Catlin Tucker

JUNE 21, 2021

In an educational context, equity understands that different learners will need different inputs to reach a particular output. lecture, discussion, written responses), there are myriad barriers that may make it hard for students to access information and share their learning effectively. Identify and Remove Barriers.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

So then, why do so many educators lecture and click through PowerPoints for 30-,40-, or even 60-minutes at a time with no breaks or learning activities? Reflecting on my experiences as a student, I know how tough it is to pay attention during these longer lectures and wish instructors had a different way to deliver them.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2024

The education industry has witnessed a rapid evolution in recent years , marked by new ideas and emerging technologies. Here are five of the biggest education trends in 2024: 1. In 2024, this momentum will continue, bringing forth new edtech, innovative teaching approaches, and inspiring learning spaces.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 27, 2025

Key points: Chronic absenteeism leads to much higher dropout rates 5 ways school districts can create successful community partnerships Data gaps negatively impact academic progress and attendance For more on chronic absenteeism, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub The biggest problem in education is that kids arent showing up to school.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 26, 2024

On the 9th Day of Edtech, our story focuses on major K-12 education trends. The education industry has witnessed a rapid evolution in recent years , marked by new ideas and emerging technologies. Here are five of the biggest education trends in 2024: 1.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 14, 2020

Last night I had the opportunity to be a guest lecturer for students in the credential program at UC Riverside. As I was planning my presentation, I knew I wanted to engage the group attending my lecture. I even used it this morning when presenting a webinar on online learning for a large group of educators in Africa.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Let’s break down how these new technologies are working in practice and the ways they can support better educational outcomes. One noteworthy example is science education, specifically anatomy. This approach not only enhances engagement but also aligns with ethical considerations in education. Why is engagement important?

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Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2024

Tech giants Google, Microsoft and OpenAI have unintentionally assigned educators around the world major homework for the summer: Adjusting their assignments and teaching methods to adapt to a fresh batch of AI features that students will enter classrooms with in the fall.

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Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

At times, however, that stone may feel like a boulder, especially to research faculty who are used to delivering lectures and to whom the switch to activity-based learning may seem like a daunting and demanding venture into unfamiliar territory. 2023; Hsu & Goldsmith, 2021; Venus & Sharma, 2024). Two birds with one stone.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

So then, why do so many educators lecture and click through PowerPoints for 30-,40-, or even 60-minutes at a time with no breaks or learning activities? Reflecting on my experiences as a student, I know how tough it is to pay attention during these longer lectures and wish instructors had a different way to deliver them.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Here are a few specific predictions about what that could look like in 2024 for policymakers, schools and districts, educators, and publishers. Educators Educators, including teachers, specialists, and practitioners, have been an essential driving force in the movement to know more about the science of reading.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2020

Don’t tell anyone, but I think the COVID-19 crisis might have made me a better educator. I started off slow, but after a few misstarts and mid-lecture melt downs, using a variety of technology made me more effective and creative. Related content: 3 practices of teachers who toughed it out during COVID-19. Variety is the spice of life!

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eSchool News

MAY 1, 2025

With Googles Enterprise Device Licensing Agreement (EDLA) Certification and added functionality, the new 3-Series empowers professionals and educators to deliver dynamic and impactful content by providing cutting-edge tools that streamline management and elevate engagement.

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Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2022

Meta—the company formerly known as Facebook—is running a new TV ad showing a future in which college students slip on a lightweight VR headset to enter a lecture hall where a professor can toss 3D models of biological cells to students who can pull them apart to demonstrate some concept.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 23, 2020

lectures or mini-lessons), I would suggest recording a video and allowing students to self-pace through that video. Other teachers are meeting with their professional learning communities (PLCs) to discuss lesson design, book study texts or education podcasts, or simply share what is working as they move curriculum online.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

In the meantime, many educators—and even entire schools and districts—continued using outdated teaching methods or only engaged in phonics instruction with students in need of remediation. Being Lectured at Doesn’t Work. As many others have, I learned from my own experience teaching in the classroom that lecturing doesn’t work.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 16, 2023

EdSurge: What problems in education is ViewSonic hoping to address with the launch of UNIVERSE ? ViewSonic's Recommended Resources: Metaverse Education: What’s Next for Virtual Learning? There's a lecture mode in UNIVERSE. How else might this product bridge diversity, equality/equity and inclusion gaps in education?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 7, 2021

With no end to the pandemic in sight, virtual learning will continue into the spring semester — and likely become a permanent fixture in education. The evidence is clear: Virtual classrooms are failing huge populations of students and exacerbating inequalities.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 29, 2025

First, all students, regardless of their SES (socio-economic status) standing, showed significantly higher levels of retained learning than the control group which used the time-honored lectures, basic active learning techniques, and case approaches.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

It is increasingly clear that a key question we will all be answering in the coming school year will be: What should the role of technology be in K-12 education? Many educators are overwhelmed by the revolving door of products and lack the resources and guidance to use digital tools to address students’ needs.

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eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2023

DENVER– ( BUSINESS WIRE )–MindSpark Learning®, a nonprofit organization committed to elevating educators and being the direct intersection between education and industry, has launched its first Responsible Artificial Intelligence (RAI) course in a series. Educators need an understanding of what AI is and is not.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2020

Two months ago, nobody would have predicted that education at every level, from kindergarten through graduate programs, would either shut down or move online. Online education is fairly synonymous with asynchronous learning. Most teachers don’t have prior experience or professional development in teaching online courses effectively.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 18, 2023

As the landscape of education continues to evolve in response to global disruptions and digital advancements, blended learning models have surged in popularity. ” Challenges with Traditional Live Instruction Traditionally, educators disseminate information in real-time, relying on lectures or mini-lessons.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

And that makes sense–as systemic as some issues facing our education system are, every school, class, and student is unique. Instead of snuffing out the doom scroll at its source, educators should lean into it, learn, and apply takeaways to their curriculum. Is there a lesson in that?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

5, 2022 — BenQ , an internationally renowned provider of visual display solutions, is empowering K-12 and higher-ed educators and students with its new educational BenQ Board smart displays. Educators today need to be able to start their lessons from the classroom display as easily as they would any computer. Because it matters.

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eSchool News

JUNE 15, 2020

As educators start considering their options for the fall, the future is full of uncertainty. In Flipped Classroom setups, students learn at home via online coursework and video-recorded lectures, and teachers use class time for teacher-guided practice or projects.

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eSchool News

JULY 27, 2023

While the environment that grows children into students–and eventually young adults–has been changing, the education system has proved less dynamic. There are ways to embrace these changes as a means of benefit to a child’s education instead of a burden. Engagement is the name of the game here, and educators are losing.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Don’t tell anyone, but I think the COVID-19 crisis might have made me a better educator. I started off slow, but after a few misstarts and mid-lecture melt downs, using a variety of technology made me more effective and creative. Related content: 3 practices of teachers who toughed it out during COVID-19. Variety is the spice of life!

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2021

10 teachers hand-picked as part of Labster’s Teacher STEM Excellence Awards supporting the changemakers across the globe The Labster awards recognizes global changemakers in the education sector Winners have developed student-centered learning programs and applied creativity and innovation to teaching during a difficult year.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2024

If students are required to make clear when and how they’re using AI tools, should educators be too? Watkins is a lecturer of writing and rhetoric at the University of Mississippi and director of the university’s AI Summer Institute for Teachers of Writing, an optional program for faculty.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 12, 2024

Key points: With the right AI tools, teachers can enhance their classroom instruction Tracking AI in education Enhancing learning through AI and human educators For more on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Teaching is an uphill battle that grows harder and more exacting as the years roll by.

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eSchool News

MARCH 4, 2024

It has undeniably transformed the way educators engage students and deliver content. It has undeniably transformed the way educators engage students and deliver content. As an educator with 10 years of experience teaching in diverse settings in the United States and abroad, interactive maps have become a staple in my lessons.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 22, 2021

There are so many aspects of an architect’s job that serve as important reminders for us as educators about how to approach our design work. A lecture or mini-lesson followed by a worksheet or pencil and paper practice does not require much design work. Step #1 Get To Know The People You’re Designing For.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Instead of spending precious class time transferring information live for the whole group in the form of a lecture or mini-lesson, which presents myriad barriers (e.g., Students have 24/7 access to video instruction when teachers record lectures and mini-lessons, making them available online.

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Blended Learning Students Assignments Lecturing 467

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Since the pandemic, more instructors at schools and colleges appear to have embraced “flipped learning ,” the approach of asking students to watch lecture videos before class so that class time can be used for active learning. Then classroom time can be used to fix student misconceptions, with a mix of a short lecture and student activities.

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eSchool News

MARCH 28, 2024

As educators, our responsibility lies not only in disseminating knowledge but also in understanding and accommodating the diverse learning styles present among our students. The challenge for educators lies in recognizing and accommodating these diverse learning styles within a single classroom setting.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2023

SAN MARCOS, Texas — Live lecture classes are back at most colleges after COVID-19 disruptions, but student engagement often hasn’t returned to normal. To see what teaching is like on campus these days, I visited Texas State University in October and sat in on three large lecture classes in different subjects. I applaud you for that.

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