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Teachers Should Be Allowed To Come Out in the Classroom. In Texas, An Outdated Law Stands in the Way.

Edsurge

In 2003, Section 21.06 No Promo Homo Laws Texas is one of four states that have what is colloquially known as a “No Promo Homo” law, an umbrella term for anti-LGBTQ curriculum legislation. For example, Northside ISD in San Antonio has a policy that says teachers and staff the “issue of homosexuality [.]

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What Is Universal Design for Learning ?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

These principles of Universal Design have transitioned into the educational sphere through various models, such as Universal Design for Learning (UDL; Rose & Meyer, 2000), Universal Design for Instruction (UDI; Scott et al., 2003), and Universal Instructional Design (UID; Silver et al., To start with, Courey et al.

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