Catlin Tucker

MAY 3, 2021

UDL recognizes that every class comprises a wide range of learners with various needs, skills, experiences, knowledge, and interests. Every student, regardless of variability, deserves the best opportunity to develop their skills and knowledge regardless of the learning landscape. It was an exhausting and often frustrating experience.

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Universal Design Blended Learning Learning Motivation 545

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. This can help to build relationships among students and promote positive group dynamics.

Motivation 481

Motivation Learning Outcomes Communication Coaching 481

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 28, 2023

Designing for Deeper Learning The sign of deeper learning is the ability to transfer or apply knowledge and skills to new and novel contexts. Cognitive The cognitive domain refers to the content knowledge and skills students must acquire to engage in deeper learning. These internal skills are vital to cultivating expert learners.

Blended Learning 460

Blended Learning Universal Design Learning Motivation 460

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Purpose Preparation Post-Conference Plan Parent Communication How do students want to use this time? How can students communicate with their parents or guardians about the content of the conference and their next steps? I have designed the 4Ps approach to conferencing to guide teachers in running student-centered conferences.

Blended Learning 531

Blended Learning Communication Coaching Questions 531

eSchool News

MAY 13, 2025

This leads to increased engagement and motivation. Furthermore, diverse learning environments encourage collaboration and communication skills because students learn to work effectively with peers from different backgrounds.

Education 204

Education Critical Thinking Motivation Culture 204

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Clear expectations positively impact the students’ feelings of competence or confidence in their ability to complete a task, which can motivate them to put in their best effort. At whatever stage, communicating with peers about proposed solutions is an important part of the design process, and shared ideas can lead to improved designs.

Fairness 545

Fairness Assignments Feedback Evaluation 545

k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Practical Strategies for Classroom Application The research consistently tells us that the application of brain-based learning principles leads to increased academic achievement, better behavior, development of appropriate social-emotional skills, and increased motivation. Lets examine a few examples from the research.

Science 130

Science Education Motivation Lecturing 130

Catlin Tucker

JULY 23, 2019

However, if the student has not played an active role in asking questions or investigating topics, they are unlikely to be interested in or motivated to remember the “answer.” ” Cultivating a Community of Inquiry both on and offline can help students learn how to think independently, imaginatively, and resourcefully.

Motivation 389

Motivation Blended Learning Questions Activities 389

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

The overall quality of students’ work also suffers when they do not have the time and space needed to fully engage with academic tasks or produce artifacts to express and communicate their learning. This also teaches students to hone their self-directed learning skills as they own more of the responsibility for their learning.

Teachers 481

Teachers Art Feedback Writing 481

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 16, 2021

Choice is a powerful motivator. Each column focuses on a specific standard or skill. Then the various learning activities within each column allow students to engage with that standard or skill in a way that is appealing to them. Not all students express or communicate their learning effectively in the same way.

Blended Learning 546

Blended Learning Feedback Activities Universal Design 546

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 21, 2023

The skills required to succeed in your post-High School life, be it college, a vocational training program, the military, or a job, are surprisingly similar. Graduates looking to hit the ground running should be sure to cultivate a good balance of soft and hard skills.

Skills 186

Skills Failure Motivation Communication 186

eSchool News

JANUARY 21, 2021

Students are in a multitude of educational environments that have challenged the entire school community. As educators, we cannot predict what the future holds, but we understand the importance of developing core skills such as collaboration, effective communication, and problem solving in our students today.

Critical Thinking 363

Critical Thinking Physical Education English Motivation 363

Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

Competing [in a game] doesn’t work as motivation for every student. The idea is to keep learners motivated in a class. Competing [in a game] doesn’t work as motivation for every student. Almost a decade into experiments with gamification, edtech companies are changing the way they approach motivation. You keep going.

Gamification 205

Gamification Motivation Game-Based Learning Math 205

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 10, 2022

These traditional workflows do not position the students to be active agents or help them to develop into expert learners, who are resourceful, strategic, motivated, and self-aware. When teachers do the bulk of the thinking and work, they rob students of opportunities to develop these critical life skills.

Blended Learning 466

Blended Learning Metacognitive Skills Teachers Feedback 466

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Upon reflection, it’s probably because I was extremely shy and struggled with interpersonal communications. While I may have checked the technical skill boxes, I fell short on the ‘soft’ skills. Skills, say the lady leaders you’re about to hear from, that are critical to leadership success. Not necessarily.

English 324

English STEM Motivation Communication 324

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 29, 2021

I wanted students to collaborate, communicate, and create at that online station using the devices as a tool. mixed skill level, strenghts in a group dynamic, interest-based) depending on the lesson objectives. Agency and autonomy can yield higher levels of motivation over time. Students can be grouped flexibly (e.g.,

Blended Learning 535

Blended Learning Critical Thinking Communication Participation 535

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 20, 2020

In the absence of face-to-face classes, teachers can communicate they care about their students’ progress by providing them with feedback on their work. Students also reported being more motivated by audio and video feedback because it was clear and personalized (Voelkel & Mello, 2014; Henderson & Phillips, 2015).

Feedback 546

Feedback Blended Learning Writing Communication 546

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Just like a conductor brings together different instruments and dynamics to create a cinematic score or a symphony, teachers help students use digital tools and the multimodal resources they offer to communicate meaningful messages effectively. Teaching kids to think like designers helps them become stronger communicators.

Communication 168

Communication Knowledge Writing Discussions 168

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

It also improves students’ communication skills and their ability to advocate for themselves. Involving students in designing their instruction can be a great way to promote student voice/choice, and it also fosters leadership skills, motivation, and investment in their education.

Learning 281

Learning Motivation Communication Students 281

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 27, 2021

It is also how we communicate to our students that we value the process over the product. Choice is a powerful motivator. Feedback is how students feel seen and supported. When we give feedback as students work, we signal that the work they are doing is important, and we care about their progress. Peer Feedback Choice Board.

Feedback 546

Feedback Peer Review Assignments Online Learning 546

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

When students become interested in STEM at a young age, their critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, and communication skills have a chance to thrive. This motivates students to tackle more difficult challenges.

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STEM Learning Tools Critical Thinking Failure 315

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

DE Original Series Boosting Literacy Skills With The Writer’s Block, middle school students build grammar, literary analysis, and communication skills with relatable hosts and captivating storytelling.

Laboratory 191

Laboratory Social Studies Education Middle School 191

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Their teachers will spend these early weeks determining where the 5- and 6-year-olds are developmentally, what academic, social and emotional skills they bring, and what support they need to set them up for a successful school year. Finally, there is a child’s approach to learning, including what motivates them and how they learn best. “A

Skills 209

Skills Teachers Cognitive Development Writing 209

eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Plus, when they make mistakes, they’re motivated to try new approaches to test theories. This process reinforces scientific inquiry and builds critical thinking skills as students see, touch, and analyze real results from their experiments. Here are five strategies teachers can take to make STEM come alive in their classrooms.

Middle School 327

Middle School Middle School STEM Interdisciplinary 327

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Student agency empowers learners to play a more active role in their own education by taking charge of the learning process under the guidance of skilled educators. The benefits of student agency Students are more engaged and motivated. Students learn independence and other skills needed for success.

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Students Motivation Achievement Assignments 348

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Social-emotional skill building tackles the core reasons students disengage from classroom learning. That is why schools that embrace social-emotional learning programs see reduced absenteeism, higher student engagement and motivation, a stronger feeling of community among students, improved academic performance, and fewer dropouts.

Motivation 286

Motivation High School High School Testing 286

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 1, 2022

In my last blog post , I said self-awareness is a foundational social-emotional learning skill. As students understand themselves on a deeper level, they’re more likely to be successful in developing their self-management skills. Be motivated to pursue challenging tasks. What is self-management? Self-management.

Learning 343

Learning Motivation Achievement Skills 343

eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2023

The student understands the underlying motives driving the character’s behavior here. They mirror the shortcomings of communication via texting. Texting quickly becomes the dominant space for written communication in their lives. But there are some problems with this response.

Writing 281

Writing Students Communication Critical Thinking 281

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

When students have strong social and emotional skills, they are more motivated, engaged, and understand the value of their learning. Teaching students the farming traditions of Native Americans can be a fun way to reinforce social and emotional and 21st century skills. SEL activities can make your jobs easier!

High School 297

High School High School Activities STEM 297

eSchool News

JULY 5, 2023

Educators continue to work hard to keep students motivated and engaged in learning to read while helping them cope with mental health challenges. As a reading specialist leading evidence-based programs at Holman Middle School, here are tips educators and other mentors can leverage to keep students motivated to read this summer.

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Reading Motivation Students Middle School 271

eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2025

“Several empirical studies have confirmed that students in gamified learning environments achieve higher levels of motivation and cognitive engagement compared to those in traditional classroom settings” (Dehghanzadeh et al., “Games are among childrens favorite activities, especially for primary school students.

Gamification 310

Gamification Multiple Choice Questions Motivation Social Studies 310

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 15, 2024

” Our classrooms are composed of diverse groups of students with different skills, abilities, preferences, language proficiencies, and academic needs. Differentiated Learning Needs: In a class with diverse skill levels, a teacher uses assessment data to identify critical areas where individual students need extra support.

Metacognitive Skills 344

Metacognitive Skills Math Blended Learning Quizzes 344

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 19, 2017

Despite the many highs and lows, I can appreciate the multitude of soft skills my kids are developing as they work on their projects. They learn how to be more flexible, to problem-solve, to communicate effectively, to manage their time, to take lead or fall back and support.

Learning 420

Learning Motivation Communication Skills 420

eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2024

The bottom line: When students are confident in their writing skills, they will be less tempted to run directly to AI to generate a writing assignment. Offering students different options through which to demonstrate their understanding and their writing skills is another way to discourage them from automatically using AI. “We

Writing 329

Writing Essay Plagiarism Assignments 329

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 28, 2020

I want students to understand that their grades are a reflection of their skills, and they are capable of improving those skills at any time. I want students to be intrinsically motivated to revisit and improve their work because they feel like active agents in the learning process. It is exhausting.

Blended Learning 343

Blended Learning Feedback Learning Communication 343

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

My doctoral research focused on the multidimensional motivational construct of teacher engagement in blended learning environments. Small-scale playlists may focus on introducing students to a particular concept or skill. I worry about the impact that this moment in education is having on teacher engagement. Not necessarily.

Blended Learning 420

Blended Learning Learning Coaching Discussions 420

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

They complete tasks quickly, are often motivated to dig deeper into a subject, and are prone to boredom if not sufficiently challenged. The Talents Unlimited approach to education was created by Dr. Calvin Taylor, who researched the thinking skills people need to be successful in the world of work. and What might happen if…?

Students 319

Students Learning Communication Discussions 319