the story’s vocabulary and content.

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Gamification Student Engagement Students Reading 358

Catlin Tucker

JULY 25, 2016

The texts are paired with Think Questions and writing prompts that I can use or adapt. I can mix and match individual texts or access entire units complete with ELD supports for students at various language proficiencies. Now, I have access to hundreds of short stories, poems, excerpts from novels, and famous speeches.

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Online Learning Technology Blended Learning English 420

eSchool News

OCTOBER 28, 2022

— IXL , the personalized learning platform used by more than 13 million students, announced that the Pennsylvania Evidence Resource Center (ERC) has added IXL Math and IXL English Language Arts (ELA) to its list of evidence-based resources. ” How Pennsylvania educators use IXL’s award-winning platform.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Educators throughout the state can now administer the diagnostic as a beginning-of-year and mid-year assessment to measure students’ overall grade-level proficiency in math and English language arts based on Virginia’s Standards of Learning. To learn more about the IXL Diagnostic, please visit [link].

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Math English Art Language 243

Edsurge

MAY 27, 2025

Edgar Miguel Grajeda, an elementary art teacher in Washington, D.C., Edgar Miguel Grajeda, an elementary art teacher in Washington, D.C., Hind Haddad, an Arabic language teacher in Columbus, Ohio, experienced many microaggressions as a Muslim educator. This narrow role was exhausting and disingenuous.

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Education Essay Culture Math 130

eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

For example, while studying engineering principles, teachers can incorporate art by challenging students to design aesthetically-pleasing yet functional structures, blending engineering and design thinking. Teachers can foster curiosity by setting up an “I Wonder” board where students post questions or topics they’d like to explore.

Middle School 334

Middle School Middle School STEM Interdisciplinary 334

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Click here to revisit my last blog in this series on using the “Claim-Evidence-Question” routine. The routine can be applied to various situations, from analyzing a piece of art to discussing a historical event. Questions in this phase could include “What does this remind me of?”

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eSchool News

JANUARY 21, 2020

As a language arts teacher and learning specialist, I have been alarmed by the decline in vocabulary knowledge I’ve witnessed over the years. Starting several years ago, my colleagues, speech-language pathologists Beth Lawrence and Deena Seifert, began questioning long-held assumptions about how students should be taught vocabulary.

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Language Languages Art Knowledge 278

eSchool News

JUNE 20, 2024

Just as we don’t become fluent in art, language, or sports through repetitive drills over a few weeks, mastering math requires a different approach. Here are some straightforward games parents and caregivers can try with young children this summer: Enjoying math in the car Instead of answering the question, “Are we there yet?”

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Math Gamification Game-Based Learning Language 263

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 28, 2024

It’s like a scavenger hunt: Find three things, answer three questions. Artful annotation inspires them to record their responses in their own unique ways. Guided Annotation (Whole Class) To help students learn to prioritize information, the teacher will pose questions that reinforce the points made in the explicit model.

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Art Teaching Feedback Reading 145

eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2022

As a Language Arts teacher, I’ve found that one of the skills my students need to improve is their basic research skills. One excellent features of this resource is that I can take videos and adapt them by embedding my own questions or audio. Then, once I assign the content, I can see who watched the video.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The deal provides 83 elementary schools and 17 high schools with access to IXL’s award-winning program to supplement instruction in math and English language arts. With more than 75 billion questions asked and answered around the world, IXL is helping schools successfully boost student achievement.

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Distance Learning Exams English Math 246

eSchool News

MARCH 28, 2025

“As AI tools and products for educational purposes become more prevalent, studies should track their use among educators.

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Teachers Math Science English 290

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2023

Artistic Interpretation: In an art class, the teacher could ask students to reflect on how their perception of a particular art style or genre has changed after studying different artists and techniques. The post The Power of I Used to Think…Now I Think appeared first on Dr.

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Ethics Metacognitive Skills Culture Critical Thinking 331

Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2019

Patent and Trademark Office granted two patents last year for creating, managing and tracking digital credentials, it raised new questions and concerns among a community of innovators who are trying to create an open platform for rethinking credentials. When the U.S. These things have existed for a really long time,” she adds.

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Questions Textbooks Languages Language 166

eSchool News

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Traveling Science Workshops (TSW) are state curriculum-aligned, small group, in-classroom workshops that use simple, everyday materials and a hands-on approach to allow students to be scientists: exploring, observing, asking questions, and sharing discoveries. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. About MathWorks.

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Elementary School Elementary School Science STEM 281

eSchool News

JANUARY 24, 2025

The question was not How do we get kids off their phones? A lot of them wanted an art club. Over the past two years, Engage IRL has been the catalyst for increasing access and opportunities for K-12 students to participate in clubs, sports, arts activities, and other community events.

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Disabilities Schools Students Art 297

eSchool News

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Through this partnership, all 33 schools in the district will use IXL to supplement math, English language arts, science and social studies instruction. The district is home to eight National Blue Ribbon Schools and serves a large bilingual and English language learner population.

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English Exams Language Languages 221

eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2023

As part of the collaboration, the state’s second-largest K-12 school system will now use IXL’s award-winning platform district-wide to boost academic achievement in math, English language arts, science, social studies and Spanish. IXL also provides test preparation skill plans and personalized study plans for the SAT and ACT.

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Achievement English Math Art 246

eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

After showing one of his classic street interview segments—where he asks everyday people basic science questions that many fumble to answer—he surprised the audience by pushing back against their laughter. That raises an important question: Is social motivation primarily from the school in schools like Alpha and Khan World School?

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Motivation Learning Students Achievement 173

Catlin Tucker

MAY 7, 2023

After students have completed moving through the station rotation, I post these self-reflection questions for students to think about and discuss with a partner: On a scale of 1-5 (five being the highest), how well do you think the class did when moving from station to station? questions and helps students get on-task quickly.

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Coaching Blended Learning Assignments Middle School 339

eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2024

Mental health: Research shows that being creative through the arts helps heal the mind and body. Educators talk about writing across the curriculum–what about arts across the curriculum? This is where PBL and maker education intersect. Why maker education?

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2023

Charlotte, NC — Discovery Education —the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports instruction wherever it takes place—has announced a host of exciting updates to the company’s award-winning services. Randomized questions. 10 new learning games from Arcademics.

Student Engagement 259

Student Engagement Education Social Studies Art 259

eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2024

Teachers ask questions to encourage students to dig deeper, and then provide the variety of texts they need to conduct their research most effectively. During a math lesson, they answered questions such as, “How much would a golden egg sell for today?”

Reading 327

Reading Assignments English Math 327

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

school districts, IXL is an all-inclusive educational platform that provides a comprehensive PK-12 curriculum and instructional resources, actionable analytics and a state-of-the-art assessment suite. About IXL Currently used by 14 million students and in 95 of the top 100 U.S.

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Math STEM Learning Textbooks 295

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 9, 2025

Perfect for class members working on social skills or for those too-silent periods, these questions, activities, and getting-to-know-you resources are just what you need to warm things up in class. Try these questions for a change of pace: What’s your go-to app when you open your phone?

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2017

Imagine if a teacher said, “Go write on it and see what you come up with,” after a student asked a question. Through the process of writing, writers put nascent thoughts into comprehensible language for others to read. This process can happen when studying any subject, not just English language arts.

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