Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

I felt self-conscious about my failures every day. I believe my disabilities are not a burden to my teaching practice because I know the importance of scaffolds, accommodations and universal design learning. For weeks, I would feel incredibly low, with sporadic days of high energy.

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Teachers Failure Attention Disabilities 171

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 29, 2024

On those days, I would go over and give him some attention. I also pay attention to what lights up their faces, and will often research their interests so that I can ask them questions later! This principle of “high expectations, flexible means” comes from Katie Novak’s work on Universal Design for Learning (UDL).

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Math Testing Learning Failure 112

EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2020

What does that mean for human attention, bandwidth and life in general, particularly for leaders in education? After all, we are surrounded by always-on devices that are blinking, beeping, buzzing and jostling for our attention. Always-on devices and Attention Spans. Children experience this too.

Attention 60

Attention Failure Universal Design Intelligence 60

EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

What does that mean for human attention, bandwidth and life in general, particularly for leaders in education? After all, we are surrounded by always-on devices that are blinking, beeping, buzzing and jostling for our attention. Always-on devices and Attention Spans. Children experience this too.

Attention 60

Attention Failure Universal Design Intelligence 60

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 30, 2019

What does that mean for human attention, bandwidth and life in general, particularly for leaders in education? After all, we are surrounded by always-on devices that are blinking, beeping, buzzing and jostling for our attention. Always-on devices and Attention Spans. Children experience this too.

Attention 60

Attention Failure Universal Design Intelligence 60

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

What does that mean for human attention, bandwidth and life in general, particularly for leaders in education? After all, we are surrounded by always-on devices that are blinking, beeping, buzzing and jostling for our attention. Always-on devices and Attention Spans. Children experience this too.

Attention 60

Attention Failure Universal Design Intelligence 60

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

What does that mean for human attention, bandwidth and life in general, particularly for leaders in education? After all, we are surrounded by always-on devices that are blinking, beeping, buzzing and jostling for our attention. Always-on devices and Attention Spans. Children experience this too.

Attention 60

Attention Failure Universal Design Intelligence 60