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Differentiating Instruction with Technology

EdTechTeacher

Differentiated instruction is a method by which we can tackle this challenge and find new ways to help our students. It focuses on utilizing teaching strategies that provide students with multiple options for taking in and processing information, making sense of ideas, and then expressing their learning.

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Inclusion and Co-Teaching in the Personalized Classroom

A Principal's Reflections

It entails individualized education plans (IEPs), differentiated instruction, and universal design for learning (UDL) to meet diverse needs. Had it not been for principal Nicki Slaugh informing me that she was the TA, I would have just assumed she was a special education teacher.

Classroom 411
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Universal Design for Learning: What Educators Need to Know

Waterford

The Universal Design for Learning (also known by its abbreviation UDL and occasionally just “universal learning”) is an educational framework designed by CAST, an educational research organization located in Boston. At the core of the UDL framework is providing students with the individualized support they need to succeed.

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Using The Station Rotation Model in Math

Catlin Tucker

Yet, as I scan the class, it is clear that this additional time spent going back over information causes other students to glaze over because either they do not need this additional instruction or they still do not understand the material. That allows the teacher to provide differentiated instruction, modeling sessions, and support.

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Blended Learning: Designing with Balance in Mind

Catlin Tucker

That belief has informed the way I define blended learning. As Katie Novak and I write in UDL and Blended Learning: Thriving in Flexible Learning Landscapes (coming out May 29!), Instead of the teacher being the only source of information, support, or feedback, students develop the skills necessary to be resources for one another.

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Balance Instruction and Feedback with Blended Learning

Catlin Tucker

Instead of following along from the back of the classroom where it might be challenging to see what is projected on the front board, students have the information close up. The Station Rotation Model: Providing Differentiated Direct Instruction. Adding closed captioning to videos can remove barriers and boost comprehension.

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21 Top Professional Development Topics For Teachers Now

The CoolCatTeacher

Relationship over reproach: Fostering resilience by embracing a trauma-informed approach to elementary education. Based on information systems research, you’ll explore the concept of “technostress” and its triggers, how to spot it in your students, and how it impacts learning.

Course 502