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How to use UDL-inspired technology to reengage students

eSchool News

Key points: To improve student engagement, strive to create a positive learning environment Offer multiple means of engagement using technology inspired by UDL such as voice/screen capture or different ways to present a project While schools have largely returned to normal classroom instruction, some ripple effects of the pandemic remain.

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Throw out Learning Styles and Replace it with UDL

The CoolCatTeacher

Throw out Learning Styles and Replace it with UDL. Kathleen: Well, I did about six months to a year of research around Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences, and I looked at a lot of reports and studies around Learning Styles. Where do we start understanding UDL. UDL has been around a little while. Vicki: Excellent.

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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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When the Variability of All Learners Is Addressed

Edsurge

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. A vocal proponent of UDL, Meeks reflects on her approach to student engagement: “How do I create a content lesson so that it is engaging for all learners? [W]hen

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Research Based Strategies for Distance Learning with Dr. Matthew Rhoads

The CoolCatTeacher

This powerful tool links with standards — and gives us the ability to do some timesaving, efficient reporting and tracking. Resources Mentioned in the Show Google Jamboard UDL Strategies Dr. Matthew Rhoads – Bio as Submitted Matthew Rhoads, Ed.D. My school uses Planboard with Chalk.com ’s curriculum planning tool.

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Tools of the Trade

Digital Promise

Help your students learn to write a better lab report. Working under the motto, “Until learning has no limits,” and co-founded by Lecturer David Rose , CAST developed the concept of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), which drives much of today’s theory around the different ways students learn. UDL Book Builder. UDL Studio.

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3 ways educators can embrace and enable inclusive programming

eSchool News

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “37 percent of high school students reported experiencing poor mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, and 44 percent reported persistently feeling sad or hopeless [during 2021].”

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