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Teacher Engagement Part I: Understanging Cognitive Engagement in Blended Learning Environments

Catlin Tucker

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.

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5 strategies to close the critical thinking gap

eSchool News

Most academic interventions focus on core knowledge and basic skills: Let’s practice two-digit addition. Learn these vocabulary words. These kinds of exercises can help students make marginal gains in reading, math, and general content knowledge, but they don’t address the root of the problem: learning how to think and how to learn.

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Make Your “Summer Resolutions” a Reality This School Year

Catlin Tucker

The summer break gives us time to recharge and re-evaluate why we do this challenging work. Do your grades evaluate knowledge, skills, compliance? Do you feel the time you invest in grading results in improved learning outcomes for students? 1 Articulate Your WHY and Revisit It Daily. What is our purpose?

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5 ways educators can shrink the critical thinking gap

eSchool News

Most academic interventions focus on core knowledge and basic skills: Lets practice two-digit addition. Learn these vocabulary words. These kinds of exercises can help students make marginal gains in reading, math, and general content knowledge, but they dont address the root of the problem: learning how to think and how to learn.

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The four promises of school: Building a future-focused, student-centered learning environment

eSchool News

Our schools must not only impart knowledge to our students but also equip them with the creativity, empathy, and curiosity required to walk into an unpredictable, yet promising, future with unwavering confidence. Educators who understand their students can tailor their teaching to each individual’s learning style to accelerate academic gains.

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To boost teacher morale, reimagine the teacher role

eSchool News

Today, in any given classroom, students arrive with varying degrees of knowledge and skill. Team outcomes Districts need flexibility to create team-based accountability, where teachers are held accountable for team outcomes. At present, 30 states include student growth as one measure in teacher evaluation.

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5 critical considerations for CBE and CBL implementation

eSchool News

How do we get from educational “business as usual” to cultural changes, even transformation, that make learning central? Stakeholders who determine the value to credentials and competencies are more concerned with competency-based learning (CBL), which is a broader concept than CBE. These are the fundamentals of a CBL foundation.