Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 22, 2021

What do teachers find mentally stimulating about their work? What causes teachers to invest their mental energy and time resources in a task? What aspects of a teacher’s work lead them to engage in problem-solving, critical thinking, and reflection? Step #1 Get To Know The People You’re Designing For.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 11, 2024

Careful what you read on the internet. Pictures on my board walking into class yesterday/ Step 1: What photo is real? We discussed the reality threshold, making it very difficult for us to tell what is real and what is not. to see what they could find about Sports Illustrated's controversy with AI. — U.S.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Part IV: Thinking About Thinking This is part four of a five-part series focused on using thinking routines to drive metacognitive skill building. Click here to revisit my last blog in this series on using the “I used to think…Now, I think…” routine.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this episode, Jesse Lubinsky, a former classroom teacher and education evangelist for Adobe, shares 10 awesome free ways that teachers can use Adobe Express in their classrooms. So, that is where I am here. Let's see how it goes! Stream by clicking here.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 3, 2024

Choice Board: Design Structures Choice boards are not simply a collection of fun activities; they can be designed to serve several purposes. Below are some of my favorite choice board designs. Standards-aligned: These choice boards are designed to meet specific educational standards and learning objectives.

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2024

Combined with sobering reports on the persistent lack of strong evidence for edtech , it’s no wonder why the notion of using technology to “fix broken schools” has fallen out of most startup pitch decks and education TED Talks. So what is this philosophy? Within this technocentrist frame, education is sick and edtech is like medicine.

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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. Training and Founding Partner at Evolving Educators.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Project Zero at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education has created a collection of Core Thinking Routines as part of their Visible Thinking Project. What do they know or notice? What is their perspective or position on an issue or idea? How can they support their position or thinking?

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Whether delivered through lectures in college, direct instruction during K-12 education, or occasionally gleaned from textbooks and encyclopedias, it permeated every aspect of learning. This shift in approach is pivotal and represents a move from instruction (what the teacher does) to learning (what the student does).

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Additionally, I have a “refer a friend” feature and will give my students a free trial of it so we can see what we think. What Is Changing in ChatGPT? I don't think that my students who do not subscribe to chat GPT will be able to access the custom GPT I have made, that is why I'm testing it.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 7, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter I hope today's show will provoke thought and thinking about what it means to relate to our students. Today, for Thought Leader Thursday, we are talking to Tom Hierck, 41-year educator, and author of 25 books. Stream by clicking here.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 24, 2022

The way we think is often the byproduct resulting from years of conditioning, not being pushed, or a lack of good feedback. As you process my thoughts above, think about your experience as a student. Were you consistently empowered to think critically and apply what you had learned in authentic ways to solve real-world problems?

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Part V: Thinking About Thinking Series This is part five of a five-part series focused on using thinking routines to drive metacognitive skill building. I See, Think, Me, We Thinking Routine The “See, Think, Me, We” thinking routine promotes deeper understanding and encourages discussion.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The Role of Mathematics in Education: What Professions You Can Get in the Future Have you ever found yourself pondering the real-world applications of those algebraic formulas or geometric theorems you spent hours trying to decipher in school? It teaches us problem-solving skills, logical reasoning, and the ability to think abstractly.

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Neo LMS

JULY 6, 2021

Although it has been challenging, it has also provided a good opportunity for educators to embrace and create new learning experiences and design collaborative learning environments for students. It may have been a year with more technology used than in the past few years for some educators.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 5, 2023

Metacognition, often referred to as “thinking about thinking,” is a cognitive skill that empowers learners to reflect on their thought processes, learning strategies, and understanding of a concept or subject. Next, students progress to the stage of “thinking.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 4, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter What is Figjam? Figjam is part of the Adobe Figma suite of tools and is free for educators and their students. What is Figjam? How do you set up a Figma/ Figjam education account? How do these apps work? Check them out now!

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 28, 2023

What barriers make designing for deeper learning in schools challenging? In today’s rapidly changing educational landscape, educators face numerous challenges when designing instruction that promotes deeper learning for all students. This includes higher-order thinking, problem-solving, and reasoning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In today’s show, Barbara Blackburn shares the concept of rigor in education. Barbara also shares her website, which offers over 100 free educational resources.(Included Included in the show notes.) Stream by clicking here. Thank you for being helpful!

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 16, 2022

During my training to become a teacher, I was immersed in the work of Madeline Hunter when it came to lesson plan design. I shared the following in Disruptive Thinking : While the opening moments with students are crucial, so are the final minutes. Think about this for a second.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

The flipped classroom was designed to invert the traditional approach to instruction and practice/application. First, let’s establish the value of the flipped classroom in case you have never used this blended learning model. They can pause, rewind, or rewatch a video.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter What is the Learning Pit metaphor? And I wanted students to know that, you know what? How can this illustration be used with students to help them learn? Stepping out of one's comfort zone is essential for learning and making progress. Checked by a human.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Today's three guests are expert authors of the newly released The AI Classroom: The Ultimate Guide to Artificial Intelligence in Education. From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter The conversation is about Artificial Intelligence. Is it helpful? Should it be welcomed in schools? Should it be blocked?

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 11, 2021

Over the last 14 months, people have asked me, “What do you hope the silver lining of this tough year will be?” ” I hope educators and educational institutions use this year and the lessons learned to reimagine “school” and how we design and facilitate learning. The Power of Mental Models.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 5, 2022

This by no means is a perfect framework to guide the effective implementation of technology initiatives, but it does give us a good idea of what should not be taking place. I shared the following in Uncommon Learning : For many educators, SAMR is the preferred model often associated with technology integration.

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Edsurge

MARCH 19, 2024

But one group is often left out of the design process: students. Many educational products are never shown to students until they have already been designed,” said Elliott Hedman, a consultant who works with edtech companies, in a talk this month at the SXSW EDU festival.

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Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2024

A VR experience created by students at The New School in New York City is designed to take viewers to an almond farm in California and illustrate the effects of pesticides on bee colonies. At first, participants wearing a VR headset can walk around the virtual stands of trees, and hear the sounds of rustling leaves and buzzing bees.

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eSchool News

APRIL 22, 2024

Designing for Inclusion, Designing for All: A mindset shift and practical approaches to further your journey toward inclusive design in EdTech , illustrates how inclusive design practices can improve any edtech solution by providing educational experiences that are more flexible, customizable, and meaningful for all students.

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Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2024

Teaching creativity and creative thinking in K-12 has always been valued but often challenging to implement. Many standards and curricula don’t call out creativity explicitly, and teachers aren’t often trained on how to teach and assess creative thinking. That end-to-end process is creative thinking.

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eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2024

Let’s take a look at how Universal Design for Learning can benefit students: What best describes Universal Design for Learning? UDL is not another program that teachers have to shoehorn into their already-crammed day–rather, it is a process and framework to help educators ensure they are reaching all learners.

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User Generated Education

MARCH 17, 2021

I wear many hats as an educator. I teach graduate courses in education and counseling. I am a seminar facilitator for student teachers, and I teach gifted education at three Title 1 elementary schools. Although Jesse Stommel does ungrading in higher education – see How to Ungrade ). If so, how many?”

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User Generated Education

JANUARY 22, 2023

I love educational technology. As many in education know, commentary about ChatGPT is appearing on the news, social media, and the internet. As I always do, I am exploring its use in my classes (elementary-level gifted education). Now, similar work is often seen as innovative by colleagues.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2023

How can educators prepare students for an evolving future influenced by artificial intelligence? Educators are encouraged to view AI not merely as a technological advancement but as a tool to enhance and augment the human experience. George is an assistant professor in the College of Education at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2024

But Nitta was working with what was perhaps the highest-profile AI system at the time, IBM’s Watson. Instead, he co-founded a new AI company, called Merlyn Mind, that is building other types of AI-powered tools for educators. for probably the biggest positive transformation that education has ever seen.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The idea is to get them to think about the different relationships between angles,” Nardolilli says. Nardolilli’s experience in designing educational games goes back to when he would create science-themed birthday parties at an after-school science center. It can reduce the onus on the teacher,” Miller says.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 7, 2022

When we created the nation’s first graduate program designed to prepare a technology-savvy school administrator at the University of Minnesota (way back in 2003!) , ISTE was one of our most important partners in that work. , ISTE was one of our most important partners in that work. I’ve had a longtime relationship with ISTE.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 20, 2020

Little to no interaction with caring educators. As we try to figure out what schooling will look like in the months to come, we need to pay attention to the motivators and demotivators that help foster student engagement. We had all summer to design for something different than textbooks, homework packets, and electronic worksheets.

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