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Blended Learning: Designing with Balance in Mind

Catlin Tucker

That means they need to be able to flex their metacognitive muscles by setting goals, tracking and monitoring their progress, reflecting on their learning, and assessing their own work. As Katie Novak and I write in UDL and Blended Learning: Thriving in Flexible Learning Landscapes (coming out May 29!),

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21 Top Professional Development Topics For Teachers Now

The CoolCatTeacher

As a result of this webinar and some research of my own, I compiled this list which I hope will serve as a quick menu for you and the teachers at your school to select summer professional development that will help you grow and learn. Social-Emotional Learning. We have to relate to educate. These courses will give you a start.

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Model Teaching–How Today’s Educators Learn

Ask a Tech Teacher

This used to mean enrolling at your local college or online institution. You may find a program that meets some of your requirements but not all and wonder if you should settle. The catalog include topics relevant to today’s K-12 education offered in a variety of approaches that meet teacher needs. Blended Learning.

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Playlists vs. Choice Boards: What is the difference?

Catlin Tucker

Teachers will want to use pre-assessments, diagnostics, and/or assess prior knowledge to identify where each student is in relation to the content at the heart of the playlist. In addition to using data to design the playlist, it is essential to build mechanisms into the playlist to collect formative assessment data.

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Hyped Up and Empowered: Hyperdocs Bootcamp

EdTechTeam

I was finally able to incorporate video, formative assessment with responders, and have a visually appealing lesson behind me. I didn’t know how to meet ALL of their needs, but I valued their time during PLCs so I had to find a way to make sure my teachers were engaged (really, actually, EMPOWERED). The list goes on. Get the book!

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Embrace Flexibility with Universally Designed Blended Learning

Catlin Tucker

This works particularly well for a series of stations designed to help students review key vocabulary, concepts, or skills before an assessment. Teachers may also use formative assessment data to identify a “must-do” station for each student and ask them to start the rotation at their “must-do” station.

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How Designing Accessible Curriculum For All Can Help Make Online Learning More Equitable

MindShift

As the dust settles from emergency distance learning, schools now have the summer to reckon with what worked and what must change as they grapple with the uncertainty of the next academic year. Some educators who want to make online learning more engaging and accessible are exploring the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework.

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