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

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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. UDL at its core is simply good teaching.

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Leveraging AI to spiral essential standards

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Some favorite ed tech topics include digital citizenship and media literacy, inquiry based learning, standards based grading, AI, and UDL. Jake was a HS social studies teacher before joining the team at CESA 5 in Wisconsin as a curriculum and ed tech specialist.

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Model Teaching–How Today’s Educators Learn

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She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. Elementary Math. Writing Prompts. Blended Learning. Transforming Traditional Classroom Lessons to Online Learning. Bloom’s Taxonomy. Here are two examples.

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The NEO Blog just turned 5!

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Here are the top 10 blog posts on NEO from the previous 12 months: The 9 elements of Digital Citizenship your students need to know. As digital citizens, students need to be aware of their behavior online, that it can have good and bad consequences, both for themselves and for others.

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How One District Takes STEM Learning to the Next Level

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This year, our Instructional Technology Initiative (ITI) team sought new ways to engage our students in STEM and digital literacy, specifically to help meet district goals in computer science and digital citizenship. Design for diverse learners: We designed Level Up Los Angeles, focusing on UDL principles.

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PleIQ: the interactive smart toy that fosters multiple intelligences through Augmented Reality

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All learning activities are Common Core and Universal Design for Learning (UDL); any teacher in the US or abroad can experience the next ed-tech frontier of augmented reality in their classrooms. Not only is PleIQ more modern and FUN than traditional educational toys, it is also firmly rooted in educational and developmental research.

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The Impact of Creativity on College and Career Readiness

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Fielding encourages teachers to dive into Universal Design for Learning (UDL), a research-based framework that embraces creative solutions while removing learning barriers. As students mature and their digital worlds grow, she encourages them to move from a focus on digital citizenship to digital wellness.

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