Catlin Tucker

JUNE 18, 2023

Among these is the flipped classroom model , a strategy that leverages video instruction to mitigate potential obstacles that make it challenging for students to access information presented live. When information is transferred using video instead of live instruction, students gain control over their learning experience.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 3, 2024

Simultaneously, choice boards free teachers to focus their time and attention on working with individual students or small-group instruction, providing more personalized support or challenge. Teachers may want to pull individual students or small groups for personalized or differentiated instruction and support.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2024

Formative assessment helps teachers gauge how effective their instruction has been at helping students learn concepts and apply skills. Understand whether instruction needs to be modified or differentiated to meet specific students’ needs. Use of Resources: Is the student effectively utilizing available resources (e.g.,

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 5, 2021

I also hear this when I am facilitating targeted workshops. Data is used to group, regroup, provide targeted instruction, pull individuals for intensive one-on-one support, and differentiate to especially help at-risk learners. It’s no shock that their number one response is time. Close the lesson.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 9, 2022

The overall premise is that instruction is tailored to better meet students' needs in the areas of content, process, and product. Components include: Tier 1 – Teacher provides research-based instruction to the entire class using extensive checks for understanding as a means of formative assessment.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 28, 2021

The teacher, Lauren Joyce, was observed providing targeted instruction for a few remote learners. I also noticed Katie Murphy, the instructional coach, playing an active role in the classroom. I was hesitant at the start of the year about starting small group instruction given the circumstances.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 18, 2021

My role was to provide then direct feedback on all the evidence shared while also engaging the group to do the same. Being an instructional leader is my top priority, and I know how vital teacher efficacy is to student achievement. I did not see the sound instruction that I would see in the classrooms if we were not virtual.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 13, 2022

A straightforward way to set this stage is to unpack the standard(s) into a learning target. Tier 1 Instruction and Engagement The success in direct or whole group instruction relies on the use of tried-and-true strategies such as the anticipatory set, reviewing prior learning, checks for understanding, modeling, and closure.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

While the rest of the country’s schools were losing ground in math during the COVID pandemic, students in a small rural Alabama school district soared. Other Alabama school districts fared well, too, but Piedmont, a small, 1,100-student district where 7 out of 10 students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, stood out.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Through a large-scale, multi-year, federal project focusing on early literacy, we were able to gather feedback from educators on how instruction has been going this school year. I don’t [typically] lean on my parents, but we’ve been leaning on each other a little bit because I have such a young group online. …

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Different students have different needs, yet many classrooms are set up to provide all students with the exact same instruction and practice. Students who need additional instruction, scaffolding, and practice may not get it in a whole group lesson.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 10, 2020

With current distance-learning structures, many parents, students, and teachers are concerned with children spending so much time on screen – in some cases, 5 or 6 hours a day – for instruction. Unless your district has mandated it, synchronous time does not have to be whole-group instruction.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 28, 2023

From process-based approaches to individualized instruction, we'll cover a range of strategies to help you teach better and, ultimately, help your students become better readers. Teaching Writing in Small Groups A Teacher's Guide to Reading Conferences. book that is new? Her newest books are THE READING STRATEGIES BOOK 2.0

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eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2023

.– K-12 assessment and research organization NWEA released today a new study that takes a deeper look into instructional practices driving high academic growth. The findings highlight 10 instructional strategies that utilize small changes to teaching practices leading toward growth outcomes for students.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

“I wish I could just focus on one group of students at a time.” Many of the teachers in my life who are teaching two groups of students simultaneously–one group in the classroom and one group online–are exhausted, frustrated, and not feeling particularly effective. Then we design a welcome task.

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Lightspeed Systems

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The Foundational Components of MTSS MTSS takes a proactive approach to identify struggling students in need, striving for an early assessment and subsequent intervention that will enable struggling students to “catch up” with their peer group. Often, Tier 2 interventions include small groups, like a small reading group, for instance.

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The Web20Classroom

OCTOBER 28, 2017

Written with Shaelynn Farnsworth , post is sponsored by ThinkCERCA , an online platform designed to empower teachers to personalize literacy instruction across disciplines. The mini-lesson is whole group instruction. Now imagine doing this same routine 3 or 4 times over to cover all Lexile levels in one classroom; exhausting.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

95 Percent Group LLC, the trusted source for comprehensive, proven literacy solutions, launched 95 Phonics Core Program® Word Study, Grades 4 and 5. It also includes professional learning and ongoing coaching at the district and building level to support teachers in mastering phonics-based instruction. Lincolnshire, Ill. –

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

When it came to the lesson plan piece, many of my colleagues and I in the Northeastern United States were educated in the Instructional Theory Into Practice Model (ITIP) developed by Madeline Hunter. For many years this framework was the lay of the land in schools when it came to direct instruction.

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eSchool News

JUNE 2, 2022

We use Reading Horizons Discovery for all K-3 students, but it’s especially beneficial for students who need extra practice and differentiated instruction on crucial foundational literacy skills. It’s about continuing forward down a path, analyzing data, and targeting students individually or in small group, when applicable.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 8, 2024

Economists have long argued that solutions should be targeted at specific shortages. Some school systems have been experimenting with targeted financial incentives. This doesn’t mean that targeted financial incentives are a bad or a failed idea. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis.

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The Web20Classroom

MAY 10, 2017

This post is sponsored by ThinkCERA , an online platform designed to empower teachers to personalize literacy instruction across disciplines. Whole class literacy instruction is best done face to face. The use of digital learning spaces has exploded in use in classrooms nearly everywhere.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

We had recently implemented a re-rollout of small group guided reading instruction, but it was showing limited results. Embracing a new approach to literacy instruction was paramount to driving improved outcomes for our students. We were primarily using a reading workshop and balanced literacy model to teach reading.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2023

95 Percent Group LLC, the trusted source for comprehensive, proven literacy solutions, announced today the Utah State Board of Education approved its flagship 95 Phonics Core Program ® and 95 Phonics Intervention and 95 Phonological Awareness Intervention as Recommended Supplemental Literacy Curriculum Resources. Lincolnshire, Ill. –

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Ascend Math

DECEMBER 21, 2021

A program that truly differentiates instruction for each student at the standard level builds their engagement because students don’t feel they are wasting time on lessons they already know. A class of 30 students can be divided into 3 groups of 10 and dynamically address each group’s needs.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

During one of our Saturday classes, I sat in one of the virtual sessions and listened to the group conversation about the dangers of cyber vulnerabilities. Women worldwide are targeted at higher rates than men for online and offline violence. As a millennial, I emerged from adolescence with a relatively small digital footprint.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 7, 2023

We believe that successful mentoring and instructional coaching sustains teachers, especially new ones, throughout the year and improves their ability to build strong relationships with students and families. In that case, I will record the lead teacher or another teacher who excels in the instructional practice we’re targeting.

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Educational Technology Guy

AUGUST 14, 2019

eSpark is a fun and engaging way to differentiate reading and math instruction for students in preK-5th grade. Sing up free here: [link] eSpark automatically differentiates for PreK - 5 students based on their current needs with targeted instruction in reading and math. It is completely web-based.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Targeted at children who were just learning to read in kindergarten through third grade, the settlement amounted to a little more than $1,000 extra per student. The test score gains might seem small. Others hired more aides to tutor children in small groups.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2020

According to the CRPE analysis, which looked at plans from more than 100 districts and charter school groups, less than half were offering summer programs for elementary and middle school students, while 58 percent were offering a program for high schoolers. “I think that speaks to the uncertainty even in the states that are reopening.”

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 18, 2024

Most of the 172 grants tested ideas about improving instruction or turning around low-performing schools. Doing rigorous research isn’t easy; you need to set up a group of comparison students who don’t get the intervention and track everyone’s progress. Only a small handful left students worse off.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Devers shared a quote from the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s May 2023 report, “Any district that lost more than a year of learning should be required to revisit their recovery plans and add instructional time—summer school, extended school year, tutoring, etc.—so Dr. Devers credited HIT’s targeted nature with its success.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2022

BOSTON – During the 2021-22 school year, Lexia® Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, supported over 200,000 students and teachers throughout Massachusetts with instructional and professional learning programs. Students designated as meeting usage targets for PowerUp showed a significant increase in proficiency.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The past few months have shown us the true extent of the flexibility and resilience of our model as we plan for students to return after summer break, both virtually and eventually in small groups on campus, as well as design wraparound supports across a variety of formats. Use of outside spaces wherever possible.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2023

Also debuting is the SEL Strategies and Interventions Package, which supports busy teachers with recommendations for universal and targeted instructional practices that are directly aligned with students’ DESSA assessment results.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 11, 2023

Multiple Tiers of Support : Tier 1 : This is the universal tier where all students receive high-quality, evidence-based instruction in the general education classroom. Tier 2 : Targeted support for students who did not respond adequately to Tier 1 interventions. It’s designed to meet the needs of most students in the school.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

During my time in the district this week, I saw first-hand how job-embedded, on-going, and targeted support leads to amazing changes in practice. We saw learners were grouped by ability, accessing choice boards digitally on their iPads once specified tasks were completed. First, I have to provide a backstory.

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