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Improving Access to Learning Through UDL

American Consortium for Equity in Education

As educators we can agree that providing equal and equitable access to learning is a priority.  Students come into our classrooms with different backgrounds, Keep Reading Improving Access to Learning Through UDL The post Improving Access to Learning Through UDL appeared first on American Consortium for Equity in Education.

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Removing Barriers with UDL and Blended Learning

Catlin Tucker

Like many, this teacher felt intense pressure to teach the standards and wasn’t sure how to embrace Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and blended learning. There is often a tension created by the pressure put on teachers to cover content with the student-centered approach to learning described by UDL and blended learning.

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Universal Design for Learning: What is it? Why use?

Ask a Tech Teacher

Today, we offer one more: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) What is UDL Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an educational framework based on research in the learning sciences that can accommodate individual learning differences. UDL at its core is simply good teaching.

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Prepare For Fall: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Blended Learning Self-paced Online Course

Catlin Tucker

Katie Novak and I wrote UDL and Blended Learning: Thriving in Flexible Learning Landscapes to support teachers in developing a mindset, skill set, and toolset nimble enough to traverse any teaching and learning landscape with confidence. I often say that I want teachers to think of themselves as the lead learner in a classroom.

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Advancing educational equity with UDL and generative AI

eSchool News

Educators with a mind towards equity typically excel at access. A first step towards inclusive education can be done through the adoption of UDL. Good teachers are finding ways to meet the learning needs of all of these diverse brains within the same classroom. Opening doors to all students is an obvious move.

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Inclusion and Co-Teaching in the Personalized Classroom

A Principal's Reflections

Effective inclusion in a special education classroom involves creating a supportive environment where students with disabilities are fully integrated into the general education setting. It entails individualized education plans (IEPs), differentiated instruction, and universal design for learning (UDL) to meet diverse needs.

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Designing For Deeper Learning: Identifying Challenges and Prototyping Solutions

Catlin Tucker

How do teachers ensure that instruction and facilitation of learning are accessible, inclusive, and equitable? As I facilitated these sessions, I became increasingly excited about the potential of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), blended learning, and social-emotional learning (SEL) to foster deeper learning outcomes.

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