The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 11, 2018

Throw out Learning Styles and Replace it with UDL. Vicki: So when we personalize learning, does that mean that everybody’s doing something different in the classroom, or what does that mean to you? The teacher is actually designing lessons based upon who the learners are in the classroom. Where do we start understanding UDL.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Today's three guests are expert authors of the newly released The AI Classroom: The Ultimate Guide to Artificial Intelligence in Education. From budgets to banking to credit and savings, choose a topic and use it in your classroom with EVERFI’s free financial literacy lesson plans. Is it helpful? Should it be welcomed in schools?

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

So even though students in a classroom may look alike, they each have a unique combination of background, strengths, needs and interests that affect their learning outcomes. Since classrooms are so diverse, curricula need to meet this diversity. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is thought to be the solution to the above problem.

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Edsurge

MAY 31, 2023

Christopher Bugaj Assistive Technology Specialist, Loudoun County Public Schools One way for educators to meet the needs of students is to integrate Universal Design for Learning (UDL) into their instructional practices. In short, UDL is a launching point for providing personalized learning experiences. You aren’t offering lobster.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 19, 2021

Today she talks about a mindset of including students who learn differently and better reaching the children you have in the classroom. She also shares some practical examples and edtech tools in the process and how you can work to innovate every day of the year in a way that is not overwhelming. UDL Principles to Reach Every Child.

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Hapara

JANUARY 10, 2024

With the advent of generative AI tools now accessible to the general public, educators have an incredible opportunity to bring personalized learning with AI to life in every classroom. We’ll use an example from a science lesson for ages 11-13. What is personalized learning?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2022

The use of education technology continues to increase in classrooms across the country, presenting new opportunities to engage all learners. For EALA, this is a clear signal that we, as an education community, must commit to the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) for the benefit of all learners. percent to 22.5

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 13, 2020

Edtech Differentiation in the Writing Classroom. She’ll have practical, real-world examples for us. Equity in the Math Classroom. UDL and Reading Online. Jason Carroll will tackle helping us understand how to use UDL as we help every child become a successful reader. Closing the Gap.

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2022

She plans instruction for four separate grade levels—second through fifth—and two different subject areas—math and ELA—while also deciding which classroom technology is best suited to each day’s lesson. EdSurge: How do you bring the principles of UDL into your classroom—with or without the help of technology? How does she do it?

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eSchool News

MAY 19, 2016

New guide explains benefits of UDL as a framework for creating learning-driven environments and how districts can put theory into practice. It’s a significant departure from the traditional classroom approach, and transforming a learning environment doesn’t happen overnight. ”

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Although it was hard to decide which blog posts have been the best of the best, here are 10 of them that we think deserve the spotlight: How to apply the Universal Design for Learning in the classroom. Since classrooms are so diverse, curricula need to meet this diversity. 14 Awesome examples of Critical Thinking EdTech.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Topics include but not limited to: Flipped Classrooms. Student-led Classroom Management. Transforming Traditional Classroom Lessons to Online Learning. Here are two examples. Elementary Math. Writing Prompts. Blended Learning. Academic Intervention for Students with Disabilities and Special Needs. Bloom’s Taxonomy.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Taking a differentiated approach to instruction recognizes that a variety of tactics must be utilized in order to reach every student—benchmarking students, for example, or finding innovative ways to align to standards. I hope our toolkit will help you choose the approach that best suits the needs of your classroom. partner with us.

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Students are given about 5-10 seconds to share and “whip around” the classroom. With little to no prep, I found myself using Thin Slides daily…check for understanding, provide an example of _, notice and wonder. . Benefit #3: The 4 C’s and UDL. The principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) are also evident.

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Edsurge

MAY 5, 2023

Leveraging creativity in the classroom helps students develop a deeper understanding and make cross-curricular connections. Trowbridge adds that while 65 percent of students cite doing and creating as the most effective methods of learning, they don’t often have such classroom opportunities.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 23, 2022

Despite a growing body of research on the power of feedback, it is easy to neglect in classrooms because teachers feel pressure to cover content. This pressure results in teachers spending large chunks of time at the front of a classroom talking instead of working alongside students. A video can also make instruction more accessible.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 3, 2024

Below is an example of a prompt I put into ChatGPT to help me generate ideas for a standards-aligned choice board for a third-grade math class, focusing on the standard strand 3.0A, “Operations and Algebraic Thinking.” Can you provide an example of a math game that involves multiplication or division?

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Graphite Blog

JANUARY 17, 2018

In my first-grade classroom, a third of my students were learning English as a second language. As a public school teacher, I had to constantly evaluate how my teaching practices and materials could better include and empower the vast diversity in my classroom. I used closed-captioning with BrainPop Jr. Is it easy to operate?

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 15, 2024

” Our classrooms are composed of diverse groups of students with different skills, abilities, preferences, language proficiencies, and academic needs. For example, a teacher might design a station rotation with six stations. A teacher recently asked me whether students always need to attend every station in a rotation.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 24, 2021

This silent film sheds light on the subtle ways that creativity can be absent in the classroom. Students Warm-up Poll Create a poll or multiple choice question in Mentimeter or Google Classroom to get students thinking about the topic or theme of the video. Example questions: –What does “alike” mean?

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Tom Murray

MAY 14, 2017

From those in official leadership positions to those looking to create dynamic and authentic experiences for kids in their classrooms next fall, these eight books are worth the read! Go the Way Leading by example is a way of life for the very best. Check them out! Recommended for School Leaders: Book: Start.

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EdTechSandyK

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Putting together a lesson plan in the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) format for Week 3 of my Teaching with Technology class was challenging and rewarding. I have been out of the classroom for a few years, so I felt a little rusty at formal lesson design, but the UDL model was easy to follow. lamar pedagogy UDL'

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EdTechTeacher

JUNE 22, 2018

It can also be argued that each year, our classrooms are becoming increasingly diverse across these domains. Much of this overlaps with Universal Design for Learning (UDL). The UDL framework and associated guidelines help educators “address the predictable variability in learning that we know will be present in any environment.”

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eSchool News

MARCH 1, 2020

eSchool News Guides are full of resources, tips, trends, and insights from industry experts on a variety of topics that are essential to the classroom, school, and district. The guide highlights how IT leaders have handled multi-device classrooms, large-scale Wi-Fi refreshes, digital transformation, and more.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Each project is organized around real-world examples making it relevant. In this blog post, I’ll show you how to get started with Defined Learning, share some example ideas for each subject, and give you an overview of how Defined Learning can bring you to PBL excellence in your classroom. This is so useful. .

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

More than just an online worksheet, Hyperdocs allow teachers to intentionally design powerful lessons reflecting UDL principles in a sequence of personalized tasks. Hyperdoc digital lesson design allow teachers the opportunity to develop, design, curate and create content and assessment that is authentic to your classroom and audience.

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Edsurge

JULY 21, 2022

To help set a new tone, professors can look for opportunities in the classroom to encourage student curiosity and wonder. One example that might help you in teaching the history of Ireland class is the group’s Creative Question Starts thinking routine.

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 3, 2021

In this episode, Kasey shares her best tips and ideas for creating and using digital choice boards in the K-12 classroom. She also shares choice board examples and product ideas. Find ideas and examples in this episode. These are necessary teaching components that can be difficult to add and do well in any classroom.

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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.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

” — Dr. Katie Novak & Dr. Catlin Tucke r , UDL and Blended Learning The Appeal of Maintaining Control The second reason teachers tend to rely on the whole group lesson is the desire to maintain control. Both of these perceived benefits are important to acknowledge and explore. I started my career doing this very thing. .

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The Principal of Change

JUNE 8, 2021

.” I have always enjoyed her blog , and we have recently published her latest book with Katie Novak, “UDL and Blended Learning: Thriving in Flexible Learning Landscapes. The example I shared was with portfolios.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2018

Would you want to be a learner in your classroom? This may be especially true in classrooms where material is presented in a one-size-fits-all format. Many educators know it as the building blocks behind Universal Design for Learning, or UDL. UDL is not a special ed thing or even a general ed thing. It’s just an ed thing.

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Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 14, 2022

For example, during the digital audio week we explore the pedagogical affordances of podcasts and audiobooks, then put together tracks using Audacity, importing clips from Freesound , and uploading sample results to Soundcloud and Canvas. For example, I’m looking into alternatives to Audacity. redesign the virtual classroom.

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The Electric Educator

MARCH 23, 2012

Knocking Down Walls: Connecting Students with Blogging - Nick Provenzano who teaches English at Grosse Pointe South High School explains how he and his students use blogs to make connections and build communities far beyond the walls of their classroom. classroom examples iTunes' 10:38 mins. 12:36 mins. 11:04 mins.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

When teachers use differentiated instruction, they avoid the need to cover the same information repeatedly and provide multiple examples, as often happens with whole-group teaching. This transition involves logistical adjustments and a shift in mindset towards accommodating diverse learning paths within the same classroom environment.

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The Principal of Change

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

For example, I have been in adult sessions where you are sometimes forced to do certain icebreaker activities that the facilitator would love to be a part of, but I feel extremely uncomfortable. Translate this thought into the classroom. It helps me to modify to the learners in front of me immediately.

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EdTechTeam

AUGUST 14, 2018

Whether it be ‘on tech’ or ‘off-tech’ these blended learning lessons can be designed to meet the needs of each classroom. Due to the flexible nature of Google Apps, they can be easily shared, revised, and edited to become a lesson that you would judge as of quality based on your classroom needs. That describes the lesson design.

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