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Universal Design for Learning and Blended Learning: Engagement

Catlin Tucker

Instead of thinking about UDL and blended learning as two separate disconnected approaches to teaching and learning, it is worth exploring the overlap between the two. Students need to get comfortable thinking about their learning and evaluating the development of specific skills. Engagement. Sustaining Effort and Persistence.

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4 Strategies Designed to Drive Metacognitive Thinking

Catlin Tucker

Click To Tweet Too often students receive information, receive instructions, receive objectives, and receive grades without ever being asked to think about learning and the development of discrete skills. I believe that is a problem. EndWeekExitTicket.

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5 strategies to close the critical thinking gap

eSchool News

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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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! 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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5 ways educators can shrink the critical thinking gap

eSchool News

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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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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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 ask them to brainstorm and discuss with colleagues the benefits and challenges of teaching using the whole group, teacher-led, teacher-paced model. Below are the benefits and challenges of teaching in a whole group lesson.