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.

UDL 545

UDL Blended Learning Learning Assessment 545

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

When I train coaches supporting teachers in the shift to blended learning, I share my blended learning coaching cycle, which I wrote about in Power Up Blended Learning. Coaches benefit from having a clear structure and resources to guide their interactions with teachers. Co-lesson Design.

Blended Learning 539

Blended Learning Learning Professional Learning Strategy 539

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 23, 2022

When I facilitate blended learning workshops, I ask participants to think about these three roles and identify the role they spend the most time and energy in. Blended learning can help! So how do we leverage blended learning to be more strategic about the form instruction takes in classrooms?

Blended Learning 496

Blended Learning Differentiated Instruction Flipped Classroom Learning 496

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

In my last blog, I focused on the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principle of engagement. I highlighted how blended learning can help educators more effectively provide multiple means of engagement to increase student motivation and ensure all students can successfully engage with learning experiences.

Blended Learning 546

Blended Learning UDL Learning Comparison 546

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!

UDL 424

UDL Blended Learning Learning Study 424

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2020

Check out their free 3-hour micro course, Launching Online Learning. I recommend Advancement Courses for online teacher professional development with over 280 courses. Through Advancement Courses, she is proud to be a part of providing valuable resources to the world of education. I had so many people ask for the video.

Online Learning 545

Online Learning Learning Elementary Course 545

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.

Blended Learning 377

Blended Learning Groups Learning Mobility 377

Catlin Tucker

JULY 8, 2021

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. 3 Choose Your Learning Path Adventure.

Blended Learning 367

Blended Learning UDL Learning Assessment 367

Catlin Tucker

MAY 25, 2020

As the year comes to a close, I encourage teachers to take a moment and collect feedback from students about their experiences learning online in the last few months. We do not know what fall 2020 will look like–in person, online, or a combination of both. Did you feel the course materials clearly organized and easy to navigate?

Online Learning 546

Online Learning Learning Blended Learning Google 546

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. Learn more here.

Resources 546

Resources Adobe Social Media Blended Learning 546

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

A book club may present a more manageable, self-paced approach to professional learning. Dr. Katie Novak and I are excited to share a complete book club guide for UDL and Blended Learning: Thriving in Flexible Learning Landscapes to support teachers interested in starting the new year with a book club!

UDL 359

UDL Blended Learning Learning Trends 359

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.

Blended Learning 396

Blended Learning LMS Learning Video 396

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 5, 2021

In this post, I’ll share some strategies and resources I found useful when preparing to use the station rotation model at the beginning of the school year. Design a mix of 4-6 online and offline activities that correlate with what you usually cover in the first few weeks of the school year. Courses on Sale for Back-to-School!

UDL 521

UDL Blended Learning LMS Online Learning 521

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.

UDL 293

UDL Blended Learning Course Learning 293

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?

Blended Learning 279

Blended Learning Classroom Learning E-rate 279

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Guest blogger, Emily Cleary, has some great ideas on some of her favorite must-have resources for today’s blended learning. Both schools and workplaces alike are accepting the shifting times, moving from traditional to technological resources and approaches. –video created with mysimpleshow.

Blended Learning 193

Blended Learning Resources Khan Academy Udemy 193

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 26, 2018

Vivek Singh and his colleague, Ilya Mishra, are new contributors to Ask a Tech Teacher who specialize in online learning and educational technology (more on Ilya’s bio below). Blended learning overcomes this limitation by reducing the need for homework, and provides course content to students via the internet.

Blended Learning 245

Blended Learning Flipped Classroom Education Learning 245

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. I wanted students to collaborate, communicate, and create at that online station using the devices as a tool. Want to learn more about blended learning and the station rotation model?

Blended Learning 535

Blended Learning Secondary Chromebook Groups 535

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 19, 2020

students working in the classroom or meeting online for a video conference session. Students can access content, resources, activities at any time, and from anywhere. Students can access content, resources, and activities at a specific time and location. Students can control the time, place, and pace of their learning.

How To 546

How To Blended Learning Learning Video 546

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.

Blended Learning 216

Blended Learning Flipped Classroom Learning Course 216

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 18, 2021

Which do they need to define using online resources? If you are working with younger learners, you may want to provide resources they can use to look up unfamiliar words or even provide them with definitions after they have had the opportunity to discuss and define the words they do know. Which words do they know?

Blended Learning 546

Blended Learning Online Learning Strategy Groups 546

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 23, 2021

For teachers who want more support developing their blended learning and online learning skills to feel more confident teaching online, in-class, on a hybrid schedule, or in a concurrent classroom, I have two self-paced courses available ! If you missed the live show, you can access the recorded webinar.

Classroom 532

Classroom Strategy Blended Learning Groups 532

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.

Blended Learning 542

Blended Learning Assessment Data Strategy 542

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 10, 2022

These traditional workflows do not position the students to be active agents or help them to develop into expert learners, who are resourceful, strategic, motivated, and self-aware. Katie Novak to write a follow-up to our book UDL and Blended Learning. Want to learn more about blended learning and UDL?

UDL 465

UDL Blended Learning Assessment Groups 465

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 26, 2020

Perhaps the most concerning survey result is that more than half of teachers (57 percent) say they do not feel prepared to facilitate remote and online learning. Leverage an adaptive learning tool if your school or district has purchased a license. Incorporate movement (i.e., However, the pedagogical tenets remain the same.

Khan Academy 545

Khan Academy Learning Blended Learning Schoology 545

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Teachers juggling the concurrent classroom with some students physically attending class and others joining remotely via video conferencing are trying to balance the demands of teaching in two learning landscapes simultaneously. That way, students can dedicate their cognitive resources to other activities or tasks. You matter.

Classroom 546

Classroom Blended Learning Groups Strategy 546

EdTech4Beginners

MAY 8, 2017

To enhance the learning environment with technology and use the classroom time more wisely teachers start implementing additional types of activities such as working in groups, collaborative learning, independent preparation at home, and, in doing so, unwittingly start using the blended learning approach.

Blended Learning 200

Blended Learning Classroom How To LMS 200

eSchool News

APRIL 13, 2020

The global COVID-19 pandemic that has forced schools to shut down physical operations and move to online learning has, understandably, caused a fair amount of anxiety and emotional distress for students. Related content: 4 things districts need to know before moving to online learning.

Online Learning 145

Online Learning Resources Blended Learning Learning 145

Educational Technology Guy

AUGUST 26, 2020

Here are some resources to help schools, parents and teachers during this challenging time. Welcome back to school - resources for every teacher Resources for: Hybrid Learning Remote Learning e-Learning Online Learning Sanitize Tech Manage Remote Learning Thermal Screening.

Resources 267

Resources Blended Learning EdTech Google 267

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

” If anyone is looking for a fantastic resource on crafting an essential question, I recommend Jay McTighe’s work. I know navigating these new schedules and designing a combination of in-person and online learning can be daunting.

Learning 546

Learning Groups Online Learning Course 546

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2020

But the reality is also that we’re going to have to prepare for a fall that – whatever it looks like – will include an online learning component. Even if we go back to face-to-face learning, we will all have to be prepared to teach online, and the best way to do this is to first educate ourselves with research and pedagogy.

Blended Learning 493

Blended Learning Social Media Differentiated Instruction Learning 493

The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 27, 2020

Advancement Courses offers valuable resources to educational leaders so that they can best meet the needs of their teachers and allowing those teachers to best meet the needs of their students. The 10 Minute Teacher only has several advertorials a year, but all editorial content is my own.

Elementary 513

Elementary Learning STEM Blended Learning 513

EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Any professional development plan needs to focus on encouraging and enabling a basic and sustained change in how teachers view teaching and learning, says Amy Valentine, executive director of the Foundation for Blended and Online Learning. Three Steps to a Successful Technology Integration Plan. by Heather B.

Training 419

Training Technology Blended Learning Education 419

ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 1, 2019

One of these practices is known as blended learning and the term that has been garnering some attention within the education industry as of late. But, what is blended learning? This video offers a good introduction to blended learning if you've never heard the term before. What is blended learning?

Blended Learning 170

Blended Learning Learning Khan Academy MOOC 170

Neo LMS

APRIL 20, 2017

5 Tips for incorporating blended learning into your classroom. Blended learning is the use of technology and face-to-face instruction in a seamless, blended way that nonetheless introduces both students and teachers to the benefits of technology in the classroom without the shock of going “full online.”.

Blended Learning 176

Blended Learning Classroom Learning Flipped Classroom 176

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. Blended learning provides new opportunities for evaluation.

Assessment 299

Assessment How To Blended Learning Classroom 299

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Design Your Classroom for Maximum Learning From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Blended learning happens when you mix the face to face classroom with online learning. While flipped classroom is a form of blended learning, it is not the only one.

Blended Learning 150

Blended Learning Flipped Classroom Learning Analysis 150