eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2018

Inclusive educators often use Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to provide students with consistent access to engaging content and effective paths for achieving educational goals in classrooms where they experience a greater sense of belonging. The first principle of UDL invites teachers to use “multiple means of representation.”.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 15, 2024

Differentiated Learning Needs: In a class with diverse skill levels, a teacher uses assessment data to identify critical areas where individual students need extra support. Preparation for an Assessment: To prepare for upcoming tests or assessments, must-do stations provide practice and support in areas where data shows students struggle.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 16, 2024

It provides teachers with invaluable formative assessment data, allowing them to informally assess student understanding and identify misconceptions, gaps, and areas that need additional instruction and support. What are some different methods for assessing my students’ understanding of in grade?

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Digital Promise

MARCH 13, 2017

One of the key elements of the curriculum-design approach known as Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is student engagement — creating opportunities for students to become engaged and stay motivated, to believe that what they’re learning is important, and to feel capable in their learning. Among the many action points in UDL Now!

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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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Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

But now that so many students are taking courses remotely, in improvised environments that may not be especially conducive to learning, it may take some extra effort to redesign instruction, assignments and assessments to address everyone’s needs. And most of them have been willing to compromise and think about other ways to do assessment.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

These projects are created around Understanding by Design (UbD) principles to emphasize STEM education and have tools to help students customize, evaluate, assess and create portfolios. Defined Learning makes using project-based content easy to bring into any subject. Each project is organized around real-world examples making it relevant.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 25, 2024

As someone who regularly works with teachers on topics like blended learning, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and student-led learning, one recurring theme I encounter is control. High school students’ feelings: Discoveries from a large national survey and an experience sampling study. It begins with us, the educators. Moeller, J.,

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ET Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2025

Universal Design Learning (UDL) is a way of teaching that fits with e-learning to gain new perspectives and engage in group problem-solving. But why is this pairing of e-learning and UDL so important? What is UDL? What does UDL through e-learning look like? The impact of this approach, grounded in UDL, is significant.

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Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2020

Aliza Strassman , a second-grade general education teacher, leveraged the educational technology specialist at her school and her knowledge of best practices under Universal Design for Learning (UDL, a framework for designing inclusive classrooms) to create a technology-based approach to creative writing, publishing and peer feedback.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Use cases and examples Case studies from various educational settings illustrate the practical applications of AI in enhancing accessibility. For instance, AI tools have been used to create learning materials, facilitate communication for students with speech disabilities, and develop accessible math assessments for blind students.

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Edsurge

MAY 5, 2023

Some educators may feel overwhelmed by adding projects to their already busy curriculum, but Caldwell and Fielding offer two strategies that can greatly reduce stress and time: use rubrics for assessment and incorporate peer reviews. Creativity has a broad reach across the workforce.

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EdTechTeam

MARCH 24, 2021

You design an assessment to measure this standard. The flexibility of this EduProtocols is key to keeping things fresh in your classroom and formative assessment: In Language Arts: vocabulary, figurative language, character traits, theme, literary devices. Kim incorporates best practices including WICOR, UDL, ELL.

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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). Thirty years ago a professor at Harvard University released findings from a series of studies. They then may move on to reading a poem and answering questions.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Use Cases and Examples Case studies from various educational settings illustrate the practical applications of AI in enhancing accessibility. The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework provides a guiding principle for creating inclusive educational environments that cater to all students’ needs, interests and preferences.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Differentiated instruction Offering tailored teaching methods, materials and assessment strategies can help students to better understand the curriculum. Studies have shown that inclusive education can lead to improved academic outcomes for both students with disabilities and their peers.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 20, 2024

They become more adept at assessing their own needs and understanding what works for them as learners. Others may find the experience of working with a group to unpack a text, video, podcast, study, or infographic more engaging and rewarding. Some students will prefer to work alone, moving at their own pace.

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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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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 3, 2024

They are useful for integrating various subjects and can make learning more engaging by connecting different areas of study through a common theme. The beauty of skill-based choice boards is they can often be used repeatedly throughout the year as the tasks stay relevant and are not tied to a specific lesson or unit of study.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Focusing further on writing assessment, Degner emphasized the importance of having rubrics for different types of writing, and having the rubrics related to district writing benchmarks. Informing the Instruction of Writing.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

JANUARY 17, 2024

Examples include "Text Leveler," "YouTube Video Questions" (give the video URL, and you can create a custom assessment based on the video's content customized by grade level and number of questions), "Choice Board (UDL)," "Project Based Learning" (create a plan), "Rubric Generator," and much more.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

In her qualitative study, she found that when schools meet this challenge head-on, student achievement increased and behavioral challenges decreased. In addition, you’ll create practical tools such as rubrics for teacher observation, surveys for self-assessment reports, and data collection checklists and notes for interviews.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2020

He explores research, interviews educators from around the world, deconstructs systems, and studie real-world examples of creativity in action to discover what works for students. He wants to see teachers unleash the creative potential in all of their students so that kids can be makers, designers, artists, and engineers.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Writing to Learn: How Writing Positively Impacts Learning & Academic Success The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) states that writing is “ one of the most important skills that students acquire and develop during K-12 schooling. Writing improves reading skills (Graham & Herbert, 2010; Shanahan, 2016).

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EdTechTeam

JULY 7, 2017

I was finally able to incorporate video, formative assessment with responders, and have a visually appealing lesson behind me. I attended AVID trainings, English Language Learner workshops, UDL conferences, ….you We deepened our knowledge and understanding by exploring resources, studying solid pedagogy, and best practices.

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