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Model Teaching–How Today’s Educators Learn

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You may find a program that meets some of your requirements but not all and wonder if you should settle. The catalog include topics relevant to today’s K-12 education offered in a variety of approaches that meet teacher needs. This used to mean enrolling at your local college or online institution. Elementary Math.

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3 Steps to a More Accessible Classroom

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Evaluating Accessibility The next time you introduce a new digital learning tool, consider these three key questions to help ensure you're meeting all your students' needs. On Google OS (Chromebooks), go to Settings > Advanced > Manage accessibility features. Universal Design for Learning (UDL): What You Need to Know.

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A HyperDoc Is Not A WebQuest!

EdTechTeam

In 2013, many districts in our area began purchasing Chromebooks for the annual state tests. Whether it be ‘on tech’ or ‘off-tech’ these blended learning lessons can be designed to meet the needs of each classroom. Teachers are tasked with integrating several best instructional practices to meet the needs of every learner.

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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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Back to School with Choice Boards – SULS0121

Shake Up Learning

We need them to know this upfront so that when we meet each of them where they are as learners they don’t see it as being treated differently, they see it all as learning. . Choice boards are one way to meet kids where they are as learners, as well as, give them ownership in their learning. Optimize individual choice and autonomy. .

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Universal Design for Learning and Blended Learning: Action and Expression

Catlin Tucker

In my last blog, I focused on the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principle of representation. In this post, I want to explore the third, and final, UDL principle of action and expression. I highlighted some of the affordances available online that can help students to manipulate digital information to make it more accessible.