Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

They are excited about the potential of leveraging this technology to create more dynamic, differentiated, and student-centered learning experiences. Unfortunately, substitute teacher shortages combined with teacher fatigue are presenting challenges when it comes to offering and engaging teachers in professional learning.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

In my last blog, I focused on the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principle of representation. I described how blended and online learning can help educators provide opportunities for students to perceived and engage with information presented in multiple modalities. Check out my self-paced online course.

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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

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. Perception.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

My doctoral research focused on the multidimensional motivational construct of teacher engagement in blended learning environments. Mix Modalities and Provide Choice Providing a range of learning activities and allowing students choice can increase engagement. Check out my self-paced online course.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 9, 2022

What is blended learning? It’s an approach of education in which digital technology blends in with traditional analog teaching methods. But blended learning actually encompasses multiple pedagogies and learning methods, some of which you probably already experienced or used. What Is Blended Learning?

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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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Blended Learning Professional Learning Learning Strategy 412

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.

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Blended Learning UDL Learning Assessment 367

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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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

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!

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Introducing blended learning experiences in core subjects presents many opportunities over traditional print-heavy classrooms. But introducing blended learning in the classroom is not the easiest thing to do. Overcoming 3 challenges of introducing blended learning in the classroom. and the world.

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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. –How

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 28, 2020

For the last 10 years, I’ve been using blended learning models and technology to shift control in the classroom from me to my students. If teachers and students work together to assess, track, and reflect on the learning happening in the classroom, teachers will have the time and energy to innovate and personalize learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 22, 2021

At the completion of this course, the learner will be able to: Analyze and critique the technology used to differentiate for student learning styles. Explain how differentiating content and presentation engages a greater proportion of learners. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. INTASC 1, 6.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

We can all agree that the phrase “blended learning” is well and truly a part of the modern-day discourse on education; so much so that academics have begun to curate a universal definition, as well as identify sub-themes and genres of the concept. 4 Models of blended learning. In 2012 Heather Staker and Michael B.

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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. Personalization occurs through path and pace.

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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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Blended Learning Assessment Data Strategy 542

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 5, 2021

Organize and edit all of the documents your students will need and decide what you will use as evidence of learning (e.g., written responses, videos, observations, presentations). Feel free to make a copy of the documents and tailor them to your needs. Create a slide deck with hyperlinks and student instructions for each station.

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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

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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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Students have more control over the way information is presented in a video. The short answer questions make it possible to encourage deeper thinking about the concepts presented in the video, which may provide more meaningful insight into your students’ level of understanding. They can pause, rewind, and rewatch a video.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 23, 2021

On Thursday night, I presented a 30-minute webinar with AJ Juliani for educators focused on the concurrent classroom. An increasing number of educators are teaching in concurrent classrooms as schools attempt to accommodate families who want their kids back in classrooms and others who prefer to keep their kids in a virtual learning mode.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Given that my focus is on designing and facilitating student-centered learning experiences utilizing blended learning, I suggest that teachers rethink their traditional approaches to helping students prepare for assessments. The person generating the study guide and review game is the one doing the critical thinking.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 4, 2020

In the fall semester, students present about historical figures in computing. This unit teaches about new technology, some basic CS concepts, research skills, plagiarism, verification of sources, and presentation skills. You will be working to make a full presentation on this lesson for the class. Make a copy.)

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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

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. Present-Pause-Discuss. The lesson template below has five sections.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 9, 2021

With 2020 in the rearview mirror, it is now time to focus on the present with an eye to the future. Many difficult lessons were learned during the pandemic, and a few more are sure to materialize over the next couple of months. As each leader presented their views on positive shifts to practice, you could see their pride swell.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 16, 2021

Student agency, or a students’ ability to make key decisions about their learning experience, is an essential aspect of blended learning. Choice boards fall within the umbrella of blended learning when we combine active, engaged learning online with active, engaged learning offline.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 6, 2020

At the completion of this course, the learner will be able to: Analyze and critique the technology used to differentiate for student learning styles. Explain how differentiating content and presentation engages a greater proportion of learners. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. INTASC 1, 6.

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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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How To Blended Learning Learning Video 546

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

In our book UDL and Blended Learning , Dr. Katie Novak and I encourage teachers to work toward firm, often standards-aligned, goals. For the example above, the criteria might include: Makes clear claims Presents relevant and compelling evidence Supports claims with valid reasoning and clear explanations.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 26, 2020

Use a URL shortener to make links easily accessible in a slide presentation or push out using a Learning Management System (i.e., If technology resources are available, then the best comprehensive strategy to pursue is real blended learning. Here you can find a listing or some great options. My favorites at bit.ly

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 11, 2021

At the completion of this course, the learner will be able to: Analyze and critique the technology used to differentiate for student learning styles. Explain how differentiating content and presentation engages a greater proportion of learners. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. INTASC 1, 6.

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Blended Learning Digital Citizenship Common Core Wiki 278

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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Blended Learning Learning Strategy Resources 150

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 18, 2021

Each new unit, text, or project presents learners with vocabulary words that may be new and unfamiliar. How can we make learning new vocabulary more engaging and meaningful? ” I love the pile of words strategy because it positions the students at the center of learning. Here is how it works!

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Blended Learning Online Learning Strategy Groups 546

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

First, let’s establish the value of the flipped classroom in case you have never used this blended learning model. Instead of spending precious class time transferring information live for the whole group in the form of a lecture or mini-lesson, which presents myriad barriers (e.g.,

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