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Self-Regulation in Blended Learning Environments

Catlin Tucker

communication, collaboration, feedback) Cues for reflection Increased opportunities to think deeply about their work and reflect on their experiences Cues for calibration Provide cues to encourage students to define the task, set goals, select strategies, and engage in metacognitive skill building. Zimmerman, B.

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Universal Design for Learning and Blended Learning: Engagement

Catlin Tucker

The UDL framework helps educators think about and design learning experiences that allow all students to be successful. Students need to get comfortable thinking about their learning and evaluating the development of specific skills. Engagement. Sustaining Effort and Persistence.

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5 ways educators can shrink the critical thinking gap

eSchool News

Growing evidence points to the role of critical thinking in educational achievement. Students need to activate higher-order thinking skills and metacognition to effectively master and retain new content knowledge, synthesize it with prior knowledge, and apply it to new scenarios and domains. .”

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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. FlipGrid is one of those free tools in education that can be used for just about anything! I believe that is a problem.

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Shifting from Time-consuming Teacher-led Workflows to Sustainable Student-led Workflows

Catlin Tucker

It makes sense why so many educators are feeling mentally, emotionally, and physically exhausted. Too many of the workflows in education are teacher-centered, ineffective, and unsustainable. Yet, the last two years have highlighted how crucial school is for students and families.

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5 strategies to close the critical thinking gap

eSchool News

Growing evidence points to the role of critical thinking in educational achievement. Students need to activate higher-order thinking skills and metacognition to effectively master and retain new content knowledge, synthesize it with prior knowledge, and apply it to new scenarios and domains. .”

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Partnership with LINCspring: Balance with Blended Learning

Catlin Tucker

As I’ve worked with educators all over the country, I’ve heard countless anecdotes of book study groups where people have come together to explore ideas and support one another to implement the strategies in the classroom.