Catlin Tucker

MARCH 11, 2024

Quick Write or Free Write: Present students with a prompt and encourage them to write for a set amount of time in response to it (e.g., Explain that the goal is not to write perfectly in terms of spelling and grammar but instead to write as much as possible in a limited amount of time. 5 minutes).

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 26, 2019

As we were doing these professional developments and giving all these opportunities to our staff, we had one main concern that we kept hearing over and over again: ‘ I just don’t have the time ,’” Valver told attendees at the International Society for Technology in Education’s 2019 annual conference in Philadelphia. “As

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 12, 2023

So, you don't get the fish ready and just dump him into the new bowl. When Google Was Going to Be the End of Education I prompted the image creation tool from Open AI to create a knight in blue armor with a heart on his shield standing guard and this is what it created. But Google wasn't the end. How do we teach and learn now?

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User Generated Education

MARCH 19, 2020

If it is only being used to present content to students, then why not just record videos and have students watch them on their own? Whole group discussions should be just that – discussions. To create projects using some of the web tools such as Google Slides, webbing tools, or comics that I discuss later. Breakout Groups.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 16, 2022

These included the anticipatory set (hook), reviewing prior learning, checking for understanding, forms of practice, and closure. Closure is something I was incredibly proud of and I always ended lessons with some form of paper exit ticket. Think about this for a second.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

“I wish I could just focus on one group of students at a time.” So, how do teachers design lessons for the concurrent classroom that allow them to focus on one set of learners at a time? So, how do teachers design lessons for the concurrent classroom that allow them to focus on one set of learners at a time?

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Part 2: AI in Everyday Educational Tools: Real-World Examples We must first acknowledge that spell check and autocorrect are forms of AI, although not like the large language models (LLM's) we are seeing now. US Office of Educational Technology: Artificial Intelligence Tweet What happens if we wait a month?

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

I could deal with my beleaguered Google Drive and add folder colors to accelerate the organization process. Plenty of time! This tip focuses on an easy way to use Google Forms for peer feedback. In fact, learners can give and receive peer feedback using just one Google Form. or “INSPO!” The slides?

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 15, 2020

I was excited because I always ask the schools I work with to reflect on the feedback that is provided and determine how to best use my time when I am there next. I was excited because I always ask the schools I work with to reflect on the feedback that is provided and determine how to best use my time when I am there next.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Just like with learning, it's a process, not an event. From a learning standpoint, this requires a focus on pedagogical leadership , something I learned over time when I was a principal, which required taking a critical lens to my practice if I was going to help my staff do the same. Timely feedback is also essential.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Additionally, just because students are doing work on a computer, that doesn’t mean that it is engaging or effective. It should reduce the mundane, repeatable tasks that bog down your class time. Start with Google Classroom: The very first thing you must have is Google Classroom.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 30, 2020

It is a real thing I assure you, and it applies to Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, or any other similar platform. Heather Marcoux recently shared this: Experts say it's understandable that kids are just "over Zoom" as the Huffington Post put it. Just like adults, kids are feeling what experts are calling Zoom fatigue.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 17, 2023

Each time a student contributes to the discussion, they put a chip in the center of the table. Once all the chips are used, the students collect their chips and continue the conversation until the time is up. The process itself is simple: The teacher provides a list of questions for students to discuss. To make a copy, click here.

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Neo LMS

JULY 5, 2022

Collaborating with other teachers does not just impact our growth; it also leads to more benefits and potential growth for our students. Teacher collaboration has always been essential, but even more so during the past two school years as we faced new challenges in our practice. What are the top benefits of teacher collaboration?

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In a world where the mental health of our youth is becoming an increasingly pressing concern, Dr. Brian Smith's podcast couldn't come at a more critical time. brian (01:13) Yeah, so just big picture. Thank you for being helpful! brian (00:39) Absolutely.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

Next time I might try Turkish and other languages. You might think sending this monthly newsletter is time-consuming, but with Google Slides, Formmule, and Templates I’ve got this down to under 30 minutes. You can learn with education technology specialists who are Google Certified. Just email me for details.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

They are typically named as one of the most time-consuming activities for teachers, and debates continue on how effective current standards of assessment are in actually measuring what students know, vs. simply measuring teacher and school performance. For starters let’s briefly define the three basic forms of educational assessment.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 23, 2020

The significant shifts in adapting to remote learning involve how time is used, providing flexible pathways, ensuring there is regular feedback and the purposeful use of digital tools when appropriate. Modeling on my part and active application on their end, make these learning experiences that much richer. The key, however, is balance.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

The shift from principal to full-time consultant brought a certain amount of fear. As I was reading tweets from the session, a participant basically told me that I spoke at them the entire time and didn’t provide ample opportunities for greater discourse, practical application, or reflection.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 27, 2022

As a result and a conversation with Michael Cohen (aka “the Tech Rabbi”) I am exploring and learning in the ED3 Tech Community Discord Server and they have formed an ED3 DAO. Right now, I’m just looking for like minded teachers who care about helping kids move ethically into the future with wisdom, ethics, intelligence, and creativity.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 30, 2019

Alternatively, students can create a free form concept map linking key ideas and information to a central topic. You can post a discussion question online using Google Classroom or Schoology and give students 5-10 minutes to describe what they know about a topic, concept, problem, historical event, or famous person. Online Discussion.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 18, 2021

Through a school LMS, parents can get involved in every aspect of their children’s learning journey, at times that are most convenient for them. Parents should be very much involved in the dynamics of their children’s learning process and have a close relationship with the teachers and the school.

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TeacherCast

JULY 25, 2022

They spend the early part of their day interacting with teachers in their buildings to make sure they are caught up on what is happening in classrooms while at the same time trying to schedule visits and coaching conversations to support the curricular needs of both teachers and students. What happens next is usually one of two things.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 21, 2021

In my opinion, I learn just as much, if not more, from them as they hopefully do from me. Upon entering the 4th-grade classroom of Jordan Jones, I saw probably the best examples of differentiation I have ever physically seen in real-time. There was also choice in the form of a must-do and may-do that varied for each group.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Just as with students, every teacher is unique. Ideally, coaching will be sustained over time, allowing the coach to move through this cycle with each teacher; however, time constraints may make it necessary to focus on two or three stages of the cycle or transfer parts of the process online. Initial Observation and Debrief.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 25, 2020

I have to commend those administrators who are working to find ways to put their staff more at ease in these challenging times. Giving can be just as, if not more, powerful than taking away, which is typically the more straightforward option. Some are more doable than others, but all are realistic. You can view the post HERE.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 3, 2019

However, one of the most difficult parts of personalized learning is finding the time to give each student the attention he or she needs. . That means most of today’s K–12 students will enter the workforce by the time AI is well established. AI may hold the potential to personalize instruction and learning. million humans worldwide. .

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Mentimeter Mentimeter is a polling tool that allows you to create interactive presentations and quizzes with real-time voting. Participants can answer questions and view their results in real time. Jotform Jotform is a web tool that lets you create various types of forms including surveys, polls, and questionnaires.

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Lightspeed Systems

OCTOBER 27, 2023

But AI offers so much more for educators, including the ability to save precious resources, the most precious of all which might be teachers’ time. And in an effort to save that precious time, let’s get straight to the point and introduce you to seven time-saving AI tools that will make teachers more efficient (and maybe more effective, too).

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TeacherCast

JULY 31, 2021

A few years ago, I created a simple Daily Teacher Interaction Tracker using Google Forms , and believe me … it saved me a ton of time each day AND it provided me, my digital learning team, and my principal the data that we needed to support our teachers and students. Time Spent with Teacher. Topics Covered.

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Hapara

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Beyond CIPA, increased cyber safety for schools CIPA forms a legal backbone for student safety and well-being. This includes having specific rules and guidelines tailored to the needs of their particular school community. It blocks ads and tracking and also anonymizes learners’ Google searches.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2021

According to the National Council on Teacher Quality (2012), the average teacher in the United States gets 45 minutes of planning time per day. If a teacher has five classes, that gives them just 9 minutes per class to create an engaging lesson that meets the needs of every student in the room.

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TeacherCast

MAY 22, 2021

For many teachers, Google Forms is a quick and effortless way to create interactive surveys, tests, and quizzes for their students. In today's post, we are going to look at the best way to organize your data, archive the results, and prepare your Google Form for either the next class or the next school year.

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TeacherCast

MAY 22, 2021

For many teachers, Google Forms is a quick and effortless way to create interactive surveys, tests, and quizzes for their students. In today's post, we are going to look at the best way to organize your data, archive the results, and prepare your Google Form for either the next class or the next school year.

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The Jose Vilson

JANUARY 3, 2024

This time, however, the student was fluent in neither English nor Spanish. For the first few months, I relied on Google Translate and a student who was fluent in Arabic and English to carry us through, though I found this practice inequitable, too. He spoke Arabic and none of us were fluent in his home language.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Next semester, my students will spend time working with prompt writing, reflecting on LLM output and reflecting on when knowledge and learning matter versus when human-AI hybrid writing makes sense. Now, if my child asks me a question about anything, we can Google it on my phone from wherever we happen to be.

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TeacherCast

JULY 25, 2022

They spend the early part of their day interacting with teachers in their buildings to make sure they are caught up on what is happening in classrooms while at the same time trying to schedule visits and coaching conversations to support the curricular needs of both teachers and students. What happens next is usually one of two things.

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