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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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? For more information, Del Tufo recommends the universal design for learning research of Anne Meyer and David Rose.

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Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 29, 2024

It was not uncommon for Shawn to throw chairs, push over desks, or shout “colorful language” at his peers and teachers. This principle of “high expectations, flexible means” comes from Katie Novak’s work on Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Math is a symbol system just like the English language. References CAST (2018).

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

When I realized many of my students knew a lot about Ataturk but nothing about other famous figures like Nelson Mandela or Anne Frank, something inside me would not settle for just teaching these kids a language. He made a bunch of adults realize the need for universal design.

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Elevate k12

JUNE 24, 2024

In addition to educational performance, school districts should also be looking at student feedback, surveys, classroom behavior, and social skills. For example, a school with a high number of English as an additional language (EAL) students might focus on targeted support for reading and language skills.

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