Catlin Tucker

APRIL 11, 2021

I fear schools will revert to what is comfortable and what aligns with existing mental models instead of questioning the status quo, taking inventory of the lessons learned this year, and paving a new path forward. The Power of Mental Models. Teacher training programs likely reinforced those mental models.

Mental Models 541

Mental Models Education Hybrid Learning Blended Learning 541

Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2019

Instead of relying on textbooks and teacher direction, these students had to think critically about unfolding events, collaborate with peers and adults, and make creative use of digital tools to communicate their ideas. Ken Kay, CEO of EdLeader21 Figuring out how schools should respond, however, remains an open question for many communities.

Skills 167

Skills Critical Thinking Communication Gamification 167

Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2023

That's really hard for academics to wrap their heads around — that the answer to every question is not just apply deep attention, but that attention is your limited resource. A large language model (LLM) like ChatGPT isn't thinking in any sense that we normally define thinking. This person is probably not worth my time.’

Internet 215

Internet Attention Students Evaluation 215

Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Most recently at our Austin Summit, we facilitated a workshop where over 60 school and district leaders indicated their level of comfort with the assumptions baked into different categories of edtech tools: Assessment, Collaboration and Communication, Curriculum, Data Management and Professional Growth.

Textbooks 137

Textbooks Mental Models Coaching Communication 137

Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 6, 2019

There are strong emphases throughout the book on building trust, fostering relationships, empowering others, the intentionality of the work, the importance of communication, and recognizing our power as change agents. Otherwise, we’re left to question where all of these ideas came from and how they’re supposed to work together.

Learning 88

Learning Schools Mental Models Discussions 88