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

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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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Model Teaching–How Today’s Educators Learn

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Thousands of teachers every year take education classes to renew their license, move up to the next salary range at their school (I did that–often), or learn teaching skills they didn’t get in their degree program (like remote teaching or in-depth technology). Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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The NEO Blog just turned 5!

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Here are the top 10 blog posts on NEO from the previous 12 months: The 9 elements of Digital Citizenship your students need to know. As digital citizens, students need to be aware of their behavior online, that it can have good and bad consequences, both for themselves and for others.

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What I’m Reading in 2024

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Deepening Digital Citizenship: A Guide to Systemwide Policy and Practice by Carrie Rogers-Whitehead It’s no secret that I have a passion for protecting kids ! In the digital age, cultivating digital citizenship is essential. Order your copy here and enhance your understanding of digital citizenship.

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The Impact of Creativity on College and Career Readiness

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Research indicates that Generation Z students are technologically savvy and appreciate interdisciplinary, project-based learning experiences. Fielding encourages teachers to dive into Universal Design for Learning (UDL), a research-based framework that embraces creative solutions while removing learning barriers.

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Technology Removes Obstructed Writers’ Barriers to Learning

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High school senior at Newton North High School in Newton, MA, Yishai Barth, feels strongly about the importance of Universal Design Language (UDL). As with so many things, to a certain extent it should be a case of ‘technology to the rescue’! 11 Resources to Blend Technology and Special Needs.

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PleIQ: the interactive smart toy that fosters multiple intelligences through Augmented Reality

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All learning activities are Common Core and Universal Design for Learning (UDL); any teacher in the US or abroad can experience the next ed-tech frontier of augmented reality in their classrooms. We know that teachers are often asked to promote technology use in the classroom to prepare students for the digital world around them.

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