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Shifting from Time-consuming Teacher-led Workflows to Sustainable Student-led Workflows

Catlin Tucker

Teaching has always been a demanding profession, but this school year takes the cake! These traditional workflows do not position the students to be active agents or help them to develop into expert learners, who are resourceful, strategic, motivated, and self-aware.

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Combatting the Challenges of Whole Group Lessons with Blended Learning

Catlin Tucker

These models are flexible and able to transcend any single teaching and learning landscape. I hope that a close examination of this approach to designing and facilitating lessons will motivate teachers to explore alternative models that free them from the front of the room. Blended Learning Benefit #1: Student Agency.

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Partnership with LINCspring: Balance with Blended Learning

Catlin Tucker

In my book, Balance with Blended Learning , I invite teachers to reimagine teaching and learning by partnering with students. LINCspring then follows a powerful Reflect, Tinker, Grow process, designed to transform teaching practices. In Tinker , you’ll be given templates to design how you’ll implement the skill with students.

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How and When to Give Feedback

Catlin Tucker

Process feedback is vital in enhancing student learning by honing their metacognitive skills , guiding their efforts, boosting motivation, and fostering a growth mindset. By prioritizing effective feedback, educators do not just teach; they prepare students for a lifetime of learning and growth.

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Can We Improve Grading by Collaborating with Students?

Faculty Focus

Grades can perpetuate bias , inequalities, and injustice, reduce student motivation and willingness to challenge themselves , and add enormous administrative burdens. But there is literature on how to adapt the grading process to avoid the drawbacks above, and improve student motivation and engagement, as well as instructor satisfaction.

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One Step at a Time: A Traditional School’s Journey Into Personalized Learning

Edsurge

Key to making this model work is student motivation, and an internal drive for students to take more ownership of their work. Fostering autonomy and responsibility can lead to significant growth in students’ academic and metacognitive skills.

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ChatGPT: A Must-See Before the Semester Begins

Faculty Focus

The Facebook teaching page for my university has taken off on the topic, so I took a deep dive into what it can do. Nothing needs to be modified in the courses I teach; ChatGPT will not impact my instruction, but I’m glad I can converse about it.” And then I met ChatGPT. References: Alby, C. 2022, December 21).