The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

How to Reach Students Who Have Experienced Trauma. So, we have to learn how to reach and teach students who have experienced trauma. Helping Students Overcome Trauma In this course, you will explore the different types of trauma and how they affect students’ behavior and academic performance.

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Course Assessment Online Assessments Strategy 486

MIND Research Institute

JANUARY 24, 2023

This two-part series takes a look at a new approach for ELs to problem solve without distractions, and how educators can support ELs in their math achievement by making math more accessible and providing a better path towards equity. How to Support English Learners in Math Breaking the Math Language Barrier

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The LRE ensures that students under IDEA are offered equitable access to education alongside their non-disabled peers. This requires some training for educators on how to create more inclusive classrooms. This ensures that every student has access to individualized support that suits their unique needs.

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Strategy Learning UDL Differentiated Instruction 127

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Yes, attendees were exposed to a list of fun tools they might use, but they were not learning how to use those tools in service of strong pedagogical practices. They demonstrate the efficiency and simplicity with which these tools generate lists of questions, create quick assessments, and plan lessons or entire units.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2018

Can proactive instructional design eliminate barriers to access for learners? Will artificial intelligence play a role in improving accessibility? How can institutions create a culture of collaboration to support universal design? I think a lot of folks forget about these different types of accessibility needs.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 13, 2017

Gaps between young people of privilege and Opportunity Youth in rates of learning needs diagnosis, college access and completion, suspension, and incarceration make a critical learning differences story that must be heard. UDL and Opportunity Youth. Redesign physical spaces in schools and classrooms to reflect the UDL framework.

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UDL MOOC Learning Strategy 155

WJU EdTech

MARCH 10, 2015

The Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) is a leading proponent of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL). “Universal design for learning (UDL) is a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn. I recently stumbled upon UDL on Campus.

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UDL Poll Everywhere Meeting Blended Learning 40

Digital Promise

MARCH 13, 2017

One of the key elements of the curriculum-design approach known as Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is student engagement — creating opportunities for students to become engaged and stay motivated, to believe that what they’re learning is important, and to feel capable in their learning. Among the many action points in UDL Now!

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Edsurge

MAY 5, 2023

Donna Caldwell Senior Solutions Consultant Adobe Education For educators unsure of how to bring more creative outlets into their lessons, Trowbridge suggests finding a community, such as ISTE Connect or Adobe Education Exchange , where practitioners share ideas and resources.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2015

According to a new report, incorporating Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in online courses not only benefits students with disabilities, but can have significant benefits for all students, ultimately increasing retention and improving learning outcomes. Knowing Where to Start.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

This is where the concept of psychological safety–what it is, what it looks like, and how to create it–fascinates me. Instead of collecting homework or practice activities and grading that work for accuracy, teachers can encourage pairs or small groups of students to spend time assessing their work using an answer key or exemplar and rubric.

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Blended Learning Classroom Groups Assessment 502

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Writing to Learn: How Writing Positively Impacts Learning & Academic Success The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) states that writing is “ one of the most important skills that students acquire and develop during K-12 schooling. Writing improves reading skills (Graham & Herbert, 2010; Shanahan, 2016).

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 22, 2021

There are so many aspects of an architect’s job that serve as important reminders for us as educators about how to approach our design work. How do they plan to utilize the space? What accessibility features might make this space more user-friendly? Step #1 Get To Know The People You’re Designing For.

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Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

Colleges have long had offices designed to support students who have learning disabilities and to encourage broader accessibility in the classroom and beyond. On the latest installment of our monthly online discussion forum, EdSurge Live , we explored accessibility in this unusual era of emergency remote teaching.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2015

High school senior at Newton North High School in Newton, MA, Yishai Barth, feels strongly about the importance of Universal Design Language (UDL). But do educators know how to support our requirements? If we look at a standard day in any classroom, the activities and assessments are all channelled through writing.

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Technology UDL Learning Software 150

The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

These projects are created around Understanding by Design (UbD) principles to emphasize STEM education and have tools to help students customize, evaluate, assess and create portfolios. Go to [link] to receive free 60-day access to all of Defined Learning’s PBL resources. Defined Learning sponsored this blog post.

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MindShift

JULY 21, 2020

Whatever the fate of online learning, the past months have exposed some glaring disparities in access to education and technology, while families with children who have disabilities and special needs experienced significant challenges even when technology was available. A key premise of UDL is that there is no “average learner.”

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2020

An enormous challenge we face in our education system is how to equitably recognize these differences and develop learning approaches that help all learners achieve. Educators know that all learners have different abilities and experiences and will respond in unique ways to learning opportunities.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2020

This webinar will provide you with all of the basics to learn how to turn on Googler at your school. The goals is to have all of the steps to become a Google School and also to have the confidence and understanding of this simple procedure that can revolutionize how your teachers teach and your students learn.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 29, 2014

Topics include: Personalize Your Math Professional Development, Learn About Differentiated Instruction and UDL, Personalize Your ELA Professional Development, and more. Bev Fine, BrainPOP ESL’s Editorial Director, will be on hand to help you make complex material and vocabulary more accessible to all students.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 20, 2024

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) draws its inspiration from the broader concept of Universal Design (UD), initially pioneered in architecture. UD aims for inclusive access to architectural spaces for all users. Our focus in this post is on Universal Design for Learning, popularly known by the acronym UDL.

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