Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 22, 2021

I have always found my work designing lessons–first for high school students and now my graduate students–to be mentally stimulating and cognitively challenging. Grading is the most time-consuming task teachers are responsible for beyond the classroom. I have yet to meet a teacher who enjoys grading.

Blended Learning 535

Blended Learning Teachers Learning Grades 535

Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2021

The school was not used to advising first-generation students who needed targeted coaching and guidance on college admissions and financial aid—and I couldn’t fall back on the advice of parents who had navigated the college selection process themselves. There, my academic preparation for college was first-rate.

High School 212

High School High School Schools Middle School 212

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

At Mira Mesa High School in San Diego, California, which has launched an esports program, teacher Brandon Trieu has proven through the success of the team he coaches, the Mira Mesa Marauders, that esports are a valuable addition to the classroom. I’ve seen kids be more attentive to their grades.

Coaching 319

Coaching STEM Students High School 319

Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2024

He took that proclivity to the next level a few years ago, when he accepted a position as a K-12 technology coach in a small school district in western Michigan. I don't do the grading and the discipline anymore.” In any given school, a robust school staff is quietly working behind the scenes to help shape the day for kids.

Coaching 190

Coaching Teaching Social Studies Study 190

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

I beat the national average of 3-5 years for high school math and science teachers. For example, I was asked to demonstrate a model lesson during a district professional development day and represented my subject and grade level on a curriculum vertical alignment committee. Wondering how to build a corps of teacher leaders?

Teachers 282

Teachers Coaching Culture Math 282

eSchool News

JULY 28, 2022

The 2022 PBL Champions are: District PBL Champion Broward County Public Schools (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) School PBL Champion Thomas A. This year’s recipient was Rose Moe, a 6th-grade math teacher at Lincoln Middle School in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. About the Champions. About the Champions.

Middle School 290

Middle School Middle School Coaching English 290

eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2024

In 1995, I became the Educational Technology Coach for the Verona Area High School. ” After watching this VFT, our 3rd grade students teamed up with our high school robotics class to learn, play, and have some fun. Google Arts and Culture : I have been a fan of Google Arts and Culture for years.

Art 332

Art Students Culture Coaching 332

EdTech Magazine

JULY 18, 2022

“If you play video games, you are welcome,” says Jacob Dees, instructional technology and esports coach for Apollo Junior High School in Richardson, Texas. Their online gameplay was so successful that when participants returned to campus full time, educators at the school doubled down on esports.

Grades 195

Grades Skills Coaching Art 195

Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2018

When we first began doing video coaching at Brevig Mission School in Northwestern Alaska, I was nervous. For example, seeing the Daily Five posters in a first-grade classroom inspired me to make a set of Weekly Five tasks for my high school students. So were my colleagues. Excuses, it seems, were plentiful.

Coaching 152

Coaching Teaching Feedback Intelligence 152

Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2020

At Archway Academy in Houston, which serves 50 high school students who are in recovery from substance use disorder, counseling sessions are essentially on-demand. Coupled with a tight-knit sense of community, it’s what makes the school successful, says Executive Director Sasha Coles. “I He is also principal of William J.

High School 162

High School High School Schools Coaching 162

Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Earlier in my career, my daily grading process amounted to little more than trading beans. In New Tech Network schools, grades are weighted according to five categories. With the revelation that we would have weighted categories of grades, my first reaction was, “Why wouldn’t we have weighted grades?

Grades 163

Grades Failure Ethics Interdisciplinary 163

eSchool News

AUGUST 7, 2024

STEM kits have proven to be invaluable in K-5 grade levels where she is able to use age-appropriate coding and robotics kits like Bee-Bots. Rita Mortenson, the educational technology coach for Verona Area High School in Wisconsin, uses Google Arts and Culture.

Education 305

Education STEM Art Culture 305

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 21, 2019

Most of the schools where I coach have a wonky Wednesday schedule that I have to navigate with teachers when we co-lesson plan together. At the high school level, I had students email their parents and CC me. The class periods on Wednesday are markedly shorter than classes on a regular day.

Metacognitive Skills 336

Metacognitive Skills Blended Learning Coaching Feedback 336

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

It started at the SAU principal level and then quickly moved to initiating teachers, athletic coaches, and school clubs on the program. The platform is adaptable for different schools and grade levels. High school teachers may use it differently than middle school instructors do, for example, and that’s perfectly okay.

Communication 332

Communication Middle School Middle School Instructors 332

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The analysis also offered school-level data charting “economic connectedness”–or lack thereof–within individual high schools and colleges across the country. What can school systems do with this research? At face value, deeper economic integration across and within schools is a must.

Technology 341

Technology Students Coaching Internet 341

eSchool News

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Here’s a look at each winner: Winner: John Arthur, 6th Grade Teacher, Meadowlark Elementary School Nominated by: Follett John Arthur was the 2021 Utah Teacher of the Year and one of four finalists for 2021 National Teacher of the Year. Elementary and high school students from across the district were part of the initial program.

Instructors 317

Instructors Achievement Elementary School Elementary School 317

eSchool News

MARCH 29, 2024

We must act to ensure that children, youth and adults are receiving the literacy education that enables middle-skills workers—those who need more than a high school diploma but less than a college degree—to achieve success. Research shows that about 43 million Americans—nearly one in five adults—read below a third grade reading level.

Reading 332

Reading Exams Study Achievement 332

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Sora Schools , an online, project-based middle school and high school, along with a wide network of innovators and education experts, collaborated to round up what are the biggest forces shaping education in 2023. Teachers are facing an identity shift – from teaching to “coaching”.

Education 275

Education Coaching Intelligence Middle School 275

eSchool News

MAY 1, 2020

Organized by SETDA, the State Education Technology Directors Association, the edWebinar included a 2nd grade teacher who had previously taught online only during inclement weather and never expected to be teaching remotely for an extended period. Reaching and teaching young children.

Teaching 262

Teaching Education Coaching Grades 262

eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2023

When students reach high school, research shows that close to 66 percent of students are disengaged. But even students who do successfully navigate their schooling emerge with only a specific (and often narrow) skillset that may or may not match their strengths or interests.

Interdisciplinary 287

Interdisciplinary Education High School High School 287

eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

Teachers, parents, counselors, administrators, coaches, and other loved ones have faced an unprecedented challenge in this regard. Over the next year, we will see this momentum continue, as more schools realize the benefits and implement solutions to enable this. Districts will see the value in data-driven instructional coaching.

Coaching 337

Coaching Special Education Disabilities Communication 337

eSchool News

JANUARY 13, 2023

I played basketball in high school and college, and I’m always looking forward. Now, 75 percent of our kindergarten students who are going into first grade—despite COVID and learning loss—are entering first grade proficiently. I have that same mentality as a leader. Goes beyond reading.

Learning 295

Learning Reading Language Languages 295

eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

To support their professional growth, teachers will also have continued access to the AI Coach platform , which enables them to watch and reflect on videos of their classroom instruction, set professional goals, and receive personalized observation tips, coaching, and resources from a virtual, computerized AI coach.

Schools 337

Schools Coaching STEM Evaluation 337

eSchool News

AUGUST 19, 2022

Jennifer Pastor, Fourth Grade Math Teacher, Tioga Elementary School , Rapides Parish Schools, Louisiana & a 2022 Curriculum Associates Extraordinary Educator. “As Courtney Groskin, Learning Coach, St. Vrain Valley School District.

Coaching 269

Coaching Special Education Schools Disabilities 269

eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2023

I have a vivid memory of a co-worker visiting me in the library at school to mention that my older son Gus had fallen out of his desk in class. Additionally, many schools are emphasizing longer learning blocks where students are expected to be seated for over an hour.

Quizzes 311

Quizzes Learning Styles Lecturing High School 311

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

If the interest at your school is bigger, engineers can make an all-school presentation at a middle- or high-school career day. Each details appropriate grades, time required, and step-by-step activities. You can’t have a STEM program at your school without considering DiscoverE’s engineering programs.

High School 103

High School High School Schools Fairness 103

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

As a third-grade teacher, I love that the program gives my students expository text so they can learn about real-world events and are allowed to give their opinion. Michael Kimberlin, third- grade teacher, Pease Elementary School, Austin, Texas. Mary (LA) Parish Schools. “ Bridget Guillot, Title I liaison, St.

Reading 279

Reading Art Elementary School Elementary School 279

eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2019

According to Code.org, the majority of Americans want schools to teach computer science , but only 35 percent of high schools teach it. And even though 15 states have adopted a policy to give all high school students access to computer science courses, universities prepare way fewer computer science teachers than we need.

Elementary School 279

Elementary School Elementary School Science Social Studies 279

eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2018

The challenge is that I have 200 teachers in my district, so offering them detailed, individual coaching on a weekly basis simply isn’t feasible. A second- and third-grade teacher are collaborating, as well as two English teachers in the high school. Each pair has a common goal or problem they wish to solve.

Teachers 215

Teachers English Feedback Coaching 215

eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2025

Here’s what they had to say: In 2025 and beyond, providing high-quality professional learning will be essential in retaining teachers, as well as helping to ensure they feel fulfilled in their work. This online program has given us the system, support, and resources to make a measurable difference in our students’ reading growth.

Teaching 278

Teaching Education Learning Interdisciplinary 278

eSchool News

JANUARY 27, 2022

26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — YouScience , the only fully-integrated platform provider of highly accurate aptitude-based assessments, personalized career guidance, and industry-recognized certifications, today announced the results of its new statewide talent report of Utah middle school and high school students, ” 2022 Utah Talent Report.”

Middle School 246

Middle School Middle School High School High School 246

Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2018

As we walk towards the new Career Launch Center, Anabel Garza, principal at Reagan Early College High School in Austin, Texas, greets two young men in the hallway. Garza’s story is well-chronicled, the age-old tale of a principal trying to turn around an impoverished school with failing tests scores.

High School 117

High School High School Exams Schools 117

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2021

A recent EdWeek survey indicated that 66% of high school principals are actively searching for effective solutions to battle the escalating levels of student anxiety, avoidance and depression. About EmpowerU. EmpowerU’s revolutionary approach helps students replace anxiety and depression with resilience and confidence.

Coaching 188

Coaching Mobile Devices Motivation Students 188

eSchool News

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This is my first year as a teacher and I’m teaching sixth grade, so both my students and I are new to the school. I teach 12th grade now, but when I was a middle school teacher, I was constantly thinking of ways to reach students. I follow on YouTube a middle school teacher, Joy Bazzle , who uses spin bikes for desks.

Teachers 324

Teachers Middle School Middle School Failure 324

eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2022

Core5 provides students in prekindergarten through fifth grade with explicit, systematic instruction through personalized learning paths in six areas of reading. Among students meeting usage targets, the percentage working on skills two or more grades below their grade level was reduced from 18% to 4%.

English 244

English Blended Learning Language Languages 244

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Richard Labbe Johnston County Public Schools Nominated by: Savvas Learning Company While recent statistics from NAEP (The Nation’s Report Card) show significant declines in math scores across the country, Johnston County Public Schools in North Carolina has defied that trend.

Education 325

Education Elementary School Elementary School Math 325

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Teaching digital citizenship across the curriculum is a practice that Jennifer Scheffer is working to bring to the Burlington Public Schools in Massachusetts. In addition, Burlington High School holds a summer session in which incoming freshmen receive their iPads and learn how to use them responsibly.

Curriculum 279

Curriculum Teaching Mobile Devices Ethics 279