IT Bill

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Although the OCR complaints typically focus on publicly available web content, the American Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that all online instructional content meet accessibility guidelines. Material may be presented visually (text / images), or through auditory (voice messages / podcasts) means, or both (captioned video).

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UDL Outcomes Guidelines Learning 28

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 21, 2021

In my new book with Dr. Katie Novak, UDL and Blended Learning , I share a story about working with an architect to design a new home after my family lost our house in the Tubbs Fire in 2017. Over a series of three meetings, my architect asked me countless questions about what I wanted in a home and how I used the space.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

When students arrive at a teacher check-in, they join a queue to meet with the teacher. During the teacher check-ins, teachers meet one-on-one with students to review their work, provide focused feedback, discuss their progress, and make adjustments to their individual playlists to ensure they continue making progress.

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Blended Learning Assessment Data Strategy 535

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

Students are presented with choices, making them more inclined to be engaged and invested in learning. Learning environments are working to improve to meet individual student’s needs and in the way they learn best. Therefore, students get to decide what and how they learn.

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Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2020

Another major hurdle that the pandemic has presented relates to accessibility and understanding how remote learning works—or doesn’t work—for many of our most vulnerable students, particularly those with learning differences.

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EdTechTeacher

JUNE 22, 2018

Personalized learning, with its focus on meeting students where they are, actively embraces learner variability and provides various pathways to success that are optimized for each student. . Much of this overlaps with Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Learner variability defines personalized learning….The

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Personalized Learning UDL Learning Strategy 61

EdTechTeam

MARCH 5, 2021

Evidence of the need for these 4 C’s is embedded in Universal Design for Learning (UDL). What kids say: You can read from a book, show your thinking and present it to other people. Kim incorporates best practices including WICOR, UDL, ELL. Kim strives to meet teachers where they are and move forward. The Template.

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How To UDL Classroom Outcomes 126

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

I’ve also included courses from this blog post sponsor, Advancement Courses that meet the criteria for each topic. In her qualitative study, she found that when schools meet this challenge head-on, student achievement increased and behavioral challenges decreased. Social-Emotional Learning. We have to relate to educate.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 3, 2024

Standards-aligned: These choice boards are designed to meet specific educational standards and learning objectives. Project or Performance-based: These choice boards present students with a range of projects or performance tasks to choose from, allowing them to explore and engage deeply with a subject or demonstrate their learning.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 22, 2021

What skills, abilities, language proficiencies, interests, and/or learning preferences are present in a class? I have yet to meet a teacher who enjoys grading. What accessibility features might make this space more user-friendly? Similarly, a teacher must get to know their students.

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Blended Learning Learning Outcomes Resources 531

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

AI Tools for Teachers: Meet Curipod, AI Lesson Plan Builder 00;06;00;13 – 00;06;09;25 Vicki Davis And so, Amanda, can you give us some examples of some AI powered educational tools and programs and how they've been effective in helping students learn? And she's @AmandaFoxSTEM on Twitter. And then, you can go in and edit it.

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 3, 2021

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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Conference UDL Examples Blended Learning 101

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Education Meets Blockchain and the Sharing Economy. While inclusive learning practices have been present for some time, the educational framework and learning science research behind them continues to advance our progress towards effectively supporting students with a wide range of backgrounds and needs.

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Trends UDL Common Core Learning Analytics 71

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). Unlike most, my learning needs are clearly labelled; when I arrive at a college event or meeting my specific needs are immediately understood.

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Technology UDL Learning Software 150

Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 14, 2022

Perhaps we’ll meet in person after that. UDL guidelines . Technology, presentation, and preparatory materials TBD by students. Student presentations. These last parts stem from my classroom democracy belief, as does our opening class assignment of collaboratively determining class norms. Analyze Canvas app.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 8, 2021

Universally designing blended learning presents educators with the opportunity to transition from designing a single experience that is teacher-paced and teacher-led to a more flexible experience that gives the students more control over the pace and path. These moments allow teachers to better meet the diversity of needs in a classroom.

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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? As we embrace equity and inclusion, we have to meet the needs of all students. A: Our classrooms today are incredibly diverse.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. CAST Science Writer – Discover this amazing UDL tool from the people at CAST. Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? Check out my Booking Page. Please contact me soon if you have an interest.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

In my last blog, I focused on the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principle of representation. I described how blended and online learning can help educators provide opportunities for students to perceived and engage with information presented in multiple modalities.

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Blended Learning UDL Learning Guidelines 546

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

In my last blog, I focused on the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principle of engagement. Different learners enjoy engaging with information in different formats, and some learners have sensory or perceptual disabilities that make it challenging to interact with information presented in traditional print formats. Representation.

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Blended Learning UDL Learning Comparison 545

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

The 2018 Fall VirtCon includes a variety of engaging, online presentations and sessions from DEN members and Discovery Education staff designed to support the professional growth of both longtime users of Discovery Education’s services and educators new to using digital content in the classroom.

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Education STEM UDL Professional Learning 42

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

The big question even today is “how do you fit everything in that is expected of you and meet the needs of all students?” McClaskey , resident of Ed Tech Associates, is a recognized UDL and Digital Learning Consultant with 28 years experience in using technology in the classroom.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Teachers recognize that this whole group, teacher-led lesson presents significant challenges for students. Blended learning models can help mitigate or eliminate many of the challenges presented by the whole group, teacher-led lesson. Blended Learning: Combat The Challenges of the Whole Group Lesson.

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SpeechTechie

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

A few techie points: It was terrific hanging out with many of the folks I have corresponded with on Twitter through the #slpeeps community, and meeting some I had never met IRL (in real life). Or maybe I am just older and it is harder for me to get around! Wait, that has nothing to do with Chicago.

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Fractus Learning

MARCH 23, 2016

A typical Flipped lesson begins with a video or online presentation that occurs at home, while students complete assignments and ask questions inside the classroom. Here are some basic ways that you can flip your classroom and still meet the needs of your students: Helping Hearing Impaired Students.

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Flipped Classroom UDL Accessibility Survey 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2020

Secondary sessions are held in Zoom meeting rooms with a capacity of 300--if those rooms are full, you'll have to wait for the recording to watch. In moving from classroom-based instruction to online instruction, the role of the faculty member changes from the content presenter to the facilitator of online learning. Monotone speakers.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 13, 2014

LIVE is an opportunity to gather with other member of the community in regular "live" web meetings. This is a LIVE show presented in news show format featuring a Wrap up of “This Month in School Libraries” and deeper discussion of topical school library issues with special guest experts. Monday, May 19th at 8pm TL News Night LIVE!

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Conference UDL Libraries Learning 54

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 29, 2014

Amazing keynote speakers and presenters--see details in the calendar listings below or at the website. We could really use your help as a volunteer to make sure we can provide as great an experience for presenters as we do for attendees. Come join our free online conference this Wednesday evening and all day Thursday. No problem!

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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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Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

So we need to try to follow those UDL guidelines to ensure that our course materials are accessible for all, for all learners. So if you're not familiar with UDL, universal design for learning, it's a framework that was developed back in the ’90s by a group of neuroscientists, and they discovered that each person learns in a unique way.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2020

Secondary sessions are held in Zoom meeting rooms with a capacity of 300--if those rooms are full, you'll have to wait for the recording to watch. In moving from classroom-based instruction to online instruction, the role of the faculty member changes from the content presenter to the facilitator of online learning. Monotone speakers.

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Conference Kaplan Learning Libraries 36

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

I wanted to highlight how teachers can use blended learning models , like the station rotation, to differentiate their instruction and modeling sessions better to meet the needs of small groups of learners. How can I present these concepts in smaller chunks? What types of review activities can help students learn this key vocabulary?

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Blended Learning Groups Learning Assessment 195

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 16, 2021

Below is an overview of the benefits of using choice boards and the various types of boards you can design to meet a range of different objectives. Strategy-specific boards present learners with a variety of strategies to select from and can be used repeatedly. The Benefits of Choice Boards. Choice is a powerful motivator.

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Blended Learning Strategy Assessment Examples 546

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 14, 2021

Those days may serve as a “spark” to ignite interest in a topic; however, without structures in place to help teachers take the ideas, strategies, and models presented and implement them, that spark will fade. School leaders provide dedicated time in the teachers’ schedules to meet each week.

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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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UDL Learning Accessibility Collaborative Learning 120

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 28, 2023

Q2: What Is The Best Format to Present a Playlist? One of the key advantages of using a digital format is that it allows you to easily make copies of the playlist and design different versions to meet the needs of different groups of students or to adapt to different learning objectives.

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Blended Learning UDL System Examples 421

User Generated Education

JULY 11, 2015

Because of all of the multimedia available to teachers, there has been an increased use of visual presentation of content in the classroom. Youtube videos of talking heads or PowerPoint presentations that are text based just reinforce instructional systems too heavily dependent on the verbal and written word. Analyzing images as text.

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