The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Teachers will want to use pre-assessments, diagnostics, and/or assess prior knowledge to identify where each student is in relation to the content at the heart of the playlist. In addition to using data to design the playlist, it is essential to build mechanisms into the playlist to collect formative assessment data.

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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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Learning With Lucie

AUGUST 1, 2019

Are you looking for a UVM course that counts towards your educational technology specialists endorsement? I'm teaching the following two online courses this Fall.

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Edsurge

JULY 21, 2022

Dear Bonni, I'll be teaching a course on the history of Ireland later this year. The concerns you have about assessing creative work seem to reflect an important (I would even say necessary) ethic you are attempting to live up to in your teaching. Assess Creativity Ok, so how do you grade these creative assignments?

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Digital Promise

MARCH 13, 2017

UDL and Opportunity Youth. 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” ( CAST ). UDL’s guiding principles are: All people learn differently; The emotion behind learning is as important as the learning; and.

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IT Bill

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Making course content accessible may at first seem a daunting task when faced with a lengthy list of rules or standards. A recent article in the EDUCAUSE Review describes how University of Memphis integrated Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles into their online course development process. Albert Bowden II on Flickr.

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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.

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The Thinking Stick

JANUARY 18, 2024

Of course this type of guidance starts with state level leadership and Chris Reykdal has set the bar high for the state of Washington educators and students. Within the time frame of one full day of training, I can get teachers to think about assessing prompts over products. Which is a start to the shift that is needed.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 3, 2024

Teachers can also use this time to give students feedback on a piece of work in progress or even facilitate side-by-side assessments to ensure transparency in the grading process. Check out my advanced blended learning course! Want To Learn More About Choice Boards? Check out my other blog posts on choice boards!

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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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Classroom Blended Learning Handbook Analysis 259

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

In our book UDL and Blended Learning , Dr. Katie Novak and I encourage teachers to work toward firm, often standards-aligned, goals. When we build student agency into a task or an assessment, students may produce various artifacts to demonstrate their learning. The learning objectives are what we want to assess progress toward.

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Assessment UDL Blended Learning Outcomes 520

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework that is based on a scientific understanding of how people learn. The goal of UDL is to design “barrier-free, instructionally rich learning environments and lessons that provide access to all students” (Nelson, 2). Engagement. Sustaining Effort and Persistence.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2018

We talked about the differences between accessibility and usability, legal considerations under the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) and the concept of UDL (universal design for learning). Part of this process is considering the platform in which the course will be designed. They help educate us and the rest of the university.”

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 24, 2021

This time allows me to provide one-on-one instruction and support, conference with learners about their progress, provide feedback on their work, or conduct side-by-side assessments. I decided to redesign my mini-unit on Alike using the playlist model.

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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). If we look at a standard day in any classroom, the activities and assessments are all channelled through writing. They then may move on to reading a poem and answering questions.

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Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

But now that so many students are taking courses remotely, in improvised environments that may not be especially conducive to learning, it may take some extra effort to redesign instruction, assignments and assessments to address everyone’s needs. For a full transcript, please email rebecca@edsurge.com. Physical accessibility.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2015

This April piece , on the difference between testing vs. assessing , was published as part of Innovation In Action, a monthly column from the International Society of Technology in Education focused on exemplary practices in education. I teach graduate level courses about educational technology, such as Online Tools for Teaching and Learning.

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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. Defined Learning makes using project-based content easy to bring into any subject. Each project is organized around real-world examples making it relevant.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 8, 2021

This works particularly well for a series of stations designed to help students review key vocabulary, concepts, or skills before an assessment. Teachers may also use formative assessment data to identify a “must-do” station for each student and ask them to start the rotation at their “must-do” station.

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EdTechTeam

JULY 7, 2017

I was finally able to incorporate video, formative assessment with responders, and have a visually appealing lesson behind me. I attended AVID trainings, English Language Learner workshops, UDL conferences, ….you And then I saw the invite for the HyperDocs Bootcamp, a four week online course , run by the authors of the book.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

I thought I had a pretty good handle on universal design for learning (UDL), but after chatting with Katie Novak , Ed.D., Novak, author of UDL Now! Q: What exactly is UDL, and why does it matter? The UDL framework starts with the belief that every student is different and that’s the norm. Q: Can you give me an example?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2020

Bell is currently an adjunct faculty member for the San Jose State University iSchool where he teaches courses on design thinking and open education librarianship. These twelve tips can lead to substantive fundamental pedagogical change in online course delivery.

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Fractus Learning

MARCH 23, 2016

What if we were to identify and plan ways to overcome potential high-probability barriers in the very methods, materials, and assessments used in our lessons? Whether they are hearing impaired or just need to read while listening, this is quickly becoming a popular method in how online courses are developed.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2012

Mortenson Creating a 24/7 Professional Development Model by Josh Allen Creating a Library Website to Support Information Literacy Needs by Luann Edwards Creating ePortfolios using Weebly by Valerie R.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

While coaching teachers this month, several expressed a desire to include review and practice activities in their station rotation lessons to help students prepare for end-of-the-semester assessments. Reviewing information presented in a unit or over the course of a semester is more meaningful if students are actively engaged in the process.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2020

Bell is currently an adjunct faculty member for the San Jose State University iSchool where he teaches courses on design thinking and open education librarianship. These twelve tips can lead to substantive fundamental pedagogical change in online course delivery.

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MindShift

JULY 21, 2020

Some educators who want to make online learning more engaging and accessible are exploring the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework. The beauty of UDL is that it addresses ‘learner variability’, which is the norm in our classrooms.”. A key premise of UDL is that there is no “average learner.” Online Class Design.

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The Principal of Change

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Currently, I am teaching a course with UPenn titled “Building a Strong Foundation for Universal Design for Learning and Innovation,” which is part of a UDL certificate program taught with my friend and colleague, Dr. Katie Novak. ( The last thing that I want to share through this course is regarding assessment.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

JANUARY 17, 2024

Of course, this issue of cheating doesn't address the powerful opportunities to ask a chatbot AI to generate an initial draft of a paper for the student to improve and revise, or to have it provide major points to consider in an argument, or the need to make sure AI is properly cited when used.

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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. Our focus in this post is on Universal Design for Learning, popularly known by the acronym UDL. UD aims for inclusive access to architectural spaces for all users.

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