Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

In this post, Sarah Dunn , a high school math teacher, shares her favorite technology tools and online activities. There seem to be many opportunities for students to embrace the use of technology in academic classes that are not math class. How can technology and online learning materials be used effectively in a math class?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2025

Pitch conclusions to the group (on Project Pitch Day). Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. These will be approved by the teacher.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 29, 2020

You may love what the app can do (like gamify math or quizzify science) but the technology required is more than you can handle or might require hours of time just to learn. It improves close reading, assesses understanding, is intuitive to roll out and use, and does much more than replace something you already have. What is Quillionz.

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Assessment Moodle Digital Citizenship Guidelines 397

ViewSonic Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Try dedicated AI teaching platforms like DreamBox Learning , which offers adaptive math and reading programs that use continuous formative assessments to personalize instruction. Tools like Gradescope group similar answers, speeding up the grading process and ensuring consistency. Looking for something more specialized?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 24, 2020

Curriculum-Based Assessment (CBA), often equated with Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM), is any form of assessment that measures progress toward fulfillment of a stated curriculum. Once these are in place, you devise the assessments — formative and summative — that will provide the evidence of achievement.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Does s/he work well in groups? Does s/he [whichever Common Core Standard is being pursued by the use of technology. It may be ‘able to identify shapes’ in first grade or ‘able to use technology to add audio’ in fourth grade]? link] Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 1, 2020

The overhead projector began to fall out of favor in the early 2000s with advances in technology. Display technology has not only evolved over the years, but it has now become much more interactive and less costly. It is important that any piece of display technology does not become a glorified direct instruction or presentation tool.

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Neo LMS

MAY 24, 2022

The consensus is that fostering student collaboration through group activities leads to more engaging and efficient learning. . However, collaborative learning is not about dividing students into groups and assigning tasks. Technology has shifted how students and teachers engage in educational activities. What are LMS groups? .

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Moreover, virtual classrooms often utilize a variety of technological tools that enhance interactivity and collaboration. Another concern is the varying levels of access to technology. This change reflects both the advancements in technology and the increasing availability of information at their fingertips.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

There are many benefits of technology in the classroom, so we’ve picked five of the most significant for this handy list. Read on for the top 5 advantages to technology in the classroom or visit our education solutions page for more insights on EdTech. But for those who embrace it, the advantages are virtually limitless.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 17, 2022

And when it comes to exam prep, there’s no reason you can’t use technology to make the process more engaging for your students. Technology can be a valuable tool for accomplishing this goal, and in this post, we’ll take a look at seven ways educators can use technology to help students prepare for exams.

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Hapara

MARCH 18, 2025

Today, technology is transforming the way students learn and teachers approach instruction, making the K-12 classroom more engaging and personalized than ever. Of course, both the benefits and challenges of classroom technology are worth considering. Five benefits of technology in the classroom 1. For example, Ms.

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ViewSonic Education

OCTOBER 10, 2024

AI refers to technology that can perform tasks typically requiring human intelligence —things like analyzing data, solving problems, or even adapting lessons to student needs. With the global AI education market expected to surpass $32 billion by 2030 , it’s clear this technology is here to stay.

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eSchool News

APRIL 10, 2025

According to a recent study, over 60 percent of educators believe traditional assessments fail to fully measure student understanding. With the rise of digital tools, teachers now have innovative ways to assess learning that provide deeper insights and engage students more meaningfully.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Decide as a group or individually how many panels (the square boxes that relate a scene) will be allowed. classes This is a fun team activity to assess student knowledge on a topic. Tie-ins: This is an excellent gamified review for semester tests, final exams, or other summative assessments. Team Challenge Time required: 1.5

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

“I wish I could just focus on one group of students at a time.” Many of the teachers in my life who are teaching two groups of students simultaneously–one group in the classroom and one group online–are exhausted, frustrated, and not feeling particularly effective.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2020

She is passionate about community involvement and utilizing educational technology. Over the course of her career, she has appeared in multiple publications for groups such as the Shanghai Institute for International Curriculum Research. She left the classroom to support K-12 teachers nationally by creating professional development.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2020

Course: Designing Blended Learning for Student Engagement and Achievement “By the end of the course, you will be able to design and implement meaningful blended learning experiences with objective-aligned assessments and activities that foster core 21st-century skills.”

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

However, there are many tools that are out there that can be helpful, especially if the teacher and students have access to technology. Pre-tests are quick ways to assess ability levels. It’s helpful to leverage technology for these because most online tools will automatically grade and give data reports.

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Hapara

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] While edtech tools are in most classrooms, not every educator understands how to use technology in meaningful ways. Student engagement was the main driver to teaching the learning outcomes, and Heather helped educators do this with technology. Everything was then placed into Google Drive.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Despite the challenges associated with this moment in education, technology is rapidly evolving to allow students more opportunities to engage in social learning spaces online. In this post, I’ll review a collection of the technology tools teachers can use to engage groups of learners online. Encourage self-assessment.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 26, 2020

New technologies have radically changed the world that all of us live and work in across the globe. As times change, many schools and districts are grabbling with what to focus on in an effort to keep up with societal demands, a changing workforce, new areas of study, disruptive technologies, and learners who crave more relevant experiences.

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Personalized Learning Blended Learning Learning Assessment 531

Catlin Tucker

MAY 18, 2021

That means they need to be able to flex their metacognitive muscles by setting goals, tracking and monitoring their progress, reflecting on their learning, and assessing their own work. Third, I do not want teachers to design learning experiences or use technology to isolate learners.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 21, 2021

One of the hallmarks of personalization is the purposeful use of data, which can be used to group, regroup, facilitate targeted instruction, or differentiate. There was also choice in the form of a must-do and may-do that varied for each group. I have done small group instruction for years. Below is the picture I captured.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

To be honest, these groups are not in my traditional wheelhouse, but I saw it as a learning opportunity to branch out and expand my level of knowledge. The overreaching goal for each session was to support instructional strategies aligned to rigor & relevance and the 6 C's with a focus on the purposeful use of technology.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 5, 2022

All of them, I’ve found well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, taking into account the perspectives and norms of all stakeholders, with appropriate metrics to know learning is organic and granular. Group enrollment. Group enrollment. Group enrollment.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

We need to build in mechanisms into our lessons to collect formative assessment data. In my previous post, I focused on strategies teachers can use before a lesson to assess prior knowledge. I recommend leaning on technology whenever possible to streamline this process. Poll the Class with Mentimeter. Post a Picture on Padlet.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 11, 2020

It is also true that engaging students in learning activities online will require (at least initially) that teachers onboard students to those technology tools and support them in learning how to navigate online tasks. Will you collect formative assessment data to assess prior knowledge or check for understanding?

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 8, 2021

Below is a quick summary of the RTI components: Tier 1 – Teacher provides research-based instruction to the entire class using extensive checks for understanding as a means of formative assessment. Benchmark assessments are provided at routine intervals to collect data for further screening. This can be done with or without technology.

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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.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 11, 2021

Whole group direct instruction is often used to transfer information. The benefit of these formats is that students have a higher degree of control over the experience as compared to a whole group presentation. The variability among learners demands flexibility in our design and assessment of learning.

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UDL Blended Learning Learning Assessment 545

The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 29, 2020

In this session, we’ll share where we are now, emotional trauma and learning, how effective distance learning compares to face to face learning, how to take your class online, accessibility and equity, assessment, and project-based learning. She is passionate about community involvement and utilizing educational technology.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Personalization represents a shift in focus from the “what” (content, curriculum, tests, programs, technology) to the “who” to create a more personal learning experience for all kids. Tools such as the Rigor Relevance Framework and technology can certainly assist, but what is more important is an emphasis on three core elements.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Part II: Transitioning from Whole Group to Small Group to Achieve Equity in Education The first blog in this series, “ Time Efficiency vs. Equity in Education ,” explored two major barriers teachers face when shifting from whole group, teacher-led, teacher-paced model to student-centered blended learning models.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 23, 2021

These can be taught individually (through coaching or mentoring), in small groups (of at least five), as school PD, or through select colleges for grad school credit. They start at $750 for a group of five or more. Assessment is project-based so be prepared to be fully-involved and an eager risk-taker. The Tech-infused Teacher.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 12, 2020

Education technology helps make this happen in my own classroom. It also allows you to monitor student engagement and participation, assess student knowledge and track their performance, even outside the four walls of a classroom. Read more: Don’t forget about pedagogy when chasing technology!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2022

All of them, I’ve found well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, taking into account the perspectives and norms of all stakeholders, with appropriate metrics to know learning is organic and granular. 120 pages, dozens of images, 6 assessments.

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