The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 13, 2020

August 18-20, 2020 -a Free PD Experience for Blended Learning From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter This school year is dependent more than ever upon our ability to blend face to face (hopefully) and online learning. Blended Learning. Data and Writing Transformation.

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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.

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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 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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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 11, 2020

These represent new methodologies for some, while others are now applying what they had already been doing to the current situation in the form of blended learning. Blended learning is where students use tech to have control over path, place, and pace.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

As I wrap my mind around the complexities of the concurrent classroom, I believe blended learning models can make this challenging situation more manageable. Below I will explore three blended learning models–the station rotation model, the flipped learning model, and the playlist model. 1 Station Rotation Model.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2018

How K–12 Schools Can Get Started with Blended Learning. That meant our incoming seventh-grade students would not only have Chromebooks, but they would know how to use them. Blended learning classrooms often move seamlessly between online and offline activities, so don’t cancel those copier maintenance contracts quite yet.

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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

OCTOBER 24, 2021

As I’ve embraced blended learning, I have transformed many of my whole group, teacher-led lessons into student-centered, student-paced learning experiences using different blended learning models. The playlist model presents students with a sequence of learning activities that they self-pace through.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams for Education: Find the Blended Learning Tool that Works Best. MORE FROM EDTECH: See how K–12 schools can get started with using blended learning platforms. What Are Blended Learning Platforms? eli.zimmerman_9856. Wed, 02/13/2019 - 14:12. by Eli Zimmerman.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 19, 2020

If we take a step back and think about the benefits and challenges of asynchronous learning and synchronous learning, that can provide clarity about how to think about the design of our curriculum in an online or blended learning course.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 5, 2023

While initially, it’s beneficial to have a clear roadmap to follow when implementing a new curriculum; as teachers gain confidence using it, they will desire to exercise their creativity to tailor the learning experience to the unique needs of their students. During a recent blended learning training, a teacher was overwhelmed.

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Waterford

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Then, discover five ways to boost student-centered learning through blended or hybrid learning. What Are Blended Learning and Hybrid Learning? Before we explain the differences between blended and hybrid learning models, let’s provide a quick definition of each strategy. As for the differences?

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter How to Improve Google Classroom & Remote Learning Experiences with Kasey Bell Teaching online is challenging for many teachers. para Instructional Suite that organizes teaching and learning workflows in G Suite and Google Classroom seamlessly.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

TCEA 2018: Small Steps Lead to Big Wins in Blended Learning. There are an ocean of possibilities with blended learning, so it’s best to dip your toes in the water rather than jumping in and drowning, according to an expert who spoke Feb. The Station Rotation Eases Teachers in to Blended Learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 22, 2021

Through the Midwest Teachers Institute , I offer four college-credit classes that teach how to blend technology with traditional lesson plans. In this class, you’ll learn what topics to introduce, how to unpack them, and how to make them authentic to student lives. image—how to use them legally. netiquette.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2021

Because the videos begin with how to set up an Educaplay account, I recommend that you skip to 47 seconds by dragging the slider bar so you can get directly to how to create the specific classroom learning game. For example, this slide show on how to read population pyramids is useful.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Read more: How to facilitate meaningful discussions in hybrid or virtual classrooms. Even after modeling, discussing behavior expectations, and ensuring students know how to use the required technology, teachers may still find it difficult to allow students to step away from the screen during class. Less synchronous screen time.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Schools have taken big steps towards using online resources and tools, but we can expect online learning to have a more important role in students’ education due to the pandemic. Variations of blended learning were applied in classes before. Read more: 4 Models of blended learning to implement in the classroom.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 26, 2022

As challenging as the last two years have been, they’ve presented a unique opportunity to reimagine the way teachers design and facilitate learning. . This course offers instructional coaches, administrators, TOSAs, and teacher leaders: A blended learning coaching framework to guide your work. Learn at your own pace!

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 15, 2020

The post How to Use Wizer to Create Digital Worksheets that Differentiate Instruction appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. (Just contact them directly for that.) Video Demonstration of Wizer.me with Nira Sheleg Wizer.me Video Demonstration of Wizer.me

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Edsurge

JULY 20, 2020

For the better part of a decade, many schools have been implementing blended learning models that integrate online learning with brick-and-mortar instruction to rethink time, space and staffing. Flipped Classroom: Making the most of independent and in-class learning Flipped Classroom model.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 12, 2020

For example, if you are offering blended learning, you need to have an LMS that supports this type of instruction. Read more: 4 Models of blended learning to implement in the classroom. The post How to achieve disaster-proof education appeared first on NEO BLOG.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 31, 2022

As the number of devices and familiarity with online learning increase, districts are finding students prefer a more flexible schedule. There are many ways districts can approach this trending educational model, including flipped classrooms, virtual-only schools and through variations of blended learning, project-based learning and more.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 29, 2021

In the early days of my transition to blended learning, I had one Chromebook, which I received after writing a Donor’s Choose project. It is a series of stations, or learning activities, that students rotate through. To be considered a blended learning model, at least one station must be an online learning station.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 28, 2023

Through our online series, we explored the power of universally designed blended learning models to achieve deeper learning outcomes. Our discussions culminated in selecting specific challenges to explore in-depth, with the goal of prototyping solutions at the Learning Leaders Summit in Dubai.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

My work focuses on supporting leaders, coaches, and teachers in transitioning from traditional teaching practices to blended learning. Blended learning is the combination of active, engaged learning online and offline. Teacher-centered instruction vs. Student-centered blended learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 26, 2021

Listen to Coach Victor Hicks Share How to Get Started with the Google Applied Digital Skills Curriculum. ” The post How to Use Google’s Free Applied Digital Skills Curriculum appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. All opinions are my own.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

How to Make Your Own GPT First, you have to be a Plus subscriber. It also is an advantage because it will keep the GPT on track with how it answers, in my experience and make it acceptable for use in my school. I love how it clarified about what to do when a student asks for a direct answer! I programmed it how to handle that.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

” The post How to Get the Most Out of Google Apps Now with Eric Curts appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 30, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter How I teach students to be effective learners in an online classroom. This episode is an audio version of my presentation to students about how to be effective learners in an online classroom. Just make a copy and adapt it for your use or print it.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Many of us are learning to traverse between online and in-person learning environments. Our guest Aaron Johnson, author of Online Teaching with Zoom , shares with us how to better engage students through Zoom, so we can all teach effectively at a distance. Aaron Johnson Shares His Way to Engage Students Even at a Distance.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 11, 2019

How K–12 Schools Should Define and Act on Digital Learning. To be honest, I hate the term blended learning. Let me explain why: In today’s world of education, blended learning gets thrown around for any type of new education involving technology. . What Does Blended Learning Mean for K–12?

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 9, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter As we struggle with the coronavirus COVID-19 health crisis, many of us educators are figuring out how to prepare to teach online. Blended learning (having a face to face and an online classroom) is best.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 6, 2018

The other day I was conducting some learning walks with the administrative team at Wells Elementary School in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (CFISD). Throughout the school year, I have been assisting them with digital pedagogy as it relates to blended learning and the use of flex spaces.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 4, 2020

Understandably, the focus is on online learning as that is a new and unfamiliar learning landscape for a lot of educators. I am fielding questions about how to set up online courses , design online lessons , and offer small group instruction and support via video conferencing.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In my last blog post titled “ Part I: Maximize the Impact of Explicit Teaching with Blended Learning ,” I explored the benefits of shifting from explicit teaching as a whole class experience to a differentiated small group experience. The focus is showing students exactly what to do and how to do it.

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