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Universal Design for Learning and Blended Learning: Engagement

Catlin Tucker

Engagement Active involvement in learning that is relevant, valuable, and interesting Representation Access to multiple ways to experience or receive information Action and Expression Set goals, monitor and track progress toward goals, engage in metacognitive skill-building through self-assessment and demonstrate knowledge in a variety of ways.

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4 Strategies Designed to Drive Metacognitive Thinking

Catlin Tucker

Click To Tweet Too often students receive information, receive instructions, receive objectives, and receive grades without ever being asked to think about learning and the development of discrete skills. I believe that is a problem.

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5 strategies to close the critical thinking gap

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Teaching students how to activate critical thinking and metacognition will enable them to learn more efficiently and effectively. Fortunately, that can be done within the context of the existing curriculum. But you don’t have to upend your entire curriculum or implement a complicated model to make learning more active.

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5 ways educators can shrink the critical thinking gap

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Teaching students how to activate critical thinking and metacognition will enable them to learn more efficiently and effectively. Fortunately, that can be done within the context of the existing curriculum. But you dont have to upend your entire curriculum or implement a complicated model to make learning more active.

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Make Your “Summer Resolutions” a Reality This School Year

Catlin Tucker

As another school year approaches, teachers are scrambling to set up classrooms, make photocopies of syllabi, attend mandatory meetings, and prepare their curriculum. It is tempting to dive right into the curriculum given how much we have to cover in a year. 4 Strategies Designed to Drive Metacognitive Thinking. #5

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2024: The year of generative AI

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Here’s a non-comprehensive overview: Text generation : From drafting lesson plans to creating formative assessments, Gen AI can produce a wide range of written content and aid educators in curriculum development. This reflective practice helps students internalize their learning and develop metacognitive skills.

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How to use alternative assessments in the classroom

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They also support student construction of meaning as well as an opportunity to apply metacognition skills. Journals give insight into the process of learning and can help you identify where in the process there may be a break in understanding. Here’s a sample Reflection Journal from the PBL unit, State of Sustainability.