Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Teachers got a crash course in creating video content when schools shifted online. They relied on videos out of necessity to explain concepts and model strategies while students learned from home. As teachers transitioned back into classrooms, many abandoned video in favor of live instruction.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2025

Centering instruction in Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and implementing both direct and student-driven instruction can help engage learners, address diverse needs and improve learning outcomes for all students. Students arrive in the classroom with a diverse range of needs, and helping them succeed isnt always straightforward.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Part I: Transitioning from Whole Group to Small Group In the ever-evolving education landscape, one of the most pressing challenges teachers face is striking the right balance between time efficiency and ensuring equitable learning opportunities for all students. Students are different from each other in terms of how they learn.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 8, 2023

It entails individualized education plans (IEPs), differentiated instruction, and universal design for learning (UDL) to meet diverse needs. The 6th-grade math teacher was seen at a large table, where she used adaptive tool data to pull a group of learners for targeted instruction.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 8, 2021

As educators, we have the challenge and honor to teach a dynamic and unique group of students each time a class period begins. Teachers can break the class into groups and ask students to start at a particular station and allow them to transition to the next station when they are ready.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2018

Many educators know it as the building blocks behind Universal Design for Learning, or UDL. Developed by CAST , UDL is comprised of three guiding principles that seek to increase engagement and accessibility: Providing learners with multiple means of engagement; representation; and action and expression. It’s just an ed thing.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 23, 2024

I am excited to announce the launch of a new video series on YouTube called “Virtual Coaching.” ” I have the privilege of working with thousands of educators every year who are expanding their teaching toolboxes to include blended learning models , UDL , and student-led instructional strategies.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2024

These digital environments allow learners to gain new perspectives and engage in group problem solving. But how does the concept of Universal Design Learning (UDL) fit into all this? Why is it so important now, and how can e-learning fulfill its requirements within the UDL framework? How can we shape them to fit UDL?

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Dangerously Irrelevant

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Despite my familiarity with all of the ISTE Standards, I have found that I am thinking much more deeply about the ISTE Standards for Educators as I go through this process with my cohort (which I appreciate)… One of our activities asked us to reflect on the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) guidelines. They can embed audio or video.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 11, 2024

At a recent workshop, a teacher posed a compelling question about the effectiveness of small-group versus whole-group instruction. This is only possible when we rely on instructional strategies and models that free the teacher to work with small groups to tailor their instruction and support.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 31, 2020

What is new is that the pandemic has shone a light on the ineffectiveness of a one-size-fits-all approach to educating a diverse group of students. These goals are hard, if not impossible, to achieve with traditional, teacher-led, whole group lessons. 3 Students are capable of self-directed learning. ” I hear this a lot.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 23, 2022

The Flipped Classroom Model: Using Video Strategically. If teachers plan to say the same thing the same way, demonstrate the same process, or provide the same model for all students, I encourage them to use the flipped classroom model and make a video. A video can also make instruction more accessible.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 14, 2021

PLCs group teachers into learning teams that pursue their professional learning through a lens of interest. As a group, they identify an area of focus and craft a question to frame and focus their work together. This can happen in a real-time discussion during a PLC meeting or asynchronously via FlipGrid video recordings.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is thought to be the solution to the above problem. Every classroom is made up of a very diverse group of individuals, yet the curriculum is the same for everyone. UDL provides multiple means of representation. UDL provides multiple means of action and expression.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

I thought I had a pretty good handle on universal design for learning (UDL), but after chatting with Katie Novak , Ed.D., Novak, author of UDL Now! Q: What exactly is UDL, and why does it matter? When I was young, we were tracked, starting in first grade, into “high” or “low” reading groups, gifted, etc.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Part III: Transitioning from Whole Group to Small Group to Achieve Equity in Education In the first blog post in this series, Time Efficiency vs. Equity in Education , I wrote about the tension between the demands on teachers’ time and the desire to provide equitable learning experiences.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 29, 2021

While my students engaged in student-centered learning at the online and offline stations, I enjoyed the dedicated time to work with a small group of learners at my teacher-led station. I felt more effective and engaged working with a small group of students. Students can be grouped flexibly (e.g.,

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 28, 2023

One of the key advantages of using a digital format is that it allows you to easily make copies of the playlist and design different versions to meet the needs of different groups of students or to adapt to different learning objectives.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 24, 2021

As I’ve embraced blended learning, I have transformed many of my whole group, teacher-led lessons into student-centered, student-paced learning experiences using different blended learning models. From Whole Group to The Playlist Model. The video automatically pauses to present a question, and students record their answers.

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Neo LMS

JULY 13, 2021

For this to occur, online education has to follow the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) standards, addressing learning barriers while providing multiple modes of engagement. It supports a wide range of file types which teachers can include in explainer videos to reach students at their level and help them become less teacher-dependent.

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Hapara

MAY 13, 2022

Finally, does it meet Universal Design for Learning (UDL) criteria for accessibility? Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework developed by CAST, a founding partner of the Understood nonprofit. UDL guides the design of learning experiences to proactively meet the needs of all learners. Grow digital citizenship .

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2022

The Academically Intellectually Gifted (AIG) Certified and Talent Development (TD) Catalyst teacher works with groups of gifted and advanced learners across the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district in North Carolina. EdSurge: How do you bring the principles of UDL into your classroom—with or without the help of technology?

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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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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 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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eSchool News

JULY 3, 2019

Applicable to every student in every classroom, the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles of offering multiple means of representation, action and expression, and engagement help teachers leverage every child’s strengths while supporting a very personalized learning path based on student choice. 5 ways our LMS supports UDL.

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eSchool News

MARCH 10, 2020

Applicable to every student in every classroom, the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles of offering multiple means of representation, action and expression, and engagement help teachers leverage every child’s strengths while supporting a very personalized learning path based on student choice. 5 ways our LMS supports UDL.

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User Generated Education

OCTOBER 22, 2017

Instant Challenges are fun, STEAM-based group activities that must be solved within a short period of time. The following videos and graphics about design thinking were introduced and discussed with participants. John Spencer’s Video on the Launch Cycle. Warm Up: Instant Challenge. An Overview of Design Thinking.

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Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

So we need to try to follow those UDL guidelines to ensure that our course materials are accessible for all, for all learners. It allows those learners to choose their own path for their preferred method of learning, whether they have a disability or maybe they just prefer to read text over watching a video.

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eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2024

The UDL framework can help teachers shape inclusive learning environments and can support K-12 leaders in implementing new programs. UDL is not another program that teachers have to shoehorn into their already-crammed day–rather, it is a process and framework to help educators ensure they are reaching all learners.

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Hapara

JANUARY 10, 2024

UDL: The foundation of personalized learning Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is the backbone of personalized learning, advocating for multiple means of representation to accommodate the diverse ways learners perceive and comprehend information. AI tools like Pictory can transform scripts into videos in a matter of minutes.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Despite my optimism about the benefits of AI in education, the buzz online is focused on the exciting new AI-powered education tools and not on the transformative impact those tools could have on how we design and facilitate learning experiences to meet the needs of diverse groups of students. That is the same concern I have 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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User Generated Education

AUGUST 9, 2015

Learner Choice can be facilitated through: Giving learners choice in how they want to learn content including through videos, text-based resources, podcasts, hands-on modules, or human interactions (see UDL’s multiple means of representation ). Giving learners options to use their voice in a way that works best for them.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 16, 2024

Option 1 Science: Design a new experiment to test a scientific hypothesis Science: Write a research paper on an environmental issue Math: Solve a set of problems and explain your solutions in a video tutorial Math: Develop a math game that helps others learn about a mathematical concept or process English : Write an essay analyzing the symbolism in (..)

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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? Lets dive in.

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Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2020

Attention feels more frayed and fragile during live video lessons for all of us. Under the UDL framework, we consider student variability and diversity as the norm, and the burden of adaptation is placed on the curriculum. You can create these opportunities for one-to-one and small-group connection throughout the learning day.

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eSchool News

MARCH 25, 2020

Applicable to every student in every classroom, the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles of offering multiple means of representation, action and expression, and engagement help teachers leverage every child’s strengths while supporting a very personalized learning path based on student choice. 5 ways our LMS supports UDL.

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