eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2025

They can tell if someones skipping class a floor away by reading faces in the room. Its something anyone can develop with practice and coaching, and my radar used to be terrible. For me, it took authentic practice and constant feedback from experienced birders. Teachers sometimes call it radar , and we use it every day.

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Classroom Management Coaching Feedback Skills 176

k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Her career spans roles as an elementary teacher, instructional coach, mentor, special education administrator, and elementary school principal. And while the science of reading is currently in the forefront of media cycles, many other areas of education are being informed by cognitive neuroscience research.

Science 246

Science Education Motivation Lecturing 246

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2024

Some students will need additional support, scaffolds, feedback, or reteaching to understand key concepts and apply specific strategies, processes, or skills. Formative Assessment Strategies There are different categories of formative assessment, including observational assessments, checks for understanding, and formative feedback.

Feedback 431

Feedback Quizzes Coaching Discussions 431

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 7, 2020

In a coaching session last week, it became clear that teachers could use basic templates to help them conceptualize how to take strategies they have used in the past to create lessons that will work in a concurrent classroom (or in an online learning scenario). Welcome Task or Bell Ringer. ” Exit Ticket. You matter.

Blended Learning 546

Blended Learning Coaching Feedback Discussions 546

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.

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Feedback Peer Review Teaching Writing 218

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 9, 2017

Real-time feedback and assessment are way more effective. If teachers spend the majority of their class lecturing or transferring information, there isn’t time for consistent, real-time feedback. As students move through this teacher-led station, I can use this time to provide feedback on my students’ work.

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Blended Learning Feedback Lecturing Coaching 412

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 18, 2015

Build time into the schedule for tech-savvy teachers to mentor/coach their peers. . This would allow time for the teacher mentors and coaches to work with other teachers on their campus helping them to design technology infused lessons, co-teach, and provide meaningful feedback. Just in time for summer reading!

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Every good athlete needs a coach to help them improve their practice, from student athletes to superstars like LeBron James and Serena Williams. In my suburban Chicago district, Maine Township High School District 207, each and every one of our teachers receives coaching on a regular basis. Teachers Coaching Teachers.

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Coaching Teachers Feedback Achievement 325

Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 3, 2023

Over the past months I have had the incredible privilege of spending a lot of time with Kim Cofino and her instructional coaching team at Eduro Learning. Lately I have been leaning into the task of enhancing my instructional coaching knowledge and skillsets, so I signed up for Eduro Learning’s yearlong online course, The Coach.

Coaching 143

Coaching Learning Feedback Participation 143

Catlin Tucker

MAY 7, 2023

Practice Reading or Watching Station Directions One of the challenges that teachers encounter when first implementing station rotation is that students don’t read the station directions at the independent and student-led collaborative stations. Through student feedback, I have improved my stations to help meet individual needs.

Coaching 339

Coaching Blended Learning Assignments Middle School 339

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 28, 2018

When I lead blended learning workshops or coach teachers implementing blended learning, I get a lot of questions about classroom management. ” On some primal level, I know that I don’t like to be managed myself.

Classroom Management 419

Classroom Management Blended Learning Motivation Coaching 419

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 23, 2024

Example: Two Teacher-Led Stations – One Differentiated, One Guided Reading and Discussion Reading Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.2 Teacher 1: Differentiated Instruction Station At this station, students are grouped by their reading comprehension levels.

Teaching 395

Teaching Writing Essay Discussions 395

Edsurge

APRIL 13, 2018

So he reached out to me, his digital learning coach, to give him a better idea of how implementation might happen in a more intentional and sustainable way. Supporting this work is the job of an instructional coach. Instead of reading from the textbook, students were reading from the online textbook.

Coaching 144

Coaching Teachers Textbooks Feedback 144

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Not only does this affect their ability to communicate effectively, it also affects their reading skills, because writing and literacy are closely linked. Writing improves students reading fluency. What systematic writing instruction looks like Learning how to write should go hand-in-hand with learning how to read.

Writing 265

Writing Learning Coaching Reading 265

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Students, too, interact with data daily, whether analyzing graphs in math class or using feedback from educational platforms to guide their learning. Data literacy in a school context means more than reading charts or calculating averages. Teachers use data dashboards to track student progress. What is data literacy for K-12 learners?

Ethics 278

Ethics Education Culture Social Studies 278

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 5, 2022

These can be taught individually (through coaching or mentoring), in small groups (of at least five), or as school PD. You will actively collaborate, share knowledge, provide constructive feedback to classmates, publish digitally, and differentiate for unique needs. Today: Classes. Some are for certificates; others for college credit.

Coaching 158

Coaching Authentic Assessment Writing Participation 158

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Teachers enter this profession determined to do it all – design and facilitate lessons, communicate with parents, monitor and track student progress, provide timely feedback, and grade everything. As an educator with 16 years of teaching experience, I have dedicated the last several years to training, coaching, and supporting teachers.

Blended Learning 366

Blended Learning Culture Coaching Discussions 366

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The program will utilize federal funds under the Every Student Succeeds Act, Title II and feature CORE’s Online Elementary Reading Academy (OERA), as well as individualized coaching sessions for each participating teacher. Instructors will provide support to participants through feedback and dialogue. Portland, Ore.,

Teachers 259

Teachers Coaching Textbooks Participation 259

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 3, 2022

When I facilitate workshops on this model or coach teachers using this model, I get a lot of questions. For example, I’ve coached teachers who run a four-station rotation over two class periods or a three-station rotation over three days, as pictured in the image below. This model, like all blended learning models, is flexible.

Blended Learning 420

Blended Learning Coaching Activities Writing 420

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 14, 2021

In the last year, I’ve encouraged school leaders, coaches, and teachers to consider using the 5Es instructional model to guide their work in PLCs. 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. My rationale is two-fold.

Teachers 427

Teachers Blended Learning Learning Evaluation 427

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

When Florida State Assessment scores revealed that our third-graders were under-performing in reading, my colleagues and I analyzed the data to determine the root cause of performance. The feedback we gathered formed the following guidelines for our ideal platform: We needed a platform that keeps students actively engaged.

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Learning Coaching Reading Feedback 274

eSchool News

MARCH 25, 2025

However, in 2019, nearly half our students scored below proficiency in math and reading as measured by state test scores. We standardized our use of instructional materials and implemented math and literacy coaches at every school.

Teachers 247

Teachers Coaching Students Math 247

eSchool News

MAY 13, 2019

Video coaching with Edthena provides us with a sustainable and scalable professional development model. Teachers videotape themselves and then share it with their colleagues asking for specific feedback. Kristen Koeller, RTI instructional coach, Livermore, Calif. Teacher-recommended PD tools. I love this resource!”.

Coaching 276

Coaching Elementary School Elementary School Feedback 276

eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2015

“MobyMax … finds the holes in my students’ academic experience and fills them, contributing to a rock-solid foundation,” said Tim Swanson, a second-grade teacher who is also the school’s technology coach. It covers reading, writing, vocabulary, language, math, fact fluency, number sense, and science. “The

Curriculum 275

Curriculum Skills Elementary School Elementary School 275

eSchool News

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Recent national test scores found that our country’s eighth graders are still a full school year behind pre-COVID levels in their reading and math achievements. Reading is foundational to everything in a young person’s life–in and out of the classroom. Invest in early reading and the science of reading in a holistic manner.

Schools 258

Schools Reading Testing Coaching 258

eSchool News

JUNE 25, 2024

It enhances learning experiences with tailored learning paths and immediate feedback, improves accessibility and inclusivity through assistive and adaptive technologies and language translation, and boosts efficiency and administrative support by automating routine tasks and improving data management.

Ethics 326

Ethics Fairness Learning Intelligence 326

eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2025

As part of the professional development offerings at Adams 12 Five Star Schools , we are implementing video coaching via the Edthena VC3 platform to add another layer of job-embedded support for our teachers, specifically for new teachers and special service providers.

Teaching 281

Teaching Education Learning Interdisciplinary 281

eSchool News

AUGUST 24, 2022

Develop secure, anonymous lines of communication for feedback. Make room for educators to share the innovative practices they’ve tried in the classroom and create outlets for peer coaching and collaborative learning among staff. Challenge curriculum and edtech providers to be purposeful in design. Broaden your circle of inspiration.

Schools 297

Schools Feedback Failure Culture 297

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 12, 2019

” I know a lot of teachers who spend the summer reading, reflecting, and refocusing, but it is hard to take those resolutions we make in summer and put them into practice during the chaos of first few weeks of school. What are you spending time providing feedback on? Start the New Year by Articulating Your WHY. #2

Metacognitive Skills 367

Metacognitive Skills Schools Blended Learning Evaluation 367

k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Her career spans roles as an elementary teacher, instructional coach, mentor, special education administrator, and elementary school principal. And while the science of reading is currently in the forefront of media cycles, many other areas of education are being informed by cognitive neuroscience research.

Science 130

Science Education Motivation Lecturing 130

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 5, 2023

From Teacher-led to Student-centered with Blended Learning As a blended learning coach and professional learning facilitator, I assist teachers in transitioning from traditional, teacher-led instruction to more student-centric approaches using blended learning models. Teachers are often intrigued by the station rotation model specifically.

Blended Learning 265

Blended Learning Curriculum Learning Coaching 265

eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

Teachers, parents, counselors, administrators, coaches, and other loved ones have faced an unprecedented challenge in this regard. Districts will see the value in data-driven instructional coaching. One practice that we will see gaining popularity is instructional coaching. — Russ Davis, Founder and CEO, SchoolStatus.

Coaching 338

Coaching Special Education Disabilities Communication 338

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Districts can use the award-winning Edthena video observation platform in a number of ways to support high-impact teaching and help streamline feedback to teachers. The platform enables feedback to teachers using video observations and increased teacher-to-teacher collaboration.

Coaching 130

Coaching Feedback Reading Teaching 130

eSchool News

JULY 16, 2024

For example, to become better writers, readers, and critical thinkers, Quill.org offers low-income students an AI-powered literacy tutor that provides students real-time coaching and feedback on literacy activities that pair nonfiction reading with informational writing.

Education 296

Education Testing Feedback English 296

eSchool News

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Thirty-three educators from across the United States (and two from abroad) met in Professional Learning Communities and received targeted feedback on their strategies from veteran instructional coaches. We’re excited about what these powerful instructional strategies can unlock for students,” said BetterLesson COO Erin Osborn.

Student Engagement 246

Student Engagement Hybrid Learning Distance Learning Social Studies 246

eSchool News

MARCH 1, 2023

For the longest time, we have provided professional development, training, readings and coursework on the instructional or logistical side of education and leadership. That may be because they didn’t feel that they their senior leadership was willing or able to help; or that they didn’t have access to mentors or coaches.

Coaching 243

Coaching Schools Communication Attention 243

eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2022

Hundreds of schools, ranging from Boston Public to the small coastal town of Ipswich and the diverse city of Brockton, used Lexia’s literacy offerings to help learners read and speak with confidence. Almost all the respondents (94%) in Lexia’s feedback survey said that the programs enhanced their ability to use research-based practices.

English 244

English Blended Learning Language Languages 244