Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

During our conversation, we explored aspects of the teaching profession that are time-consuming and create work-life imbalance. First, I do not think grades are an effective long-term strategy for motivating most students. Below is an image depicting a workflow I frequently see when coaching teachers.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 3, 2021

UDL is a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn.” In the last 15 months, teachers have been asked to teach in person, online, and various combinations of the two. ” UDL celebrates learner variability as an asset in the classroom.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

While reading Adam Grant’s new book, Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things , I was struck by his distinction between teaching and coaching. He writes, “Teaching others can build our competence. But it’s coaching others that elevates our confidence.”

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ello , developer of the world’s most advanced AI reading coach, announced today that Common Sense Media rated the Ello app as one of its top 10 AI products for ethical use, transparency, safety and impact. It listens, understands, and engages with children to teach them critical reading skills.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 17, 2024

Some experts believe this new technology can have a positive impact on teaching and learning, while others fret it may weaken the teaching of critical thinking and increase bias by spreading misinformation about different groups and cultures. Motivate students to act by incorporating action planning into assignments.

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2024

Referred to as AI-powered reading coaches, assistants or tutors, these tools use generative AI to provide learners with personalized reading practice, stories, feedback and support. Such tools are typically designed to engage and motivate the child in interacting with stories, but don’t always lead children to improve their reading skills.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 21, 2017

As I consider what is causing teachers to be disengaged, I’m reminded of Daniel Pink’s Drive in which he explores human motivation. It challenged me to really think about what motivates my students and how to keep them interested and engaged in their learning. My favorite part of teaching is designing curriculum.

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k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Her career spans roles as an elementary teacher, instructional coach, mentor, special education administrator, and elementary school principal. Brain-based learning is an educational framework that informs teaching methods by leveraging scientific knowledge about how the brain learns and develops.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2020

In my book, Balance with Blended Learning , I invite teachers to reimagine teaching and learning by partnering with students. 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.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2019

Years before I wrote my book, “Courageous Edventures,” and helped develop an instructional coaching model used in schools across the country, I served as a district leader supporting instructional coaches. And the time they spent with instructional coaches seemed key to moving the needle.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 28, 2023

The challenges we face are complex and multifaceted, and our decision-making is impacted by the communities we serve and the students we teach. What questions do you have about these challenges in the context of your own teaching experience? Unfortunately, many students are disengaged and lack the motivation to take on this challenge.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 11, 2020

When I began my career in education, I believed the value I brought to the classroom was my subject area expertise cultivated as an English major at UCLA and my pedagogical expertise honed while working on my teaching credential and Masters in Education. Our value lies in the human side of teaching.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 5, 2023

When I coach teachers using the station rotation model that combines individual and collaborative learning activities both online and offline , we talk about how to arrange the furniture in the room to communicate the type of task students are doing. Education is one “make it work” moment after another.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

As I sat in the principals office interviewing for a teaching role at a school closer to my home than the factory where I conducted polymer research and development, I faced a tough question: Where do you see yourself in five years? Not teaching. Eleven years later, I was still teaching. Maybe exploring the world.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

This is a sentiment I’ve repeatedly heard this year as I work with educators who are teaching online, on hybrid schedules, or juggling the demands of the concurrent classroom. My doctoral research focused on the multidimensional motivational construct of teacher engagement in blended learning environments.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2017

My program will allow me to continue teaching and coaching, but it will present some very real challenges for me personally when it comes to balancing my various roles and responsibilities–mother, teacher, trainer, coach, speaker, and author. It’s clear my brain and body need regular breaks to recharge. #4

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Competition can be thrilling and motivating to those who choose to engage. Teaching as I Was Taught During my first year of teaching, I taught a class of 27 second graders and the majority of ideas I implemented in my classroom came from my own experiences as a student. This year, I wanted to add a little more flair.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In this way, AI can also assist teachers by acting as a one-to-one coach for students. There are some things that technology excels at, like collecting data, and other things that teachers excel at, like teaching and motivating students. Looking ahead AI has immense potential to transform teaching and learning.

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Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2017

One problem with college teaching is that professors see themselves as, well, professing— declaring what they know and believe. That’s not how good teaching works, argues Jose Bowen, president of Goucher College. They motivate and guide their students to accomplish their goals. The fitness coach can’t exercise for you.

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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. The 21 st Century teacher blends technology with teaching to build a collaborative, differentiated, and shared learning environment. Teach Writing with Tech. Today: Classes. The Tech-infused Teacher.

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Edsurge

JUNE 15, 2020

What if he could make a difference by ensuring that kids had reliable adults—parents, teachers, coaches—to count on? Thus began his transition, from teaching high school students to focusing on their teachers. How do we integrate something like WeVideo to teach problem solving and make it better, more effective, more efficient?

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 14, 2021

The PLCs are composed of teachers who teach similar grade levels and/or subject areas. The learning teams that enjoy high levels of autonomy and agency tend to be more motivated and engaged. Teachers in one subject area, at one grade level, or teaching in one community are likely to face unique challenges and have different interests.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2024

In this way, AI can also assist teachers by acting as a one-to-one coach for students. There are some things that technology excels at, like collecting data, and other things that teachers excel at, like teaching and motivating students. Looking ahead AI has immense potential to transform teaching and learning.

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eSchool News

MAY 21, 2020

Kaye hosts the show along with my zany friend, Gerdy Giraffe (a puppet character played by Faith DeWerd, one of their Training Coaches). The shows also include the reading of an original short rhyming story that teaches a social-emotional growth skill. Students are motivated and inspired as they interact with 26 virtual zoo.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The issue of grading and motivating students to see value in work that is not graded is complex and multifaceted. Without going into the weeds debating the value of grades in general, I want to propose a flowchart that I use when coaching teachers to help them evaluate where to invest their time and energy resources.

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eSchool News

JULY 29, 2022

None of that was necessary, however, as my school principal was extremely supportive in my effort to implement scholastic esports at the school and, more importantly, to use the program to teach students transferable skills while simultaneously encouraging them to explore related career pathways. After all, everyone loves to play!

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

School districts nationwide are scrambling to fill open teaching vacancies, and this crisis has a profound effect on the quality of education that students receive. As best-selling author Dan Pink writes in his book Drive , mastery is a powerful motivator. teaching profession over the last half century. Build collegiality.

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eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2018

Teachers in the survey are all coaches for student teams participating in the MathWords Math Modeling (M3) Challenge, a national online contest SIAM organizes. The survey of more than 400 high school math teachers comes from the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM).

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 8, 2021

As educators, we have the challenge and honor to teach a dynamic and unique group of students each time a class period begins. If our goal is to cultivate expert learners who are resourceful, strategic, and motivated, they need opportunities to drive their own learning. 4 Hyperdoc Lesson + Teacher Time Coaching Station.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 29, 2021

When coaching teachers in a 1:1 environment where all students have devices, I encourage teachers to balance the online and offline learning activities to give students a much-needed break from the screen. Agency and autonomy can yield higher levels of motivation over time.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2023

Many instructors have observed variability in students’ motivation to learn and grow. In other words, can we foster greater motivation? Positive academic mindsets motivate students to learn Mindset science has uncovered actionable insights into the academic behaviors of students. Every student learns at a different pace.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2023

I was so excited to begin my career teaching kindergarten students who were deaf or hard of hearing. Throughout my 26 years of teaching, I’ve heard similar accounts from other first-year teachers anxious to get their footing in their new roles, but more than anything, they wanted to connect with their students and students’ families.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 18, 2020

In many schools, few teachers can teach coding. To be clear, this isn’t a case of lazy teaching or administration. For most of them, however, that wasn’t their real motivation; learning was, and we didn’t feel we were making much progress. There are rules to follow and you need to learn those rules from a good coach, not a game.

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eSchool News

JULY 28, 2022

Through the RMG initiative, BCPS partnered with PBLWorks to train most middle school principals, academic coaches, and over 900 teachers in how to lead for and implement Gold Standard PBL with the vision of each student experiencing at least two projects per year. You might be thinking “why is that?”

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2024

The conversation covered many topics including the importance of personalized learning, community involvement, and innovative teaching methods. Carlanda Miller, also known as The Magical Teacher, shared her approach to motivating students and creating a joyful learning environment. Carvalho, Carlanda Miller, and Dr. Jenny Nash.

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eSchool News

JUNE 5, 2024

Research tells us having a person of color teach them has a positive impact on students of all backgrounds, but particularly on the dropout rates of black students. A coaching culture will engage employees and help them feel heard, respected, and valued.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2020

One is a cohort of coaches and pros who create content and do one-on-one training. We have more than 500 coaches. On average, these coaches tend to be expert players based in North America, Latin America and Europe. What other resources do clients get outside of the coaching sessions?

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