Catlin Tucker

MARCH 19, 2024

Student knowledge of academic words and phrases has a direct impact on their ability to acquire and comprehend information, which is why it should be a part of every subject area and class. Writing a Vocabulary Haiku One of my favorite strategies for vocabulary development is having students construct a vocabulary haiku.

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EdTechTeacher

AUGUST 29, 2023

As co-authors of Becoming Active Citizens: Practices to Engage Students in Civic Education Across the Curriculum , Shawn McCusker and Tom Driscoll accepted the challenge to keep America the beacon of democracy in a troubled world. Has technology and social media been an impediment or impetus for civic activism?

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Social Media Education STEM Study 115

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 3, 2024

At this point in the school year, you have had time to establish classroom routines, nurture your relationships with students, and design and facilitate entire units of study. It’s the perfect time to ask your students for feedback. routine, strategy, activity) that you’d like to do in this class?

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Are you a middle school science teacher looking to ignite your students' curiosity? Look no further than ResearchQuest, a treasure trove of free investigations that immerse students in the steps of the scientific method. And the best part?

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Learning LMS Company Assessment 355

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 24, 2024

Personalized Learning Pathways Imagine a classroom where each student receives instruction tailored to their specific needs. AI-powered platforms can analyze student data, including test scores, past performance, and learning styles. To learn more, take a look at this blog post I wrote on the topic.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Here’s Why Kids Should Participate in Extracurricular Activities Most parents ignore this, but playtime activities significantly contribute to a child’s overall development. That said, below are a few reasons your child should actively participate in extracurricular activities: 1.

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Digital Citizenship Study Resources Classroom 305

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 3, 2024

Choice boards are a fantastic tool for honoring learner variability and providing students with meaningful choices. Not every student enjoys the same task, so giving them options is critical to maximizing their motivation and focus in a lesson. This can lead to better learning outcomes for everyone.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 1, 2023

A s readers of my blog know, I am incredibly passionate about pedagogically-sound personalized learning. What is even more intriguing is that there is no one best way to personalize, something I wrote extensively about in Disruptive Thinking in Our Classrooms and this recent blog post. Try to avoid overloading with too many activities.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 29, 2018

The 2018 Honor Roll: EdTech’s Must-Read K-12 IT Blogs. With powerful publication and distribution tools within reach, blogs remain one of the most potent ways to spread your ideas and thoughts. A Must-Read blog for us is one that offers interesting thoughts, unique ideas, useful information and remains regularly updated and active.

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Technology Twitter Digital Learning Tools 357

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 28, 2024

ABCYa Easter Egg Hunt Preschool-Kindergarten Like all of ABCYa’s games and activities, Easter Egg Hunt is a colorful and intuitive educational game for young children. It is easy-to-understand, playful, with favorite Easter symbols and energetic music that will engage children. Each poem is augmented with a reading-based craft.

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Digital Citizenship Video eBook Assessment 280

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 4, 2024

In my last blog post, Using the Station Rotation Model in Math , I wrote about the benefits of shifting from a whole group, teacher-led lesson design to small-group differentiated instructional sessions. It restricts students’ ability to learn at their own pace, explore topics in-depth, and engage in hands-on, practical problem-solving.

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Differentiated Instruction Assessment Groups Analysis 197

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

It is particularly popular in elementary schools, often filled with fun and educational activities centered around the number 100. How to celebrate Here are activities I like that blend learning into the celebration of the 100th Day of School: Geography As a class, come up with two locations in each state, to total 100.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 15, 2024

The Ask a Tech Teacher team came up with fresh rules we think are less threatening and more geared to enabling students to enjoy this important writing style. By actively engaging with a diverse array of literary genres, styles, and voices, one can develop a keen eye for the intricate interplay of language, structure, and storytelling.

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Exercises Digital Citizenship Guidelines Resources 342

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 9, 2024

4 Innovative Ways to Enhance Reading Comprehension with AI Tools Struggling to grasp the essence of a dense PDF or wishing students could wrestle more effectively with complex texts? Imagine classrooms where educators can efficiently guide students through dense material while ensuring they grasp crucial details.

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Tools Analysis Digital Citizenship Secondary 348

Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

International Literacy Day activities take place annually on 8 September. It’s a perfect opportunity to spend extra time engaging students and motivating them to elevate their reading and writing skills. Many students have fallen behind in their education due to the pandemic. This year, its need feels all the more urgent.

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Libraries LMS Social Media Exercises 326

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

The benefit of assigning video instruction for homework is that students can control the time, place, and pace of the learning experience when they watch the video at home. Then, class time is dedicated to practice and application, which has traditionally been assigned as homework for students to complete independently.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter WORD Force: A Literacy Adventure i s an excellent tool to help improve reading. Let's look at some of the things students will see and do in these fun, free reading games. Sign up for WORD Force EVERFI sponsored this post. All opinions are my own.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Wonder no more: it’s the anniversary of the NEO Blog! The combined effort of the entire NEO team — and all our readers — made our blog climb even more in the mighty list of all e-learning blogs , settling in the first 7%. Top 10 blog posts of NEO. Why students love a game-based learning experience.

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Gamification Game-Based Learning LMS Trends 170

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this episode, we tackle a topic that's often whispered in the hallways of schools everywhere with a mix of disdain and necessity: worksheets. Teachers should gradually incorporate these strategies into their teaching to enhance student engagement and learning.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 16, 2022

Even during the summer, educators are always thinking about returning to school, particularly when it comes to back-to-school activities. Learning never stops, whether engaged in professional development through conferences or online events, reading books, listening to podcasts, or exploring new ideas and reflecting. . Build Community.

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Digital Citizenship Gamification Game-Based Learning LMS 443

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2024

Incorporating mindfulness practices in schools has proven beneficial for students’ well-being, emotional regulation, and academic success. The Need for Mindfulness in Schools Modern education often heavily emphasises academic achievement, leaving students stressed, anxious, and overwhelmed.

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Exercises Training Digital Citizenship Resources 313

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 2, 2020

A few weeks ago, I published a blog titled “ 8 Ideas Designed to Engage Students In Active Learning Online.” ” I had several elementary teachers request that I work on a similar blog focused on younger learners. 2 Virtual Jigsaw Activity with Google Slides. Label each slide with a topic.

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Elementary Strategy Groups Video 546

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 10, 2021

They relied on videos out of necessity to explain concepts and model strategies while students learned from home. However, if teachers are going to say the same thing the same way for all students, I encourage them to make a video. That way, they can use their synchronous time for more engaging and differentiated learning experiences.

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Strategy UDL Blended Learning Video 539

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 4, 2020

Teachers are scrambling to move their offline courses online to ensure that students continue learning for the remainder of the school year. As an advocate of blended learning, I want teachers to strive for a healthy balance of online and offline tasks as students engage in distance learning. ChoiceBoardLearnOffline.

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Blended Learning Learning Video Course 546

Neo LMS

MAY 31, 2022

Are you looking for a new activity to challenge students to learn in a new way? ? Students spend a large amount of their school day sitting in their seats and may have few opportunities to move and interact with their classmates. One of them is the classroom escape room activity! .

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Classroom How To Learning Google 521

Neo LMS

MARCH 15, 2022

As we head into the spring, we may notice a decrease in student engagement. For some students, there have been midterm exams, extended school breaks, or we find ourselves in the middle of standardized testing season. Students should also be part of the process of deciding on different tools to try.

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Student Engagement Tools Game-Based Learning Gamification 530

Prodigy

MARCH 15, 2018

No teacher wants to use these phrases to describe a student, but disengagement in schools is a persistent problem — making descriptions such as these all too common in classrooms today. The post 7 Experiential Learning Activities to Engage Students appeared first on Prodigy Blog.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Writing is seen as the topmost skill to master by students. That’s why it can be frustrating to convince reluctant students of the importance of writing, especially when they don’t particularly enjoy it. This idea has some merit since writing helps students develop their critical thinking skills and is conducive to better learning.

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Wiki Video Examples Assessment 395

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 9, 2021

We talk a lot about student engagement in education. Most educators got into this profession for the students, and, as a result, we want their experience to be as engaging and positive as possible. There is far less written about teacher engagement, even though teacher engagement and student engagement are reciprocal.

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Blended Learning Learning Student Engagement Course 530

A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 29, 2021

On the front lines of this endeavor are educators tasked with balancing mandated curriculum and testing with the responsibility to prepare students for college and careers. Now I didn’t refer to them as these in the book, but the purpose of my blogging is to share my reflections and expand on ideas.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this episode, we welcome Billy Krakower, a nationally recognized educator with 16 years of experience and a passion for bringing technology and creativity into the classroom. Welcome, listeners, to our next podcast with my friend Billy Krakower.

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Neo LMS

JULY 27, 2021

Schools have always pleaded for parental involvement in the educational process and the teacher-parent relationship as the ground for academic development and emotional balance of students. For some schools, Messenger and Whatsapp were the only way to stay connected to parents and students. Text messaging apps or emails.

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Examples EdTech LMS Guidelines 441

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 18, 2017

Blogging is a popular tool used in education to not only practice writing, but reinforce collaboration, perspective taking, speaking/listening skills, and a lot more. It’s grown up from its pedestrian start as a journaling platform, where writers share daily activities and don’t stress over spelling and grammar.

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Digital Citizenship Common Core Social Media Assessment 150

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 24, 2021

After reading Catlin Tucker’s blog post, 5 Strategies to Engage Learners Around Flipped Instruction , I was inspired to reflect on and revise a mini-unit I designed focusing on the short film Alike by Daniel Martinez Lara and Rafa Cano Méndez. How often do you engage in creative activities at school?

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Blended Learning LMS Learning Video 394

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 5, 2021

The station rotation model is a great way to introduce your class expectations to a new group of students while simultaneously building relationships and developing your class community. I overwhelmed and bored my students with way too much information instead of focusing on getting to know them. The results were incredible!

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UDL Blended Learning LMS Online Learning 521

Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Students have become more outspoken about the type of education they want. In other words, students want information and tasks that are real and useful outside the classroom. PBL sets the scene for student agency and autonomy while teachers become coaches throughout all the stages of a project. Voicethread.

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Tools Learning Survey Video 454

Catlin Tucker

MAY 11, 2021

Recently, a teacher posted a comment to my blog lamenting that direct instruction consumed much of the class period. There is often a tension created by the pressure put on teachers to cover content with the student-centered approach to learning described by UDL and blended learning. This is not unusual. They can find a podcast (e.g.,

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UDL Blended Learning Learning Assessment 545