Catlin Tucker

JUNE 21, 2021

I like to compare the teacher’s work designing learning experiences to the work of an architect. In my new book with Dr. Katie Novak, UDL and Blended Learning , I share a story about working with an architect to design a new home after my family lost our house in the Tubbs Fire in 2017. Summer Learning Opportunities.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Often these all-staff training sessions present strategies and models generally, but they do not support individual teachers in adapting these strategies and models for their specific grade level, subject area, or student population. Feedback is easier to give when coaches are using a blended learning rubric. Co-lesson Design.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 12, 2016

It’s been four years since Corwin published my bestselling book Blended Learning in Grades 4-12. When I wrote that book, I was working in a low-tech environment trying to figure out how to weave together online and face-to-face learning to create a student-centered classroom.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 28, 2017

This year I have posted several blogs about grading and assessment. 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.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2020

Now, you and your PLC can learn together online at a time, place, and pace that works for you! Explore how blended learning can help you partner with students to reimagine learning and find a realistic work-life balance! Consider bringing Balance with Blended Learning into your professional learning community.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 28, 2020

I want students to understand that their grades are a reflection of their skills, and they are capable of improving those skills at any time. There are two aspects of my job that I find incredibly draining: grading and parents. Ironically, these two challenging aspects of my job–grades and parents–are often linked.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Students who generally struggle to read at grade level could engage with this assignment in ways equal to their classmates who read at or above grade level. The playlist model presents students with a sequence of learning activities that they self-pace through. From Whole Group to The Playlist Model.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 2, 2019

In a blog post I wrote titled Ask Yourself, Why Am I Grading This? , 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. How is one teacher supposed to grade all of the work that 150+ students complete?

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 17, 2017

Since January, I have not brought a single stack of digital papers home to grade! Here’s why I think it’s so crucial for teachers to stop taking grading home: First, I knew where almost every student was in terms of his/her progress at any given moment. ” I’m here to update everyone. It’s been amazing!

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eSchool News

AUGUST 12, 2019

With many schools now practicing blended learning, it can be helpful for educators interested in blended-learning programs to know which edtech tools are being used. For over five years, we at the Christensen Institute have been collecting data on blended-learning schools from around the world.

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eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2018

Last school year, our school started a one-to-one Chromebook initiative for the sixth grade. Depending on the grade level and subject, students can’t always work out their thinking only on a computer (i.e., Blended learning has helped me become a more effective and efficient educator. Enter with the right perspective.

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eSchool News

JULY 8, 2015

A new paper by advocacy and policy org iNacol explores how blended learning is being used in practice and traces its history from 2008 to today. In particular, it takes a close look at the four major blended models and, through case studies, how specific schools have fared in implementing them.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Edgenuity highlights schools, districts implementing blended learning. As schools and districts try to better meet the needs of students with different learning styles, blended learning programs are becoming increasingly popular. Serves approximately 1,600 students in grades K-12 across 4 schools.

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eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2020

With many schools now practicing blended learning, it can be helpful for educators interested in blended-learning programs to know which edtech tools are being used. For over five years, we at the Christensen Institute have been collecting data on blended-learning schools from around the world. Khan Academy.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

On Wednesday, October 14th I’ll be doing an extended Q&A about blended learning and my bestselling book Blended Learning in Grades 4-12. Learn how to engage students online to give every student a voice and use valuable class time to put students in the center of learning where they belong.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2020

STEAM lessons in particular, with their exploratory and experiential elements, may seem impossible to deliver in a remote learning model. Here’s how educators, whether they’re teaching 100% virtual or in a blended learning environment, can teach STEAM concepts in a hands-on, playful way.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on equity, edtech innovation, immersive learning, and the science of reading. This year’s 4th most-read story focuses on blended learning’s role in the wake of the pandemic. education is building back stronger.”

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 5, 2023

While initially, it’s beneficial to have a clear roadmap to follow when implementing a new curriculum; as teachers gain confidence using it, they will desire to exercise their creativity to tailor the learning experience to the unique needs of their students. During a recent blended learning training, a teacher was overwhelmed.

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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

JUNE 2, 2017

Grading papers is still a daunting teaching duty. While reminding students to turn-in assignments is not an easy task, online blended learning platforms are increasingly popular, especially in urban schools. How can teachers use an online blending learning platform efficiently in the classroom?

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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2018

For us, the answer was blended learning, which gives students a mixture of online and F2F instruction. As a virtual school for grades K–12, our goal was to make sure we met the needs of students who did not succeed in a traditional school setting. On our journey from virtual to blended, we learned three important lessons.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 5, 2021

Note : This station rotation series pictured above is designed for a 6th grade English Language Arts class. Organize and edit all of the documents your students will need and decide what you will use as evidence of learning (e.g., Create an overview of the rotations with links to resources and documents.

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Edsurge

JULY 20, 2020

For the better part of a decade, many schools have been implementing blended learning models that integrate online learning with brick-and-mortar instruction to rethink time, space and staffing. Flipped Classroom: Making the most of independent and in-class learning Flipped Classroom model.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

In our book UDL and Blended Learning , Dr. Katie Novak and I encourage teachers to work toward firm, often standards-aligned, goals. reduces the time teachers spend grading because they simply mark the language on the rubric and do not have to write additional feedback to justify a score.

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eSchool News

APRIL 13, 2017

[ Editor’s Note: This story is Part 1 of our April series on Blended Learning. Too often, educators who are considering investing in blended learning pull back after hearing horror stories of good programs gone bad. Next page: 3 more ways blended learning programs fail). Some programs start too fast.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

My work focuses on supporting leaders, coaches, and teachers in transitioning from traditional teaching practices to blended learning. Blended learning is the combination of active, engaged learning online and offline. Teacher-centered instruction vs. Student-centered blended learning.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

education is building back stronger.”

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 10, 2022

Katie Novak to write a follow-up to our book UDL and Blended Learning. In our second book, UDL and Blended Learning 2: Shifting to Sustainable Student-led Workflows (coming out in spring 2022), we tackle 10 unsustainable teacher-led workflows. Want to learn more about blended learning and UDL?

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Given that my focus is on designing and facilitating student-centered learning experiences utilizing blended learning, I suggest that teachers rethink their traditional approaches to helping students prepare for assessments. The person generating the study guide and review game is the one doing the critical thinking.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Based on the reading data I’ve collected from my students, the percentage of students reading well below grade level is rising. Just four years ago, approximately 10% of my students were reading below grade level. Today, an alarming 30% are below grade level, with 25% scoring well below grade level.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 9, 2017

However, there are three reasons I’d argue we should NOT spend our time outside of class grading: Our prep time is better spent designing creative and engaging lessons. We don’t get paid for the time we spend grading outside of class. Below are three blended learning models.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 16, 2021

Student agency, or a students’ ability to make key decisions about their learning experience, is an essential aspect of blended learning. Choice boards fall within the umbrella of blended learning when we combine active, engaged learning online with active, engaged learning offline.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 7, 2016

When I work with school districts shifting to blended learning, I often train teachers on the station rotation model and the flipped classroom. Both of these strategies for blending face-to-face and online learning work well for teachers in a traditional school setting.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 18, 2021

A third-grade teacher might present students with six words, whereas a tenth-grade teacher might present 15-20 words. I modeled this strategy with my teacher candidates hoping that they will use it to drive deeper learning. Looking for simple yet powerful strategies designed to drive deeper learning?

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

When I volunteer in my children’s elementary classrooms (1st and 3rd grade), I am struck by how frequently the teacher finds time to work directly with small groups of students to offer additional support, review concepts, assess understanding, and practice skills. At the secondary level scenes like this are less frequent.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In my last blog post titled “ Part I: Maximize the Impact of Explicit Teaching with Blended Learning ,” I explored the benefits of shifting from explicit teaching as a whole class experience to a differentiated small group experience. to generate a 5-25 question multiple-choice pre-assessment. to generate.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2018

How K–12 Schools Can Get Started with Blended Learning. Last school year, our school started a one-to-one Chromebook initiative for sixth-grade students. That meant our incoming seventh-grade students would not only have Chromebooks, but they would know how to use them. eli.zimmerman_9856. Mon, 10/29/2018 - 09:41.

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