eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2016

When special and general ed teachers collaborate, everyone benefits. General education teachers have had to learn and apply new instructional strategies to address the new standards and the vision that the standards embody, particularly universal design for learning. This can be a stressful time for everyone.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2024

To help educators address neurodiversity in the classroom for Autism Pride Day on June 18, school therapy and teacher staffing agency, here are some best practices to ensure all students can become successful learners. Embracing neurodiversity in the classroom fosters a culture of empathy, respect, and acceptance.

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eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2021

New supplemental reading program for Grades 3–5 engages students with grade-level content using culturally relevant texts. The content of Magnetic Reading was selected to validate and affirm students of all backgrounds and help them see themselves as part of a thriving community of cultures and ideas.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Approaches we use, like Universal Design for Learning , embrace, rather than punish, diversity in learning styles and personality. Any teacher knows a child’s educational experience is much richer and broader than the courses they take. Every child is as important as they are unique.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Culturally Responsive Curriculum. Culturally relevant pedagogy is grounded in a mindset that empowers both educators and learners to navigate the uncomfortable, foster confidence, and develop deeper thinking through open and authentic interactions. Related sessions: Belonging, Culture, & School: Student Perspectives.

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k12 Digest

MAY 14, 2025

In addition as we plan for learning AI can help inspire us to consider our planning through the lens of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). How do you prioritize and address the diverse needs of students, teachers, and parents within a school community? Empathy, integrity, vision, and adaptability are essential qualities.

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2024

A great deal of edtech purchases went unused , equity gaps widened , and teachers and students were burned out. According to Papert: “The content for human development is always a culture, never an isolated technology.” It doesn’t have to be this way.

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Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2024

So, we incorporated principles like Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to ensure cultural relevancy and inclusivity, created project prompts around climate change and mental well-being and designed professional learning and curriculum supports to emphasize our district’s priorities.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 6, 2025

Ruba shares how concept-based inquiry shapes her work with teachers and students, encouraging deeper thinking, empathy, and purposeful action. Ruba also reflects on our work together implementing Universal Design for Learning and blended learning models, and the impact these approaches have had on teacher practice and student engagement.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 16, 2023

The teacher and the taught together create the teaching” is a remarkable quote that summarizes his philosophy and long inspired my teaching (Freire, 1968). From a culturally inclusive perspective, it will also make it easier for learners from diverse cultural backgrounds to use AI-powered language translation tools.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

This supplemental program, which will be used by approximately 12,000 students across 74 schools in the district, helps teachers facilitate lively classroom discourse and engage all students with grade-level content as they build their confidence and master critical reading skills. “A NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.,

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Reading Curriculum Skills Culture 130

Faculty Focus

MAY 16, 2023

The teacher and the taught together create the teaching” is a remarkable quote that summarizes his philosophy and long inspired my teaching (Freire, 1968). From a culturally inclusive perspective, it will also make it easier for learners from diverse cultural backgrounds to use AI-powered language translation tools.

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Learning Styles Teaching Feedback Teachers 98

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

It’s every kid in this grade,” her teacher said. Her teacher said something to me from across the table that made me stop in my tracks: “Your daughter is taking instructional time away from the other students in my class.” Teachers and school leaders must start recognizing variability in development as the norm.

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Special Education Schools Evaluation Attention 210

k12 Digest

MAY 14, 2025

Through the use of AI we can increase our ability to personalise learning, feedback to students, and ensure that as we plan for learning, we are inspired to consider our planning through the lens of Universal Design for Learning 9UDL. What do you believe are the most important qualities for an effective educator and leader?

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Achievement Learning Outcomes Culture Universal Design 130

Edsurge

MAY 5, 2023

What tools or resources can teachers use to help encourage creativity in the classroom? Fielding encourages teachers to dive into Universal Design for Learning (UDL), a research-based framework that embraces creative solutions while removing learning barriers.

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Edsurge

JULY 21, 2022

Seeing as how art has been such a big part of Irish history and culture, I was thinking about something artistic in some way, but how on earth do I grade something creative? But the rewards for students and teachers alike can be transformative. I hope to hear how this first attempt goes in the coming semester.

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Assignments Grades History Ethics 195

Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2020

Tony Wan, Managing Editor Access and Equity How can we accommodate students who have learning disabilities in online instruction and practice universal design principles? If possible, teachers and professors should use multiple modes of conveying information (video, audio, text slides, etc.)

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Schools Disabilities Exams Distance Learning 176

Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2025

It is important to understand inclusive pedagogies as practices where we discern the nuance between general multicultural education or culturally responsive pedagogy and inclusive practices that specifically address the ability/disability continuum and the health dimension. Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

In response, universities and educators strive to create and nurture virtual relationships and communities that foster positive relational school cultures, understanding student behavior within a social context (Manassah, Roderick, and Gregory 2018, 39). Mentors can be faculty members, alumni, or industry professionals.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Magnetic Reading Foundations provides teachers with the resources needed to deliver explicit, systematic foundational skills instruction. Using the data from i-Ready Diagnostic, as well as Magnetic Reading ’s Grade-Level Scaffolding report, teachers are able to craft a success plan for each student, student group, or strategic pairing.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Universal Design for Learning (UDL): UDL, rooted in cognitive neuroscience, emphasizes providing diverse learners with multiple means of representation, engagement, and expression. This interconnectedness fosters cultural understanding, collaboration, and the exchange of diverse perspectives, enriching the educational experience.

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Learning Learning Styles Critical Thinking Accessibility 258

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

In response, universities and educators strive to create and nurture virtual relationships and communities that foster positive relational school cultures, understanding student behavior within a social context (Manassah, Roderick, and Gregory 2018, 39). Mentors can be faculty members, alumni, or industry professionals.

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Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 98

Faculty Focus

MARCH 14, 2023

Integral to these efforts, the Center for Educational Innovation (CEI) designed and delivered several faculty development opportunities focusing on research-based teaching and learning strategies that support student mental health and well-being. About universal design for learning. References and Resources Almog, N. CEI (2022).

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Syllabus Exams Instructors Assignments 131

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

It stands for: Transparency Real World Applications Universal Design for Learning Social Knowledge Construction Trial and Error Transparency refers to making the purpose and requirements for the assignment as clear as possible. Universal Design for Learning Guidelines version 2.2. University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

It stands for: Transparency Real World Applications Universal Design for Learning Social Knowledge Construction Trial and Error Transparency refers to making the purpose and requirements for the assignment as clear as possible. Universal Design for Learning Guidelines version 2.2. University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

Faculty Focus

MARCH 14, 2023

Integral to these efforts, the Center for Educational Innovation (CEI) designed and delivered several faculty development opportunities focusing on research-based teaching and learning strategies that support student mental health and well-being. About universal design for learning. References and Resources Almog, N. CEI (2022).

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Syllabus Exams Instructors Assignments 98

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 29, 2024

He found little success in academics, had difficulty controlling his anger, and struggled to form relationships with teachers and other kids. It was not uncommon for Shawn to throw chairs, push over desks, or shout “colorful language” at his peers and teachers. Kids learn better from teachers that they feel “get” them and like them.

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Math Testing Learning Failure 112

Catlin Tucker

MAY 27, 2025

She has worked with almost every age level of student in a variety of capacities as a teacher, as a coach. And growing up in North Dakota, you basically you have the same teacher that your mom had that your grandparents had. And so I started with something else, interior design. Dr. Brandee Ramirez Oh, wow.

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Schools Coaching Fairness Technology 195

EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2020

We selected Amber Case, author of Calm Technology : Principles and Patterns for Non-Intrusive Design, to address this theme as one of our keynote speakers. She often poses the question: How are our values and culture being shaped by living lives increasingly mediated by high technology? . We hope to see you in Washington, D.C.,

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

We selected Amber Case, author of Calm Technology : Principles and Patterns for Non-Intrusive Design, to address this theme as one of our keynote speakers. She often poses the question: How are our values and culture being shaped by living lives increasingly mediated by high technology? . We hope to see you in Washington, D.C.,

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 30, 2019

We selected Amber Case, author of Calm Technology : Principles and Patterns for Non-Intrusive Design, to address this theme as one of our keynote speakers. She often poses the question: How are our values and culture being shaped by living lives increasingly mediated by high technology? . We hope to see you in Washington, D.C.,

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Attention Failure Universal Design Intelligence 60

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

We selected Amber Case, author of Calm Technology : Principles and Patterns for Non-Intrusive Design, to address this theme as one of our keynote speakers. She often poses the question: How are our values and culture being shaped by living lives increasingly mediated by high technology? . We hope to see you in Washington, D.C.,

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Attention Failure Universal Design Intelligence 60

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

We selected Amber Case, author of Calm Technology : Principles and Patterns for Non-Intrusive Design, to address this theme as one of our keynote speakers. She often poses the question: How are our values and culture being shaped by living lives increasingly mediated by high technology? . We hope to see you in Washington, D.C.,

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Attention Failure Universal Design Intelligence 60

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

We selected Amber Case, author of Calm Technology : Principles and Patterns for Non-Intrusive Design, to address this theme as one of our keynote speakers. She often poses the question: How are our values and culture being shaped by living lives increasingly mediated by high technology? . We hope to see you in Washington, D.C.,

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Attention Failure Universal Design Intelligence 60

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

We selected Amber Case, author of Calm Technology : Principles and Patterns for Non-Intrusive Design, to address this theme as one of our keynote speakers. She often poses the question: How are our values and culture being shaped by living lives increasingly mediated by high technology? . We hope to see you in Washington, D.C.,

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Attention Failure Universal Design Intelligence 60

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

We selected Amber Case, author of Calm Technology : Principles and Patterns for Non-Intrusive Design, to address this theme as one of our keynote speakers. She often poses the question: How are our values and culture being shaped by living lives increasingly mediated by high technology? . We hope to see you in Washington, D.C.,

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Attention Failure Universal Design Intelligence 60

Elevate k12

JUNE 24, 2024

School teachers say they’re battling to reach students while facing their own problems of understaffing, low salaries, and scarce resources. American schools have high student-to-teacher ratios driven by a massive K-12 teacher shortage. American children are struggling. Where did it all go wrong?

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