Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 28, 2018

When I lead blended learning workshops or coach teachers implementing blended learning, I get a lot of questions about classroom management. Managing students implies that the teacher possesses the power in the classroom. When I enter an environment where I have no control, I immediately shut down.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Every time I lead a blended learning workshop, teachers ask me the same question. Classroom management isn’t something I have struggled with. That’s not to say that I haven’t had challenging students throughout my 16 years in the classroom, but their behavior is never an ongoing issue or distraction.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 22, 2021

Understand the secrets to picking good digital writing tools while working with classmates in a hands-on and non-threatening writer’s workshop format. Resources include a blend of videos, pedagogic articles, lesson plans, projects, and virtual face-to-face meetings to share suggestions with classmates in a collaborative environment.

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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. In today’s show, Weston Kieschnick talks about blended learning and old school teaching: The old school wisdom we should hold onto. Listen Now. Listen on iTunes.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The playlist, or individual rotation model, is a blended learning model that strives to give students more control over the pace and path of their learning. When I facilitate workshops on this model, I describe it as a sequence of learning activities designed to move students toward a specific learning goal or objective.

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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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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

One of the best parts about job-embedded, on-going work with school districts is facilitating a variety of professional learning opportunities. They have utilized me as a keynoter, coach (leadership and teaching), and workshop presenter. Below you will see the specific tools I provided during each session.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 11, 2021

Understand the secrets to picking good digital writing tools while working with classmates in a hands-on and non-threatening writer’s workshop format. Resources include a blend of videos, pedagogic articles, lesson plans, projects, and virtual face-to-face meetings to share suggestions with classmates in a collaborative environment.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 20, 2020

Dig into teaching practices with Google Classroom From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Google Classroom is a tool that can help build relationships between students and teachers. But not everything is perfect. Join in today! Subscribe to the Show Get Credit!

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 28, 2017

I explain that I use blended learning models, like Station Rotation and Whole Class Rotation, to create the time and space needed to move assessment into the classroom. This should happen in the classroom where the teacher can act as a coach. I’m barely getting through all of the curriculum.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 27, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Mark Sparvell cites current research about what students really want in their classroom and how social-emotional learning relates to education technology.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 2, 2020

From here, schools can begin to focus on a remote blended learning model that can serve as a foundation for all K-12 classrooms to create a more personalized experience. Professional Learning Many schools were not prepared when the pandemic hit. If professional learning was not emphasized, it’s definitely not too late.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Understand the secrets to picking good digital writing tools while working with classmates in a hands-on and non-threatening writer’s workshop format. Resources include a blend of videos, pedagogic articles, lesson plans, projects, and virtual face-to-face meetings to share suggestions with classmates in a collaborative environment.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 16, 2020

I recently facilitated two intensive virtual workshop days with educators from the Shaler Area School District in Pennsylvania. You can also use Google Meet to create breakout rooms in Google Classroom (learn more HERE ). Even for the schools that have started face-to-face, COVID-19 could force an abrupt change of course.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

During workshops and coaching sessions, I am always asked what advice I have to help teachers and administrators make things as easy as possible while ensuring quality learning is taking place. A foundation can then be established for more personalized approaches such as pedagogically-sound blended learning or self-paced activities.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

OCTOBER 10, 2020

Booking Info – Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. I have some powerful online interactive workshops and webinars that can be used to engage learning in this new environment.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 7, 2018

Deb Ramm helps us learn the techniques to help powerful improvement happen in classrooms. IT Coaches Leading Change in the Classroom. Now, Deb, you work with implementing lighthouse classrooms, but you’ve also recently moved into instructional technology. Vicki: But how do you keep your classroom focused?

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Shake Up Learning

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The post The Balanced Educator: How to Balance Blended Learning, Digital Safety, and Save Your Sanity appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Guidance on how to balance blended learning with student screen time. Strategies for building a positive digital culture in your classroom. It’s tough, right?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 23, 2018

Understand the secrets to picking good digital writing tools while working with classmates in a hands-on and non-threatening writer’s workshop format. Resources include a blend of videos, pedagogic articles, lesson plans, projects, and virtual face-to-face meetings to share suggestions with classmates in a collaborative environment.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

I still remember the first time I held a voluntary workshop on Google Docs for a staff of 100 teachers. I called it “10 Ways to Use Google Docs in Your Classroom.” ” A week later, I held another workshop. I learned a valuable lesson that day: words matter. ” Five people showed up. Can you show me?”

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 17, 2021

As I was on-sight with them in a socially distanced cafeteria, I facilitated a more traditional workshop. However, something was off as I felt that I really wasn’t showing them the reality of what their teachers were expected to do in their classroom with remote and face-to-face students simultaneously.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 13, 2022

Learning Management System (LMS) The consistent use of an LMS such as Google Classroom, Schoology, or Canvas works to create a more equitable virtual environment for all kids and families. There needs to be a shift from “PD” to professional learning that is ongoing, job-embedded, and research-aligned.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Understand the secrets to picking good digital writing tools while working with classmates in a hands-on and non-threatening writer’s workshop format. Resources include a blend of videos, pedagogic articles, lesson plans, projects, and virtual face-to-face meetings to share suggestions with classmates in a collaborative environment.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

Writing Workshops: Conduct writing workshops that focus on specific aspects of writing, such as thesis development, paragraph structure, or editing and revising. Many behavior issues in the classroom arise from students feeling either left behind or unchallenged.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

Booking Info – Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. I have some powerful online interactive workshops and webinars that can be used to engage learning in this new environment.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 23, 2016

Workshop: BYOA: BUILD YOUR OWN APP (WH021). Explore and create: Workshop]. This is a sponsored series and will run on the Every Classroom Matters show. Make sure to subscribe to Vicki’s podcast, Every Classroom Matters, to hear interviews taped at ISTE in the near future. The CTN Playground with Crescerance and MAD-Learn.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

I often tell audiences during keynotes and workshops that my role isn’t to tell anyone what to do, but instead to get educators to think critically about what they do. Last year alone, I visited over 1000 classrooms and pretty much followed the same process. They, in turn, then shared recommendations for growth with their teachers.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? s of workshops and presentations. As 1 to 1 programs become more popular, educators are talking a lot about Blended Learning. As you might know there are plenty of ways to look at Blended Learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

Until this point, most of my interactions with educators have been through virtual presentations, workshops, and coaching. Now don't get me wrong as this has been incredibly fulfilling and a great learning experience for me. However, you just can't replace face-to-face professional learning, in my opinion.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2018

This situation reflects the limitation of a models-approach to blended learning implementation. While models have been pivotal in helping teachers implement blended practice, a hyper focus on their individual components, or one model over another, can obscure the big picture. In short, we need to go back to the basics.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 26, 2019

As much as this has been a game-changer for so many, we now have better access to research and evidence of improved student outcomes to really hone in on the types of changes that are needed in classrooms, schools, and districts across the world. Feeling genuinely supported in taking risks and being innovative in the classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 3, 2020

Alice Keeler talks about how she programs Google App scripts, some add ons she’s made, and some you can use to help improve what you’re doing in your classroom! Go to coolcatteacher.com/getcontrol to learn more and sign up for this free webinar on classroom management.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 14, 2018

Whether it is learning from home through online courses, professional development, conference workshops or as a keynote speaker Kasey is a relentless innovator of ideas and a devoted transformer of classrooms and teaching. Author of The Teacher’s Guide to Google Classroom. 3 EdTech and E-Learning Influencer on Twitter.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JUNE 13, 2022

I do a basic introductory workshop on Monday. Gina and Robbi have created a fabulous workshop and I can’t wait to see their session in action on Tuesday. Then I will try and extend all of this work even further during my Wednesday workshop. Redesigning for deeper learning and student engagement [2-hour workshop] Scott McLeod.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 5, 2021

As someone who is in schools and classrooms on a weekly basis, I am tasked with validating the excellent practices taking place while also providing practical feedback for growth. I also hear this when I am facilitating targeted workshops. Educator voice is critical and even more so now as people are burnt out and emotionally drained.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 11, 2024

At a recent workshop, a teacher posed a compelling question about the effectiveness of small-group versus whole-group instruction. Such preliminary insights, whether through pre-assessments, diagnostics, or activities aimed at accessing prior knowledge, can illuminate the diverse range of skills, abilities, and needs within a classroom.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 5, 2018

Understand the secrets to picking good digital writing tools while working with classmates in a hands-on and non-threatening writer’s workshop format. Resources include a blend of videos, pedagogic articles, lesson plans, projects, and classroom discussion to share suggestions with classmates in a collaborative environment.

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