Metacognitive Skills Motivation Teachers 
Catlin Tucker
MAY 20, 2023
How can formative assessment data help students to develop their metacognitive skills? These informal assessments provide information to the teacher about students’ understanding of the material being covered and the skills being introduced. Traditionally, formative assessment has been used as a teacher tool.
Catlin Tucker
MARCH 8, 2021
Teachers are frustrated by what they perceive as a lack of focus, engagement, and motivation. I can empathize with their frustration, but I attribute these behaviors to underdeveloped self-regulation skills, especially in online and blended learning environments. ” “Students will only do the work if I grade it.”
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Catlin Tucker
JANUARY 10, 2022
Teachers are navigating substitute teacher shortages, COVID protocols, and record numbers of absent students in addition to the normal demands of this job. We need to retain high-quality teachers who enjoy this work and feel energized and fulfilled by it.
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.
Catlin Tucker
APRIL 22, 2020
In my book, Balance with Blended Learning , I invite teachers to reimagine teaching and learning by partnering with students. This partnership gives teachers more time and energy to innovate and personalize learning while providing students with the opportunity to actively drive their own growth.
Catlin Tucker
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
Part IV: Thinking About Thinking This is part four of a five-part series focused on using thinking routines to drive metacognitive skill building. To recap, metacognition is a cognitive ability that allows learners to consider their thought patterns, approaches to learning, and understanding of a topic or idea.
Catlin Tucker
APRIL 15, 2024
A teacher recently asked me whether students always need to attend every station in a rotation. ” Our classrooms are composed of diverse groups of students with different skills, abilities, preferences, language proficiencies, and academic needs. For example, a teacher might design a station rotation with six stations.
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