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Removing Barriers with UDL and Blended Learning

Catlin Tucker

Like many, this teacher felt intense pressure to teach the standards and wasn’t sure how to embrace Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and blended learning. We can indeed cover more ground when we present information in a traditional lecture format, but that doesn’t mean students understand the information.

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5 Strategies to Engage Learners Around Flipped Instruction

Catlin Tucker

Teachers got a crash course in creating video content when schools shifted online. They relied on videos out of necessity to explain concepts and model strategies while students learned from home. Students have more control over the way information is presented in a video. They can pause, rewind, and rewatch a video.

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Teacher Tips: Starting the Year with Station Rotation

Catlin Tucker

In this post, I’ll share some strategies and resources I found useful when preparing to use the station rotation model at the beginning of the school year. Organize and edit all of the documents your students will need and decide what you will use as evidence of learning (e.g., Courses on Sale for Back-to-School!

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How Designing Accessible Curriculum For All Can Help Make Online Learning More Equitable

MindShift

As the dust settles from emergency distance learning, schools now have the summer to reckon with what worked and what must change as they grapple with the uncertainty of the next academic year. Some educators who want to make online learning more engaging and accessible are exploring the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework.

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21 Top Professional Development Topics For Teachers Now

The CoolCatTeacher

Courses about Student Mental Health Strategies for Addressing Student Anxiety With the strategies and interventions you learn in this course, you will be able to create a classroom environment where students can successfully cope with stressors and instead focus on learning.

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Playlists vs. Choice Boards: What is the difference?

Catlin Tucker

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Identify the desired results or the learning objectives Decide on an assessment strategy Create the learning path What do you want students to know, understand, or do at the end of this playlist? How will you measure progress toward learning objectives? What assessment strategy will you use?

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Blended Learning: Design a Mini-playlist that Allows Students to Control the Pace of Their Learning

Catlin Tucker

After reading Catlin Tucker’s blog post, 5 Strategies to Engage Learners Around Flipped Instruction , I was inspired to reflect on and revise a mini-unit I designed focusing on the short film Alike by Daniel Martinez Lara and Rafa Cano Méndez. The video automatically pauses to present a question, and students record their answers.