Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Unfortunately, there is a scarcity of information on this topic in the context of K-12 education. Conversely, teachers will have more success engaging students attending class in person if they build more agency, autonomy, and flexibility into their lessons. 1 Station Rotation Model. For more on playlists, check out this blog.

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eSchool News

APRIL 27, 2017

[ Editor’s Note: This story is Part 3 of our April series on Blended Learning. Click here to read Part 1 on what makes a blended learning initiative fail. Click here to read Part 2 on what blended learning really looks like in the classroom.]. Trend 2: Digitization.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 30, 2023

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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eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2022

This year’s 9th most-read story focuses on instructional strategies for better student engagement. Student engagement has long been an indicator of growth and progress, and in the wake of the pandemic, it will prove essential for academic and social-emotional recovery. 4: Hands-on learning.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 11, 2021

” I hope educators and educational institutions use this year and the lessons learned to reimagine “school” and how we design and facilitate learning. Since the pandemic began, I’ve worked with thousands of school leaders and educators. Yet, I worry that won’t happen.

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eSchool News

MARCH 10, 2021

Savvas Learning Company , a K-12 next-generation learning solutions leader, is proud to announce that Savvas Realize has earned a Tech & Learning 2021 Award of Excellence for Best Remote and Blended Learning Tools for grades K-12.

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eSchool News

APRIL 18, 2022

Whether your students take the bus to school or run downstairs to the computer room, keeping them engaged in their classwork throughout the day is the best way for them to master content and progress to the next level of their education. But not all students do this, or at least, do it well.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 4, 2020

Understandably, the focus is on online learning as that is a new and unfamiliar learning landscape for a lot of educators. As an advocate of blended learning, I want teachers to strive for a healthy balance of online and offline tasks as students engage in distance learning.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 29, 2023

In spring 2021, inspired by feedback from students, I redesigned my two undergraduate education courses as blended learning courses. While I was familiar with the benefits of blended learning (e.g., So, what is blended learning? Tip: Ask students to construct new knowledge (e.g.,

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 31, 2020

We all have unique interests, learning preferences, histories and life experiences, family dynamics, strengths, and weaknesses. What is new is that the pandemic has shone a light on the ineffectiveness of a one-size-fits-all approach to educating a diverse group of students. 3 Students are capable of self-directed learning.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

In the Florida Virtual School (FLVS), students are learning in unique ways while developing these much-needed skills through individualized and personalized learning methods, said Sarah Sprinkel, FLVS elementary principal. Students work independently with their parents three times a week.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 20, 2015

Whenever I’m asked the question, “How do we fix education?” ” I find myself emphasizing the importance of creating smaller learning communities within the context of the larger classroom. At least one of the stations must be an online learning station for this to be considered a blended learning model.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2017

Three years ago, with the help of the education agency the Grant Wood Area Education Agency (GWAEA), Iowa rolled out its initiative to implement blended learning as a model for the state. The collaborative identified blended learning as one vehicle to implement competency based education and personalize student learning.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams for Education: Find the Blended Learning Tool that Works Best. MORE FROM EDTECH: See how K–12 schools can get started with using blended learning platforms. What Are Blended Learning Platforms? What Can Microsoft Teams for Education Deliver to Your Classroom?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

These days many schools tout blended learning programs when marketing their school to potential students. Blended learning can combine the flexibility of online instruction with the benefits of in-person teaching. The Good The best blended learning programs seem to have some common threads.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Some educators love them; others loathe them. She is bilingual (Spanish), Google certified, and passionate about leveraging her 15 years of experience to modernize teaching and learning. I find that this is an added incentive to get those reluctant readers to buy in. Reading logs are a controversial topic.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

As schools depart from traditional instructional methods and environments, some education leaders are discovering how a combination of blended learning and reimagined physical learning spaces can lead to better student engagement and achievement.

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eSchool News

JUNE 29, 2022

MADISON, WI – Today, Open Up Resources and Kiddom announced Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD ) has selected its top-rated EL Education K-5 Education Language Arts (ELA) curriculum for its 31 elementary schools in support of the district’s efforts to prioritize early literacy and beyond. ABOUT OPEN UP RESOURCES.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 29, 2023

In spring 2021, inspired by feedback from students, I redesigned my two undergraduate education courses as blended learning courses. While I was familiar with the benefits of blended learning (e.g., So, what is blended learning? Tip: Ask students to construct new knowledge (e.g.,

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 17, 2022

Two main factors can have a significant impact on a teacher’s emotional engagement at work: The quality of their relationships with students Student behaviors and classroom management. The Quality of a Teacher’s Relationship with Students. This helped them develop meaningful relationships with students.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

As schools depart from traditional instructional methods and environments, some education leaders are discovering how a combination of blended learning and reimagined physical learning spaces can lead to better student engagement and achievement.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on student engagement and online or hybrid learning strategies related to pandemic teaching. This year’s 6th most-read story focuses on how virtual field trips can engage even the most reluctant STEM learners. Each year, we share our 10 most-read stories.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 28, 2021

This prepares them to engage in a dynamic discussion with their peers about the statement and the reading. My mind was buzzing with how beautifully this could work in-class, online, or in a blended learning environment. After the reading: Students engage in a conversation with their peers.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

But with funding an ever-present concern, and with more classrooms moving to hybrid instruction, it’s important that classroom technology reach all students in a way that prioritizes 21st-century skills development. Communication takes on many different forms in, around, and outside a school and a school’s community.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 13, 2022

In this episode of Innovations in Learning, hosted by Kevin Hogan: 4 blended learning strategies for better student engagement Only out-of-the-box solutions will fix the real problems in schools The Promising Reality of AI.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on student engagement and online or hybrid learning strategies related to pandemic teaching. This year’s 8th most-read story focuses on the unanticipated benefits COVID had on learning. Each year, we share our 10 most-read stories.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 8, 2015

My students begin the year developing and practicing their online communication skills with online icebreakers. Online icebreakers give students an opportunity get to know one another and build a community online. As students engage in their groups, they complete a facilitation form pictured below.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on innovative ways to engage students, digital resources, and online and hybrid learning strategies related to post-pandemic teaching. Then, it’s best to decide how you want your program to incorporate digital learning. Do you want your program to be fully online?

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Today’s higher education students are increasingly digitally savvy, accustomed to technology being woven into every facet of their lives. It’s no wonder they expect the same from their learning experiences. The lack of scalability in executive education and other higher-ed programs is a significant barrier.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 12, 2020

“Technology Tools for Online Education,” a mini book focused on teaching education leaders how to harness their smartphone, leverage the cloud, and connect with students using online communications, is now available. The book is part of a blended learning environment and has an accompanying four-hour, on-demand Udemy course.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 25, 2022

They need an LMS that’s easy to navigate for them and their students — one that provides robust support for personalized learning and the right tools to make their jobs easier,” said Bethlam Forsa, CEO of Savvas Learning Company.

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eSchool News

MAY 11, 2022

The partnership will provide teachers the ability to utilize the ELA curriculum on Kiddom’s platform to share assignments digitally, communicate with students, and deliver personalized feedback on submissions, while prioritizing student reading proficiency and content knowledge of science and social studies.

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eSchool News

JULY 22, 2024

But simply teaching and learning through a device isn’t enough, and moving instruction online requires approaches and resources to ensure students have tools that enable deeper learning and active student engagement. I’ve been able to help people create that vision for educational technology.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

To support improved student outcomes, educators increasingly look to technology. But how do they fuel authentic engagement, using technology as a tool to not only enhance learning but also inspire curiosity and strengthen connections? They appreciate the effort we put into listening to them and recognizing how they learn.

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eSchool News

MAY 17, 2023

The ClassIn platform has been purpose-built for education and based on nearly a decade of research, development, and in-market experience. Through its software and hardware solutions, ClassIn provides the digital infrastructure for the hybrid future of education by building classrooms in both the virtual and physical worlds.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 13, 2024

We’ve witnessed how the thoughtful integration of artificial intelligence can elevate learning experiences, but perhaps the most profound lesson has been the reaffirmation of the irreplaceable role educators play in this journey. Educators bring nuance, empathy, and context that technology alone cannot provide.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 7, 2023

Noelle Gutierrez has been working in public education for almost twenty years. She then worked as an Instructional Coach for seven years, training and coaching secondary teachers in student engagement, standard-based strategies, curriculum development, and blended learning.

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