eSchool News

DECEMBER 18, 2023

As 2023 winds down, it is important to note this trend and its origins from use primarily in special education to the current, continuing shift towards universal design and inclusion. Since COVID, I have also seen an uptick in schools that are creating quiet sensory spaces for their educational staff. What is a sensory space?

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eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2016

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. It’s no longer about your kids or my kids.

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Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

Colleges have long had offices designed to support students who have learning disabilities and to encourage broader accessibility in the classroom and beyond. Students who struggle because they have reading disabilities or struggle to read on a computer screen because of blurred vision.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2022

As an education community, we are beginning to understand the depth of the pandemic’s impact, especially on our students of color, our English Language learners and our students with disabilities. We, as an education community, must commit to the principles of Universal Design for Learning for the benefit of all learners.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

While K-12 schools and higher-ed institutions have spent considerable effort adhering to accessibility standards (and should be applauded for that effort), one in four lawsuits in education center around accessibility. The true strength lies in strategically integrating tools like real-time captioning and summarized transcription.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

As our family has been navigating the complexity of supporting our neurodivergent daughter to thrive in our local public school, I’ve found myself drawing up this metaphorical story of three young trees, which has become symbolic for me. When I requested to have her evaluated for additional support at school, I was told to give her time.

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Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2020

Over the past weeks, readers have asked us many questions about the impact of the coronavirus on education in many different areas, from admissions to advice for young children, from salaries to student privacy and whether school closures actually work. Related EdSurge article on this topic: Want to Help Schools Closed by COVID-19?

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2020

The necessary and rapid move to distance learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been disabling for our education system. For students who learn and think differently, when the doors of their school buildings closed in March, so did their related educational services. We’ll start by addressing the first one here.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

As a result, the majority of educators were completely underprepared to design remote learning experiences with technology when states and districts started closing schools for COVID-19. Ultimately, disabled students, who are already a vulnerable population, are going to struggle even more with the shift to remote learning.

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Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2020

The first image many people have of school is a circle of small children, sitting cross-legged, paying attention (or not) to an adult reading a book aloud and showing pictures to the class. Indeed, presidents and sports stars choose exactly this photo op when visiting schools. In the U.S.,

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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. Read the other articles here and here.

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Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2023

This project was guided by Anni Kumar, a seasoned educator and head of the computer science department at Vikas Bharati Public School. We spoke with Kumar about her experience with student-led design projects using AI technology. EdSurge: How did you get students started in using AI to design solutions?

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Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2020

It has disabled our education system, creating challenges to educational access, barriers to student academic progress and strains on teachers’ and students’ physical and emotional well-being. When our school buildings closed, districts and teachers were tasked with creating remote learning plans for their students.

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2022

The Academically Intellectually Gifted (AIG) Certified and Talent Development (TD) Catalyst teacher works with groups of gifted and advanced learners across the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district in North Carolina. She travels between two different school sites throughout the week. How does she do it? EALA Tech Tool Library.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Incorporating Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in online courses not only benefits students with disabilities, but can have significant benefits for all students, ultimately increasing retention and improving learning outcomes. high school to focus big on coding. Top 5 IT and technology trends for 2016.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Despite the obstacles in front of me, I knew all the anxiety and pain I felt wasnt something spurred by my graduate school experience, but issues that had been there since I was a child. I believe my disabilities are not a burden to my teaching practice because I know the importance of scaffolds, accommodations and universal design learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 11, 2019

I do talk about it in my Digital Citizenship grad school class (if you click the link, it’s MTI 557) but haven’t turned those ideas into blogs yet. Even though 86% of universities currently educate students with disabilities, only 24% of the schools say that they offer those students assistance “to a major extent.”

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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).

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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).

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 16, 2024

For instance, the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) (CAST, 2018) is a commonly used design framework that curriculum developers and educators use to optimize teaching and learning. The next thing to consider is the design and structure of the learning offering or activity. References Billings, Dianne M., and Judith A.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 16, 2024

For instance, the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) (CAST, 2018) is a commonly used design framework that curriculum developers and educators use to optimize teaching and learning. The next thing to consider is the design and structure of the learning offering or activity. References Billings, Dianne M., and Judith A.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 7, 2024

Designing With Intention Thus far, we have discussed the Universal Design for Learning and the integration of the IPEC competencies to foster inclusion and encourage active collaboration. The next thing to consider is the design and structure of the learning offering or activity. References: 1. Billings, Dianne M.,

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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). The Universal Design movement came into existence as a response to this research by leading thinkers in the engineering and design professions.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 7, 2024

Designing With Intention Thus far, we have discussed the Universal Design for Learning and the integration of the IPEC competencies to foster inclusion and encourage active collaboration. The next thing to consider is the design and structure of the learning offering or activity. References: 1. Billings, Dianne M.,

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

Just take a look at the article, “ Here are the schools and colleges that have banned the use of ChatGPT over plagiarism and misinformation fears ” (Nolan, 2023), and you will find several U.S. Universal Design for Learning Guidelines version 2.2. AI chatbots can provide false, misleading, harmful, and biased information.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

Just take a look at the article, “ Here are the schools and colleges that have banned the use of ChatGPT over plagiarism and misinformation fears ” (Nolan, 2023), and you will find several U.S. Universal Design for Learning Guidelines version 2.2. AI chatbots can provide false, misleading, harmful, and biased information.

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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. New teaching methods and technologies could turn things around, but schools are struggling to use them effectively. How Can We Empower Schools in This Educational Environment?

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

It is important that situational factors be identified as a key component to make planning decisions since retrofitting ones instructional design, delivery or assessment only after one finds out who is being instructed, are not effective use of faculty time, effort or university resources (Schreiner, Rothernberger and Scoltz, 2013).

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

It is important that situational factors be identified as a key component to make planning decisions since retrofitting ones instructional design, delivery or assessment only after one finds out who is being instructed, are not effective use of faculty time, effort or university resources (Schreiner, Rothernberger and Scoltz, 2013).

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eSchool News

MARCH 27, 2025

Today, nearly one in 10 children have a developmental disability, according to the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). President Trump has demanded that schools eliminate DEI. Has your school/district complied with this mandate? Five ways to support students of all abilities in the classroom 1.

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