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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. There is often a tension created by the pressure put on teachers to cover content with the student-centered approach to learning described by UDL and blended learning.

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Book Club Guide Available for UDL and Blended Learning

Catlin Tucker

Dr. Katie Novak and I are excited to share a complete book club guide for UDL and Blended Learning: Thriving in Flexible Learning Landscapes to support teachers interested in starting the new year with a book club! A book club may present a more manageable, self-paced approach to professional learning.

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

Ask a Tech Teacher

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. In order to do that, students need to be motivated, resourceful, and self-directed.

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UDL and Blended Learning: Thriving in Flexible Learning Landscapes (has arrived!)

Catlin Tucker

Today is the official launch of my newest book UDL and Blended Learning: Thriving in Flexible Learning Landscapes ! Explore how you can universally design blended learning to remove barriers, provide firm goals with flexible pathways, and cultivate expert learners who are motivated, resourceful, and strategic!

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Prepare For Fall: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Blended Learning Self-paced Online Course

Catlin Tucker

Katie Novak and I wrote UDL and Blended Learning: Thriving in Flexible Learning Landscapes to support teachers in developing a mindset, skill set, and toolset nimble enough to traverse any teaching and learning landscape with confidence. Module 1: Introduction to UDL. Module 7: The Power of Authentic Assessment in UDL and BL.

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Designing For Deeper Learning: Identifying Challenges and Prototyping Solutions

Catlin Tucker

As I facilitated these sessions, I became increasingly excited about the potential of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), blended learning, and social-emotional learning (SEL) to foster deeper learning outcomes. UDL, blended learning, and SEL can be harnessed together to create rich and meaningful learning opportunities for all students.

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Design Thinking Process and UDL Planning Tool for STEM, STEAM, Maker Education

User Generated Education

Some makerspace activities may be focusing on how to use the resources available and may not be connecting the activities to the curriculum or around a real world problem. Universal Design for Learning® (UDL). UDL was designed to reduce the barriers to the curriculum and maximize learning. Design Thinking and UDL Planning Tool.

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