Catlin Tucker

MARCH 28, 2023

Through our online series, we explored the power of universally designed blended learning models to achieve deeper learning outcomes. What questions do you have about these challenges in the context of your own teaching experience? How can teachers weave social-emotional learning (SEL) skills into the fabric of their lessons?

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 28, 2023

I began our synchronous session by addressing frequently asked questions about this model. In this post, I will share answers to some of those questions. Are you looking to supercharge your approach to Universal Design for Learning (UDL) with a blend of online and offline learning?

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 21, 2021

Katie Novak, UDL and Blended Learning , I share a story about working with an architect to design a new home after my family lost our house in the Tubbs Fire in 2017. Over a series of three meetings, my architect asked me countless questions about what I wanted in a home and how I used the space.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The third slide presents questions for students to consider and asks them to select a strategy to think about and process what they learned. Once teachers make a copy of this template, they can click “View” at the top of their copy and select “Master.” The fourth slide presents opportunities for students to practice.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The variety of products they create causes many teachers to question how they should assess this work since it takes many forms. You can learn more about universally designing blended learning to give students more agency in my book UDL and Blended Learning or by taking my online, self-paced courses.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

I thought I had a pretty good handle on universal design for learning (UDL), but after chatting with Katie Novak , Ed.D., But that doesn’t tell the teacher if the students understand characterization; it only proves they can answer questions about that novel. I realize I didn’t understand the framework at all.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Below is an image of teacher responses to the following questions: What are the benefits and challenges of the whole group, teacher-led model from your perspective? You can learn more about universally designing blended learning to give students more agency in my book UDL and Blended Learning or by taking my online, self-paced courses.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2024

But how does the concept of Universal Design Learning (UDL) fit into all this? Let’s unravel these questions. From podcasts, YouTube captions, personalized learning dashboards, and social annotation, teachers now have a variety of e-learning methods at their disposal. What are the fundamentals of UDL and why is it important?

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

” I remember questioning how effective those sessions would be at improving teaching and learning. They demonstrate the efficiency and simplicity with which these tools generate lists of questions, create quick assessments, and plan lessons or entire units.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 11, 2024

At a recent workshop, a teacher posed a compelling question about the effectiveness of small-group versus whole-group instruction. Alternatively, teachers can ask students to post a 30 to 60-second video on Flip , responding verbally to a question.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 12, 2024

Utilizing the AiiCE tenets , which recommend taking approaches that are responsive to student identities (Alliance for Identity-Inclusive Computing Education, 2023) we will suggest steps towards inclusive education pedagogy with Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and generative AI thought partners.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Actively Engage Students in the Feedback Process In John Hattie and Helen Timperley’s (2007) paper, The Power of Feedback , they assert that effective feedback should answer three questions. The first question Hattie poses is deceptively simple yet profoundly significant: Where am I going? Where am I going? How am I going there?

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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. Building your own sensory space As an OT, I always ask the question, “What does a sensory space look like for you?” What is a sensory space?

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 31, 2020

As I work with Katie Novak on my newest book project, I think the synergy between her expertise on Universal Design for Learning and my work on blended learning provide an exciting new way to think about thriving in flexible learning landscapes. #3 Teachers can learn so much from their students if they ask the right questions.

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Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

We heard from Albat and Stephanie Del Tufo, assistant professor in the School of Education at the University of Delaware, who studies individual differences in learning, language and literacy. They also addressed audience questions about how to get faculty motivated to adjust their courses to improve accessibility. You should go back.”

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eSchool News

MAY 19, 2016

The new Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) for K-12 education specifically endorses Universal Design for Learning (UDL), a set of principles that require teachers and students to shift roles as they collaborate around student-driven learning paths.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Technology: Topic boards that give students simple options to respond to questions by selecting “yes,” “no,” or “maybe,” thinking about Universal Design elements and giving students a variety of ways to respond so that participation is easy for everyone.

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eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2021

Each unit within Magnetic Reading focuses on engaging, interrelated texts and Focus Questions to guide learning. Built using the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Guidelines, Magnetic Reading also notably helps all students engage with high-quality, grade-level texts.

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2020

To that last question, Sean Arnold, a STEM coach and special educator for the New York City Department of Education, has a suggestion. What is Universal Design for Learning? Sean Arnold : I’ll say that in my context of being in New York City schools, Universal Design for Learning just looks like good teaching.

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Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2020

As schools, teachers and families face the shock of abruptly shifting to online education, one small question has been how to shift these read alouds to Zoom, Facebook, Google Hangouts and YouTube, the spaces where many classes continue to meet. The short answer is, well, yes. In the U.S.,

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2022

We, as an education community, must commit to the principles of Universal Design for Learning for the benefit of all learners. For EALA, this is a clear signal that we, as an education community, must commit to the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) for the benefit of all learners.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 6, 2025

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. Ruba: Great question. Ruba: Instead of stating the understanding, we pose it as a question. Ruba: Great question.

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Edsurge

MAY 29, 2020

Course Design Instructors should ask themselves: What do you want students to learn in your course? The answer to this question will help identify the right class materials, activities and assessments to use. Start by identifying learning objectives, not technology tools.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The first is “classroom interactions that acknowledge students” by listening carefully to their questions and making sure they understand concepts. Similarly, engineering faculty at Wright State University designed a “ math for engineering ” course, allowing students to take calculus later in their programs.

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2022

There's one fundamental question that I ask myself, and it's always, “How do I create a content lesson so that it is engaging for all learners?” Meeks: There's one fundamental question that I ask myself, and it's always, “How do I create a content lesson so that it is engaging for all learners?” How does she do it?

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Edsurge

JULY 21, 2022

From Brian Plummer, adjunct history professor at Vanguard University Dear Brian, You have posed such vital questions. In the conversation, Bain encouraged professors to “ask engaging questions that spark people’s curiosity and fascination… questions that people find intriguing.” What do I do? Suppose that…?

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 25, 2024

As someone who regularly works with teachers on topics like blended learning, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and student-led learning, one recurring theme I encounter is control. This begs the question: Why don’t we trust our students? What biases or assumptions might be influencing my teaching practices?

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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2020

At a time when millions of educators have been thrown into remote learning with no formal training, any answer to that question might seem too good to be true. Looking for an easy way to become a better online instructor? But for now, some experts say to start simple: Take a short online course, for example, to see what students experience.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

9) Blog—Universal Design for Learning: Powering Personalized Experiences for All Students Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a parallel approach similar to personalized learning. It also includes interactive planning worksheets to help plan a virtual learning implementation.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2020

Collectively they’ve created more than 260,000 Flexbooks; students have tackled more than 790 million questions. Interactive exercises and adaptive questions became core to the CK-12 platform. Add it up, and CK-12 estimates that it has delivered more than 20 million hours of learning.

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2024

In response to research claims that Logo, a programming language for children, didn’t work for learning, Papert wrote: This [technocentric] tendency shows up in questions like “what is the effect of the computer on cognitive development?” Culturally responsive learning and universal design for learning could only help these pursuits.

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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. Tony Wan (March 16, 2020) General Questions Should schools close?

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2018

Can proactive instructional design eliminate barriers to access for learners? How can institutions create a culture of collaboration to support universal design? On Tuesday, May 8 the #DLNchat community got together to discuss and debate: How Can We Improve Accessibility Through Instructional Design?

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2020

We asked the same questions to more than 1,000 special educators and they added feeling exhausted, frustrated and confused. These questions and more are echoing through the special education ecosystem while federal recommendations and guidelines pivot aggressively around discussion of waivers, accountability and budgets.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Each unit within Magnetic Reading focuses on engaging, interrelated, and culturally relevant texts and Focus Questions to guide learning. Built using the Universal Design for Learning Guidelines, Magnetic Reading also notably helps all students engage with high-quality grade-level texts.

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Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2020

Use Polls to Keep Students Engaged There are many tools available to pose multiple-choice questions to students remotely. I love what many of the universal design for learning people say. Or professors can just ask students to respond to a prompt in the text chat included in most video conference platforms.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

So what if there was a new model of university designed from scratch for 2022? And there's the tougher question: "If remote education is worth the tuition, then what is the worth of college?" Five professors at Massachusetts Institute of Technology say they have some answers.

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