Catlin Tucker

APRIL 11, 2021

I fear schools will revert to what is comfortable and what aligns with existing mental models instead of questioning the status quo, taking inventory of the lessons learned this year, and paving a new path forward. The Power of Mental Models. Teacher training programs likely reinforced those mental models.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Next emerged a flood of time-saving tools for teachers. Teaching what’s timeless: Power skills and mental models The solution lies in embracing the timeless. This “meta-knowledge” is encapsulated by the set of understandings called Mental Models. AI’s presence in education is undeniable.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2018

But new ways of teaching like station rotation and fluid-schedule flex models can hit a snag when they run up against the familiar one-teacher-one-classroom setup. Staffing models varied, but most schools featured in the report used a variety of new but related roles. Yet the authors found challenges as well.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2019

Instead of relying on textbooks and teacher direction, these students had to think critically about unfolding events, collaborate with peers and adults, and make creative use of digital tools to communicate their ideas. Heather Wolpert-Gawron offers a good role-model. The more concrete, the better.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2016

These types of tools—many of which mirror popular consumer technologies—are a natural extension of the technology students and teachers use outside of the classroom. professional learning products which provide content and support for teachers versus professional development systems which districts can use to support teachers.

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Edsurge

JULY 19, 2023

As we’ve reported in the past, some teachers have clearly expressed that tech tools should support and not replace their expertise. Holding the Door Open for Young Latinos Cindy Noriega is a third-year mathematics and computer science teacher in the Los Angeles area. Meanwhile, changing demographics of students in U.S.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

After serving as a teacher, a principal and, currently, the director of technology and innovation at University City School District outside of greater St. Oftentimes a maintenance crew will install an interactive display, and it will become the de facto center of the classroom and the teacher will stand next to it for way too long.

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