Catlin Tucker

JUNE 5, 2017

being a student in a student-centered classroom is hard & some kids just don't want to work that hard Click To Tweet I teach 9th and 10th grade, so my students have been in school for 10 years before they walk through my classroom door. However, the truth is that.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2024

The situation is made even more challenging by the lack of suitable feedback mechanisms to help teachers understand who is struggling in class and to help them quickly find the root cause of the student’s challenges. The seventh and final way AI will impact classroom teaching is perhaps the most important.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 29, 2025

Key points: Technology works in service of teaching, not the other way around Teaching ethical edtech for future innovators Leveraging edtech to help students, teachers stay connected through illness For more news on AI, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Artificial intelligence brings opportunities and questions to classrooms worldwide.

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Teaching Ethics Education Teaching Methods 328

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Rubrics identify specific criteria relevant to the assignment, along with corresponding levels of performance that allow for more precise grading. Using rubrics helps teachers stay focused during the grading process and ensures that grading is objective, consistent, and fair. How does using rubrics benefit students?

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Fairness Assignments Feedback Evaluation 545

eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2025

Key points: AI’s instant feedback may help students from feeling lost during instruction Most teachers agree AI is a time-saver With AI coaching, a math platform helps students tackle tough concepts For more news on AI and instruction, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub This press release originally appeared online.

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Math Participation Feedback High School 257

eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

CoderZ, an award-winning, cloud-based robotics and STEM platform, is helping educators introduce computer science in elementary and early middle school with its new Code Farm coding and robotics course for grades four through six. CoderZ believes STEM education is essential for the future and should be universally available to all kids.

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Grades STEM Ethics Middle School 294

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

York found that TeachFX listened to her very carefully, and generated a detailed feedback report on her specific teaching style. I rarely ever get feedback on my teaching style. And the data usually boils down to student grades,” York explains. Teaching is hard. TeachFX is easy to use, York says.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

IXL covers all the areas needed to teach language arts, containing more than 2,400 skills spanning reading comprehension, grammar, vocabulary and more. It guides students from simple to complex skills, adapting to individual student needs and offering explicit instruction with real-time feedback.

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Secondary Education Grades Art Languages 258

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 9, 2024

I didn’t think PDF annotation grading tools would work, not even a little but, so when my colleague, George, introduced them in his online history class, I watched amazed at how seamlessly George could highlight key points, strike through errors, and add personalized feedback on student assignments. x Interested? x Interested?

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Assignments Grades Feedback Evaluation 167

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

It takes time to articulate what each level looks like; however, the benefit of this approach is that you do not need to write clarifying feedback. reduces the time teachers spend grading because they simply mark the language on the rubric and do not have to write additional feedback to justify a score.

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Blended Learning Essay Feedback Writing 520

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 30, 2017

I want to provide my students with meaningful feedback, a live audience, and a fresh perspective. Secondary teachers are juggling so many students that it’s challenging to provide meaningful and timely feedback all by ourselves. I asked if it was okay for me to pause their rehearsal and give them real-time feedback.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

It’s exciting to see so many teachers trying this blended learning model and creating opportunities for small group instruction, real-time feedback, collaboration, and differentiated learning. Students can take FOREVER to transition from station to station, so I always recommend explicitly teaching them how to transition.

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Teachers Feedback Blended Learning Grades 418

Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2023

With the increased availability of AI tools in classrooms accelerated by the pandemic and showing no signs of a slowdown, teaching has become yet another field in which professional work is shared with tools like AI. We wondered about the role of AI in one specific teaching practice: assessing student learning.

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Grades Essay Teachers Feedback 175

eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2025

For me, it took authentic practice and constant feedback from experienced birders. And its changed the way I look at my early days of teaching. For most teachers, student teaching is their most valuable preparatory experience , and a strong program gives them armor against burnout. How can anyone learn this?

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Classroom Management Coaching Feedback Skills 183

eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2025

We asked educators to share their views about teaching and learning in 2025 (find industry predictions for 2025 here ). Ultimately, the NGSS will not only elevate science education but also foster a more holistic, engaging, and dynamic approach to teaching and learning across disciplines.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

The development of Discovery Educations newest content is based on feedback from the companys school-based partners and makes teaching and learning even more relevant, interesting, and personalized for users of Discovery Education products. The Superpower of Story: A Virtual Field Trip to Warner Bros.

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Laboratory Social Studies Education Middle School 197

eSchool News

MAY 20, 2025

a motivational reading program designed for third graders–but easily adaptable for other grades as well. It provides immediate feedback and fosters a sense of community and achievement, all while giving students autonomy in their reading choices. Why it works One-Two-Three-Read! blends extrinsic rewards with intrinsic motivation.

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Motivation Reading Achievement Feedback 174

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In this new phase of collaboration, educators, and students in grades 7-12 across PPS will receive access to Discovery Education’s Pivot Interactives service. Pivot Interactives, which joined the Discovery Education family of solutions in 2022, makes teaching science with active learning and scientific phenomena engaging and easy.

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Grades Art Education Schools 258

Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

And the way the grading system in education works has long bothered him. That became clear a few years ago, when a particularly bright student in a calculus class Talbert was teaching bombed the first exam. After that, this professor vowed never to use traditional grades on tests again. dissertation defenses we have now.

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Grades Exams Feedback Testing 194

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

My work focuses on supporting leaders, coaches, and teachers in transitioning from traditional teaching practices to blended learning. Teachers can use a weekly feedback from to streamline feedback and make this practice a sustainable part of each week. Invite input by regularly collecting freedback from your students.

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Blended Learning Feedback Coaching Achievement 506

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 10, 2022

Teaching has always been a demanding profession, but this school year takes the cake! Teachers are navigating substitute teacher shortages, COVID protocols, and record numbers of absent students in addition to the normal demands of this job. It makes sense why so many educators are feeling mentally, emotionally, and physically exhausted.

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Blended Learning Metacognitive Skills Teachers Feedback 465

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 28, 2020

I want students to understand that their grades are a reflection of their skills, and they are capable of improving those skills at any time. I want students to know that their teachers are there to support them as they work because learning is a process and everyone needs feedback and help to improve. It is exhausting.

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Blended Learning Feedback Learning Communication 343

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Often these all-staff training sessions present strategies and models generally, but they do not support individual teachers in adapting these strategies and models for their specific grade level, subject area, or student population. Real-time coaching also presents coaches with an opportunity to provide feedback on the lesson.

Blended Learning 539

Blended Learning Coaching Learning Feedback 539

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 16, 2021

Teachers are freed from orchestrating a lesson and able to conference with learners about their progress, provide feedback on work in progress, or conduct side-by-side assessments. Conferencing about student progress Pulling students for real-time feedback sessions Conducting side-by-side assessments. Designing Choice Boards.

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Blended Learning Feedback Activities Universal Design 546

eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2024

Mystery Writing engages students in grades K-5 with “wow!” Featuring no prep, open-and-go lessons, Mystery Writing helps multi-subject elementary educators quickly and easily provide students with differentiated lessons that explicitly teach the writing process.

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Writing Feedback Schools Science 312

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Teachers juggling the concurrent classroom with some students physically attending class and others joining remotely via video conferencing are trying to balance the demands of teaching in two learning landscapes simultaneously. Begin class with a review activity, writing prompt, feedback form, quick quiz, or formative assessment.

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Blended Learning Coaching Feedback Discussions 546

Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2024

As more instructors experiment with using generative AI to make teaching materials, an important question bubbles up. When Marc Watkins heads back into the classroom this fall to teach a digital media studies course, he plans to make clear to students how he’s now using AI behind the scenes in preparing for classes.

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Teaching Education Ethics Instructors 217

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Typically, information presented to students is either qualitative or too broad, such as during parent-teacher conferences or through course grades. Typically, information presented to students is either qualitative or too broad, such as during parent-teacher conferences or through course grades.

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Multiple Choice Questions Feedback Students History 277

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 14, 2021

The PLCs are composed of teachers who teach similar grade levels and/or subject areas. Teachers in one subject area, at one grade level, or teaching in one community are likely to face unique challenges and have different interests. What is challenging about their teaching assignments? Looking for a summer read?

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Teachers Blended Learning Learning Evaluation 425

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The reality is that writing support complements classroom instruction and is beneficial for all writers, no matter their grades or the quality of their writing. Tutoring practices that include non-evaluative feedback and mindful approaches support writers’ growth holistically. I listen to writers’ voices and goals; I’m their audience.

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Evaluation Feedback Writing Languages 119

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 11, 2018

I regularly work with teachers who like the idea of trying new teaching strategies, blended learning models, and technology tools, but they don’t have the time or energy to experiment. After hours of grading and providing thoughtful feedback, there is little incentive for students to revise or improve that piece of writing.

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Blended Learning Learning Students Feedback 419

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

AI's ability to provide instantaneous, tailored feedback can revolutionize how educators evaluate and enhance academic performance. This article features HP Teaching Fellows Sebastian Basualto and Samira Parhizkar in their journey with AI integration. I have experienced the positive impact of AI-driven tools on personalized learning.

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Student Engagement Ethics Teaching Education 211

Catlin Tucker

MAY 4, 2024

Jenn is a first-grade teacher at Desert Sands Unified School District. In addition to teaching, Jennifer serves on the Board of Directors for CUE. They are designed to combine educational technology with specific teaching protocols that promote active learning, student engagement, and collaboration in the classroom.

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Writing Feedback Learning Spaces Activities 381

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 24, 2020

As I support teachers struggling to navigate the demands of the concurrent classroom, I find myself continually returning to the station rotation model as a strategy to design and facilitate learning for this challenging teaching assignment. This where I see the station rotation model being particularly useful for all grade levels.

Attention 546

Attention Blended Learning Activities Feedback 546

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Others are teaching entirely online. And a growing number of teachers who began the year online are now shifting to the concurrent classroom where they are juggling the demands of teaching students both in class and online simultaneously.

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Learning Assignments Universal Design Feedback 546

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The best teaching had to do with inquiry, with higher-level thinking, with student-centered project-based learning. When I taught ninth grade Global History to an integrated co-teaching, or ICT , class last year, I used explicit instruction in ways I had not done before. They needed modeling, practice, and feedback.

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Students History Feedback Physical Education 318

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 12, 2019

We can see beyond the daily challenges associated with teaching and remember why we chose to pursue a career in education. Make a visual reminder of why you teach and post it somewhere in your classroom where you can see it each morning. 4 Teach Students to How to Think About Their Learning. What are you grading and why ?

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Metacognitive Skills Schools Blended Learning Evaluation 366