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Balance Instruction and Feedback with Blended Learning

Catlin Tucker

Most teachers dedicate significant time and energy to their instructor role, explaining complex concepts and processes and modeling specific strategies and skills. When teachers build time into class to provide feedback, they better understand where each student is in their journey toward mastering skills and understanding concepts.

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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. What are their needs and preferences?

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Why Instructional Design Must Focus on Learning Outcomes, Not Learning Activities

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Students expect to come to school to learn and to be challenged (although they may never tell us that). If we want such activities to produce genuine student growth, instructional design must focus on learning outcomes as opposed to the activity itself. Nonetheless, students also want to enjoy learning.

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5 strategies to close the critical thinking gap

eSchool News

Key points: Critical thinking should not be separate from and on top of what teachers are doing in the classroom How to help students build critical success skills 3 lessons on perseverance from Stoffel the honey badger For more news on durable skills, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Achievement discrepancies among U.S.

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A District, a Diagnostic and a Drive for AI Readiness

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In order to help make the framework informative and actionable, the district partnered with the ISTE research team in 2025 to develop a diagnostic assessment tool that measures student AI readiness across select skills outlined in the framework. The district confirmed that the two groups had similar demographics.

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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. We must teach students how to set goals, monitor and track their progress, and reflect on their learning. We must explicitly teach these skills and give students time in class to practice them. 1 Articulate Your WHY and Revisit It Daily.

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A 4-step approach to leveraging technology in instruction

eSchool News

However, we need to first start with the why of technology to truly address learning outcomes for all students. Technology needs to be evaluated and chosen for its ability to engage students in meaningful and productive ways within a culture of accelerated learning. 4 Steps to Integrating Technology with Purpose.