Catlin Tucker

JULY 9, 2020

While one group engages in a discussion or attempts to solve a problem, the second group observes and captures their observations, questions, and comments. Once students know what group they are in, the teacher presents group A with a discussion question or a problem to solve and sets the timer (e.g., Online Discussions.

Active Learning 546

Active Learning Activities Learning Students 546

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 7, 2020

In a previous post, I described how blended learning models could make this challenging teaching assignment more manageable ; however, that post assumes that teachers are familiar with blended learning. Present-Pause-Discuss. A present–pause–discuss format allows the teacher to focus on introducing one concept or skill at a time.

Blended Learning 546

Blended Learning Coaching Feedback Discussions 546

Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2024

This fall, after a restless night overthinking an assignment for my upcoming class and drinking three cups of not-strong-enough coffee, I added the final touch on my latest assignment for students in my World History II class. Sure, the skills of writing may have been practiced, but so what? To what end?

Assignments 205

Assignments Essay History Social Studies 205

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 24, 2018

I want them reading, thinking about, and discussing hot topics that impact their lives; however, engaging students around online articles hasn’t always been easy. I decided to use InsertLearning to add highlights, notes, questions, and discussion prompts to the article. InsertLearning Functionality.

Discussions 419

Discussions Critical Thinking Reading Assignments 419

eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2024

It takes only seconds to plug a writing prompt into a generative AI tool and receive a completed assignment. The bottom line: When students are confident in their writing skills, they will be less tempted to run directly to AI to generate a writing assignment. It’s important to make the writing process less intimidating.

Writing 329

Writing Essay Plagiarism Assignments 329

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

APRIL 11, 2019

It’s my job to help them develop the skills and confidence needed to design and drive their learning. I select eight target skills for the unit. These are skills we have already covered together, but they are ones that I think they still need to spend time developing. We spend the entire year building up to it. Yes and no.

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Students Discussions Reading Feedback 420

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Key points: Literacy is critical for students–and elementary years are a pivotal time These online tools help students develop essential literacy skills See related article: How efficacy studies improve literacy instruction For more news on literacy, see eSN’s Innovative Teaching page Fall is the best time of year in Montana.

Elementary School 341

Elementary School Elementary School Schools Quizzes 341

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? These activities can also be used to encourage collaboration and communication as students work with peers, which can result in the development of interpersonal skills.

History 382

History Art Essay Physical Education 382

eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2023

This sparks greater interest in literature, enabling teachers to facilitate meaningful interactions that inspire more compelling classroom discussions that increase critical thinking skills, delivering better learning outcomes. Download/view screenshots of Gale In Context: Literature.

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Critical Thinking Learning Outcomes High School High School 246

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

MARCH 28, 2023

Our discussions culminated in selecting specific challenges to explore in-depth, with the goal of prototyping solutions at the Learning Leaders Summit in Dubai. Designing for Deeper Learning The sign of deeper learning is the ability to transfer or apply knowledge and skills to new and novel contexts. This includes social negotiation.

Blended Learning 460

Blended Learning Universal Design Learning Motivation 460

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 21, 2019

When I facilitate station rotation workshops with teachers using StudySync , I encourage them to consider designing offline discussion stations. There is value in having a small group of six to eight students discuss a text as opposed to facilitating a whole group discussion. Compliment strong points made.

Discussions 283

Discussions Writing Communication Questions 283

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Many teachers already are rethinking assessments and assignments to shift the question from how students will use AI to cheat, to how students can learn to use AI responsibly. Assignments that ask students to produce answers using AI can encourage students to critically consider the information provided.

Plagiarism 332

Plagiarism Education Assignments Essay 332

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 30, 2020

For teachers using StudySync in combination with Google Classroom, I’ve described three strategies that educators can use to capitalize on the activities in the StudySync First Read lesson plans to engage students in online discussions, collaborative research projects, and online vocabulary review. #1 If so, could that create bias?

Collaborative Research 370

Collaborative Research Students Knowledge Assignments 370

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 30, 2016

Teachers get super excited about integrating technology or want details about a project, assignment, or routine I do with my own kids. Allowing students to research, discuss, and share their findings takes time. Were you able to incorporate projects, creative assignments, technology, etc. My classes are only 50 minutes.”

Teachers 420

Teachers Evaluation Lecturing Blended Learning 420

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

Writing Assignments: Writing tasks, whether creative stories, essays, or research papers, require students to think critically, organize their thoughts, write a draft, and revise based on feedback. This also teaches students to hone their self-directed learning skills as they own more of the responsibility for their learning.

Teachers 481

Teachers Art Feedback Writing 481

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 12, 2016

One of the strategies we discussed with the potential to weave these three areas of focus together is a choice board. There are several different approaches to designing a choice board, but the goal is to allow students an opportunity to select the activities they will complete to practice a skill or demonstrate understanding.

Blended Learning 419

Blended Learning Activities Assignments Math 419

eSchool News

AUGUST 13, 2024

peek-a-boo) encourages movement and interaction, which aids in developing essential cognitive skills, such as object permanence. Language skills can be nurtured through storytelling, singing, and conversations, which encourages children to express their thoughts and feelings. Sensory experiences (i.e., Play-based learning (i.e.,

Cognitive Development 303

Cognitive Development Students Secondary Education Assignments 303

Faculty Focus

MAY 20, 2025

In a course that requires out-of-class reading, that conversation is highly reliant on students doing their part and completing the assigned reading.However, in recent semesters, students engaging in focused reading in which they annotate text is dwindling. It seems as if a quick scan of one of the assigned pages is the best effort.

Instructors 87

Instructors Assignments Participation Students 87

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2024

As students move through a lesson, some acquire information and skills more quickly than others. Some students will need additional support, scaffolds, feedback, or reteaching to understand key concepts and apply specific strategies, processes, or skills. formal writing assignment, performance task, project).

Feedback 431

Feedback Quizzes Coaching Discussions 431

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

In todays technology-rich classrooms, digital literacy is becoming a foundational skill–students are learning to navigate devices, use educational software, and collaborate online. Every test score, attendance log, learning app, or digital assignment generates data. Our classrooms are data-rich, but are we data-literate?

Ethics 278

Ethics Education Culture Social Studies 278

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

Small-scale playlists may focus on introducing students to a particular concept or skill. Articulate Learning Objectives Articulating learning objectives creates clarity about what students are working toward in terms of understanding specific concepts and mastering specific skills. Does a playlist have to be an individual endeavor?

Blended Learning 420

Blended Learning Learning Coaching Discussions 420

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

He was pointing to the assignment and explaining the directions quietly to the new student. The skills I want my students to leave the classroom with are not necessarily how to identify the eight parts of speech, analyze Shakespeare, or write a seven-paragraph argumentative essay. Focus on care, not skills.

Skills 218

Skills Teaching Essay Students 218

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Now more than ever, they need us to be aware of and support their social-emotional health and help them cultivate SEL skills. This is not a time for discussions of missing assignments, test grades, or behavior issues. But what about our students? How are they navigating this new environment?

STEM 348

STEM Assignments Testing Discussions 348

eSchool News

MARCH 18, 2021

Now more than ever, they need us to be aware of and support their social-emotional health and help them cultivate SEL skills. This is not a time for discussions of missing assignments, test grades, or behavior issues. But what about our students? How are they navigating this new environment?

Teaching 343

Teaching STEM Assignments Testing 343

eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Concerns about academic dishonesty, loss of critical thinking skills, and inappropriate content creation have sparked discussions about banning AI tools like ChatGPT, Grammarly, and others. Instead of banning AI, educators can design assignments that leverage these tools. However, effective use of AI demands critical thinking.

Ethics 333

Ethics Critical Thinking Essay Students 333

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 5, 2023

If teachers are using their small group time to facilitate discussions, the U-shape seating arrangement encourages student participation. That way, the students’ screens are visible to the teacher if they want to quickly scan the room to ensure students are on-task and working in the assigned online environment.

Motivation 481

Motivation Learning Outcomes Communication Coaching 481

eSchool News

MARCH 19, 2025

This program also provides the educator with the ability to assign the same science article to students to read, but at their reading level. All of the resources are catered for ease of use, as well as providing the students with the knowledge, support, and skills to be successful in their science education.

Teachers 308

Teachers Learning Science STEM 308

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 25, 2019

As they discuss the challenge or problem, observe them. If teachers are assigning homework, it would be more powerful to use that practice to encourage students to reflect on their progress and identify the gaps in their understanding of concepts and skills. 1 Hook the Group. This can be done individually or in pairs.

Teachers 420

Teachers Essay Feedback Quizzes 420

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. First, I want to identify a few of the challenges I observe in concurrent classrooms.

Attention 546

Attention Blended Learning Activities Feedback 546

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 20, 2020

If students are working on a formal writing assignment or project, teachers can schedule 5-minute feedback sessions with individual students. In these sessions, teachers can share their screens and project the student’s work as they discuss it. Which aspects of the work would benefit from further development?

Feedback 546

Feedback Blended Learning Writing Communication 546

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 22, 2021

What skills, abilities, language proficiencies, interests, and/or learning preferences are present in a class? Instead, teachers must strive to design student-centered learning experiences that challenge the students to think, discuss, problem-solve, collaborate, question, create, and reflect. What are their needs and preferences?

Blended Learning 535

Blended Learning Teachers Learning Grades 535

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 29, 2018

The offline elements allow teachers to provide instruction and allow students to engage with one another to develop key soft skills. Provide opportunities to conference with students to review their work, discuss learning goals, and conduct side-by-side assessments. There are several benefits to using the Whole Group Rotation.

Blended Learning 378

Blended Learning Mobile Devices Learning Coaching 378

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Teachers have the time and space to facilitate differentiated small group instruction, engage learners in interactive modeling sessions, facilitate small group discussions, and provide real-time feedback on work in progress. mixed skill level, strenghts in a group dynamic, interest-based) depending on the lesson objectives.

Blended Learning 535

Blended Learning Critical Thinking Communication Participation 535

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 12, 2025

At the end of this article, you’ll feel good about giving both sides of this discussion a voice: Why a Term Paper Writing Service Is the Best Way to Assist with Your Assignments Some assignments are manageableyou knock them out in an hour, no stress. Having the right tools to build those skills is what makes a difference.

Assignments 134

Assignments Writing Essay Critical Thinking 134

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The Assignment: Exploring Leadership Through Superheroes In this assignment, students are asked to compare five leadership styles—autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire (sometimes called free-rein style), transactional, and transformational—with the leadership qualities of at least three superheroes.

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Assignments Teaching Ethics Fairness 111