eSchool News

MAY 4, 2015

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.

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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. When our district brings together general and special education teachers, we reframe the conversation to focus on “our” students.

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2020

All teachers and students are currently experiencing challenges with accessibility, the promotion of emotional and physical wellness, and academic progress—issues that the special education community knows all too well. Can best practice be translated to this way of educating? At East High School in Rochester, N.Y.,

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Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2020

And most critically, are the materials appropriately differentiated for students who learn and think differently, and have they been universally designed with learner variability in mind? Would it be easier to navigate if organized by subject or project?

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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.

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Technology Universal Design Learning Writing 103

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 29, 2024

To keep expectations high, I sometimes have to find different avenues for students to access or demonstrate the required skills or knowledge. 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.

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