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Balance Instruction and Feedback with Blended Learning

Catlin Tucker

Effective use of differentiated instruction “has been proven to successfully promote the equity dimension of instructional effectiveness by providing all students with the opportunity to improve their achievement levels” (Valiandes, 2015). Ultimately, feedback is how students feel seen and supported in a class.

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Blended Learning: Designing with Balance in Mind

Catlin Tucker

Teacher Voice Student Voice Online Learning Activities Offline Learning Activities Individual Tasks Collaborative Tasks Practice Activities Creative Tasks Teacher Feedback Peer Feedback Teacher Controls the Pace Students Control the Pace Teacher Directed Learner Choice Teacher Assessment Self-Assessment.

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Station Rotation in an Era of Social Distancing

Catlin Tucker

This post is designed to create clarity about how to take this blended learning model and adapt it to meet the needs of a socially distant classroom or to create an online lesson. First, I want to review the benefits of the station rotation model: It frees the teacher to work with small groups of students. virtualSR.

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Need Inspiration Designing Station Rotation Lessons for your Math, English, History, or Science Class?

Catlin Tucker

As teachers navigate online learning, hybrid schedules, or the demands of the concurrent classroom, I’ve recommended the station rotation model. In our current situation, it is necessary to emphasize that a “station” does not need to be a physical location in a classroom, but rather it is a learning activity.

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Troubleshooting the Flipped Classroom: Dealing with Unprepared Students

Catlin Tucker

The flipped classroom was designed to invert the traditional approach to instruction and practice/application. Instead of spending precious class time transferring information live for the whole group in the form of a lecture or mini-lesson, which presents myriad barriers (e.g.,

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21 Top Professional Development Topics For Teachers Now

The CoolCatTeacher

You’ll learn how to identify conditions such as PTSD and how to help students through natural and healthy grieving processes. Skills for online engagement with students who are experiencing anxiety (and trauma) can be especially helpful for educators struggling with student disengagement in online classrooms. Learn More.

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20 Ways to Personalize Your Learning This Summer

The CoolCatTeacher

But the reality is also that we’re going to have to prepare for a fall that – whatever it looks like – will include an online learning component. Even if we go back to face-to-face learning, we will all have to be prepared to teach online, and the best way to do this is to first educate ourselves with research and pedagogy.