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Creating Modern Classrooms: 3 Contemporary Approaches to Classroom Design

ViewSonic Education

The Philosophy Behind Modern Classroom Design Modern classroom design goes beyond aesthetics, embracing ideas from Active Learning and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to make learning inclusive and hands-on. Why not take it a step further? Can we provide lesson materials in diverse, accessible formats ?

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With Innovation and Empathy, Remote Learning Becomes Accessible for All Students

Edsurge

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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Technology Removes Obstructed Writers’ Barriers to Learning

Ask a Tech Teacher

High school senior at Newton North High School in Newton, MA, Yishai Barth, feels strongly about the importance of Universal Design Language (UDL). It enables me to capture everything, from my own speech, to recordings of a teacher’s presentation, to audiobook excerpts, directly onto my laptop as an audio file.

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Summarized transcription versus real-time captioning: What’s best?

eSchool News

If the student is in person, they can receive captions on a second screen, such as a tablet or laptop. This not only aligns with Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles but also showcases a commitment to inclusive education. Real-time captions can be delivered to students in several ways.

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No Two Learners Alike: Supporting Learning Diversity and UDL

District Administration

Create goals and folders that can be accessed from desktops, laptops, or iPads and Android tablets, and track data automatically. Select from more than 13,000 peer-created lessons from our shared library, personalize them for your students, or create from scratch.

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3 Steps to a More Accessible Classroom

Graphite Blog

For Windows OS (HP, Dell, Lenovo, Microsoft laptops or tablets), go to Control Panel > Ease of Access > Ease of Access Center. A truly inclusive classroom goes beyond accessibility and adheres to Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Universal Design for Learning (UDL): What You Need to Know. Tool Finder on Understood.com.