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AT and UDL: Acronyms for Equity

EdTechTeam

When I first began my job as an Assistive Technology Coordinator in my district back in 2008, the lines between educational tech and assistive tech were pretty crisp. I worked exclusively with students in special education classrooms who needed a way to access the curriculum or a way to communicate effectively in the classroom.

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The NEO Blog is now 4!

Neo LMS

That happened waaaay back in 2015 (which in online time seems like a few decades ago). Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is thought to be the solution for this. 6 Examples of classroom tech that improves education. Here are 6 examples of classroom tech that improves education! The NEO Blog is now 4!

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Balance Instruction and Feedback with Blended Learning

Catlin Tucker

Effective use of differentiated instruction “has been proven to successfully promote the equity dimension of instructional effectiveness by providing all students with the opportunity to improve their achievement levels” (Valiandes, 2015). Studies in Educational Evaluation , 45 , 17-26. and Timperley, H. 77, 81–112.

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Editor’s Picks 2015, No. nine: Why you should stop testing and start assessing

eSchool News

One educator issues a challenge to all: skip the Scantron and discover what students really know. note : This year the editors selected ten stories we believe either highlighted an important issue in 2015 and/or signaled the beginning of an escalating trend or issue for 2016 (look for No. You don’t have any tests.”

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Part 3… STEM Resource Series… Over 70 Stemtastic Sites

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

I am almost booked through August and fall dates for 2015 are now over half full – Mike. CAST Science Writer – Discover this amazing UDL tool from the people at CAST. ORAU Center For Science Education – This organization offers educators the opportunity to participate in STEM programs that enhance classroom teaching.

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Personalizing the Journey for Our Students

The Principal of Change

I have been sharing the below thought for years, and it is a crucial part of having empathy as an educator, as discussed in “ The Innovator’s Mindset “: The key to this question is not thinking like you but thinking about your students and their point of view. Translate this thought into the classroom.

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Today’s Education Should Be About Giving Learners Voice and Choice

User Generated Education

Some of the recurring themes of my conference presentations and blog posts include: Schools are doing Education 1.0; talking about doing Education 2.0; when they should be planning Education 3.0. I have come to believe that the only real education is one that fully embraces learner choice and voice. John Dewey.

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