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Blended Learning: Designing with Balance in Mind

Catlin Tucker

I host a podcast called The Balance and wrote a book titled Balance with Blended Learning because I see teachers struggling with balance in every coaching and training session I facilitate. The person doing the work in a classroom is the person doing the learning. That belief has informed the way I define blended learning.

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3 Pillars of High-quality Blended Learning

Catlin Tucker

Blended learning seamlessly weaves together online and in-person learning experiences to boost student engagement and meet the unique needs of a diverse class by providing flexible pathways through learning experiences. This positively impacts their motivation to engage with tasks.

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Shift to Providing Feedback as Students Work

Catlin Tucker

Encourages engagement and active participation in the learning process. Promotes a growth mindset and a belief in the potential for improvement. Despite the myriad benefits of focused, timely, and actionable feedback on learning, it is often neglected due to time constraints. Builds confidence and self-efficacy in learners.

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6 ways to make your blended learning PD more successful

eSchool News

“Just do it” may be an effective slogan for a sporting shoe company, but it is not an effective change management technique to move to blended learning. The move to blended learning has been labelled as “disruptive” by many, such as Clayton Christensen in his book “ Disrupting Class.”

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Will Existing Mental Models Threaten Post-pandemic Progress in Education?

Catlin Tucker

Much of that time has been focused on how to teach in online or blended learning environments. However, to make significant and sustainable long-term changes in education, our perceptions of what teaching and learning “look” like have to fundamentally shift to avoid stagnation and make progress.

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5 insights about post-pandemic education

eSchool News

The Institute undertook a two-year series of nationally-representative surveys to track the adoption of online learning in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic to better understand its various uses and associated instructional practices. How are teachers blending and personalizing learning in post-pandemic education settings?

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Blend Online and In-class Discussions to Give Every Student a Voice

Catlin Tucker

Despite my passionate belief that discussions are an integral part of the learning process, early in my teaching career I failed at generating successful equitable discussions in class. Even the opportunity to ask questions can help students to begin to deconstruct challenging ideas or concepts.