eSchool News

MAY 5, 2025

Having conducted well over a thousand observations of K-12 teachers over the last 15 years, I have noticed there is one piece of feedback I have given more than any other–and it involves a seemingly minor word change. Multiple times in any class period, teachers call on students to contribute to the lesson of the day.

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eSchool News

MAY 30, 2025

These systems dont just answer questions. Static knowledge bases Easy to search but often outdated or contextually off. Its about how systems make learners feel –and whether those systems help learners grow, question, and persist. What if we started thinking less about what AI can do and more about how it can relate ?

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 1, 2021

The more physical distance between the teacher and the learner, the more challenging it is to collect formative assessment data consistently. The aspect of teaching that is hard to replicate in the online environment is the teachers’ ability to collect informal data by merely listening and observing.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Teachers are facing ever-growing demands: providing high-quality lessons, attending to individual student needs, and managing administrative loads that stretch their time and energy to the limit. Despite their dedication, many teachers are at risk of leaving a profession they love simply because they are exhausted and unsupported.

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eSchool News

MARCH 19, 2025

Our rigorous curriculum is taught by Pennsylvania-certified teachers trained to provide virtual instruction in real time and is focused on providing all students the educational resources and out-of-classroom experiences they need to become successful, lifelong learners. There is also a free trial.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

I was a chemist, not a teacher. As I sat in the principals office interviewing for a teaching role at a school closer to my home than the factory where I conducted polymer research and development, I faced a tough question: Where do you see yourself in five years? Not teaching. Maybe exploring the world. He hired me anyway.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 3, 2021

UDL recognizes that every class comprises a wide range of learners with various needs, skills, experiences, knowledge, and interests. Every student, regardless of variability, deserves the best opportunity to develop their skills and knowledge regardless of the learning landscape. It was an exhausting and often frustrating experience.

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Universal Design Blended Learning Learning Motivation 545

Catlin Tucker

JULY 24, 2020

As teachers prepare for a new school year, many are brushing up on their video production skills. Teachers know there will be times when they will need to lean on videos to allow students to access information asynchronously. Video has several benefits in a blended or online course. This activity can happen in the classroom or online.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Today, in any given classroom, students arrive with varying degrees of knowledge and skill. Teachers are often unrealistically expected to meet the individual academic needs for each child all by themselves, with little support. Additionally, teachers don’t stay in the profession as long as they used to.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Teachers may want to explore using a choice board or hyperdoc format to present information in multiple modalities. For example, teachers can provide students with the option to read a digital text, listen to a podcast or audio recording, watch a video, or engage with an infographic/visual information on a topic. YourChoiceMedia.

Universal Design 546

Universal Design Blended Learning Learning Feedback 546

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Online discussions offer an avenue to connect students online and facilitate knowledge construction; however, many teachers are frustrated by a lack of student engagement online. Too often, a teacher’s questions in a video conferencing session are met with long silences. Facilitating Online Discussions.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2024

As the back-to-school season unfolded in New York, the city’s teachers set up their classrooms how they usually do: by putting up posters, reading through curriculums, sharpening pencils, and, for roughly a decade , charging Chromebooks. In these preteen years, I never understood why my parents questioned how much time I spent on my phone.

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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. A present–pause–discuss format allows the teacher to focus on introducing one concept or skill at a time.

Blended Learning 546

Blended Learning Coaching Feedback Discussions 546

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 18, 2023

However, I often hear the question, “Can I use the flipped classroom if I don’t assign homework?” To overcome these limitations, teachers can identify the instruction that they would present the same way for all students and create video instruction. Some teachers do not assign homework.

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eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2025

The Digital Education Council defines AI literacy as “the essential knowledge and skills needed to understand, interact with, and critically assess AI technologies. ” Organized around five dimensions of AI literacy, each dimension features three competency levels to define and characterize mastery.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Equity in Education ,” explored two major barriers teachers face when shifting from whole group, teacher-led, teacher-paced model to student-centered blended learning models. Increasing Demands on Teacher’s Time In today’s educational landscape, teachers face a daunting array of demands on their time.

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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 225

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Why should teachers use rubrics to assess student work? Using rubrics helps teachers stay focused during the grading process and ensures that grading is objective, consistent, and fair. Using rubrics helps teachers stay focused during the grading process and ensures that grading is objective, consistent, and fair.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 11, 2020

The tools teachers use to engage students online are indeed different. It is also true that engaging students in learning activities online will require (at least initially) that teachers onboard students to those technology tools and support them in learning how to navigate online tasks. Building Blocks of a Lesson.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

These are great questions! I have heard teachers use these terms interchangeably, yet there is a distinct difference between these the playlist model and choice boards. To create a personalized path, teachers need to understand where students are starting. So, let’s explore differences! That requires data.

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Blended Learning Coaching Feedback Knowledge 542

eSchool News

MAY 5, 2025

Key points: Creating a culture where all students see themselves as capable math thinkers starts with leaders Key questions that unleash powerful PLCs Ethical PD: Doing right by the teachers who do right by the world For more news on teachers PD, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub One of my first vivid memories of math is of timed tests.

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Edsurge

MAY 12, 2025

Its a question that high school and middle school math teachers have heard many times. Students more immediately see the relevance of courses that relate to careers of interest, particularly data science, which allows students to interrogate data with real-world questions, Henderson says. When would I ever use this?

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Math Motivation High School High School 180

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 27, 2025

In the 10 years since I chose a book called Make it Stick for a book study in the summer of 2015, I’ve been encouraging teachers to add more retrieval practice to their teaching. rapid retrieval: During a lecture, stop every 10 minutes or so to ask a question about a topic you’ve covered. ” Rivers explains.

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Multiple Choice Questions Teachers Writing Questions 77

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Teachers often focus on what students will learn during a lesson. ” This is a critical question that teachers should ask themselves as they design the parts of their lesson. In my previous post, I focused on strategies teachers can use before a lesson to assess prior knowledge.

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Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2024

In a recent book exploring the influence of generative AI on teacher education, two researchers, Punya Mishra and Marie K. Heath posed a question that I can’t seem to shake. What does it mean for learners to trade off the zone of proximal development for ease of access to the creation of knowledge?”

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Teachers Essay Writing Culture 218

eSchool News

JUNE 4, 2024

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.

Critical Thinking 337

Critical Thinking Metacognitive Skills Knowledge Achievement 337

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 21, 2021

I like to compare the teacher’s work designing learning experiences to the work of an architect. Over a series of three meetings, my architect asked me countless questions about what I wanted in a home and how I used the space. In much the same way, teachers must get to know their students. 1 Get To Know Your Students.

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Blended Learning Learning Lecturing Motivation 518

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 11, 2024

At a recent workshop, a teacher posed a compelling question about the effectiveness of small-group versus whole-group instruction. It’s common to discover that while some students possess a foundational understanding or the ability to apply specific skills, others might have minimal prior knowledge or struggle with application.

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Blended Learning Coaching Knowledge Writing 375

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 28, 2023

Designing for Deeper Learning The sign of deeper learning is the ability to transfer or apply knowledge and skills to new and novel contexts. However, to design for deeper learning, teachers must consider the intersection of cognitive, interpersonal, and intrapersonal domains. This includes social negotiation.

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Blended Learning Universal Design Learning Motivation 460

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

In the last two blogs, I have focused on strategies teachers can use to 1) assess prior knowledge before a lesson and 2) check for understanding during a lesson. I’ve suggested that teachers build mechanisms into their lessons to collect formative assessment data. What questions do they have about the work they did?

Learning 420

Learning Assignments Students Knowledge 420

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

” I remember questioning how effective those sessions would be at improving teaching and learning. Scrolling through Instagram or TikTok, I see endless videos of teachers sharing AI-powered tools. This knowledge is essential to effectively harness AI’s potential in a way that truly benefits our students.

Blended Learning 392

Blended Learning Knowledge Feedback Universal Design 392

eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

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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Critical Thinking Metacognitive Skills Education Knowledge 266

k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Her career spans roles as an elementary teacher, instructional coach, mentor, special education administrator, and elementary school principal. Dr. DiTullio was a National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) and is an esteemed member of both PDK International and the Pi Lambda Theta International Honor Society.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 11, 2021

By working the corporate world, I’ve seen the connections between what is taught in the classroom and how that knowledge is applied in the workplace. However, those individuals who question everything, refute the status quo, and take risks are often rewarded for their initiative.

Skills 363

Skills STEM Critical Thinking Students 363

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In our newest book, Shift Writing into the Classroom with UDL and Blended Learning , Dr. Katie Novak and I guide teachers in creating the time and space to support all parts of the writing process in the classroom. If there is only one pathway provided, students may question their ability to complete a writing task successfully.

Assignments 457

Assignments Writing Feedback Motivation 457

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 5, 2021

When I work with teachers shifting to blended learning, I strive to establish the WHY driving our work together. I want teachers to understand the purpose and value of the shift to blended learning. In training sessions, I ask teachers to think about why they use this model. Blended learning is not a reaction to a moment.

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Blended Learning Metacognitive Skills Learning Motivation 544

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Outside of their immediate family, a student will spend most of their life among a teacher and classmates. The good news is that teachers can help students navigate these awkward and frustrating moments by pointing them towards a positive resolution. Have one student answer the following five questions. Rude, Mean, or Bullying?

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