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AT and UDL: Acronyms for Equity

EdTechTeam

Finally, I had the great opportunity to attend the UDL Summer Institute at Harvard University in 2015. I had the opportunity to hear directly from my mentors Dr. David Rose and Dr. Thomas Hehir ; champions of UDL and inclusive education. But what is UDL and what role does it play in creating access for all students?

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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. I’m talking about that magical time when the NEO Blog first saw the light of the Internet! The NEO Blog is now 4! 14 Awesome examples of Critical Thinking EdTech.

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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). and Timperley, H. The power of feedback. 77, 81–112. doi: 10.3102/003465430298487.

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No Two Learners Alike: Supporting Learning Diversity and UDL

District Administration

Date of broadcast: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 11:55 am EST. Login or Register to watch! Select from more than 13,000 peer-created lessons from our shared library, personalize them for your students, or create from scratch.

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Universal Design for Learning Visually Explained for Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

May 6, 2015 Universal Design for Learning is a framework for learning that includes all students. Being grounded in socio-cultural theory, UDL views learning environments and social interactions as.read more.

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

eSchool News

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. One educator issues a challenge to all: skip the Scantron and discover what students really know.

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Personalizing the Journey for Our Students

The Principal of Change

Katie Novak , an internationally recognized expert in Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and all-around awesome person, discusses this personalization of learning for students and why it is so significant : Imagine this scene in a 3rd-grade classroom: Students are sitting quietly on the floor as a teacher reads Charlotte’s Web aloud.

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