Faculty Focus

JULY 14, 2024

Melissa Beck Wells is a faculty member affiliated with SUNY Empire State University, where she has contributed to the fields of special education and adult learning. With an EdD and certifications in BCASE and BCISE, Wells has a robust educational background that informs her teaching and research.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 14, 2024

Melissa Beck Wells is a faculty member affiliated with SUNY Empire State University, where she has contributed to the fields of special education and adult learning. With an EdD and certifications in BCASE and BCISE, Wells has a robust educational background that informs her teaching and research.

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Teaching Assistants Textbooks Special Education Education 91

Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2025

Beginning Add literature/resources from neurodivergent, disabled, and diverse authors to assigned course readings and class activities. Implement a universally designed framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people. Thank you for your work towards broadening access to higher education! Jennifer E.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2015

High school senior at Newton North High School in Newton, MA, Yishai Barth, feels strongly about the importance of Universal Design Language (UDL). He explains his specific learning needs and calls on all educators to see life from his and millions of other students’ perspective.

Technology 103

Technology Universal Design Learning Writing 103

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

It was not only educators who shared what they learned from students at the Maker Depot in New Jersey. Marisa Kaplan: I spent 11 years in classrooms in New York City as a special-education teacher, an ELA teacher and an instructional coach. He made a bunch of adults realize the need for universal design.

Education 122

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Efforts to include all individuals, including those with disabilities in educational settings should prioritize specific measures to ensure their full participation in all activities. By incorporating various content formats such as videos, readings, and interactive activities, educators can cater to different learning styles.

Accessibility 105

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Efforts to include all individuals, including those with disabilities in educational settings should prioritize specific measures to ensure their full participation in all activities. By incorporating various content formats such as videos, readings, and interactive activities, educators can cater to different learning styles.

Accessibility 98

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 98

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 29, 2024

Answering a question in front of the class activates the same fight or flight response as if a “tiger was in a classroom” (Posey, 2018). This principle of “high expectations, flexible means” comes from Katie Novak’s work on Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Universal Design for Learning Guidelines version 2.2.

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Elevate k12

JUNE 24, 2024

It’s an especially severe problem for specialist roles, as seen in the special education teacher shortage. The crisis in public education is widening student achievement gaps, causing a dangerous feedback loop that disproportionately affects Black students, low-income students , and students with special educational needs.

Education 52

Education Learning Styles Special Education Feedback 52

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

The basic components of integrated course design include: analyzing situational factors, formulating learning goals, designing feedback and assessment, and selecting learning activities. There are several important situational factors that Fink suggests can affect course design.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

The basic components of integrated course design include: analyzing situational factors, formulating learning goals, designing feedback and assessment, and selecting learning activities. There are several important situational factors that Fink suggests can affect course design.

Course Design 58

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 58

eSchool News

MARCH 27, 2025

Yes No Δ For World Autism Awareness Day on April 2, ProCare Therapy , a staffing agency for school-based therapy roles and teachers, is sharing best practices for educators on supporting students of varying abilities in the classroom while support staff is limited. Five ways to support students of all abilities in the classroom 1.

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