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Teacher Tips: Starting the Year with Station Rotation

Catlin Tucker

Using digital tools and blended learning techniques, she has created a student-centered environment in which her students engage and thrive in active learning online and offline. Courses on Sale for Back-to-School!

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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. The playlist model presents students with a sequence of learning activities that they self-pace through. From Whole Group to The Playlist Model.

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10 Awesome Courses To Improve Your Online Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

2 – Designing Online Assessments As you assess learning online, you’ll want to use the research-based best practices for online assessments. Feedback using your formative and summative assessment tools is also essential. Check out Designing Online Assessments for Students — a course that can help you in this area.

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Shift to Providing Feedback as Students Work

Catlin Tucker

How can pulling feedback into the classroom help students develop confidence and improve their self-regulation skills? Feedback is one of the most powerful tools a teacher has to support students in achieving standards-aligned goals. Feedback also Provides clarity on learning goals and expectations.

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When Education Is Designed for All Learners

Edsurge

But she’s also got the right tools for the job. Propping up her vigorous routine are the poles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and the perfect blend of education technology, ensuring that everything keeps spinning along at the right pace and momentum. I'm always experimenting and finding different edtech tools.

UDL 176
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Designing a Standards-aligned Choice Board (with AI)

Catlin Tucker

Choice boards are a fantastic tool for honoring learner variability and providing students with meaningful choices. Not every student enjoys the same task, so giving them options is critical to maximizing their motivation and focus in a lesson. Want To Learn More About Choice Boards?

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Beyond English: Why Writing Belongs in Every Classroom

Catlin Tucker

We decided to write a book to provide every teacher with the strategies and tools to confidently pull all parts of the writing process into the classroom. We want every student to reap the benefits of becoming effective writers. We wanted to make student-led writing strategies available to every teacher.

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