Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 23, 2024

As students rotate to this station, they receive focused attention and resources that address their unique learning challenges or advanced needs, ensuring that each student is supported where they are in their learning journey. Group 2 (On Grade Level): Students read a standard-level folktale and discuss the central message.

Teaching 394

Teaching Writing Essay Discussions 394

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Despite debate and disagreement about how to define and measure attention spans, numerous studies have put student attention spans in approximately the 10-minute range (Bradbury, 2016). Attention is a so-called gateway between information and learning and is compared to a spotlight on a large stage (Keller et al.,

Lecturing 105

Lecturing Attention Students Discussions 105

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 21, 2021

lecture, discussion, written responses), there are myriad barriers that may make it hard for students to access information and share their learning effectively. How might a whole group, real-time discussion make it challenging for some students to participate? Identify and Remove Barriers. Summer Learning Opportunities.

Blended Learning 516

Blended Learning Learning Lecturing Motivation 516

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 5, 2021

I ask them to brainstorm and discuss with colleagues the benefits and challenges of teaching using the whole group, teacher-led, teacher-paced model. For example, providing concept maps or graphic organizers, engaging learners in discussion (synchronous or asynchronous), or encouraging a reflective practice via a writing prompt.

Blended Learning 544

Blended Learning Metacognitive Skills Learning Motivation 544

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 1, 2021

Teachers can pop in and out of breakout rooms while students discuss academic topics and collaborate around shared tasks, but it isn’t the same as walking around a classroom with watchful eyes and attentive ears. Do they have questions that need to be answered or discussed? 2 Assess Prior Knowledge. Where are the gaps?

Learning 543

Learning Knowledge Writing Discussions 543

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Teachers who have traditionally planned a whole group lesson that moves the class, as a unit, through a series of learning activities find it nearly impossible to hold their students’ attention in the concurrent classroom. Despite their best efforts, teachers feel like they cannot be successful in teaching and reaching all students.

Evaluation 546

Evaluation Feedback Writing Assignments 546

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Despite debate and disagreement about how to define and measure attention spans, numerous studies have put student attention spans in approximately the 10-minute range (Bradbury, 2016). Attention is a so-called gateway between information and learning and is compared to a spotlight on a large stage (Keller et al.,

Lecturing 97

Lecturing Attention Students Discussions 97

Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2023

House of Representatives’ Education and Workforce Committee is giving the approach attention. As hiring, talent-matching and skills development become even more digital and data-driven, colleges will need to pay attention in order to keep pace. s), as well as into continuing education activities and other educational experiences.

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Attention Skills Evaluation Learning Outcomes 147

eSchool News

MARCH 18, 2020

Claws and nails, vultures, third eyelids, Rasputin–these topics are sure to grab students’ attention. Once you find the video you want to use, you can use the TED-Ed Lessons editor to add questions, discussion prompts, and additional resources. Related content: 5 TED-Ed Lessons to introduce students to robotics.

Evaluation 334

Evaluation Attention Discussions Questions 334

eSchool News

JANUARY 29, 2025

This frees up teachers to plan better lessons and spend quality time with students who need one-on-one attention. A writing teacher could use AI to provide quick first-round feedback, leaving more time for meaningful discussions about story structure and creative expression. Will AI replace teachers?

Teaching 328

Teaching Ethics Education Teaching Methods 328

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Designed to work alongside innovative product enhancements announced earlier this year , these new resources empower teachers to create personalized learning experiences with inquiry, excitement, and exploration that will hold students attention while challenging them academically.

Laboratory 197

Laboratory Social Studies Education Middle School 197

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2024

Teachers can use observations with a checklist when students are: Engaged in group activities or discussions to monitor individual participation and contributions. Completing hands-on tasks or projects to evaluate their skills, collaboration, and attention to task requirements.

Feedback 428

Feedback Quizzes Coaching Discussions 428

Catlin Tucker

MAY 11, 2021

The class may include students with a hearing impairment, auditory processing disorder, or attention deficit disorder. Station 2: Online Station Students spend time engaging in an asynchronous online discussion/debate about possible threats to biodiversity.

Blended Learning 545

Blended Learning Learning Universal Design Disabilities 545

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

However, these addictive platforms lead to excessive screen time and decreased attention spans, challenging students’ abilities to focus. Discussion forums Platforms such as Padlet or Flipgrid encourage collaborative discussions among students regarding media consumption and analysis.

Skills 306

Skills Ethics Critical Thinking Evaluation 306

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

Yet, many teachers find it challenging to connect with learners as they navigate the demands of teaching online, on a hybrid schedule, or in the concurrent classroom where their attention is divided between in-class and online students. Give students the option to take notes, draw or create sketchnotes, engage in discussion, or tinker.

Blended Learning 420

Blended Learning Learning Coaching Discussions 420

eSchool News

APRIL 18, 2023

ChatGPT has commanded the world’s attention in recent weeks, and it has educators and policymakers discussing its implications for education, academic honesty, accessibility, and more. Chatbots raise specific concerns in education–will students use them to cheat? Where is the line between research and plagiarism?

Plagiarism 278

Plagiarism Essay Education Attention 278

Catlin Tucker

MAY 13, 2024

Instead of talking at kids, teachers can facilitate differentiated direct instruction, guide practice, facilitate small group discussions, and provide real-time feedback. What if they aren’t paying attention and don’t get the important information? Yet, teachers have a lot of concerns about using media in the classroom.

Teaching 389

Teaching Critical Thinking Discussions Questions 389

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 23, 2022

In the same way, teachers should dedicate the same time and attention to feedback as they do to instruction. When students reach a “teacher time” block on their playlist, they meet with the teacher to receive feedback on their work and discuss their progress on the playlist.

Blended Learning 496

Blended Learning Feedback Learning Instructors 496

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 18, 2023

This method, however, may inadvertently create myriad barriers for students with hearing impairments, memory challenges, attention deficit disorders, insufficient background knowledge, or who lack familiarity with subject-specific or academic vocabulary.

Lecturing 431

Lecturing Knowledge Assignments Writing 431

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 22, 2021

A teacher’s cognitive engagement is the degree of attention to and investment in their work (Klassen, Yerdelen & Durksen, 2013). Instead, teachers must strive to design student-centered learning experiences that challenge the students to think, discuss, problem-solve, collaborate, question, create, and reflect.

Blended Learning 535

Blended Learning Teachers Learning Grades 535

eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2022

Formative assessment, while not a new concept by any means, has been receiving a lot of attention recently due to discussions regarding student learning loss and the need for more digitized solutions for remote learners. There’s been discussion in recent years about what formative assessment truly is.

Learning Outcomes 258

Learning Outcomes Attention Culture Discussions 258

eSchool News

JUNE 14, 2022

As they discuss the latter point, coaches should be vocal that they are available whenever a child is struggling or worried about a friend. It’s also important to remember that children pay attention to your actions more than your words. This message needs to be repeated in a non-judgmental and approachable way.

Coaching 300

Coaching Ethics Culture Attention 300

Faculty Focus

MAY 20, 2025

Without adequate reading, students will be reluctant, or unable, to participate in class discussions and conversations for lack of understanding and fear of not measuring-up to peers (Severe, E., They may also feel underprepared for reading focused non-fiction, informational texts that require more attention than a casual fiction novel.

Instructors 95

Instructors Assignments Participation Students 95

eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2023

Modern technological advancements can make education noticeably more exciting and entertaining, but accompanied by all its benefits, uncontrolled use of technology in schools can divert students’ attention to unwanted places. Once some ground rules are established, offer explicit instructions and discuss them with students.

Students 286

Students Attention Learning Spaces Culture 286

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. Instead of spending precious class time transferring information live for the whole group in the form of a lecture or mini-lesson, which presents myriad barriers (e.g.,

Blended Learning 465

Blended Learning Students Assignments Lecturing 465

eSchool News

APRIL 12, 2019

As my parents shared the details with me, I am not sure I paid attention. When I became a teacher, that memory stuck with me, and in my first year as I sat discussing students with parents, I felt something was missing. The student should be part of the conversation; after all, it is his or her learning we are discussing.

Students 280

Students Attention Discussions Teachers 280

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2016

Homework has been getting a lot of attention in the media. My Twitter feed is full of articles and blogs discussing the research on homework, particularly at the elementary level, and how counterproductive it can actually be. As a parent and teacher, I find this conversation is particularly interesting.

Assignments 420

Assignments Motivation Reading High School 420

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 17, 2022

Collaborate with Peers to Identify Key Norms Encourage collaborative groups to discuss their prior experiences in school and identify three norms they feel are critical to establishing and maintaining a safe, supportive, and productive learning community. By contrast, urgent tasks are those that demand immediate attention or action.

Learning 370

Learning Syllabus Evaluation Discussions 370

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Yet, this concept often receives insufficient attention in teacher training standards, which prioritize state assessments over skills related to cultural responsiveness. The hub provides an avenue for stakeholders to discuss best practices and share ideas about how we can use AI to benefit society and prepare our youth for future careers.

Culture 253

Culture Teachers Plagiarism Ethics 253

eSchool News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

That disparity highlights a pressing need to raise awareness of and increase parental involvement in AI discussions, and advance the implementation of AI in American primary and secondary education. However, despite this belief, 81 percent of parents either don’t believe or are not sure that AI is even part of their children’s curriculum.

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STEM Secondary Education Ethics Beliefs 296

eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2024

Teachers can’t slow down the lesson plans for the entire class to accommodate a few struggling students, and can’t provide individualized attention to all the students who need it to stay on track. Worries about using AI for academic help and answering questions led to many discussions on its role in the classroom.

Teaching 325

Teaching Gamification Feedback Intelligence 325

eSchool News

JULY 10, 2023

Know the formats Before we can discuss tactics to avoid the traps of cyber-criminals, we first must address the forms these attacks can take. Fortunately, two of the most common attacks reported—phishing and ransomware incidents—can in many cases be easily prevented by attentive users.

Education 258

Education Attention Knowledge Discussions 258

eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In addition, the latest federal data found that 33 percent of school leaders noticed an uptick in violence amongst students and students experiencing anxiety and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder over the last year–many attribute the increase to the pandemic and its lingering effects.

Culture 337

Culture Students Attention Discussions 337

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Discussing executive functioning skills can also help them to reintegrate and adjust with a greater sense of ease. For both educators and students, safeguarding mental health is important to promoting a positive, supportive, and successful educational environment.

Schools 334

Schools Communication Curriculum Attention 334

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

One of the best parts is that it works well as an individual reflection tool and as a tool for cooperative groups to use when discussing a jigsaw activity. These are perfect for grabbing attention as a hook into a unit of study, a brain break, or even a rainy-day recess! The Z Chart strategy provides a quick way to present ideas.

Students 317

Students Learning Communication Discussions 317

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Summarized transcription: What and why Summarized transcription, a form of “speech-to-text services,” provides “meaning-for-meaning” transcriptions by summarizing the essence of a discussion or other spoken content. Conversely, d/Deaf students might opt for real-time captioning as a necessary accommodation.

Disabilities 278

Disabilities Lecturing Learning Styles Accessibility 278

eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Not helpful: AI struggles to foster deeper critical thinking and problem-solving skills that require nuanced understanding and interactive discussions. This individualized attention can significantly boost a student’s confidence and motivation. Effective tutoring motivates, models, and inspires a genuine love of learning.

Learning Styles 312

Learning Styles Critical Thinking Intelligence Motivation 312