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Blended Learning: Designing with Balance in Mind

Catlin Tucker

There are several reasons it’s critical to consider balance when designing learning experiences. The person doing the work in a classroom is the person doing the learning. So, students should do the heavy cognitive lift of making meaning and applying their learning.

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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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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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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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Balance Instruction and Feedback with Blended Learning

Catlin Tucker

Hattie’s and Timperley’s (2007) research on feedback identified it as having a significant impact on student achievement and learning. Despite a growing body of research on the power of feedback, it is easy to neglect in classrooms because teachers feel pressure to cover content. 77, 81–112. doi: 10.3102/003465430298487.

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Playlists vs. Choice Boards: What is the difference?

Catlin Tucker

When students arrive at a teacher check-in, they join a queue to meet with the teacher. During the teacher check-ins, teachers meet one-on-one with students to review their work, provide focused feedback, discuss their progress, and make adjustments to their individual playlists to ensure they continue making progress.

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UDL and Blended Learning: Removing Barriers with Design

Catlin Tucker

I like to compare the teacher’s work designing learning experiences to the work of an architect. In my new book with Dr. Katie Novak, UDL and Blended Learning , I share a story about working with an architect to design a new home after my family lost our house in the Tubbs Fire in 2017. Engage Learners in Conversation.