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. Comprehension.

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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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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. ” The full schedule is here.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 18, 2021

I host a podcast called The Balance and wrote a book titled Balance with Blended Learning because I see teachers struggling with balance in every coaching and training session I facilitate. When we design learning experiences with balance in mind, the output of a lesson will feel more balanced too.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 5, 2021

In an effort to reimagine the first weeks of school, I decided to use the station rotation model to encourage my new students to interact with one another and learn about our class. Organize and edit all of the documents your students will need and decide what you will use as evidence of learning (e.g.,

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 10, 2022

Katie Novak to write a follow-up to our book UDL and Blended Learning. In our second book, UDL and Blended Learning 2: Shifting to Sustainable Student-led Workflows (coming out in spring 2022), we tackle 10 unsustainable teacher-led workflows. Want to learn more about blended learning and UDL?

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 5, 2021

When I work with teachers shifting to blended learning, I strive to establish the WHY driving our work together. I want teachers to understand the purpose and value of the shift to blended learning. Blended learning is not a reaction to a moment. Blended Learning: Combat The Challenges of the Whole Group Lesson.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Yet, it seemed wrong to pretend the year didn’t happen or that I learned nothing from it. 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.

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Neo LMS

JULY 14, 2020

As schools were compelled to implement distance learning during this year’s pandemic, it became clear that emergency remote learning widened many gaps that already existed within the walls of brick and mortar schools. UDL was an offshoot of a movement that promoted universal design in architecture and product development.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 19, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Teaching online and blending classrooms is a hot topic, but there’s always room for improvement. As teachers, we need to constantly refresh and update topics to improve our distance learning skills.

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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. So, what might flexibility look like when universally designing blended learning?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Thousands of teachers every year take education classes to renew their license, move up to the next salary range at their school (I did that–often), or learn teaching skills they didn’t get in their degree program (like remote teaching or in-depth technology). Blended Learning. assess success at completion. Elementary Math.

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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. That way, they can use their synchronous time for more engaging and differentiated learning experiences. Instead, they can spend more time facilitating learning and working directly with small groups of students.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 14, 2021

This will be easier to do if school leaders harness the talent on their campuses and create systems that encourage teachers to learn with and from each other. Professional learning should not be relegated to a handful of all-staff training days. The members of the PLC determine the focus of their inquiry and learning.

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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. Hattie’s and Timperley’s (2007) research on feedback identified it as having a significant impact on student achievement and learning. Blended learning can help!

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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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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Would you say a playlist is more data-driven and a choice board gives more variety in learning modalities? 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. How will you measure progress toward learning objectives?

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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. ” I used that Chromebook to design a collaborative online station to complement my teacher-led and offline stations. I have a soft spot for the station rotation model. I was hooked!

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 23, 2024

” I have the privilege of working with thousands of educators every year who are expanding their teaching toolboxes to include blended learning models , UDL , and student-led instructional strategies. Blended learning models are designed to shift control over key elements of the learning experience (e.g.,

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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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MindShift

JULY 21, 2020

As the dust settles from emergency distance learning, schools now have the summer to reckon with what worked and what must change as they grapple with the uncertainty of the next academic year. Some educators who want to make online learning more engaging and accessible are exploring the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 23, 2024

This approach creates an inclusive environment where students of varying abilities can learn together while still receiving the targeted support they need. This structure balances differentiated instruction and uniform content delivery, providing personalized support and consistent foundational learning for all students.

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EdTechTeacher

JUNE 14, 2023

Together with his team, Sam has developed the award-winning online learning program Next Generation Teacher , the first UDL-TPACK integrated model, and the Next Gen Teacher Competencies—a personalized learning framework for educators. Purposeful integration of technology for Universal Design for Learning.

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Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2020

Stachowiak is host of a long-running podcast called “Teaching in Higher Ed,” and she’s the dean of teaching and learning at Vanguard University of Southern California. Stachowiak suggests including at least three polls or opportunities to interact during each online class session. Are you hearing that? Stachowiak: I absolutely am.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2018

We talked about the differences between accessibility and usability, legal considerations under the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) and the concept of UDL (universal design for learning). Trish Briere shared, “We have an ADA team embedded within our learning design unit. They help educate us and the rest of the university.”

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2015

New report highlights 10-step plan to applying Universal Design for Learning online. UDL is tough enough in a face-to-face environment, but the real challenge might be how to implement the principles in an online world where students’ abilities and learning styles differ drastically. Knowing Where to Start.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2012

Tomorrow, Saturday, April 21st, is worldwide 2012 Social Learning Summit , a one-day virtual conference being held as a partnership of Classroom 2.0 All sessions will be publicly available to attend through the online Blackboard Collaborate platform, and every session will be recorded and made available immediately following the conference.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2020

If you are learning about the mini-conference right before or during the event, please join LearningRevolution.com and while you are waiting for your approval we will have a special link for you to use to join the sessions. How do we hold their attention, develop their abilities, and engage them in the online forum?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 22, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update April 22nd The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn.and change. Carl Rogers The technologies of the Internet and the Web are reshaping where, when, and from whom we learn--and even how we think about learning. Check out all the fun at ISTEunplugged.com.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2020

If you are learning about the mini-conference right before or during the event, please join LearningRevolution.com and while you are waiting for your approval we will have a special link for you to use to join the sessions. How do we hold their attention, develop their abilities, and engage them in the online forum?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

However, our professional accreditation requirements are still on track and need to be renewed, as we have to learn and up our abilities for the fall. Many of the topics below were part of that conversation, including Social Emotional Learning (SEL). Social-Emotional Learning. I’ve embedded the webinar below for you to review.)

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Edsurge

MAY 7, 2020

You learned how to Zoom, or Hangout, or Team up. You pivoted, shifted and, let’s be real, maybe stumbled into a makeshift version of online education. So this summer might be the right time to learn a little more about online pedagogy. Or maybe you’re actually kind of intrigued by this whole online learning thing.

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EdTechTeam

JULY 7, 2017

I attended AVID trainings, English Language Learner workshops, UDL conferences, ….you The collective learning EMPOWERED collaborators. We have the ability to package up our learning objectives in ways that EMPOWER students. Check out our other Online Learning Opportunities! you get the picture. Here is mine.

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