Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Blended Learning Benefit #1: Student Agency. What: Student agency is the students’ ability to make key decisions in the learning experience. Pain Point: Teachers are frustrated by a lack of student engagement and motivation. Below are the benefits and challenges of teaching in a whole group lesson.

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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. Related Posts.

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eSchool News

JUNE 12, 2023

Key points: To improve student engagement, strive to create a positive learning environment Offer multiple means of engagement using technology inspired by UDL such as voice/screen capture or different ways to present a project While schools have largely returned to normal classroom instruction, some ripple effects of the pandemic remain.

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Edsurge

MAY 31, 2023

Recently, EdSurge met with field experts, all part of the Educating All Learners Alliance (EALA), to discuss how they leverage edtech to provide an inclusive learning environment for all students. In short, UDL is a launching point for providing personalized learning experiences. But the menu is not infinite.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2022

Student-centered learning leads to quantitative and qualitative benefits , such as increased student engagement in learning and other school activities, higher academic achievement gains and stronger relationships between students and teachers. UDL expert, Loui Lord Nelson, Ph.D., percent to 22.5

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2022

She plans instruction for four separate grade levels—second through fifth—and two different subject areas—math and ELA—while also deciding which classroom technology is best suited to each day’s lesson. EdSurge: How do you bring the principles of UDL into your classroom—with or without the help of technology? How does she do it?

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ViewSonic Education

MAY 23, 2024

Imagine a classroom that responds to the needs of the 21st-century student; that’s the promise of modern classroom design. Here, technology propels discovery, and furniture is more than just functional—it morphs into a portal to boundless learning opportunities. What does this look like in practice?

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 29, 2021

It was exciting to see how the addition of a single device enabled my students to drive their learning and engage in meaningful student-centered learning activities. I customized my instruction, examples, models, and scaffolds for the students sitting in front of me. Technology is simply a vehicle.

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Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2024

At the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) , one of the largest and most diverse school districts in the United States, we constantly plan new educational programs, prioritizing equitable access and ensuring students graduate prepared for success in college, career and life.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Amy Tobener-Talley teaches ELA, ELD, and Digital Technology at a dual-immersion language school in Sonoma County. Using digital tools and blended learning techniques, she has created a student-centered environment in which her students engage and thrive in active learning online and offline.

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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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Catlin Tucker

JULY 2, 2023

By incorporating technology and targeted learning activities, teachers can provide timely feedback as students engage in their learning tasks. This approach ensures that feedback is delivered in a timely manner, allowing for immediate reflection and adjustment.

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Hapara

JANUARY 10, 2024

Leveraging student interests: Integrating topics and activities that engage and motivate learners. UDL emphasizes the importance of presenting information in various formats, such as text, visual, auditory, and interactive, to ensure that learning is accessible and meaningful for every student.

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ET Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2025

One of the earliest cases of remote learning is documented in the 1840s Isaac Pitman supported students learning shorthand -exchanging correspondence via texts and letters with his pupils to check their progress without even being in the classroom. But as technology is evolving so rapidly, there is always more to dissect. What is UDL?

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 24, 2021

It was exciting to reimagine a learning experience I had done previously as a whole group through the lens of a blended learning model that shifted control to students and to see the positive impact on the students and their engagement.

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EdTechTeam

MARCH 5, 2021

Evidence of the need for these 4 C’s is embedded in Universal Design for Learning (UDL). To create truly student centered, personalized learning opportunities, teachers must design lessons with intention. By adding a “C” to a lesson, we ramp up rigor and engagement. Kim incorporates best practices including WICOR, UDL, ELL.

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Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2020

Use Polls to Keep Students Engaged There are many tools available to pose multiple-choice questions to students remotely. Or professors can just ask students to respond to a prompt in the text chat included in most video conference platforms. If you're going to make that kind of change, you're going to start small.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Adaptive learning technologies cater to individual needs, optimizing educational paths for diverse learners. Smart K-12 learning in the digital age represents a paradigm shift in education, leveraging technology to enhance and personalize the learning experience for students in kindergarten through 12th grade.

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SpeechTechie

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

It is tough to make a list like this because I wish I could nominate everyone for everything, but here goes: Best individual blog- iLearn Technology ''s focus on edtech interactives and webtools for general educators consistently highlights resources that SLPs can put to use.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Welcome to the third post in a series designed to support the use of technology for differentiated learning… in and beyond the PBL classroom. I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. This tool is geared toward middle school and high school students.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2020

She also holds two Master of Science Degrees in Higher Education minoring in Teaching and Learning and Online Technology from Kaplan University now Purdue University. Bell Associate Dean for Academic and Community Engagement, Temple University Libaries Steven J. Making sure you are sparking on all cylinders is critical to success.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2020

Bell 1:30 PM Empowering Students in a Distance Learning Environment with John Spencer (60 minutes) 3:00 PM Personalizing the Online Classroom Through Creative Teaching and Learning (60 minutes) with Candy Mowen 4:00 PM Rethinking Students Evaluations as a Tool to Improve Online Instruction (30 minutes) with Steven J.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

Skills for online engagement with students who are experiencing anxiety (and trauma) can be especially helpful for educators struggling with student disengagement in online classrooms. Education Technology Accessibility for All Students. Helping students progress quickly is the challenge facing schools everywhere.

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