Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2024

Unlike summative assessment, which typically occurs at the end of a learning cycle to evaluate students’ overall progress toward the unit’s desired results, formative assessment is ongoing and designed to inform instruction, indicate areas where additional differentiation is needed, and guide learning. Check for understanding.

Feedback 431

Feedback Quizzes Coaching Discussions 431

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 30, 2016

Allowing students to research, discuss, and share their findings takes time. Yet, if we want students to develop these crucial life skills–finding and evaluating information, communicating and collaborating with peers–they need time. They cannot feel they are being hurried through the process of learning.

Teachers 420

Teachers Evaluation Lecturing Blended Learning 420

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 23, 2022

When students reach a “teacher time” block on their playlist, they meet with the teacher to receive feedback on their work and discuss their progress on the playlist. Evaluating the impact of differentiated instruction on literacy and reading in mixed ability classrooms: Quality and equity dimensions of education effectiveness.

Blended Learning 498

Blended Learning Feedback Learning Instructors 498

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Understanding what teachers find cognitively engaging in their work can help them 1) evaluate where they are investing their time and energy resources, 2) reflect on whether those tasks are energizing or draining, and 3) make adjustments in their approach to workflows that they find mentally draining.

Blended Learning 535

Blended Learning Teachers Learning Grades 535

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 1, 2019

NewseumED is committed to helping students “learn how to authenticate, analyze and evaluate information from a variety of sources” and supporting teachers in putting “current events in historical context through standards-aligned lesson plans, videos, primary sources, virtual classes, and programs.”

Evaluation 311

Evaluation Participation Discussions Skills 311

eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Concerns about academic dishonesty, loss of critical thinking skills, and inappropriate content creation have sparked discussions about banning AI tools like ChatGPT, Grammarly, and others. Educators can guide students to interrogate the reliability of AI outputs and discuss the ethical implications of biased algorithms.

Ethics 331

Ethics Critical Thinking Essay Students 331

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 17, 2022

Think about and evaluate the consequences of a particular choice or decision. To help cultivate responsible decision-making in classrooms, educators should consider the following questions: How can I help students evaluate situations to identify the potential benefits and consequences of different decisions?

Learning 370

Learning Syllabus Evaluation Discussions 370

eSchool News

MARCH 18, 2020

Once you find the video you want to use, you can use the TED-Ed Lessons editor to add questions, discussion prompts, and additional resources. So how can we better evaluate risk? The TED-Ed platform is especially cool because educators can build lessons around any TED-Ed Original, TED Talk, or YouTube video.

Evaluation 330

Evaluation Attention Discussions Questions 330

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Media literacy empowers students to critically evaluate sources, assess the intent behind content, and engage with diverse perspectives. Numerous applications and platforms can facilitate engaged learning and critical thinking , helping students consume information and analyze, evaluate, and create content responsibly.

Skills 306

Skills Ethics Critical Thinking Evaluation 306

eSchool News

JULY 23, 2020

And the letter-grade system that schools have been using to evaluate student learning for generations could be supplanted by a mastery-based grading system that gives stakeholders much more insight into what students know. Rethinking the purpose of grades.

Grades 343

Grades Evaluation Discussions Skills 343

Faculty Focus

APRIL 1, 2025

Based on the focus, peer observations can be classified into two models: formative-developmental and summative-evaluative. In our discussion, we will focus on formative -developmental observations because we are interested in practices that help in the improvement of teaching practices in educational institutions.

Evaluation 98

Evaluation Teaching Teaching Methods Faculty Development 98

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Students need to get comfortable thinking about their learning and evaluating the development of specific skills. As pictured in the image below, stations can be used to engage students in small group discussions (face-to-face or online) and encourage collaboration by presenting the group with a shared task or challenge.

Universal Design 545

Universal Design Blended Learning Metacognitive Skills Learning 545

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The feedback is listed in three easy-to-read columns, which helps make even complex discussions easy to digest. Plus Delta is a formative evaluation model that prompts individuals to assess what went well with an event or experience and what could be improved. Conceptboard’s template is just as straightforward as the evaluation model.

Teachers 331

Teachers Feedback Evaluation Intelligence 331

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

One way to know you’ve got a great problem-solving task is that it creates rich discussion. to spur deeper discussion about the puzzle in front of them. What that means in math class is that you need a task that’s intriguing enough for students to build their discussions around. or “What do you wonder?”

Math 306

Math Game-Based Learning Gamification STEM 306

eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

We must transfer the responsibility of evaluating how much of the work is original from the teacher to the student , and we must explicitly teach students how to take on that responsibility. Despite many efforts , there will never be a tool that can evaluate how much of an assignment was influenced by AI. The answer: we ask them.

Essay 337

Essay Plagiarism Assignments Learning 337

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The evolving needs of the IT workforce are constantly discussed–even people who are far from it understand the constantly growing needs for computer science. Because there are no uniform requirements, it is very difficult to adequately evaluate students. Of course, it is difficult to evaluate them equally. And yet, U.S.

Science 317

Science Education Evaluation High School 317

Faculty Focus

APRIL 1, 2025

Based on the focus, peer observations can be classified into two models: formative-developmental and summative-evaluative. In our discussion, we will focus on formative -developmental observations because we are interested in practices that help in the improvement of teaching practices in educational institutions.

Evaluation 93

Evaluation Teaching Teaching Methods Faculty Development 93

eSchool News

MAY 20, 2024

The Sift weekly newsletter delivers relevant media news and recent examples of misinformation, along with prompts and tips for classroom discussions and activities. Civic Online Reasoning focuses on the idea that students are confused about how to evaluate online information–in fact, most people are.

Critical Thinking 327

Critical Thinking Students Quizzes Evaluation 327

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 6, 2020

If the routines currently in place isolate learners or create distance between the teacher and students, then we need to re-evaluate them. If teachers want to start the day with a quick check-in, I recommend presenting a question for pairs to discuss in a two-minute talk format. 1 The Whole Group Welcome.

Coaching 453

Coaching Blended Learning Activities Questions 453

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 18, 2023

Students think about the answer individually, discuss it with a partner, and then share their responses with the class. Active Note-Taking : Instead of passively taking notes, students can be encouraged to write questions, make connections to other content, and note any confusing points for later discussion.

Lecturing 433

Lecturing Knowledge Assignments Writing 433

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 23, 2024

Example: Two Teacher-Led Stations – One Differentiated, One Guided Reading and Discussion Reading Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.2 The teacher uses guided reading strategies, asking questions that help students focus on basic elements like characters and setting before discussing the moral.

Teaching 395

Teaching Writing Essay Discussions 395

eSchool News

MARCH 27, 2024

Help is coming, but not necessarily in the ideal way: with ESSER funding running out , districts are re-evaluating the impact and scope of edtech solutions. Evaluating the impact of edtech solutions is a logical thing to do. District leaders need to regularly evaluate who is using the solutions they’re investing in.

Evaluation 286

Evaluation Feedback Students Achievement 286

eSchool News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Teachers submit proposals for evaluation, which are assessed for compliance with data privacy policies before pilot implementation. He discusses data protection measures, including data purging and storage practices. However, it also poses challenges related to data privacy and accessibility.

Accessibility 321

Accessibility Schools Testing Evaluation 321

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 15, 2023

Challenge: Discuss any difficulties they faced during the creation process. Extend: Discuss how rules or strategies might change if the game were played in a different environment (e.g., Extend: Discuss how the song might sound different with different instruments or if played in a different style.

Metacognitive Skills 334

Metacognitive Skills Discussions Art Math 334

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2025

Kris Astle, Education Strategist for SMART Technologies, discusses how industry self-governance, third-party organizations, and increased vendor responsibility might fill these gaps, while emphasizing the importance of research-backed design and implementation to ensure effective technology deployment in classrooms nationwide.

Evaluation 252

Evaluation Educational Technologies Discussions Technology 252

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Miscellaneous In addition to the specific areas discussed above, state tests are entangled with a host of broader concerns. This shift towards a portfolio-based assessment not only aligns with modern pedagogy but also ensures a more equitable evaluation of student achievement, regardless of their background or circumstances.

Testing 276

Testing Critical Thinking Evaluation Essay 276

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

In social studies , students can interpret historical or demographic data, question sources, and discuss how data is used to shape policy. In other words, theyre not just passive consumers of information, theyre critical thinkers.

Ethics 275

Ethics Education Culture Social Studies 275

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 11, 2019

Pair the video content with an activity that encourages students to think about, analyze, or evaluate the information. Pair the video in an online discussion using Google Classroom or Schoology. Teachers can: Use a tool like Edpuzzle to create a lesson around the video with short answer and multiple choice questions.

Multiple Choice Questions 420

Multiple Choice Questions Lecturing Blended Learning Evaluation 420

eSchool News

MAY 29, 2024

Evaluate your communication channels. Start with an open discussion with your district leadership team about best practices in your school community. If yours does, we recommend attending committee meetings to ensure communications are part of the discussion.

Communication 299

Communication Schools Evaluation English 299

eSchool News

JUNE 4, 2024

Building in time for debate and discussion and collaborative learning activities are simple ways to make learning more active and engaging. That means asking questions that go beyond basic knowledge and comprehension to require higher-order thinking skills such as application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.

Critical Thinking 337

Critical Thinking Metacognitive Skills Knowledge Achievement 337

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2023

million educators will be able to quickly and easily evaluate a submission for the presence of AI-generated text and provide feedback to students in their current Turnitin workflows. Over 10,700 institutions and more than 2.1

Writing 293

Writing Academic Integrity Education Feedback 293

Faculty Focus

JUNE 1, 2025

In my more recent students evaluations, students say they are less stressed, they are more motivated, and they understand assignment expectations at the beginning of the semester. In evaluations, students say they are less stressed, they are more motivated, and they understand assignment expectations better.

Grades 70

Grades Evaluation Assignments Instructors 70

eSchool News

JULY 17, 2024

Bloom’s Taxonomy: Enhancing learning through cultural relevance Bloom’s Taxonomy offers a framework for educational objectives, emphasizing higher-order thinking skills such as analyzing, evaluating, and creating. Include texts, examples, and discussions that honor various cultural perspectives. Takeaways for educators 1.

Learning Spaces 306

Learning Spaces Culture Motivation Learning 306

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

EdReports.org is an independent nonprofit that evaluates instructional materials for quality and standards alignment. The EdReports.org review process is rigorous, and many other curriculum solutions do not pass the first and second gateways and are therefore not evaluated for the third.

Middle School 268

Middle School Middle School Math Intelligence 268

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Students and educators alike engage in information literacy, acquiring the ability to critically evaluate online information, conduct research, and discern credible sources. Proficiency in digital tools enhances academic performance, enabling efficient research and information evaluation.

Ethics 256

Ethics Students Evaluation Communication 256

eSchool News

APRIL 15, 2024

Video has provided our leadership an opportunity to calibrate their coaching methods and evaluations by, for example, sharing a video and discussing how they would each score the teaching in it. It creates a positive environment that is more focused on coaching than evaluation.

Coaching 319

Coaching Teachers Achievement Evaluation 319

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Students analyze, evaluate, and critique the technology’s answers in order to build strong information literacy skills. Such an approach also provides the opportunity for educators to discuss and highlight the ways AI tools provide inaccurate information.

Plagiarism 330

Plagiarism Education Assignments Essay 330