Accessibility, Communication and Learning

Universal Design for Learning and Blended Learning: Action and Expression

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

In my last blog, I focused on the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principle of representation. I described how blended and online learning can help educators provide opportunities for students to perceived and engage with information presented in multiple modalities. Expression and Communication. Physical Action.

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AI’s transformative role in accessibility

eSchool News

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The report is a comprehensive guide for educators, district leaders, and policymakers as it offers insights into the benefits and challenges of AI in education and offers practical strategies for effective and ethical AI implementation, with a focus on enabling accessibility. Key findings in the report include: 1.

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Universal Design for Learning and Blended Learning: Engagement

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework that is based on a scientific understanding of how people learn. The goal of UDL is to design “barrier-free, instructionally rich learning environments and lessons that provide access to all students” (Nelson, 2). Engagement. Self-Regulation.

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Increasing K-12 tech accessibility

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Key points: Schools must ensure greater access to the tech tools students and teachers need The digital divide still holds students back DEI in action: eSN Innovation Roundtable For more news on classroom equity, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub Believing that all students have the same access to technology is a mistake.

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Enhance Student Engagement with Virtual Social Learning Spaces

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

When I ask teachers, “How would you describe a successful online or blended learning course? Despite the challenges associated with this moment in education, technology is rapidly evolving to allow students more opportunities to engage in social learning spaces online. What would that look like?”

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Equitable access to AI in classrooms is a problem–the solution is professional learning

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Most parents know AI will be crucial to their children’s future For more on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Generative AI is transforming the nature of work in many fields. AI can also help teachers personalize instruction for every child, accelerating learning and improving outcomes.

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5 ways to engage your school community with tech-powered communication

eSchool News

MAY 29, 2024

Unfortunately, developing a communications plan is time- and resource-intensive, especially if the approach is fragmented and disjointed. For best results, a district communications strategic plan should identify key stakeholders, the outcomes you want to achieve with them, and the channels you’ll use for communication.

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Exploring generative AI products: Essential recommendations for schools on privacy and accessibility

eSchool News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

GenAI offers the promise of enhancing personalized learning, streamlining administrative tasks, and providing innovative educational resources. This rapid adoption brings significant risks, particularly regarding data privacy and accessibility. However, it also poses challenges related to data privacy and accessibility.

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Ready, set, safe: Communication and technology for school safety

eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2024

As the 2023 – 2024 academic year concludes this spring, school leaders will have the opportunity to review safety protocols and adopt new tools to foster a safe and secure learning environment for years to come. Also, key to a solid communication plan is ensuring the active involvement and participation of teachers and staff.

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The dos and don’ts of parent-educator communication

eSchool News

JANUARY 20, 2025

Strong parent communication ensures that both parties can collaborate as a team throughout the year for the childs best interest. Top 2 dos We can all agree that as an educator, it is important to have a line of communication with parents because it encourages a connection between school life and home life.

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The unseen connection between student absenteeism and teacher burnout

eSchool News

MAY 22, 2025

Data gaps widen absenteeism intervention challenges for educators Despite the clear connection between absenteeism and teacher burnout, most educators lack real-time access to attendance data that would enable timely interventions. Instead, they’re forced to navigate fragmented systems that don’t communicate with each other.

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Removing Barriers with UDL and Blended Learning

Catlin Tucker

MAY 11, 2021

Like many, this teacher felt intense pressure to teach the standards and wasn’t sure how to embrace Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and blended learning. There is often a tension created by the pressure put on teachers to cover content with the student-centered approach to learning described by UDL and blended learning.

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Apps are helping teachers communicate with families that don’t speak English

eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2024

Emma Gonzalez Gutierrez has struggled to communicate with the teachers of her five children for years. ReachWell and similar translation apps have become more common, and for some teachers, they’ve become crucial as educators work to communicate with the rising number of families that don’t speak English. newsletters.

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PRP Group and K20 Connect Partner to Offer Full Suite of Communications Solutions

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Los Angeles, CA – PRP Group, a Hawke Media Company, and K20 Connect announced a strategic partnership to provide a comprehensive range of communication solutions aimed attackling challenges faced by educational institutions. Additional services include education strategy, governance, executive coaching, and education marketing.

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Self-Regulation in Blended Learning Environments

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 8, 2021

I can empathize with their frustration, but I attribute these behaviors to underdeveloped self-regulation skills, especially in online and blended learning environments. However, students are unlikely to develop these skills in learning environments where they are positioned as passive receivers of information.

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How instructional audio amps up physical education classes

eSchool News

MAY 19, 2025

Clear verbal and nonverbal communication build trust and respect, making students feel heard and helping them more effectively develop motor skills. Research over the past 40 years has highlighted the critical link between hearing clearly and learning. It also supports in class management and delivering clearer instruction.

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Visix Celebrates 45 Years of Innovation and Leadership in Visual Communications

eSchool News

JANUARY 15, 2025

Over four and a half decades, the company has grown to serve more than 4000 clients across three continents, evolving its software, hardware and services to help organizations create, manage and deliver more engaging communications to their audiences. Visixs mission is simple: help people communicate better.

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Design a Choose Your Own Adventure Learning Experience

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Teachers are designing learning experiences for a range of learning landscapes. If teachers design a “choose your own adventure” learning experience, students can enjoy some voice and choice in the experience and control the pace at which they process information and complete tasks.

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‘Too many apps for that’ in schools

eSchool News

APRIL 28, 2025

“In many K-12 organizations, a patchwork of apps have become an integral part of our educational system,” said Brooke Greenwald, President, Cornerstone Communications, LTD. “The challenges with this approach depend on which type of user you are. ” This press release originally appeared online.

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The cure for the school attendance crisis? Family support and a sense of belonging

eSchool News

MAY 21, 2025

It will require an intentional, community-wide approach that includes everyone–parents, legislators, school leaders, and community partners–to ensure our kids have access to the education they deserve. In addition, strong teacher-student relationships are one of the best preventative measures against absenteeism.

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Lightspeed Launches Networked Instructional Audio Platform, Cascadia, Enabling Teacher-Centric Communication for School Success and Safety

eSchool News

JANUARY 9, 2024

/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Lightspeed , the leading provider of instructional audio solutions that create equal access to learning, announces the launch of Cascadia. “With Cascadia, schools can now meet this need by providing teachers with a communication tool that offers mobility, simplicity, and immediacy.”

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Big Deals: Advanced offerings in curriculum and data analytics, parent communication, remote tutoring, and more

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Discovery Education this month acquired DreamBox Learning , a PK-12 education technology provider serving more than 6 million students and 600,000 educators nationwide. SchoolStatus , announced this month the acquisition of ClassTag , a unified family communication and engagement platform for educators, schools, and districts.

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12 things superintendents say they could do with better data access

eSchool News

APRIL 4, 2023

Data access is critical when educators need to make informed decisions about curriculum, assessments, academic and social-emotional interventions, and more. So how are superintendents using data–and can they access it quickly and effectively in order to use it? Here are some top lessons from that poll: 1.

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Carousel Cloud Scales with Indianapolis School District for K-12 Communications

eSchool News

MAY 1, 2023

We wanted to implement a digital signage network that invites many contributors, and that means the system has to be easy to learn and easy to use,” said Matthew Whitt, Audio Video Specialist – Technology, MSD of Washington Township. “We Carousel is essentially a drag-and-drop system that anyone with computer skills can quickly learn.

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Formative Assessment: Collecting Data & Designing Differentiated Learning Experiences in Class or Online

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 1, 2021

I’ve taught in person, online, and in blended learning environments. Teachers learn so much from listening to their students engaging in conversation or observing them as they work through a problem or task. 1 Articulate Clear Learning Goals and Objectives. Learning isn’t like lining up for a race.

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Lights, camera, literacy: Student-created book reviews inspire a global reading culture

eSchool News

MAY 12, 2025

They werent just completing an assignment–they were crafting their voices, practicing communication skills, and taking pride in their ability to share something they loved in a second language. With a camera as their platform, they explored their favorite books and communicated their insights in authentic, impactful ways.

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Crafting environments where students with autism thrive

eSchool News

MAY 27, 2025

The takeaway Ive come to is this: Success in learning comes down to intention. Focus on social-emotional learning Social-emotional learning (SEL) plays a key role in helping students with autism develop tools for self-regulation, communication, and interpersonal connection. Heres how that looks in practice.

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61 predictions about edtech, equity, and learning in 2022

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

As we wrapped up 2020, we thought for sure that 2021 might bring us a reprieve from pandemic learning. Virtual and hybrid learning continued into the spring, but then classrooms welcomed back students for full-time in-person learning in the fall. And now, we head into our third year of learning during a global pandemic.

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How to integrate environmental concepts into every subject

eSchool News

MAY 12, 2025

When I was in the classroom, I quickly learned that students are feeling this eco-anxiety whether were talking about climate change or not. We collected data for six weeks, and students learned that plants that were given compliments grew faster and taller than plants who are spoken to in a more mundane way.

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Designing For Deeper Learning: Identifying Challenges and Prototyping Solutions

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 28, 2023

What barriers make designing for deeper learning in schools challenging? In today’s rapidly changing educational landscape, educators face numerous challenges when designing instruction that promotes deeper learning for all students. How can teachers weave social-emotional learning (SEL) skills into the fabric of their lessons?

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9 ways collaborative learning benefits teachers and students

eSchool News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Editor’s note : This story on collaborative learning originally appeared on CoSN’s blog and is reposted here with permission. And those benefits are even greater when educators and students learn together, especially as we navigate new tech enablers like AI apps and tools.

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3 things to consider when designing digital learning experiences

eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2024

Editor’s note : This story on digital learning originally appeared on CoSN’s blog and is reposted here with permission. From classroom lessons and professional learning resources, to staff guides and announcement graphics, more and more information is being delivered in a visual way. The same thing happens to the brain when learning.

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AEF Schools: Empowering Students with Individualized Learning, Social Growth, and Real-World Skills

k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

That vision became AEF Schools , a place designed for students who needed something differenta structured, supportive environment where learning goes beyond textbooks and tests. Learning That Works for Every Student Imagine a student who is bright, curious, and eager to learn but constantly struggles in a traditional classroom.

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Post-pandemic, a new era of teaching and learning

eSchool News

MARCH 17, 2025

As schools closed their doors, remote learning became the primary mode of instruction, accelerating edtech’s role in classrooms. Digital tools, once mainly supplementary for many schools, became essential for delivering lessons, facilitating communication, and maintaining student engagement.

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How 4 districts use AI tools to transform education

eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2025

A recent Google blog post outlines how four different school districts are leveraging Google AI tools, like Gemini and NotebookLM, for innovative teaching and learning. CPS uses NotebookLM for clear communication and understanding around the district’s guidance and policies, ensuring they’re following district mandates.

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Lingvano Sign Language Learning App Reaches 2.5 Million Learners Milestone

eSchool News

OCTOBER 8, 2024

VIENNA, AUSTRIA – Lingvano, a start-up sign language learning app, is thrilled to announce they have reached 2.5 The platform offers an engaging method to learn sign languages, enhancing communication between Deaf and hearing communities. They are motivated to learn out of curiosity or a desire to be more inclusive.

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High-speed internet is a basic necessity–not a luxury–when it comes to learning

eSchool News

AUGUST 26, 2022

Americans overwhelmingly believe that high-speed internet access is a basic necessity, according to a new survey from Kajeet. The digital divide–the gap between people who have access to modern information and communications technology and those who do not – is a major issue. million Americans lack home broadband access.

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Are Schools and Edtech Companies Ready for the Digital Accessibility Deadline?

Edsurge

JULY 19, 2024

His ambitions to learn were thwarted because his teacher had assigned handouts and a three-week-long lesson plan that relied on a website that wasn’t easy for him to navigate. They have to learn just like other students, but they can also have to deal with assignments they can’t access and other digital hurdles.

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Learning in the Digital Age

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Key points: Digital tools are powering a new era of K-12 learning Still, challenges remain–among them, equity and access Stay up to date on the latest trends about learning in the digital age In today’s digital age, learning has gone through a profound transformation, reshaping traditional educational models.

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The Station Rotation Model

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 29, 2021

In the early days of my transition to blended learning, I had one Chromebook, which I received after writing a Donor’s Choose project. I wanted students to collaborate, communicate, and create at that online station using the devices as a tool. It is a series of stations, or learning activities, that students rotate through.

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Closing the digital use divide with active and engaging learning

eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Active learning with technology involves the use of edtech tools and digital resources to discover, analyze, and apply learning. Passive learning, on the other hand, means students passively receive information–for example, students might use a Chromebook to take a test or submit assignments in a learning management system.

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Friday 5: Universal Design for Learning

eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2024

Let’s take a look at how Universal Design for Learning can benefit students: What best describes Universal Design for Learning? The UDL framework can help teachers shape inclusive learning environments and can support K-12 leaders in implementing new programs. Learn more about UDL in action.

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21 priorities for student success and learning in 2025

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2025

Improving student learning and student success is necessary for students to compete in a rapidly changing world that requires critical thinking, creativity, and adaptability. Learning losses and persistent equity challenges linger even as the world marks one more year since the COVID pandemic.

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Baked-in bias or sweet equity: AI’s role in motivation and deep learning

eSchool News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Key points: It is critical to monitor AI systems for bias and impact on student groups AI use guide helps students navigate AI in learning AI’s transformative role in accessibility For more news on AI and bias, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub In the quickly evolving landscape of AI, education stands at the forefront.

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Universal Design for Learning and Blended Learning: Action and Expression

AI’s transformative role in accessibility

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Universal Design for Learning and Blended Learning: Engagement

Increasing K-12 tech accessibility

Enhance Student Engagement with Virtual Social Learning Spaces

Equitable access to AI in classrooms is a problem–the solution is professional learning

5 ways to engage your school community with tech-powered communication

Exploring generative AI products: Essential recommendations for schools on privacy and accessibility

Ready, set, safe: Communication and technology for school safety

The dos and don’ts of parent-educator communication

The unseen connection between student absenteeism and teacher burnout

Removing Barriers with UDL and Blended Learning

Apps are helping teachers communicate with families that don’t speak English

PRP Group and K20 Connect Partner to Offer Full Suite of Communications Solutions

Self-Regulation in Blended Learning Environments

How instructional audio amps up physical education classes

Visix Celebrates 45 Years of Innovation and Leadership in Visual Communications

Design a Choose Your Own Adventure Learning Experience

‘Too many apps for that’ in schools

The cure for the school attendance crisis? Family support and a sense of belonging

Lightspeed Launches Networked Instructional Audio Platform, Cascadia, Enabling Teacher-Centric Communication for School Success and Safety

Big Deals: Advanced offerings in curriculum and data analytics, parent communication, remote tutoring, and more

12 things superintendents say they could do with better data access

Carousel Cloud Scales with Indianapolis School District for K-12 Communications

Formative Assessment: Collecting Data & Designing Differentiated Learning Experiences in Class or Online

Lights, camera, literacy: Student-created book reviews inspire a global reading culture

Crafting environments where students with autism thrive

61 predictions about edtech, equity, and learning in 2022

How to integrate environmental concepts into every subject

Designing For Deeper Learning: Identifying Challenges and Prototyping Solutions

9 ways collaborative learning benefits teachers and students

3 things to consider when designing digital learning experiences

AEF Schools: Empowering Students with Individualized Learning, Social Growth, and Real-World Skills

Post-pandemic, a new era of teaching and learning

How 4 districts use AI tools to transform education

Lingvano Sign Language Learning App Reaches 2.5 Million Learners Milestone

High-speed internet is a basic necessity–not a luxury–when it comes to learning

Are Schools and Edtech Companies Ready for the Digital Accessibility Deadline?

Learning in the Digital Age

The Station Rotation Model

Closing the digital use divide with active and engaging learning

Friday 5: Universal Design for Learning

21 priorities for student success and learning in 2025

Baked-in bias or sweet equity: AI’s role in motivation and deep learning

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