Catlin Tucker

JUNE 14, 2021

This will be easier to do if school leaders harness the talent on their campuses and create systems that encourage teachers to learn with and from each other. School leaders provide dedicated time in the teachers’ schedules to meet each week. The PLCs are composed of teachers who teach similar grade levels and/or subject areas.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 13, 2023

Focus on Collective Teacher Efficacy. Professor John Hattie defines “collective teacher efficacy” as “the collective self-perception that teachers in a given school make an educational difference to their students over and above the educational impact of their homes and communities.”. Understand Learning Beliefs.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 17, 2022

How do teachers feel about their work? What factors cause teachers to feel fulfilled by this work? Emotional engagement encompasses a teachers’ feelings about, degree of dedication to, and emotional response to their work (Perera, Vosicka, Granziera & McIlveen, 2018; Klassen, Yerdelen & Durksen, 2013).

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eSchool News

APRIL 15, 2024

Key points: Video-based coaching offers insight on teacher practices and makes feedback more effective I’m a first-year teacher. A group of 350 4th-, 5th-, and 6th-grade teachers were split into groups. To get teachers comfortable with recording themselves, we put them in control of their own videos.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2022

One of the most common at the moment is mitigating the negative impacts of teacher shortages. Therefore, it’s important to examine the elements that affect teacher retention. It’s no wonder, then, that establishing methods to prioritize teacher well-being can help your school retain talent. Providing Resources.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Key points: Children cannot focus on learning until they feel safe Simple steps to navigate difficult classroom discussions How students are managing back-to-school-stress For more news on student mental health, visit eSN’s SEL & Well-Being hub Mean girls : These two words perfectly described my fourth period speech class.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 9, 2020

In this episode of The Balance , I talk with Dr. Shaun Woodly, who is a decorated K-12 teacher, university professor, author, and speaker. We both entered the profession with specific ideas about what it meant to be a teacher and what learning was supposed to look like. Woodly and I chat about our early years in the classroom.

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eSchool News

JULY 28, 2023

To keep up with these changes, administrators need to support teachers in using technology in the classroom. Following are three ways administrators can help teachers become successful with technology in the classroom and help student engagement. Allow teachers to try–and fail. Encourage innovation.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2024

As the back-to-school season unfolded in New York, the city’s teachers set up their classrooms how they usually do: by putting up posters, reading through curriculums, sharpening pencils, and, for roughly a decade , charging Chromebooks. History and was embarrassingly eager to participate in class debates and discussions. newsletters.

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Edsurge

MAY 20, 2024

While thoughtful assessment design and implementation are necessary for student success, building a strong assessment culture in schools is often overlooked but equally important. ISTE is collaborating with the National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment (NCIEA) to explore the characteristics of a healthy assessment culture.

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eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2023

Poptential course packages boost student engagement by using a variety of pop culture media to illustrate concepts, including those taken from sitcoms, movies, animations, cartoons, late-night shows, and other sources. The curriculum is standards-based and developed by teachers. Click to tweet. the nonprofit behind Poptential.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

As a writer, my Indigenous culture shows up in my poetry. As a teacher, it filters through my relationships with students and into the curriculum I curate. The whole experience left me wondering: How do we honor the original teachers of this nation?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2024

When Salvador Quijada, a seventh and eighth grade math teacher at Philip’s Academy Charter School, thinks back on his own journey as a mathematician, he gives credit to one high school math teacher who pushed him to take on AP calculus. How and when did you decide to become a teacher? Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Teachers can leverage the power of thinking routines developed by Project Zero at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education to help students develop their metacognitive muscles. I See, Think, Me, We Thinking Routine The “See, Think, Me, We” thinking routine promotes deeper understanding and encourages discussion.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2023

Teachers can leverage the power of thinking routines developed by Project Zero at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education to help students develop their metacognitive muscles. Reading a Story: After reading a story with a surprise ending, the teacher could guide students to discuss how their predictions evolved as they read.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 16, 2020

In this episode, Jason and I talk about how to positively change the culture on school campuses, shift from pockets of innovation to innovation at scale, move from a focus on presenting to being present, and be compassionate with ourselves. Is building culture a priority on your campus? We also share our favorite binge-worthy shows!

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eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2022

Poptential , a free curriculum that infuses lessons with digital storytelling using pop culture references, also uses SpongeBob SquarePants. Poptential uses a variety of pop culture media to illustrate concepts, including those taken from sitcoms, movies, animations, cartoons, late-night shows, and other sources. About Certell, Inc.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

The answer I hear most from teachers is “no.” Teachers enter this profession determined to do it all – design and facilitate lessons, communicate with parents, monitor and track student progress, provide timely feedback, and grade everything. This unsustainable approach leaves teachers feeling tired and disillusioned.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Travis believes that by empowering learners to drive their learning we can start to create a new system that honors all learners and their cultures. If you are part of a professional learning community, the questions below are designed to facilitate a conversation–in person or online–about the issues discussed in this episode of The Balance.

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Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2024

You might think the discussions would involve shouting matches or verbal fireworks. But Futernick — a longtime educator who has served as an elementary school teacher, a teacher educator and a leader of a national school turnaround center — aims to keep the dialogues as civil and productive as possible. Often it didn’t go well.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 23, 2024

This shift has led to the growing adoption of co-teaching models, where general and special education teachers collaborate to meet the diverse needs of their students. Teacher 1: Provides targeted instruction tailored to each group’s needs, abilities, and skill levels.

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eSchool News

MARCH 25, 2025

We also teamed up with Leading Educators , a nonprofit organization that supports high-quality instruction, to transform professional learning for our teachers. This sense of purpose around a shared strategic goal has elevated our principals, teachers, and students alike. Here are three key lessons weve learned throughout this process.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Educators can access the free, on-demand “Lounge Talks” video series to hear about and learn effective strategies for a number of timely topics ranging from professional development to teacher wellness. Positive teacher well-being and school culture. Watch here.

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2025

True leadership involves not only encouraging teachers to reconnect with their purpose but also ensuring that they are seen, heard and supported, writes Ryan Burns, an instructional coach and adjunct professor in Warwick, Rhode Island, and a 2024-2025 fellow of the EdSurge Voices of Change Writing Fellowship.

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eSchool News

JULY 17, 2024

By honoring and embracing our students’ cultural backgrounds, we not only create a sense of belonging but also enhance their educational journey. When schools actively honor students’ cultures and identities, they fulfill these basic safety needs, allowing students to focus more fully on their academic and personal growth.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Across the nation, district equity discussions include how schools must examine current biases from bus stops and classroom materials to educator and staff expectations. This adds to a deficit-based mindset where the teachers are focused on fixing the students. Related content: How COVID put a spotlight on equity.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

Activity, context, and culture are central to this learning theory, which emphasizes the practical over the abstract. ” When learning happens in context, it reflects a time, place, and culture. When people tackle everyday challenges, they learn. Learning in context makes that learning more relevant and applicable to life.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

In the wake of this unrest and the political tensions, our teachers must be prepared to have some difficult conversations. To date we have trained over 1,200 educators, school staff and community stakeholders and continue to scale and expand our equity initiatives.

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Edsurge

MAY 5, 2023

“Her teacher quit last Friday. Just like that, she’s gone,” my friend said to me just a few weeks ago, devastated that her daughter’s second grade teacher — her favorite teacher — left before the school year ended. The parents are in an uproar, and the new teacher is a substitute who keeps sending home kindergarten math.”

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Edsurge

JANUARY 31, 2024

As the small group discussion portion of the PD session I was attending ended, an overwhelming feeling of relief came over me. While not every teacher from the mainland will have Asian and Pacific Islander students or work closely with Asian Americans from Hawaii, our experiences and perspectives are part of the American story.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 14, 2020

“We gained significant insight from teachers and school administrators this summer that helped us to understand their needs and the logistics of how best to deliver our Traveling Science Workshops within schools’ new COVID-19 protocols,” said Jill Foster, director of school and group programs. “We

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Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2024

In a recent book exploring the influence of generative AI on teacher education, two researchers, Punya Mishra and Marie K. But too often, in discussions around AI in education, we get stuck on the notion of cheating and miss out on more interesting questions: How can these new tools make us more creative?

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Edsurge

MAY 5, 2025

Real-World Math Problems Many of the terminated awards had something to do with teaching future elementary and middle school math teachers how to meet the needs of more than one type of student. A major aspect of this research was developed to understand existing deficits in how elementary and K-12 teachers engage with parents.

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eSchool News

MAY 13, 2024

With stress, anxiety, teacher retention rates, and curtailing the loss of learning gains, the ecosystem finds itself addressing compounding factors that are multi-dimensional. When taking into consideration the implications of education in the AC-Stage, much of the discussion has focused on innovation, excellence, and equity.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Charlotte, NC Discovery Education , the creators of indispensable K-12 learning solutions used in classrooms around the world, today announced an exciting new slate of standards-aligned educational content and instructional resources for Back-to-School 2025 that will inspire teachers and engage students.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 7, 2024

Because it’s often easier to picture how you might integrate a tool or strategy after seeing another educator do the same, here are some examples of how teachers are using digital tools in their own classrooms: McKenna Akane, a new STEM teacher in the Alberton School District in Montana, uses Bee-Bots.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 11, 2024

As a national nonprofit, our work builds partnerships between teachers and historically underserved families by facilitating ongoing communication and collaboration about learning.” Future Vision: Vidya expresses excitement about the potential for technology to further connect students, teachers, and families.

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