Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2020

To better support shared learning, I’ve partnered with Learning Innovation Catalyst (LINC) to offer learning modules through LINCspring , their online coaching and professional development platform. In each lesson, or Cycle as they call them on LINCspring, you’ll be introduced to the topic through a “spark” video.

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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. 2 Flex Your Metacognitive Muscles. Metacognitive skills must be taught. There are simple routines a teacher can put into place to help students develop these skills.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 12, 2019

I remind the teachers I coach that students will only lean into learning if they feel comfortable and safe in our classrooms. We must explicitly teach these skills and give students time in class to practice them. 4 Strategies Designed to Drive Metacognitive Thinking. #5 What are you grading and why ?

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 6, 2022

What is wrong with grades? Instructors and students have different ideas about what grades are supposed to measure: Should they be about how much students have learned? Grades can perpetuate bias , inequalities, and injustice, reduce student motivation and willingness to challenge themselves , and add enormous administrative burdens.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 6, 2022

What is wrong with grades? Instructors and students have different ideas about what grades are supposed to measure: Should they be about how much students have learned? Grades can perpetuate bias , inequalities, and injustice, reduce student motivation and willingness to challenge themselves , and add enormous administrative burdens.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 4, 2024

When coaching teachers, I encourage them to consider a math journal at that offline station. For teachers, the adoption of math journals can also lessen the burden of managing and grading piles of worksheets. The offline station is used for spiral review and work with practice problems, usually in the form of worksheets.

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Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2019

Fostering autonomy and responsibility can lead to significant growth in students’ academic and metacognitive skills. Differentiation and personalization can occur through teacher instruction, who can provide varying levels of support and hands-on coaching, before letting students do independent practice.

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