Catlin Tucker

APRIL 27, 2021

Teachers want to give students timely, focused, and actionable feedback, yet it is easy to neglect. Given the bombastic pressure on teachers this year (and every year), I’ve been working on strategies to help support students in giving each other feedback. Assignment Checklist.

Feedback 546

Feedback Peer Review Assignments Online Learning 546

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The Project Zero team presents a clear rationale for each routine (in English and Spanish), providing an explanation of the purpose of each routine as well as an explanation of how to apply the routines. It also simplifies the workflow for teachers because all of the students’ work is in a single location.

Art 520

Art English Critical Thinking History 520

Catlin Tucker

JULY 25, 2016

English teachers frequently ask me which technology tools I use to design my online learning stations. Below are my 5 favorite technology tools and online resources for designing the online learning stations in my English classroom. #1 Teachers can create lists of vocabulary words or use the lists already available on the site.

Online Learning 420

Online Learning Technology Blended Learning English 420

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 18, 2016

Each year at the start of spring semester, my administration sends every teacher a form called “What’s Your Flavor?” ” It asks teachers a series of questions: Are we planning to continue teaching next year? If we could describe our perfect teaching assignment, what would it be? School was born!

Teaching 414

Teaching English Blended Learning Assignments 414

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 28, 2017

I encouraged teachers to stop taking grading home for two simple reasons: Grading in isolation robs us of the opportunity to have conversations with students as we assess their work and, ultimately, makes feedback one-sided and less effective. They want to know exactly how I have managed that as a high school English teacher.

Grades 420

Grades Blended Learning Essay Feedback 420

eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2025

Teachers can use Gemini to create personalized lesson plans in a much shorter amount of time. With Gemini, my planning is so fast and easy, said STEM teacher Natali Barretto. Albuquerque Public Schools is focusing on grant writing and lesson planning.

Education 196

Education Quizzes Coaching Special Education 196

Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Then there’s the sudden temptation of ChatGPT and other new AI tools, which can make cheating on assignments easy and often undetectable. Instead, college instructors need to change how they assign and communicate their homework assignments. Some students don’t understand how important assignments are, Beckett says.

Instructors 200

Instructors Assignments Textbooks Essay 200

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 29, 2016

This year I transitioned from teaching English classes in isolation to co-teaching English, science, and technology with another teacher in a pilot program called N.E.W. This can cause teachers to become entrenched in their approach and less willing to mix things up. 2 Sharing the Load.

Teaching 386

Teaching English Feedback Assignments 386

Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2021

After a professional development session for my teacher education program, I met with my supervisor to express a concern about a required program activity for my students. Most of my students immigrated to the United States within the last year, and all of them were English learners, thus making it difficult for them to complete the activity.

English 191

English Culture Language Languages 191

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 17, 2022

How do teachers feel about their work? What factors cause teachers to feel fulfilled by this work? Emotional engagement encompasses a teachers’ feelings about, degree of dedication to, and emotional response to their work (Perera, Vosicka, Granziera & McIlveen, 2018; Klassen, Yerdelen & Durksen, 2013).

Teachers 365

Teachers Blended Learning Classroom Management Discussions 365

eSchool News

APRIL 21, 2023

history teacher Travis Malekpour hesitated assigning his students work in the classroom that required a computer. Three years later, Malekpour, who teaches in Queens, doesn’t think twice about assigning and grading in-class work that requires a device. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. newsletters.

Accessibility 260

Accessibility Teachers History Instructors 260

eSchool News

MARCH 28, 2025

Do you support student use of AI in school and/or for assignments? Yes No Yes, but with careful guidelines set by teachers Δ One-quarter of ELA, math, and science teachers used AI tools for instructional planning or teaching in the 20232024 school year. The report also offers recommendations for education stakeholders: 1.

Teachers 249

Teachers Math Science English 249

Catlin Tucker

JULY 2, 2019

I encourage teachers to think about the purpose of the work students are doing and evaluate whether it makes sense for them to invest their time and energy grading that work. It’s not realistic to expect that teachers will grade the majority of the work their students produce. For what purpose?

Grades 419

Grades Assignments Evaluation Coaching 419

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 12, 2017

Instead of spending hours grading assignments designed to help students develop these skills, I limit my energy to providing feedback in class as they work and grading the actual assessments–exam, essay, performance task. “I believe I deserve a B in English because I 1) _, 2. _, and 3.” They begin with a claim.

Grades 419

Grades Essay Exams English 419

eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2021

Many English Learners (ELs) across the United States have gone months without exposure to the academic English they require for success in school and that they would normally receive in formal education settings. Classes were randomly assigned to one of the two programs. PowerUp users gained an average of 24.9

English 214

English Reading Blended Learning Distance Learning 214

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2016

As a parent and teacher, I find this conversation is particularly interesting. My children spend 6+ hours in a classroom with their teachers each day. Because I clearly saw the value of not assigning homework elementary level, I had to take a closer look at why I was assigning homework at the high school level.

Assignments 420

Assignments Motivation Reading High School 420

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 26, 2015

Teachers can easily differentiate instruction assigning articles written at a range Lexile levels to different groups of students within a single class. Once teachers create an account and set up their classes, they can assign articles and collect student data. Create up to 9 classes!

Reading 374

Reading Assignments Art History 374

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 10, 2015

The book provides an overview of Google Docs and Drive, takes you on a tour of Google Classroom from both the teacher and student perspective, then dives into the 50 things you can do with Google Classroom. Keeler and Libbi cover everything from going paperless to organizing assignments to collecting data.

English 413

English Feedback Assignments Communication 413

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 2, 2018

When I work with elementary teachers, one of the biggest challenges they face is the wide range of reading skills in their classrooms. This presents significant challenges as teachers attempt to support students below grade-level while challenging those readers who are above grade level. ElemBookClubDirections. ElemBookClubTemplate.

Coaching 403

Coaching English Participation Assignments 403

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 8, 2015

My 90 minute English class begins with 15 minutes of silent sustained reading every day. Below is a brief overview of the assignment. I’ve also included a link to a Google document with a detailed explanation of the assignment for any teacher interested in using it! SSR Book Club Style Chat .

Reading 420

Reading Assignments English Writing 420

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 16, 2024

It provides teachers with invaluable formative assessment data, allowing them to informally assess student understanding and identify misconceptions, gaps, and areas that need additional instruction and support. These skills will serve them long after they leave school. Can you suggest engaging activities for my grade class focusing on ?

History 382

History Art Physical Education Essay 382

eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2024

As the back-to-school season unfolded in New York, the city’s teachers set up their classrooms how they usually do: by putting up posters, reading through curriculums, sharpening pencils, and, for roughly a decade , charging Chromebooks. I fell in love with English and U.S This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. newsletters.

Teachers 302

Teachers Schools Reading History 302

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

As demand for professionals in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields continues to surge , a significant population of potential workers is being left out of these career opportunities: English learners. Should more qualified ESL teachers be available to teach STEM? million students, or about 9.4

English 167

English STEM Language Languages 167

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 19, 2014

I was not prepared for the level of enthusiasm, excitement, and creativity that was generated by this assignment. Now that finals are over, I am more convinced than ever that teachers need to embrace unconventional forms of assessment. It has been exciting to experiment with tactile learning in an English classroom!

Essay 420

Essay Exams English Assignments 420

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 28, 2021

Their approach contrasts with classic reading comprehension questions, which students typically respond to after completing a reading assignment. I wanted to support teachers in thinking about leveraging this active reading strategy for any learning landscape, so I created the template below (with permission).

Activities 546

Activities Reading Learning Discussions 546

Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2021

It sounds at first like a typical assignment for a high school English class. Students at Belmont Hill School are asked to think of someone they encounter in their daily lives who might need a financial boost and record a short video essay about them and why they’re important in their lives.

Assignments 173

Assignments Essay Students English 173

eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2024

How do we ensure students achieve proficiency with the English language while receiving a rich and comprehensive education? Thanks to computer-driven translation, AI, and advanced classroom tools, we stand to put every student on a path to success with the English language and beyond. Today’s technology presents us with answers.

English 315

English Education Language Languages 315

Catlin Tucker

MAY 23, 2017

Click To Tweet They submit work, that work is assessed by the teacher, and the teacher enters a score into a gradebook. If a teacher uses percentages, then the student may not even understand why a particular assignment impacted their overall grade in the way it did. However, effort is not the same as mastering skills.

Grades 420

Grades Assignments Skills English 420

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 19, 2016

I’ve had several teachers request concrete examples of the types of stations I design for my high school English class. The two videos below provide a window into my classroom and give teachers some insight into my thought process and how I design of the various stations.

English 382

English Writing Assignments Reading 382

eSchool News

JUNE 29, 2022

MMSD’s investment will provide its teachers the ability to utilize the ELA curriculum to: ? Share assignments digitally; ? Leverage a full-service, multi-year professional learning plan from EL Education to support teachers; and. ? Communicate with students, and deliver personalized feedback on submissions; ? ABOUT KIDDOM.

Art 241

Art Languages Language English 241

eSchool News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Ninth-grade English was a paradox for me—both the best and worst year for helping me learn to write. Every month, my Advanced English teacher, Mr. Johnson, assigned our class one of the classics of English literature and expected us to demonstrate what we had learned with an accompanying essay.

Writing 302

Writing Failure Essay English 302

Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2025

As classrooms across the country become more linguistically diverse, educators face a growing challenge: ensuring that every student, regardless of English proficiency, can access learning, participate fully and feel included. Today, emergent bilingual (EB) students, also known as English learners, account for 10.6 percent of U.S.

English 84

English Language Languages Assignments 84

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Teachers can spend more one-on-one time with students when they use AI to quickly complete tedious tasks. This English teacher created a project-based scenario : The students were attorneys for a law firm, and the teacher is their client, bringing them this challenge: She is thinking about investing in ChatGPT.

Instructors 327

Instructors English Assignments Intelligence 327

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 11, 2022

It has been estimated that college students across the globe devote in excess of a billion hours per year to “disposable” assignments (Wiley, 2016). Moving from essential to “renewable” assignments means that the students see the tasks as sufficiently meaningful to be kept and even passed on to others. What a waste!

Assignments 131

Assignments Motivation Science Study 131

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 4, 2014

This week I was invited to join an ongoing conversation with a small group of English teachers using Voxer. Extend PBL (project based learning) assignments beyond the classroom so group mates can connect and work asynchronously. Users can talk live or share recorded messages with a single person or a group of people. Learning'

Exams 325

Exams Feedback Assignments English 325

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 18, 2023

However, I often hear the question, “Can I use the flipped classroom if I don’t assign homework?” To overcome these limitations, teachers can identify the instruction that they would present the same way for all students and create video instruction. Some teachers do not assign homework.

Lecturing 433

Lecturing Knowledge Assignments Writing 433

eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2024

While novels are engrossing for some students, teachers who use a variety of texts and media sources engage more students and address a broader range of topics and reading standards. In inquiry-based classrooms, teachers guide students through the research process and allow them to share their knowledge on their chosen subject.

Reading 327

Reading Assignments English Math 327