Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Rubrics identify specific criteria relevant to the assignment, along with corresponding levels of performance that allow for more precise grading. When teachers provide students with the rubric at the start of any assignment or task that will be assessed, the rubric serves as a roadmap. How does using rubrics benefit students?

Fairness 545

Fairness Assignments Feedback Evaluation 545

Catlin Tucker

MAY 18, 2021

these are critical skills students need to develop if they are going to become expert learners who are motivated, resourceful, strategic, and capable of advocating for themselves. Instead of the teacher being the only source of information, support, or feedback, students develop the skills necessary to be resources for one another.

Blended Learning 519

Blended Learning Feedback Learning Beliefs 519

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

.” This reasoning leaves teachers with piles of work to grade, but I wonder how much of that time spent assigning points to student work results in improved student performance. By the end of the semester, I had over a hundred assignments in my grade book. Feedback on a finished product is not useful to students.

Grades 420

Grades Feedback Assignments Motivation 420

k12 Digest

MAY 15, 2025

These AI-powered assistants serve as perpetually available guides, providing instant feedback, adaptive challenges, and personalised pathways through educational content. Unlike traditional educational models, where feedback loops stretch across days or weeks, virtual tutors close these loops in seconds.

Education 154

Education Learning Knowledge Feedback 154

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 sustained engagement helps maintain their interest and motivation in the learning process.

Teachers 479

Teachers Art Feedback Writing 479

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2022

The moves came prior to the motivation. Cravings are the drives that motivate us to act. Building up a habit like the one I have done for exercise involves both intrinsic and extrinsic motivators for most people. First of all, there are approaches that can help reduce grading time while still giving useful feedback to students.

Motivation 196

Motivation Reading Instructors Assignments 196

Catlin Tucker

MAY 20, 2023

It provides immediate and ongoing feedback to both the teacher and the student. It provides evidence of progress over time, which can be motivating for students and informative for teachers and parents. Evaluating After completing tasks or assignments, students can use their formative assessment data to evaluate their learning.

Metacognitive Skills 481

Metacognitive Skills Universal Design Blended Learning Evaluation 481

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Giving regular feedback to roughly 100 middle and high schoolers has been my greatest challenge as an English and writing teacher, and it hit home for me sometime in 2013. My challenges with the feedback load were officially impacting my health and family life. Students were getting the feedback they needed faster.

Feedback 218

Feedback Peer Review Teaching Writing 218

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 23, 2024

The psychology of motivation: Strategies for engaging students Motivation plays a role not only in people’s choice to get involved in their goals but also in their behavior, persistence, and, ultimately, success. What does motivation entail? Experts in psychology have comprehensively analyzed motivation.

Motivation 174

Motivation Students Feedback Achievement 174

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. I like to think of this shift as a transition from content-based to issues-based curriculum.

Assignments 199

Assignments Essay History Social Studies 199

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 28, 2020

I want students to complete assignments because they are meaningful, interesting, and rewarding, not because they are worth points. I want students to know that their teachers are there to support them as they work because learning is a process and everyone needs feedback and help to improve. It did not always go smoothly.

Blended Learning 343

Blended Learning Feedback Learning Communication 343

Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2021

Golden collects the results, which students give anonymously, then studies the feedback and makes a list of all the information she’s received. This practice is called early-term feedback. In general, faculty and instructors are really responsive to student feedback. Collecting feedback can be as easy as passing out index cards.

Feedback 187

Feedback Instructors Students Syllabus 187

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 28, 2023

Additionally, using a digital format creates space for students to document their learning and for teachers to provide feedback. Teachers can also use the document or slide deck to provide feedback by commenting directly on the document or recording audio notes with Mote and attaching them to the document or slide deck.

Blended Learning 434

Blended Learning Feedback Universal Design Art 434

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Each factor plays a role in shaping various academic achievements: Prior knowledge of the subject matter Motivation and engagement Learning goals Learning strategies Prioritization of the course Outside responsibilities College students take a course for various reasons, for example, to meet a major or minor requirement or for personal interest.

Motivation 126

Motivation Instructors Lecturing Feedback 126

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

How many hours each week do you spend on creating, sharing, monitoring, evaluating and providing feedback on student activities? An easy-to-use platform for teachers to handle the entire loop from creation to feedback can be the answer to saving time and energy. There’s a feedback option for every teacher—and every student!

Feedback 156

Feedback Motivation Evaluation Education 156

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

eSchool News

JULY 22, 2024

Benefits of using Classkick in special education Classkick’s real-time feedback feature is particularly valuable for special education. The platform’s customization options enable me to design assignments that cater to each student’s unique learning needs, promoting a more inclusive and effective educational experience.

Special Education 286

Special Education Skills Education Feedback 286

eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2025

Many students suffer from math anxiety, which can lead to a lack of confidence and motivation. The math platform’s AI coaching helps motivate students to persevere through tough-to-learn topics, particularly when they’re completing work at home.

Coaching 297

Coaching Math Students Assignments 297

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2021

When you have to compete with a warm sun, sandy beaches, and playful friends, motivating students in summer school can be a daunting challenge. Let your summer school students experience this motivator. If you assign homework, make it worthwhile, not busy work. What they found wasn’t what they expected. Use time wisely.

Motivation 154

Motivation Schools Syllabus Students 154

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

In high school, I competed in statewide competitions with the Business Professionals of America , a student organization focused on career and leadership development, through which I learned how to receive feedback and how to lose with grace and maintain pride. Competition can be thrilling and motivating to those who choose to engage.

Motivation 168

Motivation Students Middle School Middle School 168

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. Agency and autonomy can yield higher levels of motivation over time. Students can be grouped flexibly (e.g.,

Blended Learning 535

Blended Learning Critical Thinking Communication Participation 535

eSchool News

AUGUST 28, 2023

Within HMH’s connected literacy solution, Writable ’s new GenAI capabilities increase the impact teachers can have by engaging more students with targeted feedback and motivating better writing in the moment. This saves valuable time teachers can use to invest in student connections. For more information, visit www.hmhco.com.

Plagiarism 246

Plagiarism Teachers Feedback Essay 246

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 14, 2021

The learning teams that enjoy high levels of autonomy and agency tend to be more motivated and engaged. What is challenging about their teaching assignments? Members of the PLC will need to collect artifacts of student learning and student feedback to evaluate the effectiveness of the strategy, technique, or model.

Teachers 425

Teachers Blended Learning Learning Evaluation 425

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Each factor plays a role in shaping various academic achievements: Prior knowledge of the subject matter Motivation and engagement Learning goals Learning strategies Prioritization of the course Outside responsibilities College students take a course for various reasons, for example, to meet a major or minor requirement or for personal interest.

Motivation 111

Motivation Instructors Lecturing Feedback 111

eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2025

“Several empirical studies have confirmed that students in gamified learning environments achieve higher levels of motivation and cognitive engagement compared to those in traditional classroom settings” (Dehghanzadeh et al., Quizizz allows for both live games and homework assignments, so students can practice at their own pace.

Gamification 306

Gamification Multiple Choice Questions Motivation Social Studies 306

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 19, 2023

Every teacher knows it’s essential, and every teacher tries to motivate students. But it’s just as true that all teachers have experienced those days when they don’t feel particularly motivated, when the content seems old and tired, and when students (sometimes the whole class) are clearly anything but motivated by what’s happening in class.

Motivation 116

Motivation Beliefs Students Assignments 116

Faculty Focus

JUNE 13, 2024

It has been sobering to see, through their eyes, how unclear our assignments can sometimes be. Maybe the student skipped class or doesn’t have all the material handed out with the assignment. But when things aren’t clear, their motivation dries up. Believe me, I’m guilty too. On to the second essay option. Yes, that’s it.

Assignments 119

Assignments Essay Writing Questions 119

eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2024

The situation is made even more challenging by the lack of suitable feedback mechanisms to help teachers understand who is struggling in class and to help them quickly find the root cause of the student’s challenges. Most tools that teachers have for this purpose are lagging indicators such as tests, quizzes, and homework.

Teaching 325

Teaching Gamification Feedback Intelligence 325

Faculty Focus

MARCH 13, 2025

When students evaluations are viewed by instructors as a type of formative assessment to be used as a tool for instructional improvement, mid-semester feedback surveys allow instructors to immediately respond to their students needs (Chapman & Joines, 2017; Diamond, 2004). 2002; Spencer & Schmelkin, 2002). What should I start doing?

Feedback 108

Feedback Questions Course Evaluations Evaluation 108

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

My doctoral research focused on the multidimensional motivational construct of teacher engagement in blended learning environments. Give focused, actionable feedback to support progress. I worry about the impact that this moment in education is having on teacher engagement. Does a playlist have to be an individual endeavor?

Blended Learning 420

Blended Learning Learning Coaching Discussions 420

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Paymo provides a centralized workspace where teacher teams clarify roles within their group, assign tasks to individuals, and track progress over time. Tricider is a free online tool that simplifies the decision-making process and makes it more equitable by allowing users to leave plenty of feedback.

Teachers 332

Teachers Feedback Evaluation Intelligence 332

eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2025

Based on feedback from the companys school-based partners, these updates make teaching and learning even more relevant, engaging, and personalized for users of Discovery Education products. Additional updates will follow throughout the year.

Education 256

Education Math Middle School Middle School 256

eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2025

Real-time assessment tools Digital assessment tools give teachers immediate feedback about student comprehension, enabling quick adjustments to lesson plans and teaching strategies. Project-based collaboration Digital workspaces streamline group assignments with built-in project management capabilities.

Gamification 248

Gamification Achievement Feedback Participation 248

Faculty Focus

JUNE 13, 2024

It has been sobering to see, through their eyes, how unclear our assignments can sometimes be. Maybe the student skipped class or doesn’t have all the material handed out with the assignment. But when things aren’t clear, their motivation dries up. Believe me, I’m guilty too. On to the second essay option. Yes, that’s it.

Assignments 111

Assignments Essay Writing Questions 111

eSchool News

JANUARY 22, 2025

The goal is for students to lead with empathy to identify and define a problem, then develop a realistic solution to that problem that can be tested and refined through feedback. By pushing students to continue to look for ways to enhance their work through feedback, the idea of failure is framed in a positive way.

Failure 306

Failure Critical Thinking Essay Feedback 306

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

From kindergarten through college, teachers know that writers need guided practice, substantive feedback, and opportunities for deep revision. From kindergarten through college, teachers know that writers need guided practice, substantive feedback, and opportunities for deep revision.

Feedback 128

Feedback Peer Review Writing Beliefs 128

eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2024

Multiple Means of Engagement : Engaging students in multiple ways is an excellent incentive for sparking motivation to learn. Example: Teachers can run polls via computer and instantly gain feedback on classroom task design. Students and teachers can share socially or give or receive feedback on classwork.

Universal Design 286

Universal Design Learning Feedback Communication 286