eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2018

Inclusive educators often use Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to provide students with consistent access to engaging content and effective paths for achieving educational goals in classrooms where they experience a greater sense of belonging. This way, students have auditory and visual input—more than just one mode.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2018

Inclusive educators often use Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to provide students with consistent access to engaging content and effective paths for achieving educational goals in classrooms where they experience a greater sense of belonging. This way, students have auditory and visual input—more than just one mode.

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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. A kid pointed it out.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 17, 2023

When Dr. Novak and I started writing our new book, Shift Writing into the Classroom, we anticipated that teachers outside of English Language Arts would take one look at the title and assume that the book was not intended for them. Teachers outside of English or language arts may feel it is not their responsibility to teach writing.

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Cult of Pedagogy

MARCH 6, 2025

Practice 2: Language-Affirming Pedagogy When we talk about “diversity,” that includes language. In this article by New York teacher Andrea Castellano, who is also a member of our staff at Cult of Pedagogy, you can learn about specific teaching moves that will support and affirm students’ language use.

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