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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. The person doing the work in a classroom is the person doing the learning. That belief has informed the way I define blended learning.

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Teacher Tips: Starting the Year with Station Rotation

Catlin Tucker

The station rotation model is a great way to introduce your class expectations to a new group of students while simultaneously building relationships and developing your class community. The groups cycle through the six stations twice in two weeks. Create a slide deck with hyperlinks and student instructions for each station.

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Blended Learning: Design a Mini-playlist that Allows Students to Control the Pace of Their Learning

Catlin Tucker

Each time I return to an assignment, I add strategies, like polling, discussion boards, and partner work to make the experience more engaging. From Whole Group to The Playlist Model. The playlist model presents students with a sequence of learning activities that they self-pace through.

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When Education Is Designed for All Learners

Edsurge

The Academically Intellectually Gifted (AIG) Certified and Talent Development (TD) Catalyst teacher works with groups of gifted and advanced learners across the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district in North Carolina. EdSurge: How do you bring the principles of UDL into your classroom—with or without the help of technology?

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Designing a Standards-aligned Choice Board (with AI)

Catlin Tucker

By integrating choice boards, we put students in the driver’s seat, allowing them to control the pace and path of their learning experience. This can lead to better learning outcomes for everyone. Standards-aligned: These choice boards are designed to meet specific educational standards and learning objectives.

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Beyond English: Why Writing Belongs in Every Classroom

Catlin Tucker

The CASEL Framework, which identifies core competencies related to social-emotional learning, defines relationship skills as the abilities needed to “ establish and maintain healthy and supportive relationships and to effectively navigate settings with diverse individuals and groups.”

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Using The Station Rotation Model in Math

Catlin Tucker

Most math curricula are designed for a whole group teacher-led lesson where the teacher is expected to cover a new concept or process every day. It can be challenging, if not impossible, to meet all those needs with a whole group teacher-led lesson. They also result in several students with a poor or shaky grasp of the material.