Assessment, Blended Learning, Blog and UDL

Removing Barriers with UDL and Blended Learning

Catlin Tucker

MAY 11, 2021

Recently, a teacher posted a comment to my blog lamenting that direct instruction consumed much of the class period. Like many, this teacher felt intense pressure to teach the standards and wasn’t sure how to embrace Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and blended learning. This is not unusual.

UDL

UDL Blended Learning Learning Assessment

Universal Design for Learning and Blended Learning: Engagement

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework that is based on a scientific understanding of how people learn. The goal of UDL is to design “barrier-free, instructionally rich learning environments and lessons that provide access to all students” (Nelson, 2). Engagement. Self-Regulation.

Blended Learning

Blended Learning UDL Learning Assessment

Embrace Flexibility with Universally Designed Blended Learning

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. 3 Choose Your Learning Path Adventure.

Blended Learning

Blended Learning UDL Learning Assessment

Part II: Maximize the Impact of Explicit Teaching with Blended Learning and AI

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In my last blog post titled “ Part I: Maximize the Impact of Explicit Teaching with Blended Learning ,” I explored the benefits of shifting from explicit teaching as a whole class experience to a differentiated small group experience. to generate a 5-25 question multiple-choice pre-assessment. to generate.

Blended Learning

Blended Learning Groups Learning Assessment

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

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 24, 2021

After reading Catlin Tucker’s blog post, 5 Strategies to Engage Learners Around Flipped Instruction , I was inspired to reflect on and revise a mini-unit I designed focusing on the short film Alike by Daniel Martinez Lara and Rafa Cano Méndez. From Whole Group to The Playlist Model.

Blended Learning

Blended Learning LMS Learning Video

10 Awesome Courses To Improve Your Online Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 19, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Teaching online and blending classrooms is a hot topic, but there’s always room for improvement. As teachers, we need to constantly refresh and update topics to improve our distance learning skills.

Course

Course ePortfolio UDL Gamification

5 Strategies to Engage Learners Around Flipped Instruction

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Screencastify allows you to insert multiple-choice questions to check for understanding and collective formative assessment. You can access those thinking routines in these two blog posts: Support Powerful Thinking Routines Part 1 and Part 2. Edpuzzle has both multiple choice and short answer questions.

Strategy

Strategy UDL Blended Learning Video

Playlists vs. Choice Boards: What is the difference?

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

This week, I received a comment to my blog asking: What do you feel is the biggest difference between playlists and choice boards? Would you say a playlist is more data-driven and a choice board gives more variety in learning modalities? How will you measure progress toward learning objectives? These are great questions!

Blended Learning

Blended Learning Assessment Data Strategy

Student-Created Review: Engage Your Learners and Save Time!

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

While coaching teachers this month, several expressed a desire to include review and practice activities in their station rotation lessons to help students prepare for end-of-the-semester assessments. Blended learning tip: This is ideal for a small group collaborative activity as part of a station rotation or whole group rotation lesson.

Blended Learning

Blended Learning Groups Study Assessment

Using AI in Service of Strong Pedagogical Practice

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

They demonstrate the efficiency and simplicity with which these tools generate lists of questions, create quick assessments, and plan lessons or entire units. We teach beautifully diverse groups of students with various skill levels, needs, language proficiencies, and learning preferences. Check out my other blog posts on AI, here.

Blended Learning

Blended Learning Comparison Assessment Groups

Professional Learning Communities: Using the 5Es to Give Teachers Agency and Maximize Productivity

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 14, 2021

This phase of the 5Es allows the group to share their learning and learn from one another. I also encourage educators to share their discoveries and thinking with a larger audience by doing one of the following: Write and publish a blog Produce an original podcast Create a video on the topic Design and publish an infographic.

Professional Learning

Professional Learning Blended Learning Learning UDL

A Back-to-School, Personalized Learning Toolkit

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

More from Edmentum If you're looking for more personalized learning programs, check out Edmentum's full suite of K-12 evidence-based assessments and digital curriculum and see why almost a million educators in the U.S. It also includes interactive planning worksheets you can use to begin planning your blended learning implementation.

Personalized Learning

Personalized Learning Edmentum UDL Blended Learning

Model Teaching–How Today’s Educators Learn

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

All classes follow an easy-to-use course design: establish goals–what students will learn by the end of the class. provide a clear module-based learning path culminating in a ready to use action plan. assess success at completion. Blended Learning. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

Education

Education Learning UDL Course

Beyond English: Why Writing Belongs in Every Classroom

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Writing deepens learning and positively impacts academic performance, improves our students’ ability to establish and maintain relationships, and helps students manage their complex emotions. The lack of focus on writing in education is baffling, given the positive impacts of writing on learning.

Classroom

Classroom Blended Learning Handbook Analysis

Designing a Standards-aligned Choice Board (with AI)

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 3, 2024

Project or Performance-based: These choice boards present students with a range of projects or performance tasks to choose from, allowing them to explore and engage deeply with a subject or demonstrate their learning. Want To Learn More About Choice Boards? Check out my other blog posts on choice boards!

Differentiated Instruction

Differentiated Instruction Blended Learning Exercises Groups

21 Top Professional Development Topics For Teachers Now

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. However, our professional accreditation requirements are still on track and need to be renewed, as we have to learn and up our abilities for the fall. Advancement Courses Advancement Courses sponsored this blog post. Social-Emotional Learning.

Course

Course Assessment Online Assessments Strategy

10 Ways to Use Defined Learning for Project-Based Learning Excellence

The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Defined Learning is a fantastic way to bring project-based learning to every grade level and subject area. Some teachers (and students) are great at coming up with meaningful project ideas that align with standards and learning objectives.

Learning

Learning Company STEM Tools

Create It to Believe It

The Principal of Change

JUNE 8, 2021

” I have always enjoyed her blog , and we have recently published her latest book with Katie Novak, “UDL and Blended Learning: Thriving in Flexible Learning Landscapes. It was great to chat with Dr. Catlin Tucker on her podcast titled “The Balance.” The example I shared was with portfolios.

UDL

UDL Secondary Blended Learning Assessment

Part 3: Tech Resources and Tools for Differentiated Learning … Writing Process

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Part 2: Tech Resources and Tools for Differentiated Learning … More Reading. At the same time there must be formative assessment and proper guidance that promotes needed success and growth. The Writing Navigator Tool provides formative assessment to students in regards to their written work. I enjoy learning from all of you.

Resources

Resources Tools Differentiated Instruction Learning

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Removing Barriers with UDL and Blended Learning

Universal Design for Learning and Blended Learning: Engagement

Trending Sources

Embrace Flexibility with Universally Designed Blended Learning

Part II: Maximize the Impact of Explicit Teaching with Blended Learning and AI

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

10 Awesome Courses To Improve Your Online Classroom

5 Strategies to Engage Learners Around Flipped Instruction

Playlists vs. Choice Boards: What is the difference?

Student-Created Review: Engage Your Learners and Save Time!

Using AI in Service of Strong Pedagogical Practice

Professional Learning Communities: Using the 5Es to Give Teachers Agency and Maximize Productivity

A Back-to-School, Personalized Learning Toolkit

Model Teaching–How Today’s Educators Learn

Beyond English: Why Writing Belongs in Every Classroom

Designing a Standards-aligned Choice Board (with AI)

21 Top Professional Development Topics For Teachers Now

10 Ways to Use Defined Learning for Project-Based Learning Excellence

Create It to Believe It

Part 3: Tech Resources and Tools for Differentiated Learning … Writing Process

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