A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

One of the best parts about job-embedded, on-going work with school districts is facilitating a variety of professional learning opportunities. They have utilized me as a keynoter, coach (leadership and teaching), and workshop presenter. Below you will see the specific tools I provided during each session.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 26, 2020

teachers in mid-March to collect and share best practices, ideas, and common approaches to remote learning. More than half of those surveyed teach in public schools (66 percent) and more than half are elementary school teachers (60 percent). ClassTag surveyed more than 1,200 U.S. Here you can find a listing or some great options.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

In order to address these equity concerns, the district is increasingly turning to technology--in particular, blended learning--to allow all students to succeed. Embracing Blended Learning. The districtwide shift towards blended learning began in 2015 when Erica Hartman was hired as Supervisor of Technology Integration.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 31, 2015

In my last post titled “ Create Small Learning Communities with the Station Rotation Model ,” I provided a blended learning strategy that creates more time in the classroom for teachers to work individually with students. I’d love to hear what elementary teachers are using to get students reading online.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 23, 2020

Choice boards represent a solid blended learning strategy where tasks can be scaffolded, differentiated, and contain a mix of digital and non-digital options. Playlists Sometimes flexibility can be as simple as letting kids pick the order of the tasks during asynchronous learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

It is particularly popular in elementary schools, often filled with fun and educational activities centered around the number 100. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. The 100th day of school is a special milestone celebrated in many educational institutions around the world.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 20, 2020

They viewed technology as a “toy” or “free time,” Ben Klaus, principal of Jose Ortega Elementary, said during a virtual presentation at CoSN2020, the annual conference of the Consortium for School Networking. “It Several years ago, some students in San Francisco Unified School District had the wrong idea about educational technology.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Elementary Math. Blended Learning. Transforming Traditional Classroom Lessons to Online Learning. Learning is presented in a variety of modalities, such as text and audio. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Topics include but not limited to: Flipped Classrooms. Writing Prompts.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 11, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH: See how blended learning programs like Microsoft Teams and Google Classroom can benefit K–12 education. If a presentation, assignment or class website is overloaded with clip art, unreadable fonts and other bells and whistles, students may find the information less accessible. . by Jennifer Brown.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

In the example below, elementary students working on a narrative are encouraged to look at their rough draft and evaluate where they believe they are in relation to specific criteria. Self-assessment can also serve as a catalyst, inspiring students to reflect on their classroom participation and engagement in learning activities.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2018

Or better yet, why should we integrate online learning into our classrooms ? There are countless strategies and resources at your fingertips, but this article will spotlight the importance of digital teacher support for your blended learning environment. Must-have Resources for Blended Learning.

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MIND Research Institute

MARCH 30, 2017

Blended learning is often advocated as the obvious solution, and while it has the potential to bring many positive changes, the key to the success of any new program is implementation. Many "blended learning" models simply switch back and forth without allowing students to make significant connections.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 21, 2020

They viewed technology as a “toy” or “free time,” Ben Klaus, principal of Jose Ortega Elementary, said during a virtual presentation at CoSN2020, the annual conference of the Consortium for School Networking. “It Several years ago, some students in San Francisco Unified School District had the wrong idea about educational technology.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 21, 2020

They viewed technology as a “toy” or “free time,” Ben Klaus, principal of Jose Ortega Elementary, said during a virtual presentation at CoSN2020, the annual conference of the Consortium for School Networking. “It Several years ago, some students in San Francisco Unified School District had the wrong idea about educational technology.

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EdTechTeam

APRIL 24, 2017

However, like many schools these days, our district is moving farther away from traditional teaching methods in which we teach specific subjects at specific times (which is what the curriculum publishers supply us with) and is instead encouraging us to teach in a more blended learning/project based learning approach.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 27, 2020

Provide some games, simulations, student presentations–whatever you don’t normally do in your classroom. If you’re doing PowerPoints, use the last few weeks for presentations. If you never serve food in your lab, do it for these presentations. Presentation Boards. Service Learning. Change your approach. Networking.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

It would be foolish of any speaker or presenter to do so, considering that we don’t really know the people who we are blessed to speak with, let alone the specific culture in which they work. Over the years, I have shared all of the wonderful things happening at Wells Elementary, as I am now in my third year as their coach.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 3, 2024

Telling students that kind and specific feedback is helpful to us as educators, the same way feedback is helpful for them when they are working on an assignment, underscores the value of feedback as a critical part of the learning process. You can either present a model, thinking out loud as you provide feedback to someone in your life (e.g.,

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 8, 2021

Universally designing blended learning presents educators with the opportunity to transition from designing a single experience that is teacher-paced and teacher-led to a more flexible experience that gives the students more control over the pace and path. 1 Student-Paced, Free-Flow Station Rotation Lesson.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 21, 2024

Professors, teachers, administrators, counselors, policymakers, parents, business leaders, and community organizers will find this session helpful if you care about learning and issues that impact this generation of learners at every level. Presenter: Vicki Davis (that's me) Who is invited?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 12, 2021

STEAM lessons in particular, with their exploratory and experiential elements, may seem impossible to deliver in a remote learning model. Here’s how educators, whether they’re teaching 100% virtual or in a blended learning environment, can teach STEAM concepts in a hands-on, playful way.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Welcome to the latest post in our series on blended learning. Previously, we’ve explored what blended learning is and delved into its strengths and weaknesses. We’ve also looked at practical examples of blended learning and how they are applied in various educational contexts.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. I have some powerful online interactive workshops and webinars that can be used to engage learning in this new environment. PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year. How do I facilitate PBL in blended learning environment?”.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

Below some words of caution from her: “The dissemination of digitized, teacher-driven content is not full blended learning. Though this can be viewed as a first step toward new models of learning, the peril lies in complacency. This simple, yet powerful shift can be applied to all digital activities.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 20, 2019

Her many areas of expertise include deeper thinking with technology, authentic learning, curriculum design, and performance tasks and assessments. She spent thirteen years as a technology coordinator and business and computer teacher. Disclosure of Material Connection: This episode includes some affiliate link.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 7, 2018

Working with that group, I really found my tribe, and I really worked to explore and expand myself in a leadership role and helping other teachers in other districts build their own blended-learning capacities. So I think I developed myself as a leader through some of my external pieces.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

The most socially useful learning in the modern world is the learning of the process of learning, a continuing openness to experience and incorporation into oneself of the process of change. Weibell, C. Retrieved from [link]. This joy rarely occurs with standardized curriculum and assessments. Designing a Video Game. [link].

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2020

The pandemic has forced learning out of physical classrooms–and it presents a unique opportunity for educators. Read it now: The blended learning models that can help schools reopen. States are creating plans for fall as many wonder how COVID-19 has impacted learning as we know it.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 15, 2023

Using Connect, Extend, Challenge at the Elementary Level Story Time Reflection Connect: After reading a story, ask students to relate a character or situation to something from their own lives. Extend: Encourage them to speculate on how a different outcome in history might have affected the present.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Using See, Think, Me, We…at the Elementary Level Analyzing a Picture Book See: The teacher shows an illustration from a picture book and asks the children what they see. Studying a Historical Figure See: The teacher presents a portrait or image of a historical figure.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2017

In my visits to elementary, middle, and high schools around the country this past academic year, here are five tips I took away for how educators can get beyond the buzz to implementation. Finally, they develop a proposal to solve the problem and make a presentation on their proposal to the relevant audience.

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eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2021

During my 20 years as an elementary educator in North Texas, expectations for providing some tangible evidence of student learning for both teachers and parents have always been present.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The high quality of our programs is thanks to our sponsors and partners who host the programs and invite the most innovative and influential educators to present on so many timely topics. Teaching Problem Solving in Math for Elementary Learners. Check your state requirements here. The 25 programs below have had over 120,000 views.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 6, 2018

Num fu is a free learning game developed by ORIGO Education and found on the App Store for Apple devices. Debi DePaul is ORIGO’s elementary mathematics consultant. Summer is an ideal time to mix fun with learning. How to Blend Learning with Play for a Kid-friendly Summer. said DePaul. Additional Resources.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 30, 2020

This episode is an audio version of my presentation to students about how to be effective learners in an online classroom. From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter How I teach students to be effective learners in an online classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 9, 2018

She’s helped the students find books in the library, and she has also helped them learn some ways to navigate ways to share their knowledge through Google Slides or Wixie. They are using time to research and create a presentation of what they know. Vicki: Awesome, so then they share what they learned. I love that! Lindsey: Yes.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

Relationship over reproach: Fostering resilience by embracing a trauma-informed approach to elementary education. You’ll learn from other school leaders who have successfully built a network of contacts and resources, and develop strategies to help you do the same in your community. Learn More. Online and Digital Instruction.

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