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3 Reasons Teachers Should Use the Playlist Model

Catlin Tucker

Most playlists culminate in a performance task or artifact intended to demonstrate students’ ability to transfer or apply what they learned working through the playlist. I’ve trained many teachers who use choice boards and ask, “What’s the difference between a choice board and a playlist?”

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Using The Station Rotation Model in Math

Catlin Tucker

Shifting From Whole Group to Differentiated Small Group Instruction The primary advantage of the station rotation model in math lies in its structure, which offers teachers dedicated time with small groups. That allows the teacher to provide differentiated instruction, modeling sessions, and support.

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Blended Learning: Designing with Balance in Mind

Catlin Tucker

I host a podcast called The Balance and wrote a book titled Balance with Blended Learning because I see teachers struggling with balance in every coaching and training session I facilitate. Students must share the responsibility for learning. After a challenging year, I worry about teacher engagement.

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10 Strategies to Strengthen Instruction and Learning

A Principal's Reflections

When I think back to my training to become a teacher, there were some reasonably consistent norms. 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. Stockard, Jean & W.

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Engaging Lessons for the Next-Gen Connected Creators – SULS0160

Shake Up Learning

The post Engaging Lessons for the Next-Gen Connected Creators – SULS0160 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode, Kasey chats with Dr. Monica Alicea, a Technology Training and Integration Specialist, about strategies and tools to engage students. To get Lumio for FREE, head to Lum.io

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Innovation Study Tours Explore Equity in Diverse Settings

Digital Promise

Through school visits and panel discussions with TDSB officials, district leaders explored local policies and systems, the use of data for equity, and professional development and training for teachers and leaders, keeping an eye and ear toward what they could bring back to their own school communities. Dr. Baron Davis.

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Mesa Public Schools and S.A.V.E. Consortium Name CoderZ as Approved Vendor

eSchool News

Many of the activities require student collaboration which is a critical skill for college and workforce readiness. Teacher guides, pacing suggestions, and supplemental instructional resources, including assessment options and opportunities to encourage student reflection, are available for each lesson.