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Universally Designed Blended Learning

Catlin Tucker

Katie Novak to explore the complementary nature of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and blended learning. UDL is a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn.” ” UDL celebrates learner variability as an asset in the classroom.

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5 of the biggest education trends for 2025

eSchool News

School leaders will focus on creating more opportunities to engage with students and families, implementing new communications tools, initiatives, and events that bring the school community together. Accessibility goes far beyond ADA compliance, and schools are recognizing this through the application of UDL across the learning experience.

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Elevating Innovation: Conference Reflections and Takeaways from Educators

Digital Promise

The event attracted more than 3,000 participants from across the country and around the world. For me, this means embedding Universal Design for Learning (UDL) into my learning experiences and asking questions while I am designing: Is this accessible? Imagine if edtech providers designed products for them.

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How to apply the Universal Design for Learning in the classroom

Neo LMS

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is thought to be the solution to the above problem. There are three basic principles to UDL , and before we go on to the part about how to apply it in the classroom, these principles need to be highlighted. UDL provides multiple means of representation. This answers the WHAT of learning.

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Professional Learning Communities: Using the 5Es to Give Teachers Agency and Maximize Productivity

Catlin Tucker

Putting teaching teams in charge of their own learning will turn learning from an event into a process and reinforce the mindset that teachers are the “lead learner” in a classroom or on a campus. Check out my newest book UDL and Blended Learning: Thriving in Flexible Learning Landscapes ! Looking for a summer read?

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Farewell, 2020: Lessons Learned

Catlin Tucker

From a UDL perspective, student agency also creates opportunities for diverse groups of learners to decide how they want to learn, engage with information, or demonstrate their learning. #8 The more agency and autonomy students enjoy, the more likely they are to be motivated. 8 Projects can turn the world into our curriculum.

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How One District Takes STEM Learning to the Next Level

Edsurge

So, we incorporated principles like Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to ensure cultural relevancy and inclusivity, created project prompts around climate change and mental well-being and designed professional learning and curriculum supports to emphasize our district’s priorities.

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