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Universal Design for Learning: Principles and Examples for 2019

Prodigy

So, when hearing the term universal design for learning (or UDL), it makes sense to imagine it as a blanket format that covers all students. But is that really what UDL is all about? In this guide, you’re going to learn that universal design for learning is focused […].

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Explore student agency, storytelling, and more at SXSW EDU 2019

eSchool News

Student agency is a form of personalized learning that encourages students to take initiative when it comes to their own learning experiences in the classroom. Therefore, students get to decide what and how they learn. Students are presented with choices, making them more inclined to be engaged and invested in learning.

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3 Types of Learning Crucial for Educators #Video

The Principal of Change

In “ Innovate Inside the Box ,” I discussed three types of learning essential for educators: Being a master learner requires that we look at learning in three ways: learning about our students, learning for our students, and learning from our students.

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The Core of Innovative Teaching and Learning #InnovatorsMindsetUDL

The Principal of Change

The above image is a draft visual that is the basis of my next book, “The Core of Innovative Teaching and Learning” (working title) which connects “ The Innovator’s Mindset ” and Universal Design for Learning (UDL). ” April 9, 2019 What do you do with what you know?

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3 ways educators can embrace and enable inclusive programming

eSchool News

Students still experience elevated levels of pandemic-prompted emotional trauma, anxiety, isolation, and psychological distress due to schedule interruptions, remote learning, the deaths of family and friends, inequitable access to health care, and job insecurity.

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#InnovateInsideTheBox Instagram Book Study! (Starting January 22)

The Principal of Change

I am excited to announce that Katie Novak and I will be starting an Instagram book study on January 22, 2020, on my co-authored book, “ Innovate Inside the Box: Empowering Learners Through UDL and the Innovator’s Mindset.” To encourage different multimedia creation to actively reflect and create meaningful learning opportunities. .

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Beyond English: Why Writing Belongs in Every Classroom

Catlin Tucker

Writing deepens learning and positively impacts academic performance, improves our students’ ability to establish and maintain relationships, and helps students manage their complex emotions. Students in upper elementary and beyond “do little writing in or out of school for academic purposes” (Graham & Harris, 2019).

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