Catlin Tucker

MAY 11, 2021

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 where the combination of UDL and blended learning has the potential to be so powerful. This is not unusual.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

.” I dedicate time every morning to my professional growth by reading an article or chapter in a book. My reading regularly inspires my blogs, books, teaching, and work with educators. A book club may present a more manageable, self-paced approach to professional learning.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Teachers Find their Role as Designer of Learning Experiences Cognitively Engaging. In my research on teacher engagement in blended learning environments, the most significant factor impacting cognitive engagement was a teacher’s work as a designer of learning experiences. The answer did not surprise me.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Blended learning and online learning provide a much-needed excuse to reimagine how teachers design learning experiences for students. These are critical routines designed to help students build their metacognitive muscles, engage actively in their learning, and partner with their teachers in the learning process.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 3, 2021

Today is the official launch of my newest book UDL and Blended Learning: Thriving in Flexible Learning Landscapes ! Explore how you can universally design blended learning to remove barriers, provide firm goals with flexible pathways, and cultivate expert learners who are motivated, resourceful, and strategic!

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 16, 2018

I see my role at these professional development events serving as a “spark” designed to ignite interest and generate excitement about blended learning. As the spark , I explain the WHY behind blended learning. Once those teacher trailblazers are blending, coaches can scoop up the next group of teachers.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 29, 2018

The term “blended learning” is an umbrella that encompasses many different models that combine active, engaged learning online with active, engage learning offline. In my book, Blended Learning in Action , I included a chapter on the Whole Group Rotation, which is a modern spin on the Lab Rotation.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2020

Now, you and your PLC can learn together online at a time, place, and pace that works for you! Explore how blended learning can help you partner with students to reimagine learning and find a realistic work-life balance! Consider bringing Balance with Blended Learning into your professional learning community.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 8, 2021

The variety of humans in a classroom is remarkable. 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.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 28, 2020

This book was inspired by the following… I want students to develop confidence in themselves and their abilities. I want teachers to form meaningful relationships with their students and dedicate time to building a true partnership with them so that the responsibility for learning is shared.

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Waterford

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to progress, many classrooms remain online in some capacity. Now is a particularly helpful time to consider implementing blended or hybrid learning, two strategies that allow for independent or remote learning. What Are Blended Learning and Hybrid Learning?

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 30, 2023

Blended learning seamlessly weaves together online and in-person learning experiences to boost student engagement and meet the unique needs of a diverse class by providing flexible pathways through learning experiences. Students can choose a book or story that appeals to their interests or curiosity.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Add a Dash of Professional Development to Your Blended-Learning Program. That technology includes HP and Lenovo laptops, tablets, G Suite for Education, NEC projectors , eBeam , Schoology learning management system, LanSchool classroom management software and Kajeet hotspots (for students to use at home). “In

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 30, 2021

Katie Novak and I wrote UDL and Blended Learning: Thriving in Flexible Learning Landscapes to support teachers in developing a mindset, skill set, and toolset nimble enough to traverse any teaching and learning landscape with confidence. It will take time and a willingness to pursue our own learning.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

In the book, Blended Learning in Action , my co-authors (Tiffany Wycoff and Jason Green) and I created the PAACC Hallmarks of Effective Practice as a guide to ensure that blended learning puts students at the center of learning and helps them to develop future-ready skills.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 10, 2022

Too many students spend their days in classrooms passively observing, instead of actively engaging. As a result, they are not developing their metacognitive, critical thinking, and self-regulatory skills; all of which are critical to success both in the classroom and beyond. Want to learn more about blended learning and UDL?

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 26, 2020

Wipebook flipchart is a fantastic addition to your classroom teaching toolkit – especially if you’re teaching from home. Resources Mentioned in the Show Epic book of Web Tools and Apps The Digital Librarians Survival Toolkit Kristina Holzweiss – Bio as Submitted Kristina A. If you don’t have Google Docs, just use this PDF.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 2, 2023

How can pulling feedback into the classroom help students develop confidence and improve their self-regulation skills? Feedback also Provides clarity on learning goals and expectations. By incorporating technology and targeted learning activities, teachers can provide timely feedback as students engage in their learning tasks.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Several years ago I decided to flip my classroom. To get started I read the book Flip Your Classroom: Reach Every Student in Every Class Every Day by Aaron Sams and Jonathan Bergmann, joined several groups online and followed a couple of entities on Twitter. This epiphany brought me to the blended learning movement.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 4, 2020

As an advocate of blended learning, I want teachers to strive for a healthy balance of online and offline tasks as students engage in distance learning. Teachers can ask students to share their work in the stream in Google Classroom, in a shared Google Slide deck, on a Padlet Wall, or by recording a FlipGrid video reflection.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

This trend begs the question: How can we encourage our students to read both inside and outside the classroom? Below are strategies and resources I’ve used to cultivate a reading culture in my classroom. The Booklist Assignment is designed to help students select a book they’ll enjoy. Booklist Assignment.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 9, 2020

Blended learning (having a face to face and an online classroom) is best. We have one more reason– when you already have an online space for your classroom, it is a smaller step to teaching totally online when necessary. Learn more here. Whether you want to or not, go ahead and set up now. See this site.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 10, 2021

They relied on videos out of necessity to explain concepts and model strategies while students learned from home. As teachers transitioned back into classrooms, many abandoned video in favor of live instruction. That way, they can use their synchronous time for more engaging and differentiated learning experiences.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2021

Sixteen types of games, Google Classroom and LMS compatibility and auto-grading From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. This week, I began using Educaplay to make fun classroom learning games for my students. ABC classroom games from Educaplay are perfect for a comprehensive review.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 16, 2017

Today Weston Kieschnick @wes_kieschnick helps us how to go bold school with blended learning. Old school plus blended learning = bold school. Check the show notes for the book giveaway. Book: Bold School: Old School Wisdom + New Technologies that Work = Blended Learning that Works. Listen Now.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 25, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Google Classroom has been the tool of choice for many schools. Check the blog post for more links to Kasey’s material on this important best practice for Google Classroom. Sponsor: My friend Kasey Bell writes the Shake Up Learning Blog.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this episode, we welcome Billy Krakower, a nationally recognized educator with 16 years of experience and a passion for bringing technology and creativity into the classroom. Listen to the show on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher Stream by clicking here.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 5, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Welcome to today's episode, where I will bridge the gap between AI in my classroom and your ears! Let's continue this AI adventure together as we work to improve our classrooms and educate a successful generation for tomorrow. You’ll be glad you did.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 31, 2020

When it comes to connecting with your colleagues, I’ve seen teams of teachers commit to a book study as a way to connect and learn. 2 Providing a one-size-fits-all experience doesn’t work in any learning landscape. 3 Students are capable of self-directed learning. 1 Relationships need to be our #1 priority.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 28, 2019

Do you remember the classrooms that you learned in as a child? The exception was science classrooms flush with lab tables. The issue, however, was that the conditions under which learning was supposed to take place were not conducive to the process at all. Flexible spaces need to lead to flexible learning.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 9, 2019

Today, I’d like to look at ways the K-12 teacher can utilize some of the very exciting techniques and tools of digital humanities in their classrooms. The suggestion when it comes to dabbling in DH (Digital Humanities) in the classroom is to take an exploratory, curious and light approach. Now the fun part.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 27, 2019

Keeping up with classroom technology can seem a daunting task for teachers. At the same time, it can be unclear what are the actual benefits of tech in the classroom, especially if they haven’t been used by teachers before. Students do learn better when the chosen tech is complementary to the school’s educational methods.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 12, 2016

It’s been four years since Corwin published my bestselling book Blended Learning in Grades 4-12. When I wrote that book, I was working in a low-tech environment trying to figure out how to weave together online and face-to-face learning to create a student-centered classroom.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Technology is an ideal vehicle for teachers to better blend classroom instruction with learning opportunities occuring outside of the traditional school day — and outside of the brick-and-mortar school building. . MORE FROM EDTECH: CSee how schools use virtual reality to improve assistive learning programs.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Pie in the sky strategies, fluffy concepts that are dead on arrival because they ignore critical context or lengthy books with little tangible examples do little to alleviate stress. While I was afforded the opportunity to go into depth in the book, the fact of the matter is less can be genuinely more. One stumbling block is time.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 5, 2016

I love reading, but there are so many books out there, it’s challenging to pick the right one for my education needs. She curated a great list of essential tech-minded books for today’s teachers. I recommend the following eight books which were written with tech-minded teachers in mind. Who Owns the Learning?:

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The Web20Classroom

MAY 10, 2017

The use of digital learning spaces has exploded in use in classrooms nearly everywhere. Through Learning Management Systems (LMS) many educators are moving to put content online and extend learning beyond the four walls and beyond the school day. Whole class literacy instruction is best done face to face.

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