Catlin Tucker

MARCH 28, 2023

Instead of seeing their value as instructors and experts, we explored the teacher’s role as facilitator and coach, guiding individual and small groups of students in their journey toward mastering concepts and skills. Unfortunately, many students are disengaged and lack the motivation to take on this challenge.

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Blended Learning Universal Design Motivation Learning 460

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

My doctoral research focused on the multidimensional motivational construct of teacher engagement in blended learning environments. Teachers can assign students an individual playlist or strategically pair or group students on a shared playlist to encourage communication and collaboration. The scope of a playlist can vary dramatically.

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Blended Learning Learning Coaching Discussions 420

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The issue of grading and motivating students to see value in work that is not graded is complex and multifaceted. Without going into the weeds debating the value of grades in general, I want to propose a flowchart that I use when coaching teachers to help them evaluate where to invest their time and energy resources.

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Blended Learning Teachers Learning Grades 535

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

OCTOBER 29, 2021

When coaching teachers in a 1:1 environment where all students have devices, I encourage teachers to balance the online and offline learning activities to give students a much-needed break from the screen. Agency and autonomy can yield higher levels of motivation over time.

Blended Learning 535

Blended Learning Critical Thinking Communication Participation 535

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Competition can be thrilling and motivating to those who choose to engage. They were used as gimmicks and antics to “motivate” students. They believed that students’ motivation should come from within. Even in our school, when assignments are handed back in class, students still rush to ask their classmates, “What did you get?”

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Motivation Students Middle School Middle School 174

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 28, 2023

Teachers can also include optional high-interest or creative “extension” activities that students can work on once they have finished their assigned work. By incorporating these strategies, teachers can help to keep all students engaged and motivated, regardless of how quickly they complete their work.

Blended Learning 436

Blended Learning Feedback Universal Design Art 436

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 14, 2021

The learning teams that enjoy high levels of autonomy and agency tend to be more motivated and engaged. In the last year, I’ve encouraged school leaders, coaches, and teachers to consider using the 5Es instructional model to guide their work in PLCs. What is challenging about their teaching assignments?

Teachers 427

Teachers Blended Learning Learning Evaluation 427

Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

“Synchronous online learning” generally refers to live learning activities that must happen at a set time (often over Zoom or a similar platform), while “asynchronous online learning” refers to almost everything else (completing assignments, doing readings, watching videos, etc.).

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Lecturing Disabilities Assignments Learning 218

Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2023

He has ChatGPT on his phone and his iPad, and our 45-minute conversation is peppered with references to Coursera’s newest personal learning assistant, “Coach.” Coach is going to be both reactive and proactive for learners. I’ve done courses before where there wasn’t much of a structure, and I wasn’t motivated to finish them.

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Coaching Lecturing Motivation Assignments 196

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Students go through a guided, asynchronous course experience, monitored by course coaches and student success champions, that is designed to move students through their coursework efficiently. This enables the instructor to assign coursework that keeps their students moving forward on their unique learning path.

High School 274

High School High School Schools Instructors 274

Edsurge

MAY 26, 2020

It is important, perhaps now more than ever, to recognize the inherent strengths of each parent while also tending to their personal development, motivation and self-actualization. Our approach is rooted in the belief that all families, regardless of circumstance, can benefit from coaching. We are—thankfully—not alone in this belief.

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Coaching Beliefs Local Government Schools 218

Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2020

Middle schoolers, they warned us, are unable to work at their own pace because they lack academic fundamentals, intrinsic motivation and basic time management skills. As our colleagues pointed out, they lacked intrinsic motivation and independent work skills. We’d heard these arguments before but we weren’t convinced.

Blended Learning 218

Blended Learning Middle School Middle School Motivation 218

Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2025

An instructional coach for K-5 math teachers in Milwaukee Public Schools in Wisconsin, Robinson can find herself zipping around several of the schools she works with in the city to assist teachers, give workshops or try to help vice principals grasp the nuances of math instruction. Painters experience is different from Robinsons.

Math 194

Math Coaching Elementary School Elementary School 194

Edsurge

APRIL 27, 2020

It’s really hard to have a routine with changing expectations week by week,” said Angela Estrella, an instructional coach at the Stanford University Graduate School of Education. While many teachers are assigning less work, some of her students—particularly in her AP calculus class—are doing extra and optional work.

Learning 212

Learning Feedback Assignments Coaching 212

eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

To support their professional growth, teachers will also have continued access to the AI Coach platform , which enables them to watch and reflect on videos of their classroom instruction, set professional goals, and receive personalized observation tips, coaching, and resources from a virtual, computerized AI coach.

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Schools Coaching STEM Evaluation 337

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Some believe it will cripple the education system and replace human workers ; others denounce ChatGPT as a free essay-writing and test-taking tool that makes it laughably easy to cheat on assignments, while the validity of responses generated by ChatGPT has also been called into question.

Ethics 337

Ethics Essay Syllabus Feedback 337

Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2023

They found [AI-assisted text generators] could give inspiration and ideas and motivate them to write. They also added what they won’t do with [AI-assisted text generators] in the pledge, such as I won't use [AI-assisted text generators] for homework assignments and presentations. They used it in a future city project.

Education 198

Education Learning Intelligence Coaching 198

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 23, 2021

These can be taught individually (through coaching or mentoring), in small groups (of at least five), as school PD, or through select colleges for grad school credit. Students join a Google Classroom-based class and meet weekly with instructor to discuss class activities and assignments. They start at $750 for a group of five or more.

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Instructors Authentic Assessment Plagiarism Participation 31

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

Is someone coaching you or advising you? The Motive It is unknown whether Ruiz intended to cheat in New York or if the opportunity merely presented itself and she took it. Communicate major assignments and assessments in advance and give students opportunities to plan their time and effort. What are they?

Academic Integrity 88

Academic Integrity Learning Assignments Feedback 88

Edsurge

MAY 21, 2018

In my view, success with reading doesn’t follow from drill and kill practices that stifle interest and motivation. Additionally, nonfiction content that showcases stories of success and hope for people of color drives reading motivation for racially diverse students. What leads to reading success?

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Reading Learning Motivation Coaching 129

Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2022

For example, Microsoft’s Reading Progress tool works to increase reading fluency through individualized assignments for learners, while generating insights on correct words-per-minute, accuracy rates, challenging words and patterns of expression, all of which may inform instruction.

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Education Schools Hybrid Learning Coaching 186

Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2020

But in the midst of all of this, we’re learning and experimenting together on how best to engage and motivate students and teachers online. I got so tired of giving video feedback on Flipgrid assignments that I wrote a script, and had my 8-year-old and 10-year-old help me record them. Heck, I don’t even like doing that.

Online Learning 190

Online Learning Lecturing Learning Coaching 190

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

I implemented writing reflections to help students recall their feedback from prior assignments and collaborated with a colleague to develop a teacher guided peer review system, which eventually yielded an app called Floop that made the peer review data visible and simpler to manage.

Feedback 218

Feedback Peer Review Teaching Writing 218

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 18, 2024

Engage students in discussions to gather their interests and perspectives to ensure the cause chosen excites and motivates them. Assign roles and responsibilities to give everyone a clear understanding of their contributions. Provide mentorship and coaching to help students overcome obstacles and stay motivated.

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STEM Curriculum Critical Thinking Motivation 167

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

As we worked on his assignments and got to know each other better, it was clear that Tommy felt supported, and as a result, his confidence and his scores went up. As I started to understand what motivated him, our interactions took on a new level of depth and I became a more effective teacher for him. But she persisted.

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Teachers Students Assignments Culture 167

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Grades can perpetuate bias , inequalities, and injustice, reduce student motivation and willingness to challenge themselves , and add enormous administrative burdens. But there is literature on how to adapt the grading process to avoid the drawbacks above, and improve student motivation and engagement, as well as instructor satisfaction.

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Grades Instructors Motivation Metacognitive Skills 122

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

I also house resources and homework assignments on itslearning. As we reached a new skill set, I could review what we'd done previously and introduce the concepts before having the students complete the assigned challenges. This helps them be more effective coaches to one another. Describe how you used the product.

Teachers 127

Teachers Coaching Assignments Grades 127

eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2025

Do you support student use of AI in school and/or for assignments? Just as the best scribes produced unique artistry in rare, individually commissioned works, the best teachers create rare but enviable classrooms with well-behaved, deeply motivated, impressively thriving students.

Teachers 156

Teachers Knowledge Lecturing Blended Learning 156

Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2019

Key to making this model work is student motivation, and an internal drive for students to take more ownership of their work. Differentiation and personalization can occur through teacher instruction, who can provide varying levels of support and hands-on coaching, before letting students do independent practice.

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Metacognitive Skills Learning Assignments Group work 166

Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2022

Experts say that classes that are self-paced, asynchronous or technically possible to tune into from a shared space full of distractions often require students to exhibit more self-control, more intrinsic motivation and better time management. And Renick points out that it’s still up to students to actually do their assignments.

Student Engagement 201

Student Engagement Instructors Hybrid Courses Exams 201

Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2017

The program starts off with a one-week online program that online videos, assignments and assessments introducing concepts such as lead generation, outbound prospecting, and the various customer relationship management (CRM) tools used to manage the process. There are also online “office hours” with coaches from the Sales Bootcamp team.

Coaching 136

Coaching STEM Motivation Assignments 136

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 18, 2017

Offered in thirty countries and used by thousands of students, it teaches via digital worksheets, video tutorials, feedback from real (human) coaches, and a long-term plan developed with the student that encourages students to learn at their own pace, wherever they are, on a device (the iPad) that they love. This can be via phone or Skype.

Math 90

Math Coaching Feedback Assignments 90

Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2017

They visually demonstrate how students will complete assignments and apply learning in the real world. We know that maintaining student motivation can be challenging in online courses and that social belonging interventions can be the key to helping students persist. They pull back the curtain on invisible phenomena or procedures.

Instructors 146

Instructors Education Lecturing Knowledge 146

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Teachers should look for tools that help them easily adjust instructional scaffolding from assignment to assignment and from student to student—allowing them to meet students where they are as they learn to write for authentic audiences. Free Writable trial for Edsurge readers with over 100 pre-built assignments.

Feedback 134

Feedback Peer Review Writing Beliefs 134

Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2019

My students don’t always work so collaboratively—they are ninth graders, after all, and are accustomed to working on individual assignments for the benefit of their own grades. They weren’t completing an assignment for a grade, but building something for real people. Other times, they idle with confusion or waning motivation.

Feedback 167

Feedback Students Failure Assignments 167

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Grades can perpetuate bias , inequalities, and injustice, reduce student motivation and willingness to challenge themselves , and add enormous administrative burdens. But there is literature on how to adapt the grading process to avoid the drawbacks above, and improve student motivation and engagement, as well as instructor satisfaction.

Grades 98

Grades Instructors Motivation Metacognitive Skills 98